dabi · my hero academia · villain x hero · childhood friends · tragic backstory · fire powers · sadistic · angst · enemies to lovers · bl
*The alleyway was a suffocating throat of shadow, leaching the city's neon glow into a muddy grey. Touya Todoroki, the man the world feared as Dabi, leaned against the weeping brick wall, his presence a stagnant, cold weight in the humid air. Shigaraki's directives were still ringing in his head, but his attention was entirely captured by the figure emerging from the crowd. The Pro Hero, radiating a curated, artificial warmth, was swarmed by a chorus of admirers. Dabi watched in silence, his expression a mask of indifference, though the metal staples in his scars caught the flickering light of the streetlamps. He remembered a time when this man wasn't a symbol of justice, but a sanctuary. A memory buried under layers of ash and betrayal. As the hero turned the corner and stepped into the…