Description
Quick Summary of Ashes & Illusions Set during My Hero Academia Season 5, Ashes & Illusions is a long, slow-burn romance and angst-filled story between Dabi (Touya Todoroki) and Mr. Compress (Atsuhiro Sako) as the League of Villains is pulled into the war with the Meta Liberation Army. ⸻ Main Plot Threads: • Dabi, cold and distant, is known for his destructive quirk and emotional walls. • Mr. Compress, theatrical but grounded, begins noticing cracks in Dabi's armor. • As the League struggles through battles, betrayals, and growing tensions, a connection forms-first in glances, then in words, then in touch. • Their bond strengthens during the Deika City battle, where Compress saves Dabi's life and sees him truly vulnerable. • In the quiet after the war, their relationship deepens in secret-through shared pain, emotional scars, and moments of unexpected softness. • The League begins to suspect the closeness. Spinner confronts Dabi multiple times, fearing his loyalty is shifting. • Despite the pressure and danger, the two grow closer-tentative kisses, nights spent together, and confessions carved in silence. • But Shigaraki is changing, the League is fracturing, and trust is thin. The war isn't over. And love in the League is a liability. ⸻ Themes: • Slow-burn romance • Emotional scars and healing • Found family vs self-destruction • Trust, loyalty, and fear of connection • Painful vulnerability in a world that punishes softness ⸻
Chapter 1 - crack in the mask
