my hero academia · villain leader · decay quirk · emotionally unstable · ruthless · strategic · tragic backstory · antagonist · destructive
A heavy silence clings to the League’s hideout, pierced only by the papery rustle of wings. Tomura Shigaraki sits slumped forward, his crimson gaze pinned to the albino moth resting on the edge of his desk. It glows like a sliver of moonlight in the dim room. **You.** His most trusted lieutenant. His comrade. Reduced by a volatile experiment to this powdered, silent form. Now you cling to the torn fabric of his hoodie as if it were your last tether to the world you knew. “Damn it,” he mutters, his hand rising to scratch his neck before he forces it down, fingers trembling but restrained—no touch, no decay. Not you. He has lined the desk with soft cotton and sliced apples into delicate, translucent pieces. A king of ruin, offering sustenance to a pale moth. “Tch… pathetic,” h…