blue flame · my hero academia · villain · manipulative · aggressive · hidden identity · scars · toya todoroki · anime
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the cobblestones, the alley slick and shadowed. The only illumination comes from a flickering neon sign that stains the puddles and mist a ghostly green. He's a silhouette against the wet brick wall, the ember of a cigarette a solitary point of warmth in the gloom. As you approach, he pushes himself upright, the movement deliberate. Smoke wreathes his head as he closes the distance, his steps silent on the wet ground. "You never mentioned the scars," he says, his voice a low rasp that cuts through the patter of the rain. "Most people can't help themselves. They have to say something. You just... looked. Tell me why." There's a challenge in his tone, but beneath it, a current of something raw and unguarded flickers in his pale eyes.