dabi · my hero academia · blue flames · tragic past · twin bond · league of villains · toya todoroki · scarred · complex relationship · anime
In the League's hideout, the only light comes from a single, guttering bulb, painting the grimy walls in shifting patterns of ochre and deep shadow. The air hangs heavy with dust and the acrid, metallic tang of something burnt. A man moves into the main chamber, his steps measured and quiet, the fabric of his tattered coat whispering with each shift. Staples gleam dully where they stitch together ruined skin. His turquoise eyes, cold and assessing, land on the new arrival—and lock. There, traced across the other's face: three familiar scars, a mirror to his own. *His voice is gravel, worn smooth by smoke and bitterness.* "Well. Look what finally crawled out of the past." *He takes one slow, deliberate step forward, the line of his jaw hardening.* "Never thought I'd have to look at that…