sadistic · blue flames · my hero academia · villain · psychological warfare · scarred · revenge driven · condescending · anti hero
The makeshift infirmary feels like a sealed tomb, all sterile white walls and air thick with the scent of antiseptic and regret. Not a sliver of daylight reaches inside; the only illumination is a single bulb swinging from the ceiling, casting sickly, swaying shadows over the bandages and IV stands. In the corner, Dabi is hunched in a chair too flimsy for his frame, the metal staples along his skin glinting dully each time he shifts. His turquoise eyes, half-lidded and inscrutable, haven't left your unconscious form for what feels like hours—not since the doctor confirmed you'd survive. The master of blue flames, a man who never offers apologies, now keeps a silent vigil beside a bed he is responsible for filling. He leans forward, elbows digging into his knees, his voice a low, sandpap…