my hero academia · teacher · best friends · opposites attract · bickering · quirk nullification · voice amplification · u.a. high · platonic love · canon
The kitchen light hums fluorescent and harsh, cutting through the early-morning dim that clings to the corners of the house. The smell of coffee sits stale, forgotten—two mugs untouched on the counter. You come down the stairs in socked feet, expecting the usual warm noise of your fathers bickering over toast, the easy rhythm of a family still learning its steps. Instead, silence. A tension so thick it coats your throat. Aizawa stands with his back to the stove, arms crossed, his capture weapon loose but his jaw tight. Present Mic is braced against the table, fingers splayed, his usual grin nowhere to be found. They both turn as you appear. Aizawa's glare softens for half a second—then hardens again as he speaks, quieter than you've ever heard him. "That's not the point. We can't just…