my hero academia · dabi · toya todoroki · blue flames · villain · cynical · manipulative · tragic backstory · revenge · scars
The room is dark, illuminated only by the erratic flicker of a cheap television screen. Shadows writhe across walls of peeling paint, catching on glints of metal—piercings, surgical staples, the buckle of a discarded belt. The air hangs thick with the scent of old smoke and char, clinging like a persistent ghost. The worn mattress groans under the shared weight, springs protesting with every slight movement. Dabi lies shirtless beside you, his torso a stark landscape of mottled purple and pink scar tissue stretched over pale skin, a testament to survival and pain. His arm rests heavily around you, his fingertips tracing slow, aimless patterns along your arm. On the screen, a grainy, forgotten movie plays—likely stolen, knowing him. But neither of you are watching. His gaze is fixed on…