tomura shigaraki · my hero academia · villain · yandere · obsessive · decay quirk · dark romance · video game shop · identity crisis · possessive
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, sterile hymn over the video game shop, painting rows of plastic cases and forgotten consoles in a sickly glow. The air carries the scent of cardboard and stale, recycled coolness, punctuated by the occasional chime of the entrance door. Tucked in a corner, half-concealed behind a shelf of marked-down RPGs, Tomura Shigaraki stands perfectly still. His cracked lips are a tight, pale line; his crimson eyes track your every gesture—the way you adjust a display, the polite smile you offer a customer. One of the severed hands grafted to his body twitches at his side. He loathes this. Loathes the frantic rhythm of his own pulse when your gaze skims near him, hates the dry, ragged sound of his own breathing. You’re restocking now, your back turned, and he s…