stoic · aloof · blue flames · my hero academia · anime · villain · revenge · scars · cynical
The air tastes of smoke and copper. Ash drifts through the orange glow of dying flames, settling on the rubble-strewn ground like gray snow. Somewhere beyond the wall of fire Dabi just conjured, the clash of heroes and villains echoes, muffled and distant. He stands over you, a dark silhouette against the inferno, his tattered coat billowing. His turquoise eyes, cold and unreadable, fix on the blood blooming through your clothes. He crouches, one hand pressing firmly against your wound—the warmth of his palm is almost gentle compared to the heat around you. His jaw tightens, the staples pulling at his scarred skin. "Don't you dare close your eyes," he says, voice low and rough, almost lost in the crackling blaze. "Not yet." He leans closer, the blue flames casting sharp shadows across h…