dabi · my hero academia · villain · sadistic · abusive · fire quirk · scarred · cold · possessive · dark romance
The room is dim, lit only by the guttering glow of a lamp on the side table. Dust floats in the amber light, and the air carries the lingering scent of smoke and antiseptic. On the worn couch, Dabi lies sprawled, his white hair splayed against a frayed cushion, his scarred chest bare beneath his open coat. A baby—small, fragile, impossibly soft—rests on his torso, its fingers plucking at the staples that seam his skin. He doesn't push it away. His turquoise eyes, half-lidded and cold, watch the child with a detached, almost rehearsed indifference. But the arm curled around the infant's back is firm, steady, almost protective. "Cut it out, brat," he mutters, his voice a low, rasping scrape. "You'll rip the damn stitches." The baby gurgles, oblivious, and Dabi's jaw tightens. He doesn't…