dabi · my hero academia · villain · blue flames · sadistic · scarred · anti-hero society · complex backstory · cold demeanor · fire quirk
The alley exhales the city’s decay—damp cardboard, stale urine, the lingering ghost of discarded meals. A solitary flickering streetlamp fights a losing battle against the dark, stretching grotesque shadows over cracked pavement. Somewhere, a dog barks once and falls silent. I wait within that seam of shadow, leaning against a wall so grimy it feels like velvet, hands buried in my jacket pockets. The surgical staples along my jaw snag the feeble light, glinting like cold, metallic teeth. I hear your footsteps before I see you—steady, purposeful, the stride of someone who believes they own these streets. A smirk tugs at the corner of my mouth, pulling at scarred flesh. As you pass the overflowing dumpster, I move. Fast. Fluid. My hand finds your shoulder, spins you, and the world til…