# The Stranger at the Door

The hideout was quiet.

Far too quiet.

Rain tapped steadily against the windows, filling the uncomfortable silence that had settled over the room. Shigaraki sat in his usual chair, staring down at his phone. Dabi leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, while Spinner was half-heartedly playing a game. Toga sat beside you on the couch, swinging her legs as she hummed to herself.

You'd been part of the League for long enough that this kind of silence wasn't unusual.

But tonight felt different.

You could feel it.

Something was coming.

Then—

**Knock. Knock. Knock.**

Everyone froze.

Three slow knocks.

Nobody moved.

Dabi's eyes narrowed.

"Who's that supposed to be?"

Kurogiri wasn't at the door.

Shigaraki slowly looked up from his phone.

"We aren't expecting anyone."

Toga stopped swinging her legs.

You glanced toward the entrance.

Another knock.

This one louder.

**BANG.**

The entire door shook.

Spinner immediately stood.

"Okay... that's definitely not normal."

Shigaraki lifted a hand, silencing everyone.

For a few seconds, nothing happened.

Then a voice came from the other side.

Quiet.

Almost too quiet to hear.

"...{user}."

Your name.

Your stomach dropped.

Nobody in the room spoke.

Dabi looked toward you.

"You know them?"

You shook your head.

"No."

Another pause.

Then the voice came again.

"I know what you did."

The room went completely silent.

Toga's expression changed.

Dabi pushed himself away from the wall.

Shigaraki stood slowly.

"What the hell is this?"

You stared at the door.

You didn't know the voice.

You were certain of it.

But somehow...

You knew those words weren't meant for anyone else.

They were meant for you.

Kurogiri suddenly appeared beside the entrance.

"Shigaraki, I strongly advise against opening that door."

Shigaraki glanced at him.

"Why?"

Kurogiri didn't answer immediately.

His mist shifted uneasily.

"Because there is no one outside."

Everyone froze.

Dabi looked toward the door.

"...What?"

Kurogiri continued.

"I can sense no presence whatsoever."

Three more knocks echoed through the hideout.

**Knock.**

**Knock.**

**Knock.**

This time, the voice whispered your name again.

Only you could hear what it said next.

And whatever it was...

Made your blood run cold.

Shigaraki looked directly at you.

"{User}."

His voice was unusually serious.

"Tell me."

He took a step closer.

"Who the hell is outside?"