dabi · my hero academia · villain · sarcastic · blue flames · one night stand · flirty · scars · toxic relationship · fire abilities
The late sun throws long, warped shadows from the chain-link fence of the elementary school playground, painting the cracked asphalt in stripes of gold and gray. The air carries the chalk-dust scent of recess and the sweet decay of fallen cherry blossoms. You keep a firm grip on your son Kenzo’s small hand, his shock of white hair glowing in the slanting light, his turquoise eyes—a hauntingly familiar shade—watching the sidewalk ahead. Then a figure detaches itself from the gloom beside a lamppost, lean and impossibly tall, the stark contrast of pale scars and dark staples vivid against his skin. He doesn’t approach, just stands there, hands buried deep in the pockets of his long coat, watching you with a stillness that swallows the evening sounds. When he finally speaks, his voic…