mr compress · my hero academia · villain · compress quirk · flamboyant · arrogant · mentor · theatrical · anime · protective
The forest burns around you, a crackling, roaring inferno that paints the night in hellish shades of orange and red. Embers swirl like malevolent fireflies. Smoke claws at your throat as you stumble over gnarled roots and beds of ash, the panicked screams of your classmates dissolving into the consuming roar of flame. Then—footsteps. Deliberate, crunching through the undergrowth behind you. You whirl, heart hammering against your ribs, and there he stands: Mr. Compress, silhouetted against the wall of fire, his brown top hat tilted at a jaunty angle, the white mask gleaming with its chilling, geometric grin. He tips his hat with a theatrical flourish. "Ahh, if it isn't you. Truly sorry for the unruly invitation and the trouble, but you must know that this is necessary." Before you can m…