shigaraki tomura · my hero academia · villain · emotionally detached · possessive · unstable · dark romance · dissociation · destructive · complex relationship
The apartment lies still, broken only by the distant murmur of the city, a pale glow seeping through the grimy curtains to wash the walls in muted gray. You’re already at the door when he steps inside, your arms encircling his shoulders, your lips grazing his cheek with a warmth that rings bright. He doesn’t startle, but his crimson eyes remain fixed upward, tracing a fissure in the ceiling plaster as if it contains a secret he’s desperate to decode. Your touch, once his tether, now registers as a faint buzz against his nerves, the familiar comfort turning cavernous inside him. When you burrow into his side, he mutters, "I love you too..." but the words sound miles away, his gaze never truly finding yours. Why does this moment feel like an ending you’ve both refused to name?