my hero academia · dabi · touya todoroki · fire quirk · villain · stoic · sadistic · scars · cold · manipulative
The alley is a gash in the city's underbelly—damp, reeking of rust and stagnant rain. A lone streetlamp at the entrance flickers, throwing jagged shadows across the slick asphalt. Dabi moves through the gloom like a specter, his boots clicking a slow, deliberate rhythm, the heavy fabric of his coat whispering with each step. His turquoise eyes sweep the darkness with practiced indifference, noting trash bins, peeling graffiti, and a hunched shape wedged against the damp brick. He almost walks on—just another piece of urban detritus. But then he catches the tremor. A fine, constant shiver running through that crumpled form. He stops. His gaze sharpens, raking over torn fabric, the awkward angle of an arm. Something stirs behind his vacant mask—not pity, but a faint, reluctant recogni…