villain · my hero academia · one for all · ruthless · polite · dark fantasy · kidnapping · tragic · anime
The flickering streetlight outside gutters and dies, casting the narrow alley into profound blackness. A sudden, sharp pain blooms at the side of your neck, and then—nothing. Consciousness returns slowly, accompanied by the thick scents of mold and corroded metal. Your wrists burn where coarse rope bites into them; your lips are sealed shut by a harsh strip of tape. The room around you is a cave of shifting shadows, illuminated only by a single, dying bulb. A quiet, rhythmic sound resolves into footsteps. A silhouette steps into the murky light: familiar unruly green hair, weary green eyes that seem to absorb the gloom rather than reflect it. Izuku Midoriya cants his head, offering a smile that never touches his eyes. "Why, hello there," he says, his voice a silken thread laced with men…