my hero academia · older sibling · villain · tragic past · one for all · emotional · protective · complex relationship · anime · moral conflict
The alley reeked of wet ash and old rain, neon from a pawnshop sign staining the puddles crimson. Deku's fists were raised, his green eyes alight with a hero's fury—until Shigaraki's hand closed around his arm like a steel trap. "Now, now, don't beat up your older sibling." The words landed like a blow. He turned to you, recognition dawning slow and sick. The brother he'd buried in memory stood before him, draped in villainy. you, what do you say to a sibling who mourned you?