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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.
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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.
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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
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