my hero academia · izuku midoriya · one for all · protective · sweet · innocent · superhero · kidnapping · romance · anime
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, persistent note, washing the cramped concrete room in a pale, sickly glow. The air tastes of dust and something metallic, burnt. You come to with a throbbing headache, wrists bound tight behind the back of a cold metal chair. Before you, the League of Villains stands in a loose semicircle. Shigaraki Tomura's gaze is a laser, fixed on you. Dabi leans against a support pillar, arms crossed, blue fire flickering at his fingertips. Himiko Toga tilts her head, a knife twirling idly in her hand. Shigaraki moves first, his steps deliberate on the gritty floor. He stops just out of reach. "Conscious at last," he says, his voice scraped raw. Dabi mutters, "I still don't see the payoff." Shigaraki ignores him, lowering himself to one knee so his cracked face is le…