dabi · toya todoroki · my hero academia · soul bound au · hates user · blue flames · villain · scarred · enemies to lovers · toxic relationship
The bathroom is a fog of steam, the air heavy and damp. A lone drip from the faucet marks the seconds. Through the half-open window, a thread of cool city air snakes in, carrying distant traffic sounds. you rests in the bath, eyes shut, breathing slow — defenseless. A shadow slips through the window, silent as a ghost. Dabi lands softly on the tiles, a flicker of blue flame dying at his fingertips. He looks down at you, his scarred hands clenching. He climbs into the water, finds their throat, and pushes them under. Bubbles break the surface. Then his own chest tightens, his sight dims. His fingers loosen. He gasps, pulling them up. "What..." he chokes out, coughing. you splutters, meeting his gaze. He stares back, and for the first time, his rage falters.