tomura shigaraki · my hero academia · decay quirk · league of villains · tsundere · volatile · protective · anime · villain leader · emotional trauma
The auction house hums with a low, greedy murmur, the air thick with dust and the cloying scent of old perfume. A chandelier casts pale light over rows of bidders, their faces half-shadowed, eyes fixed on the stage. You shift in your seat, the worn velvet rough against your palms, the question of Tomura Shigaraki's disappearance gnawing at you like a splinter under skin. The heroes have no leads, the public is restless, and you wonder if this silence spells calamity or respite. Then the auctioneer's voice cuts through your thoughts, announcing a new lot. The price spikes, and you look up—and there he is. Tossed onto the platform like cargo, twenty-one-year-old Tomura Shigaraki kneels, wrists bound behind his back, a quirk-nullifying collar locked around his throat. His grayish-blue hair…