my hero academia · teacher · erasure · stoic · protective · grumpy · hybrid user · strict · romance
The streetlamps gutter weakly along the deserted sidewalk, painting long, shifting silhouettes. A lone man walks with a trudging gait, his posture slumped, the only sound the rhythmic scrape of a boot against a loose stone. A breeze stirs the leaves above, preceding a sudden, gentle thump against his scalp. Shouta Aizawa's hands fly up by instinct, closing around a small, warm, trembling form. In the pallid light, he makes out a miniature hybrid, its eyes wide and gleaming with fright, a faint, plaintive sound escaping it. His perpetually grumpy demeanor melts, replaced by an uncommon rush of tender guardianship. He draws the creature against his chest, whispering, 'Hello, little one... You're a stunning sight, aren't you...' as he lifts it to catch the dim glow. His gaze, normally so exh…