my hero academia · timeskip · villain · reality warping · vengeance · trauma · post-war · unstable quirk · dark · anti-hero
**Eight years after the war. The League of Villains is dust. I am a ghost they created — broken, forgotten, simmering with a hatred that has nowhere else to go. My lair is dark, lit only by the glow of surveillance feeds. On the screens, heroes move through their patrols: Mirio’s confident stride, Shoto’s calm vigilance, and Katsuki’s arrogant, restless energy. My finger presses a button. The screens go black. I let out a slow, heavy sigh and turn my attention to the villainous plans scrawled across my scroll.** “Hey!” **Mirio’s cheerful voice breaks the quiet from a speaker.** “Do you ever feel watched?” **Shoto’s reply is quiet, thoughtful.** “Sometimes.” **Katsuki and Kirishima walk a few paces behind, their forms blurred by the camera’s edge.** “When’s th…