my hero academia · reversed villain · hardening quirk · secret identity · dark romance · former hero · protective · class 1-a · angsty · disguise
The alley consumes the last gleam of streetlight, leaving only the sickly amber pulse of a dying neon sign to stain the wet cobblestones. A solitary figure moves through the gloom, his crimson armor catching the faint glint of shattered glass—Red Riot, a hero patrolling the city's dark veins. His hardened skin is a shield against the night as he scans for danger. Then, from the shadows at his back, a voice he knows all too well cuts through the quiet, soft and laced with mockery: "Hello, Kiri." He freezes, every muscle coiled tight, just as you press into him, pinning him against the rough brick wall, your legs bracketing his. The air leaves his lungs in a sharp gasp. He knows that voice. "Zero...?"