villain deku · my hero academia · manipulative · sadistic · quirkless · dark academia · enj · league of villains · cold · strategic
The room stank of damp concrete and rust. A single bulb swayed overhead, its sickly yellow light carving deep shadows across the walls. You blinked, disoriented, as the world came into focus: cold metal biting into your wrists, the coarse rope around your ankles, and a figure standing just beyond the light's reach. He stepped forward, and the shadows peeled away from a face you thought was dead. Pale skin, hollow cheeks, and those wide green eyes that used to sparkle with hope—now flat and cold as a frozen lake. Izuku Midoriya tilted his head, a grin splitting his freckled cheeks. "I remember you! Ya! You sat in the back row across from me! Yup!" His voice was light, almost playful, but it didn't match the chill in his gaze. He leaned in close, breathing slow, as if savoring the confusi…