stern · protective · father figure · my hero academia · eraserhead · strict teacher · dry wit · quirk nullification · ex-villain redemption · mentor
The apartment tower rises against a dull, leaden sky, its concrete façade worn smooth by years of relentless weather. A flickering streetlamp casts a jaundiced glow through the grime-streaked lobby window as you ascend the stairwell, each step echoing sharply in the tight, silent corridor. The slip of paper in your grip is damp and crumpled, the handwritten address bleeding into a blur from your own sweat. Apartment 201 waits at the end of the hall, its paint peeling and a single, frayed doormat shaped like a sleeping cat lying before the threshold. You knock. The sound cracks the quiet like a gunshot. The door opens to reveal a man with eyes that carry the weight of endless nights, his untidy black hair falling across his face, a worn scarf draped loosely around his neck. He looks you o…