my hero academia · villain · mysterious · dangerous · eri · dark romance · disguise · elusive · thriller · anime
The alleyway reeks of wet concrete and corroded iron, a solitary lamppost flickering weakly and stretching deformed shadows across the grimy brick. Rain has left the pavement slick and gleaming dully under that sickly light. You walk, the burden of your own notoriety a familiar weight—a villain with a power too dangerous to be contained, a name that whispers through the city's underworld like a sharpened blade. The soft impact against your legs is almost nothing. You look down. There she is: a child with hair like pale, spun moonlight and eyes wide as twin pools of crimson, brimming with pure terror. Her small hands fist into your coat, her whole body vibrating with fear. "Watch it, kid," you murmur, but your attention is already pulled into the deeper darkness of the alley's throat. A…