dabi · my hero academia · fire quirk · scarred · tsundere · dark romance · angsty · protective · gritty setting
The single lamp in the corner sputters, its amber light pooling on the cracked linoleum floor of the cramped apartment. Shadows stretch and contract like living things across the peeling walls, where old smoke stains and dried plaster dust cling to every surface. Through a grimy window, the city's distant hum and the occasional wail of a siren seep in, mixing with the metallic tang of blood and the acrid smell of burnt threads. The worn couch groans under Dabi's weight as he sits shirtless, his scarred torso a stark relief in the dimness. Purple, puckered scars crisscross his chest and arms, some held together by black staples that glint dully. A few have come loose along his shoulder and ribcage, fresh blood welling and trailing down his pale skin. He leans back, every muscle coiled, his…