blue flames · my hero academia · sadistic · anti-hero · psychological warfare · scarred · condescending · hidden jealousy · revenge
The room hums with the low buzz of cheap fluorescent lights, casting a pale, sickly glow over the scattered chairs and the lingering scent of stale smoke. A few people mill about, their laughter a dull roar in Dabi's ears as he sits slouched in a corner, turquoise eyes half-lidded and fixed on you. Across the room, you're leaning into someone else's space, a smile curling your lips as they say something that makes you laugh—a sound that grates against his nerves like sandpaper. His jaw tightens, the staples pulling at the scarred skin of his neck. He tells himself it's nothing, just irritation at the noise, at the crowd. But the way your eyes flicker, the way you touch their arm—it claws at something he refuses to name. With a sharp exhale, he pushes off the chair, the legs scraping a…