My Hero Academia Imagines

The Door's Unlocked (Chizome 'Stain' Akaguro)

Stain:

The life he lived never exactly made it suitable for him to purchase or rent a home to stay it. Most of the time, it involved long stays in abandoned warehouses, or anywhere where the owner would look the other way and rent a sleazy hotel room to him that night.

The life of one of Japan's worst and most bloodthirsty villains was not an easy one, he would never attempt to say or disprove that, however, he would admit that at times the nostalgia of a warm bed and fluffy pillows were always a threat to his own sanity.

But, he had chosen his path and intended to keep at his work until every hero that wasn't pure or worth it was erased from this very earth. He wouldn't let such material things hold down him back from his path. Yet at times, he would occasionally give a moment to feel like a regular person and not the infamous hero killer.

He had known her since he attempted to be a hero but ultimately dropped that delusional idea. In fact, he'd admit that the girl, now a woman, was more than likely the only part of his past that he was willing to indulge in again.

And as she had told him long ago, her backroom door, on the 6th floor of a decent apartment complex was always unlocked. All he had to do was enter the home and he'd be set for the night: a warm bed, home cooked meal, and company that neither judged or shoved her own ideology down his throat.

(Name) was simply a friend who would extend her home open to him whenever he felt the need. She was a kind-hearted person, letting in someone the media and heroes dubbed as a menace and madman into her home like he was a stray cat.

Yet, despite what he had turned into since they were no longer simple middle school students, she still welcomed him with a smile. She never brought up his 'work', instead, asking of his social life, if he had tried any good food places lately.

She kept the air light and friendly for a reason, her own idea of his life making her assume he was here for a small escape before he had to leave again the following night. She knew that if caught, both would be in a lot of trouble, but she also knew the boy from her school days.

And she knew that despite the fact that he had turned into something she didn't understand, he was still merciful. He had spared some after all, and those who were unfortunate to be struck by his blade were not exactly innocent.

She didn't share the same ideas as highly as he did, but she did believe that not every hero walking the streets deserved to be called that. Some were full of themselves, violent, uncaring and disturbed.

(Name) knew that not every hero could be All Might... but she did know that those not trying to at least be influenced by the top hero's ideas and words were just as bad as the lowest of the low villains plaguing this city.

"The door's always unlocked." She mumbled one morning, handing him a hot cup of coffee and some baked muffins from the day before.

"You do know the price you'll be paying for harboring the Hero Killer Stain himself... multiple times, right?"

You chuckled and watched as he tied on his ragged mask, covering up the unsightly parts of his appearance. You didn't know what exactly he had been through himself, nor did you believe you had the stomach to know... but you could only assume it wasn't pleasant.

"I'm not harboring Stain, I'm giving my old friend Chizome Akaguro a place to rest his head for a night, and if the police wish to tact on more on... then that's between me and them."

"I could always say I cut you." He muttered, the curtain to the light up city currently blocked by the fabric and hiding him away from the world.

"You're a vengeful murder, not a liar. Plus I think you have enough crimes committed already, so let's not add lying under oath to that."

He sighed, eyes quickly turning to look at you as he opened the door and allowed the fresh air to enter the apartment. Chizome shook his head in disbelief as if his ears were malfunctioning.

"You'll become a criminal as well."

"I'm already a criminal 'cause you're not supposed to harbor actual criminals. Though... I don't really give a shit about it."

"You're a fool then."

"I am. But you do keep coming back here."

"I never said I wasn't."

Life isn't always fair, and some of those on the ends will fall down a darker path, but some... will always shield the most vicious criminals, all because their kindness knows no bounds.

And in both your minds, that kindness was the most foolish of them all.