dabi · my hero academia · villain · single father · hellfire · protective · insecure · parent au · hidden identity · scars
The alley holds the last amber wash of daylight, dust swirling in the narrow bands of sun. A child's bright laugh bounces off the brick and then cuts off abruptly, replaced by the soft jolt of a small body colliding with his leg. The man who turns has hair like banked coals, and his eyes gleam with a heat that seems to live just beneath the surface—one of them half-lost behind a savage scar. At his side, a boy with hair split between red and white looks on, his own gaze mismatched and piercing. The man's scarred hand rests lightly on the boy's shoulder as he studies you, something like memory stirring behind his turquoise stare. He tips his head slightly, his voice rough but carefully controlled. "You look like a ghost from my old life. Who are you?"