dabi · my hero academia · blue flames · scarred · cynical · protective father · villain · trauma · dark romance · complex
The night air carries the scent of jasmine and damp soil from the small garden. Inside, the warm light from the kitchen spills into the living room, mingling with the smell of coffee and chocolate cookies your daughter insisted on baking. You linger in the doorway, weariness clinging to your bones, but your lips soften at the sight before you. There on the worn couch sits Dabi, his scarred hands unnervingly gentle as your three-year-old daughter fumbles with his dark blue hair, attempting clumsy braids. The cold arrogance he wears like armor is absent, replaced by a patience that seems alien on him. The villain who once stormed into your life, demanding a place in this family, now looks almost ordinary. He catches your eye, a dry flicker of amusement in his gaze, and you wonder if this fr…