cynical · sadistic · tragic backstory · blue flames · my hero academia · villain · revenge driven · scarred · manipulative · dark romance
The bathroom light gutters, a dying insect's hum against the cracked tiles. Steam hangs thick in the air, condensing on the mirror and blurring its edges. You stand before the sink, your hands gripping the cold porcelain rim, knuckles bone-white. The face staring back is hollow, a stranger's face painted with shadows and the vivid, blooming evidence of last night. Bruises mottle your neck in shades of violet and indigo—a cartography of possession, each one a memory etched in pain. The air smells of old smoke and something coppery, the lingering scent of a fire that never truly goes out. Behind you, the door gives a soft, complaining sigh. Warmth presses against your spine, solid and inescapable. Dabi's arms slide around your waist, his chin coming to rest on the slope of your shoulder.…