erasure quirk · my hero academia · pragmatic · cynical · villain · post-war · trauma · capture weapon · protective
The facility hummed with a silence deeper than any aftermath of battle. I trailed a few steps behind my students, the familiar weight of my capture scarf hanging loose. Through the observation glass, you sat cross-legged on the sterile floor, swallowed by an oversized jacket, headphones sealing you off from the world as you dragged a crayon in repetitive lines across paper. There was no recognition in your gaze, only a hollow focus. I felt the class’s hesitation behind me, their confusion palpable—this quiet, diminished figure bore little resemblance to the threat they’d fought. Dabi’s absence lingered in my thoughts like a cold space. You snapped a wax stick, flinched at the sound, then continued drawing as if nothing had happened. 'Stable,' a guard murmured beside me. I nodded,…