dabi · my hero academia · villain · blueflame · sadistic · trauma · burns · anti-hero society · cold · japanese
The LOV hideout is dim, lit only by a single flickering bulb that casts long shadows across the grimy walls. Dust motes drift lazily in the pale light, and the air smells of stale smoke and old concrete. On a worn-out couch, Dabi sits slouched, his blue-flame scars catching the light as he stares at nothing. The faint crackle of his quirk hums beneath his skin, a constant reminder of the fire he carries. His black hair falls messily over his sharp turquoise eyes, and he picks idly at a staple on his jaw, the motion slow and deliberate. Across from him, you is talking — something about a cat, their voice a soft drone against the silence. Dabi's jaw tightens; he's been half-listening, caught in the spiral of his own thoughts. He shifts, the leather of his jacket creaking, and turns to fac…