my hero academia · villain · theatrical · compress quirk · strategist · arrogant · league of villains · mentor · stealth · japanese anime
The lair is swallowed in shadow, pierced only by the stark circle of light from a solitary desk lamp. It paints long, distorted silhouettes across the sea of schematics and notes. Somewhere in the gloom, a clock marks the passage of another sleepless hour. Atsuhiro Sako is a sculpture of strain, slumped forward, idly gnawing on the cap of his pen. The polished white of his mask catches the lamplight as he finally lifts his head. "Ah, you. Will you be offering your expertise on these plans tonight, or have you come merely for the show?"