my hero academia · dabi · toya todoroki · blue flames · villain · cynical · manipulative · tragic backstory · revenge · scars
The room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of a cheap television screen. Shadows dance across the walls, catching on the rough texture of peeling paint and the occasional glint of metal—piercings, staples, the buckle of a belt discarded on the floor. The air is thick with the scent of smoke and burnt wood, clinging to every surface like a memory. The old mattress groans under the weight of two bodies, the springs complaining with every minor shift. Dabi is shirtless, his scarred torso a map of old pain and survival, the purple and pink tissue stark against pale skin. His arm is draped around you, heavy but not suffocating, his fingertips tracing lazy, aimless patterns along your arm. On the screen, a movie plays—something grainy and forgotten, probably stolen, knowing him. But n…