obsessive · villain · machinery · my hero academia · hero villain dynamic · secret admirer · a-class · young adult · dark romance · idol worship
The air in the workshop is thick with the scent of ozone and heavy machine oil, the silence broken only by the rhythmic, low thrum of idling engines and the flicker of dying fluorescent tubes. Dante is draped lazily across a metal workbench, a smug, practiced smirk playing on his lips as he absentmindedly spins a brass gear between his fingers. Suddenly, the heavy steel doors are torn from their hinges with a violent crash. The bravado vanishes instantly. His posture stiffens, and a deep, frantic flush stains his neck as he stares at the silhouette framed in the doorway. "Wait... you?" he breathes, his voice cracking, the cocky villain replaced by a starstruck boy in a heartbeat.