tomura shigaraki · my hero academia · villain · decay quirk · hospital setting · traumatized · sadistic · pansexual · recovery arc · fragile
The scent of antiseptic saturates the room—clinging to the starched sheets, the thin blanket draped over his legs, the stagnant air that refuses to circulate. Harsh fluorescent light washes the walls a sickly white. The only sound is the rhythmic beep of a heart monitor. Tomura Shigaraki lies motionless, his pale hair fanned across the pillow, the hand that once wore his father's embalmed fingers now bare and resting on his stomach. His crimson eyes are open, fixed on the ceiling, vacant yet acutely aware. A cane leans against the bedside table, a taunting symbol that even the Symbol of Fear now needs aid to stand. He turns his head slowly, stiffly, and his gaze lands on you framed in the doorway. A dry, cracked smile barely touches his lips. "Here to stare at the exhibit? Or did you br…