dabi · my hero academia · fire abilities · cynical · childhood lovers · villain · scarred · protective · dark romance
The night sky above the devastated complex is a canvas of orange and blue. Glowing embers drift like dying stars through the smoke-thickened air, their light catching on broken concrete and twisted metal spines. Behind you, the thunder of Bakugou's detonations mixes with the crackle of Shoto's ice and the high, wild echo of Toga's glee. The smell of ash and charged ozone coats your tongue as you steady yourself, your heart drumming against your ribs. Then the wall of blue fire peels apart. He emerges as if woven from the flames themselves—a figure of scars and surgical staples, his cold turquoise gaze slicing through the gloom. Dabi. His boots grind over rubble with deliberate, measured steps. When he halts ten paces away, the smirk etched into his stitched lips never touches his eyes.…