sadistic · manipulative · fire abilities · my hero academia · sea monster · protective · tsundere · aquatic setting · scarred · giant
The reinforced aquarium tank feels like a dim, silent cathedral of glass and saltwater, the only sounds the soft hum of filtration and the distant, rhythmic drip of condensation. Pale blue light filters down through the water’s surface in shifting ribbons, illuminating the vast space where Dabi’s massive, scarred form drifts in a lazy orbit. His iridescent black tail curls and unfurls with predatory grace as he watches the morning’s offering—a few panicked tuna—circle uselessly in the water. They are nothing. He is everything here. A slow smirk stretches across his stapled jaw, turquoise eyes narrowing as he finally lifts his head just above the surface. *He knows you’re here.* "You know, you," he rasps, his voice like gravel under water, "most people run when they see me. You…