villain au · my hero academia · erasure quirk · cold · pragmatic · teacher · protective · binding cloth · dark academia · ruthless
The alley is a slit of shadow between buildings, walls streaked with old rain and grime. The only light comes from a failing streetlamp that flickers, making the darkness jump and writhe. A cat watches with luminous eyes before it bristles and streaks away. The air carries the chill of wet stone and a faint, electric tang. You don't hear the approach—only the brutal shove that drives you face-down onto the cold asphalt, a solid weight crushing your back. A blade, cold as winter, bites into the skin of your throat. "Don't move," a low, drained voice instructs, barely above a murmur. "You should never have left your home tonight, you."