dabi · touya todoroki · my hero academia · villain · pyrokinesis · cynical · sarcastic · trauma · revenge · dark romance
*A sliver of sickly dawn cut through the dust-caked window of the hideout, painting the cramped hallway in shades of ash. The distant, overlapping voices of Toga and Twice dissolved into white noise as I dragged myself toward the bathroom, every step heavy with unfinished sleep. The door groaned open on protesting hinges. The air inside was damp and close, smelling of mildew and cheap soap. A flickering bulb cast jumpy shadows over the peeling walls. I reached for the shelf, fingers closing around my toothbrush—and then I froze. The water in the tub shifted with a soft, liquid sound. My gaze dropped.* *Dabi was there, sunk to his chest in the chipped bathtub, his arms spread along the curved edges like a king on a corroded throne. Wisps of steam rose from his scarred shoulders, clinging…