Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. (OC/Reader x Aizawa)

Never Good Enough

"Guess this is it, huh?" She told Aizawa, the pair also putting away their stuff.

"Can't get rid of me that easily. Why don't I come round tonight?" He proposed. Not looking back at him, she tried to hide her smile.

"Sure."

Aizawa and Y/N bid their farewells, before heading off to their respective classes.

·

It had been 3 days of being the only Heroics teacher for Y/N. It was midterms week, and she had the exams of 120 students to mark, as well as analysing recordings of class fights to determine the Student vs Teacher battle exams.

"L/N..." Hizashi called from his cubicle in the staff office, trying to get Y/N's attention. She had her headphones on, the glare of the screen reflecting on her glasses. Her hair was curly and natural, thrown up in a bun. Bits of hair were hanging off of it loosely, using the time saved from not straightening it to mark more work.

"L/N!" He used his quirk, albeit at a lower level.

"What the fuck!" She shouted, pulling her headphones off.

"Sorry, you were in another world!" He apologised. Hizashi got up, wanting to see what Y/N was doing. He peered over her shoulder. On the screen, was a paused video, showing a fight between Todoroki and Shoji in Gym Gamma.

"I'm watching videos to see who I should group together for the student teacher exams." She was chewing on her pen, still deep in thought.

"Any ideas so far?" He asked, trying to look at the notes scrawled in the book in front of her.

"I definitely want Yaoyorozu to fight Aizawa, because she's been relying on her quirk too much. Even when I try to correct her, she forgets and starts panicking and making random stuff in fights. And I want Jiro to fight me, because of her hearing, and how silent I am." She twirled the pen in her fingers. Hizashi got a good look at Y/N, taking in the dishevelled appearance.

"L/N, is there a chance you're overworking again?" She turned to him, looking at him as if he'd murdered someone in front of her.

"I've got a lot of work to do, and I need to get it all done."

"Alright, just try not to keep working through lunch!" She responded by holding up a jelly pouch Aizawa had given her, and slurping some down.

The bell rang, signalling the start of homeroom. Hizashi got up, saying his goodbyes. Y/N of course stayed, using her newfound free time to keep working. She checked the clock, and checked how much work she had done.

No no no, this was nowhere near enough. She was behind. She couldn't be behind. She needed to be faster, better. She held her breath- a panic attack would slow her down. But it didn't stop her feeling uneasy, no, not at all.

She worked. She worked harder, better, faster. She just needed to be better, she had to be.

·

"L/N." Aizawa was tapping his foot impatiently at the doorway of the staff office. After Y/N's lesson, she decided to do some more work whilst waiting for Aizawa to finish up. But in the end, he was wating for her.

"Hm? Oh, sorry." She noticed him, clicking out of the video she was watching and putting away her notebooks.

"I think it might be a good idea for me to help you with marking tonight." Aizawa stated, posing it as an absolute rather than just asking if she needed the help.

"Okay. Thank you."

After a short drive, they arrived at her home. Y/N unlocked the door, allowing him in. She made their drinks very quickly, before getting to business.