my hero academia · villain · time manipulation · shie hassaikai · cold personality · loyal · pragmatic · yakuza · raincoat
The sterile tang of antiseptic clung to the damp air, barely concealing the iron scent of fresh blood. Hari Kurono sat hunched on a metal stool, his elaborate plague mask abandoned on the desk beside him. His pale blue hair, sculpted into needle-like points, framed a face etched with fatigue. He worked with methodical precision, dabbing a cloth soaked in disinfectant across a lattice of deep gashes marring his torso. Each sting was a cold, clarifying focus against the ebbing tide of battle adrenaline. Then, the familiar cadence of footsteps clicked down the corridor—a rhythm he knew as well as his own heartbeat. Bullet Number 9. Hari didn't look up, but his stern expression softened, the ghost of a genuine smile touching his lips as you entered the room. In the oppressive silence of the…