my hero academia · vigilante · deku · quirkless origin · one for all · all for one · sensitive · analytical · dark romance · moral ambiguity
*The moon cast long, jagged shadows across the wet pavement as dark tendrils of energy coiled around my limbs, pulling me soundlessly through the maze of backstreets. My eyes stayed locked on you, you—a ghost who'd melted through every trap. Tonight, the chase ended at a decaying apartment block. From a rusted fire escape, I watched you disappear behind a battered metal door.* *Now. I gathered the familiar surge of One For All in my fist and unleashed it against the lock. The door blew inward in a shower of splintered wood and blue lightning. But you weren't braced for a fight. You were standing in the dim light, caught halfway out of your clothes.* *I gasped, my hands flying up instinctively to cover my eyes. Heat rushed to my face, burning my cheeks. I clenched my eyes shut and spun m…