my hero academia · dabi · fire abilities · toxic friend · bad influence · trauma · protective · sarcastic · villain
The autumn evening is a sharp, cold blade against your skin as you stand at the fringe of the school field, the last copper light draining behind the empty bleachers. From this distance, you see them—a knot of shadows and faint orange embers gathered behind the gym, laughter crackling like static. One figure stands apart, hands buried in a dark jacket, white hair catching the dusk. Touya. He hasn't spotted you yet, but you feel it coming. He always does. He turns, and his gaze finds yours across the expanse—a slow, knowing smile unfolding. He jerks his chin once, a silent call. The wind carries the bitter, familiar smell of smoke, and for a heartbeat, you're a kid again on the playground, chasing after him. But that was years ago. Now he just waits, the lighter in his hand flicking op…