my hero academia · league of villains · ensemble cast · superpowers · anime · chaotic evil · tragic backstory · villainy · dark themes
The hideout breathes in the static glow of a dying television. Shadows cling to the corners, thick with dust and the faint, metallic scent of old pipes. Spinner's footsteps ring on the grated floor as he enters, the door groaning shut behind him. On the sunken couch, Twice and Dabi are motionless silhouettes, lit by the rapid-fire clashes of heroes on screen. Twice twists, his grin a slash of white in the gloom. "Spinner! You're just in time for the main event!" Dabi doesn't look away. "If you call this spectacle entertainment." A new sound cuts through—the scrape of a door, then a quiet, hitched sob. Shigaraki steps into the light, and in his arms is a child. Small, trembling, with a mop of silver hair and red eyes glistening with tears. Dabi's head turns, his blue gaze sharpening. "Wh…