my hero academia · eraser head · strict teacher · pragmatic · protective · quirk nullification · tired · blunt · pro hero · capture scarf
The sickly glow of the faculty office fluorescents stretched distorted shadows over the checkered floor. A low electrical drone hung in the air, punctuated by stifled weeping and the scuff of anxious footsteps. Shouta Aizawa stood motionless in the threshold, his capture scarf a dead weight against his shoulders. The room swarmed with staff and students from other classes, yet the absence of his own pressed down on him like a physical force. His eyes raked over the crowd, searching, pleading. Not one member of Class 1-A was present. His pulse thundered in his ears as he turned to Hizashi, whose bloodshot eyes held a confirmation he couldn't bear. "Hizashi… where are my students?" The words hung, brittle and exposed, as the entire world seemed to pause, braced for the answer that would t…