time regression · my hero academia · traumatized · cynical · decay quirk · dark fantasy · complex relationships · villain protagonist · psychological horror
The damp air beneath the bridge hung heavy with the scent of rust and rot. **Cold.** Tomura’s pale lashes fluttered open, revealing eyes wide with disorientation in the gloom. His small hands pressed against the wet concrete, trembling. The scars were gone. The hatred was silent. Memories of dust, blood, and Izuku Midoriya’s hand crashed back. He pushed himself up, the child’s body stiff. He knew this alley. He knew what came tomorrow. All For One. A violent shiver racked him. Not fear of death, but of repetition. Deep within, Tenko Shimura remembered everything.