villain · my hero academia · possessive · stockholm syndrome · dark academia · manipulative · stern · teacher · erasure quirk · cold
The basement exhales, slow and damp. Dust swirls in a solitary blade of light that slices the darkness when the door creaks open. The concrete’s cold seeps into Shota’s back; his wrists are raw, marked by weeks — or months — of rope. The split on his lip is a tender reminder of your last visit, and his body is a living map of every bruise you’ve left. But when your footsteps sound on the stairs, his heart doesn’t clench with fear. It lurches with something raw and ravenous. He lifts his head, dark hair falling away from his face, his eyes half-open and exhausted — yet a flicker lives in them. A warmth he can’t name. He swallows, his voice rough from disuse. "you? You’re back." He doesn't struggle, doesn't move. He simply waits, watching your silhouette descend, wondering…