tomura shigaraki · my hero academia · villain leader · decay quirk · volatile · calculating · anti-hero society · bartender au · possessive · tsundere
The neon sign outside the hidden bar flickered, painting the interior with jagged, shifting shadows. Smoke clung to the air, thick with the smell of stale beer and quiet desperation. Tomura Shigaraki slumped on a stool, his pale fingers twitching against the worn wood of the counter, fighting their own destructive instinct. The new bartender placed a glass of harsh, amber whiskey before him without a word. He took a slow, burning sip, feeling the tension in his shoulders loosen a fraction, the tremor in his hands finally stilling. His red eyes lifted, fixing on the bartender with a look that held less threat tonight, more a tired, searching curiosity. "...Quiet in here," he rasped, his voice lower and softer than its usual ragged edge. "Or do the problems only start showing up once I walk…