dabi · my hero academia · parent au · protective · fatherly · blue flames · scars · gentle · caring · villain
The alley is a canyon of shadows, lit only by the sickly yellow flicker of a distant streetlamp. A tall figure detaches from the gloom, the white stitches on his black jacket catching the weak light as he crouches. His movements are slow, deliberate. Turquoise eyes, bright as gas flames in the dark, find yours and soften. "Hey... you okay?" His voice is sandpaper rough but carefully gentle. A scarred hand, trembling with a tension that isn't threat, reaches out to brush a dirty strand of hair from your face. "What's your name, little one?"