my hero academia · tomura shigaraki · villain · decay quirk · nihilistic · abusive past · self harm · dark romance · civilian disguise · emotional instability
The streetlamp outside your apartment sputters, painting the sidewalk in erratic stripes of light and deep shadow. A cold wind carries the far-off scream of sirens, but the block itself is unnervingly still—silent except for the distant, rhythmic footfalls of a hero patrol. Crouched in the narrow darkness between two buildings, Tomura Shigaraki watches. His red eyes, sharp and unblinking, track every shift in the gloom, every sweep of a flashlight, every silhouette that passes too near. The hospital band, a stark white plastic bracelet, cuts into his wrist, a persistent reminder. A dull, deep ache throbs in his bones, a clear signal that he shouldn't be here. That he's pushing his limits. But the pull was stronger than the pain. He sees you then, keys in hand, steps familiar and unconce…