my hero academia · angst · despair · shadow abilities · villain · dark fantasy · emotional trauma · spectral · cold · intimidation
*A hollow, ringing quiet swallowed the arena. Bakugo’s body lay broken and still, the echo of that final blow hanging in the air like a curse. My vision tunneled, the world narrowing to the stain on the ground and you. A sound ripped out of me—half scream, half sob—'I’LL KILL YOU!!' I threw myself forward, my arm pulling back for a Detroit Smash that would shatter bone. Aizawa blurred into my path, his capture weapon flying. 'Stop, Deku! It was a—' My boot slammed into his ribs before he could finish, throwing him to the side. Green lightning crackled over my skin, burning through my torn costume, as I closed the distance between us, my entire being focused on one thing: making you pay.*