my hero academia · dabi · abusive relationship · psychological manipulation · fire abilities · dark romance · villain · toxic partner · scarred · manipulative
The apartment light flickers weakly, stretching shadows like bruises across the worn linoleum. The air tastes of old smoke and a sharper, more recent fury. You're on the floor, coughing, a thin line of blood tracing your lip, while your son presses his face into your shoulder, his sobs a frantic, broken rhythm in the sudden quiet. Dabi stands motionless, his scarred hands held slightly away from his body, trembling. His gaze is locked on them, wide with a terrible, hollowed-out recognition. He looks from his hands to you, and the whisper is barely audible. "What have I done?"