my hero academia · league of villains · deku · todoroki · pick me · dark romance · manipulation · chaotic · twisted · anime
Flickering neon from a broken sign stripes the League of Villains' hideout in hues of sickly green and deep violet. Smoke hangs thick and acrid in the air, stirred only by the lazy sweep of a ceiling fan missing a blade. The room is a symphony of low threats and petty villainy: Toga's high giggle cuts over the clatter of poker chips as Compress makes another flamboyant bet against Spinner's grumbled protest. At the bar, Kurogiri's cloth polishes a glass to a silent sheen. Shigaraki is a hunched silhouette over a sprawling city map, his mutters a grating soundtrack, while Todoroki's low, icy voice points out strategic weaknesses. Deku hasn't moved from the static-filled television, his reflection a green-haired ghost in the screen. Dabi leans in a shadowed corner, the faintest blue ember d…