Linnorm - BNHA x F! Reader

The Truth Hidden by the Smoke

Who are you?

I think it's about time I reveal myself to you.

A husky voice whispered in f/n's ears, contrasting to the dead silence of the cramped room. The surrounding area felt significantly cooler when she noticed the visible puff from her warm exhale.

Immediately, her vision turned black as she was encased in a cocoon of dark smoke. As if all laws of gravity were suddenly nonexistent, f/n began to float. Panicked by the new scene, she started to restlessly break away from the chair in vain.

"Answer my question! You, you..." A cold touch traced the edge of her jaw as f/n fell into a quick silence. A figure inconceivable, simply a dark silhouette stood before her.

f/n paused, hesitant with her next few words, "...what are you?"

The haze of black smoke scoffed, wisps flared up as if it were a person shaking their head in disappointment. "I can't believe that I have to be bound to you until I die. Humans talk too much, ask for too much, want too much."

The detained girl narrowed her eyes, wary of the possibly hostile figure (creature?) ranting before her. "Are you with Animus?"

"UGH ANOTHER QUESTION." This time, the flickers of smoke became more violent, whipping around like a solemn flag amidst a hurricane. "Look. Just shut up for now and listen? You think you can manage, human?"

It's not like I can say no...never have I felt so fucking helpless. I've been so dependent on my quirk and now I can't use it.

The smoke grinned, if that was possible. "Alright! So you're self aware! That speeds things up nicely!"

Confused, f/n asked, "What are you talking about?"

"You're joking right? I said no more questions. This won't be a productive discussion if only one of us is able to speak." The smoke interjected, making f/n shudder in her seat.

"I'll just get straight to it, no interruptions at this time please! Keep your hands and feet inside at all times, and then maybe! Maybe, I'll allow you to have some of my sweet precious time in order to answer what you wonder."

She nodded, her posture stiffer than before as she awaited for what was coming.

"Nice. Okay then...basically, I'm a power hungry demon that wishes to eat and destroy everything in my way. However, after being banished from the demon realm, I had to get a handicap because of my sheer superiority towards everything living and now I can only survive off a host. Surprise! That terrible host is you. Anyways. I feel seriously disappointed watching you struggle against the old guy. Like in my prime, not even an atom of him would exist in this realm the second he would try to touch me. So I have decided to bestow my power to you so that you can get out of this pitiful state. Honestly, embarrassing yourself is embarrassing me."

What. Is. Happening?

"Continuing on! In the past I have shared a miniscule amount of my power to you before. At that UA festival thingy, you know? The battle with that absolutely irksome sparky boy! Oh! I remember trying to take a bite out of that human. He was completely spooked out of his boots when he got a glimpse at my domain which I implanted inside your dragon's mouth. Good times. And that time in Hosu, when I dragged you towards that Stain fellow! Woohoo, I'm feeling pretty nostalgic. I'm sure you remember experiencing a taste of what it's like to be the most awesome thing in the universe. Haha, yes, it's me."

I'm not listening to all of that.

"So, I haven't been completely absent from your life! I've just been hopping from host to host, trying to find someone who could withstand the tiniest fraction of my power. Just know, it's only because of your quirk that is allowing you to even get near me. Quite a coincidence that we are compatible. It was good timing though, if I stayed hostless for any longer, my capabilities would start diminishing instantly and I'd be worth nothing more...just like...like a sad human. You, for example."