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“What the fuck is self care?” Shigaraki asked with a snarl in his voice as he brushed a dirty strand of hair out of his face.
You had been trying to get him to take care of himself for a while now but he always refused and frankly, you were tired of it. All you wanted was for him to brush his hair a little bit and maybe put on a little lotion and chapstick. The cracks in his dry skin and lips looked like they hurt and you didn’t want that for him. You wanted him to be at ease and not have to worry about that sort of thing.
“Come on Tomura,” you pleaded. “Just let me do this for you.” You clasped your hands together and looked up at him.
He furrowed his brows and crossed his arms at your words.
“I don’t care if you think I’m ugly,” he spat out. “I’m completely fine with the way I look so screw you.”
He sounded hurt, causing you to raise your eyebrows. You were confused as to how he could think that you thought of him as ugly. If anything the exact opposite was true.
“I don’t think you’re ugly,” you said softly before sighing. “It just looks like it hurts y’know? Your lips and skin I mean. I know that your quirk has that effect on you and I figured that maybe you would like some help with it...I’m sorry if I came off as rude.”
You turned away from him and moved to exit his room, feeling guilty that you were trying to push him into doing something that he didn’t want to do. It was probably best if you just minded your own business and didn’t get into his. After all, you didn’t want to upset him and make him dislike you. That would hurt too much.
Beginning to walk away from him, you felt a tug at the hem of your shirt. Quickly turning around, you saw Shigaraki with a somewhat perplexed expression on his face.
“You really want to help me?” He asked with a hopeful tone of voice.
You nodded and gave him a small smile.
He hesitated for a slight second then sighed before nodding. “Alright then,” he said. “I suppose it wouldn’t be the end of the world if you were to help me out.”
Your small smile turned into a big one and you jumped up before quickly running to get your bag of items that you had bought earlier in the day. In the bag there was medicated lotion that you had picked up at the pharmacy, some chapstick from your favorite brand, a hairbrush, and even some hair ties. Of course, you’d had no idea that Shigaraki would actually let you help him but you were glad he did so the stuff you bought wouldn’t go to waste.
Heading back to his room, you sat him down on the bed and went up in front of him, grabbing the lotion.
“Hey Tomura I’m not sure if this will hurt or not so bear with me here okay?” You spoke softly, not wanting to stress him out since he already seemed pretty tense about the whole situation.
Untwisting the cap off the jar of lotion, you dipped your fingers in and collected some before bringing it up to Shigaraki’s face and gently rubbing it in. He hissed a little bit at the sensation but ultimately didn’t stop you from what you were doing. If anything, he seemed to start enjoying it after a while.
Eventually you brought the lotion down to other parts of his body and you soon realized how intimate the whole situation was. A pinkish tint covered your face and you smiled, happy at your close proximity to him. Truth be told, you’d liked him for a while now and you were glad that the two of you were hanging out without having to do any official villain business. As much as you admired his leadership, it was nice to just be with him casually. It seemed like he enjoyed it too judging by the fact that he had a small smile planted on his face.
After you were done putting the lotion on him, you felt his skin. It was unbelievable how nice it felt now. Of course the cracks hadn’t gone away and they wouldn’t for a while but his skin still felt considerably better than before and you were sure that it wouldn’t bother him as much anymore.
“How’s that feel?” You asked with a smile.
He returned your smile and looked down quickly before touching his face. Looking back up, he said, “It feels good Y/N.”
He didn’t say anything else after that but you could tell that he enjoyed what you did for him.
You picked up the chapstick from the bag and uncapped it, spreading it over his lips. Afterward, they looked rather soft and even a bit kissable…
You shook the thought away.
Grabbing the last two things from the bag, you got onto the bed with Shigaraki. Running your fingers through his hair, you felt various tangles and sighed. Warning him that the next part would hurt a bit, you picked up the hairbrush and started detangling.
Though you knew that he wasn’t the type to brush his hair, you were still surprised at the sheer amount of tangles. It took you quite a bit of time to get them all out. Though when you finally did, you ran your fingers through his hair once more and gasped. No tangles and his hair felt a lot softer.
“You wash your hair right?” You asked.
He nodded. “I did a few days ago…”
For that you were grateful. It was nice to know that he at least did that much for himself.
You grabbed a hair tie from the package on the bed and took a fistful of Shigaraki’s hair, tying into a cute little man bun. Getting off the bed, you took a step back from Shigaraki so you could admire your work. If you thought he was handsome before, he certainly looked even better now.
“You look so handsome Tomura,” you said softly before looking down.
He stood up from his spot on the bed and looked in the mirror. The shock on his face was evident and you could see the smile that was creeping up. He genuinely seemed happy with the way he looked and it warmed your heart.
You stayed looking down, not noticing the fact that Shigaraki was coming closer to you. He lifted your chin up to where you were looking at him and you could see the thanks in his eyes. Smiling at him, you noticed his face was coming much closer to yours.
Blushing a bit, you leaned up and his lips met yours in a gentle kiss.
Your mind was going crazy with happiness from the fact that you were finally kissing the man you’d had feelings for.
Once the two of you pulled away, he brought you into a hug and muttered a quick “thanks” as he rested his head on your shoulder.
“I love you,” you said suddenly, feeling brave.
Even though the two of you had only just kissed, you’d felt this way about him for as long as you could remember and you were happy to finally have him in your arms.
Eventually, his response came.
“I love you too Y/N.”