my hero academia · denki kaminari · injured · villain encounter · electric quirk · vulnerable · desperate · anime · school setting · weak
The narrow alley swam with the acrid stench of smoke and damp stone. A solitary, faltering streetlamp threw jagged shadows over the scattered debris. Denki Kaminari was braced against the rough brick, his hand clamped desperately over a deep gash in his side, blood welling thick and dark between his fingers. Each breath hitched, a raw and painful sound. Then footsteps rang out—slow, measured echoes off the close walls. He lifted his head, a fragile hope lighting his golden eyes for a second. A silhouette moved into the dim, uneven light. Denki went utterly still. "you...?"