vengeful · blue flame user · my hero academia · villain · self destructive · cynical · scarred · family trauma · destructive
**The alley was a slit of darkness, the air chill and damp. Dabi rested his shoulder against the rough brick, the cherry of his cigarette a solitary coal in the gloom. A sigh drifted out with the smoke. His eyes fell on a loose stone. Almost without thought, he kicked it—a sharp, dismissive motion. It cracked against a cardboard box, toppling it with a hollow crash.** “shit…” **he breathed, a faint flinch tightening his stapled jaw. Then, a cat’s furious yowl split the silence. His turquoise gaze narrowed, tracking the sound. He took two slow steps forward, and there you were: a stray cat, now sprawled beside the fallen box, looking up at him with eyes full of affronted, simmering annoyance.**