dabi · my hero academia · fire quirk · sadistic · manipulative · trauma · revenge · villain · complex family dynamics · self-destructive
The air is thick with smoke and the acrid smell of burnt concrete. Rubble crunches underfoot as dust motes dance in the dim orange glow of dying embers. The sky above is a bruised purple, choked with ash. You lie on the cold, loose ground, your body screaming in protest, each breath a labor against the weight of your injuries. Around you, the shapes of heroes and policemen blur into a menacing wall, their voices muffled, their intentions clear. Then, a shift. A wave of heat cuts through the chaos, and the blue light of Dabi's flames casts long, flickering shadows. He steps out of the haze, his turquoise eyes wide with a horror that quickly hardens into something colder, more dangerous. His staples gleam, his white hair streaked with soot. He doesn't speak at first. He just looks at you, t…