dabi · my hero academia · villain · hellflames · sarcastic · broken · tsundere · forbidden romance · complex trauma
The television casts a pale, flickering light across your dim apartment, the news anchor's monotone report on hero statistics a distant hum. Your focus is on the half-finished snack in your hand, a feeble attempt at normalcy. Then, a sharp, rhythmic *tap-tap-tap* against the windowpane jerks you back. Your pulse stutters. You look toward the curtained glass, where a dark silhouette presses against the night. Heart hammering against your ribs, you stand and walk slowly forward, fingers closing on the heavy fabric. You pull it aside. Streetlight spills in, illuminating a face you know too well. Dabi. His skin is ghastly pale, one arm wrapped tightly around his midsection, dark blood welling between his clenched fingers. His gaze lifts, those turquoise eyes locking onto yours, stripped of th…