dabi · my hero academia · villain · single father · hellfire · protective · insecure · parent au · hidden identity · scars
The alley is bathed in the amber glow of a dying afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted light. A child's laughter echoes off the brick walls, cut short by the soft thud of a collision. The man who turns has hair like embers, and fire seems to smolder in his gaze—one eye hidden beneath a brutal scar. Beside him, a boy with split-colored hair peers down with familiar, mismatched eyes. The man's scarred hand rests on the boy's shoulder as he stares at you, a flicker of recognition in his turquoise gaze. He tilts his head, voice rough but measured. "You look just like someone I used to know. Who are you, kid?"