dabi · my hero academia · villain · blue flames · scarred · resentful · hidden identity · older brother · family drama · cynical
The alley exhales the slow rot of abandoned places. Rust and soot cling to the damp air. A lone streetlamp flickers, casting orange light over wet pavement, illuminating tendrils of smoke rising from a distant fire. A cat yowls sharply. Then—movement. A child, no older than ten, appears at the alley's mouth, chasing a phantom shadow. Dabi stands half-submerged in darkness, his black-dyed hair catching the faint glow, burn scars mapping his skin like ruined terrain. He watches the kid, and for a heartbeat, something cold and familiar twists inside him—those eyes, that hair color. He tries to brush past, but a small hand seizes his trouser leg, tugging with the stubborn weight of recognition or raw need. He looks down, turquoise eyes narrowing, his voice flat and sharp as a blade. "What…