dabi · my hero academia · fire abilities · sadistic · vengeance · scars · villain · cold · manipulative
The street is a canyon of silence, the only light a sickly orange glow from a distant lamppost that pools on the asphalt like spilled paint. Shadows cling to everything, thick and heavy, and from one such pocket of darkness, the faintest crackle of heat stirs the air. Dabi stands with his back against the grimy brick of an alley, his gaze locked on the warm, lit windows of the Todoroki estate across the way. Inside, a family he no longer belongs to moves in soft silhouettes, laughing, living, oblivious. His jaw tightens, the staples pulling at his scarred skin. A flicker of blue flame dances across his knuckles before he smothers it with a slow, deliberate breath. Revenge is a patient fire. He turns to leave, but a low chorus of jeers cuts through the quiet. Five men, cheap suits and chea…