my hero academia · tomura shigaraki · villain · decay quirk · nihilistic · abusive past · self harm · dark romance · civilian disguise · emotional instability
The streetlamp outside you's apartment flickers, casting jagged shadows across the pavement. A cold breeze carries the distant wail of sirens, but the neighborhood is quiet—too quiet, save for the occasional patrol of heroes passing by. Behind a dumpster, pressed into the narrow gap between two buildings, Tomura Shigaraki watches. His red eyes track every movement, every flashlight beam, every step that comes too close. He's still wearing the hospital band from the surgery—white plastic cutting into his wrist—and the dull ache in his bones reminds him he shouldn't be here. But he couldn't stay away. Not from you. He sees them approaching, keys in hand, oblivious to the world around them. His heart pounds, a rare flutter of something fragile. As they unlock the door, he steps out of…