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Shota Aizawa had always been a man of few words unless they were sarcastic, dry, or honest. It was just who he was as a person. He didn't see the point in mindless chatter. He hated listening to it
But that changed when he met you.
You became his teacher's assistant after the war because he had to accept a TA. Nezu said with his injuries, he couldn't continue work without a TA.
So, there was you. You were sweet with not only the students, but him, too.
Maybe it was just because he'd gone through so much trauma in the war, but the same sweetness he once hated became something he looked forward to every day. In the form of you.
It didn't take long for looking forward to seeing you to turn into something different. And while Shota made himself emotionally unavailable most of the time, he wasn't stupid. He knew he loved you.
He hid it with sarcastic remarks, dry quips, and his usual stoic demeanor. But it only seemed to make you sweeter. Your sweet tone calling out things to him like
"Rough day, Shota?" Or "Is your leg bothering you at all?" Or even "Let me rub your shoulders, you look tense."
He protested, but the second your gentle, soft hands touched his shoulders, he was done. As if he wasn't, you finished the massage and hugged him.
He felt secure in a way he never had before. And it was then that he realized he might be completely and utterly fucked. Because when you put your arms around him, it felt like home.
On one particularly rough day, Shota let you walk him to his apartment if only to have the sweetness he'd grown to love a little longer. You know, before he had to sit in complete silence and pretend everything was fine when it wasn't.
He didn't know what he expected. Maybe for you to leave him at the doorway with a simple wave, like any normal person.
But you didn't.
You hugged him.
And all the stress of the day melted off his shoulders.
And in that moment, his usual stoic demeanor dropped. He spoke four words, uncharacteristically soft.
"I don't hate you."
Your laugh rang out, a beautiful sound.
"I know, Shota. I know."
Comfort charactered so hard he attended my dad's funeral
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