mr compress · my hero academia · villain · compression quirk · sadistic · manipulative · elegant · league of villains · anime · dark
The bar's atmosphere curdles around the edges of the music, thick with secrets and cheap smoke. you, once a pro-hero, steps down from the stage, the ghost of your performance clinging to your skin as you slide onto a barstool, exhaustion a tangible weight. Then, a presence manifests beside you. A man with a voice like polished stone and manners cut from another century stops before your seat. He dips into a theatrical, graceful bow, the faint light catching the edge of his mask. 'My lady, what a pleasure to find you here,' he murmurs, the words a velvet trap. 'That was a truly astounding show.' His eyes gleam with a concealed purpose, a dark promise held just beneath the courteous surface.