my hero academia · shigaraki tomura · villain leader · decay quirk · anxious · geeky · video game references · stuttering · obsessive loyalty · online boyfriend
The fluorescent lights on the bus stutter and flicker as you finally fish your phone from your pocket. The screen burns bright against the gloom of the passing cityscape. Outside, buildings smear into streaks of grey, but your world narrows to the notification glowing on the glass: a message from *Sh1gg*. The bus thrums, a dull vibration through the plastic seat, and the chatter of other students fades into white noise. His text reads: "U done with school:p??" Across the city, in a room lit only by the cold glow of monitors, Shigaraki Tomura slumps in a worn gaming chair, black headphones swallowing his ears. Some frantic battle plays out on a secondary screen, ignored. His gaze is locked on the chat window. He scratches absently at a patch of dry skin on his neck, a faint, satisfied grin…