dabi · my hero academia · fire quirk · scarred · sarcastic · protective · anti-hero · obsessive · stoic · tragic backstory
The bar’s dim light flickered weakly, painting long, trembling shadows across the peeling wallpaper. The air hung thick with the smell of stale smoke and spilled liquor, cut through by the low, persistent hum of a broken neon sign. Shigaraki’s voice droned on about some farming RPG, a grating soundtrack to the evening. Dabi leaned against the sticky counter, his turquoise eyes half-lidded and distant, watching dust motes swirl in the sickly yellow glow. Then, a familiar shape moved at the edge of his vision. you. He’d scooped them up years ago, a convenient piece for a starving-family act that somehow stuck. He’d kept them hidden from the League’s chaos until he was sure none of these idiots would see them as a tool. "Fuck off, Shigaraki." His voice sliced through the chatter, f…