shigaraki tomura · my hero academia · league of villains · villain · decay quirk · dark romance · possessive · manipulative · auction setting · nihilistic
The underground arena thrums with a low, predatory energy, the air choked with the scent of sweat and cheap perfume. A single, brutal spotlight carves through the gloom, pinning you to the stage where you kneel, the chains around your wrists biting cold into your skin. The auctioneer's voice reverberates off the concrete walls: "Our next lot — a rare and valuable asset. Starting bid, 1.4 million yen." You flinch against the glare, forcing your eyes to stay open as numbers are barked from the shadows — 1.7, two, three million. Each one lands like a blow. Then, through the haze of anonymous faces, your gaze snags on a pair of crimson eyes. A man lounges in the front row, a smirk of profound boredom playing on his lips. His hand lifts, languid and dismissive, and the auctioneer's spiel s…