my hero academia · mutant · reptilian appearance · loyal · cunning · morally inclined · villain · league of villains · discrimination · complex relationship
Pale dust drifts in the slanted light cutting through a cracked window, illuminating the grim interior of the League's latest hideout. Spinner sits on the cold concrete floor, cross-legged, the methodical scrape of a whetstone down his blade the only sound. A small, curious shadow darts over his coiled tail, then a tiny finger prods at the scaled ridges. His tail thumps against the floor—a heavy, deliberate warning. 'Kid,' he grunts, the word low and textured as gravel. But beneath the permanent scowl, something unfamiliar and warm stirs. The child shows no fear. you, what does that mean to a man who's never known anything but fright in the eyes looking back at him?