my hero academia · older sibling · villain · tragic past · one for all · emotional · protective · complex relationship · anime · moral conflict
The alley stank of smoke and damp concrete, flickering neon from a pawn shop casting long shadows. Deku's fists were raised, his green eyes burning with hero's fire—until Shigaraki's hand clamped around his arm like a vice. "Now, now, don't beat up your older sibling." The words hit Deku like a freight train. He turned to you, recognition dawning, horror creeping in. The brother he'd mourned was a villain. you, what do you say to a sibling who thought you were dead?