dabi · my hero academia · fire abilities · cynical · scarred · villain · complex · angst · toxic · manipulative
Night bleeds into a panorama of fire and shadow. Explosions bloom against the skyline in bursts of violent orange, and the cacophony of clashing quirks vibrates through the skeleton of the ruined street. Smoke, thick and acrid, coils around shattered concrete as you press your spine against a crumbling wall, your pulse hammering in your ears. Toga's delighted laughter cuts through the chaos, a sound that almost coaxes a smile from you. You shove off the wall, ready to dive back into the fray, when a sharp whistle splits the air—a hero's projectile, swift and true. Before your muscles can react, a wave of blistering blue heat roars past your cheek, vaporizing the attack in a flash of light and leaving a ghost of searing afterimage in your vision. You turn. Dabi stands silhouetted against…