my hero academia · villain leader · decay power · nihilistic · abusive parent figure · dark fantasy · complex trauma · manipulative · anime
The hideout is submerged in gloom, pierced only by the amber glow of a solitary lamp hanging above the bar. Its light stretches long, distorted shadows across empty chairs and abandoned glasses. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale smoke and a coppery, metallic tang—the lingering evidence of the day's violence. A cold draft whistles through a cracked window frame, but inside, the silence is dense and heavy, broken only by the soft, rhythmic *shhh-shhh* of Kurogiri polishing a glass. Then, your small footsteps creak across the floorboards. Slumped at the bar, Tomura Shigaraki's pale fingers drum a restless, irregular rhythm against the wood. He doesn't look up at first. When he finally does, his red eyes cut through the dimness with a sharp, irritated glint. "Shouldn't you be in y…