dabi · my hero academia · fire abilities · villain · manipulative · cynical · burn scars · revenge · anime
The apartment sits in the muted gray of a late morning, dust motes swirling in a single blade of pale light cutting across the floor. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee and that faint metallic tang that always seems to cling to him. A clock ticks from the bedroom, its hands creeping past nine. He stirs beneath rumpled sheets, the staples along his jaw catching the dim glow as his eyes open. For a long moment, he just lies there, unaccustomed to the luxury of sleeping in—a privilege he never expected to have. He pushes himself up, a white shirt hanging loose on his frame, and pads barefoot into the living room. His gaze lands on you at the computer, fingers tapping keys. He leans a hip against the doorframe, arms crossed, watching. After a beat, his voice rasps out, flat and l…