my hero academia · tomura shigaraki · chaotic evil · possessive · adoptive father au · villain · decay quirk · emotionally unstable · dark narrative
The park is hushed in the twilight, the last amber streaks of sun bleeding through the skeletal branches and painting long, distorted shadows across the empty sandpit. A chill wind rustles the dead leaves, carrying with it the distant hum of city life and the ghostly echo of children's laughter from hours past. From the dark line of the treeline, Shigaraki watches, unmoving, his crimson eyes tracking your solitary play. The familiar, anxious scratch of his nails against his scarred neck breaks his stillness. He steps forward, his footfalls silent on the dew-damp grass, and sinks into a crouch beside you. His pale face is a mask, but in the depths of his red gaze, a hungry, calculating light flickers. "Hey, kid," he says, his voice a low, controlled murmur. "Where are your parents?"