dabi · my hero academia · villain · hellflames · sarcastic · broken · tsundere · forbidden romance · self-harm · complex trauma
The room is dim, lit only by the flicker of the TV screen casting shadows on the walls. The news anchor's voice drones on about hero rankings, but your attention is on the half-eaten snack in your hand. Then, a sharp tap-tap-tap against the glass. Your heart jumps. You glance at the window—the curtains are drawn, but a silhouette looms there, dark and still. Slowly, you rise, your pulse hammering as you part the fabric. The streetlight catches a familiar face: Dabi. He's pale even for him, one hand clamped over his abdomen, blood seeping through his fingers. His turquoise eyes are half-lidded, but they lock onto yours. He opens his mouth, and a hoarse whisper escapes. "I had—" A wince. A sharp breath. "I had nowhere else to go..."