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todoroki natsuo created a group chat
todoroki natsuo added todoroki shouto, todoroki fuyumi to the chat
todoroki natsuo changed todoroki fuyumi’s name to ‘teacher’s pet’
todoroki natsuo changed todoroki shouto’s name to ‘walmart zuko’
todoroki natsuo changed todoroki natsuo’s name to ‘mall santa’
mall santa changed the chat name to ‘keeping up with the todorokis’
walmart zuko: what
mall santa: fellow members of the todoroki family
teacher’s pet: only half of the family is here
mall santa: Fellow Members of the Todoroki Family
teacher’s pet: sigh
mall santa: i bring you News
walmart zuko: spit it out old man
mall santa: ?? im literally 21
walmart zuko: still old
mall santa: without further ado,
mall santa added todoroki touya to the chat
walmart zuko: what
teacher’s pet: WHAT
todoroki touya: what
walmart zuko: how did you get a phone in jail
todoroki touya: okay rude i was released a week ago
todoroki touya: can’t believe my own brother didn’t know i got out of jail
todoroki touya: i drink to forget but i always remember
walmart zuko: ok edgelord
todoroki touya: i hate ur generation
teacher’s pet: we’re all in the same generation?
todoroki touya: point stands
teacher’s pet: congrats on not being in prison touya!!
todoroki touya: thanks yumi
walmart zuko: how did they only give you two years
todoroki touya: because i had dirt on a shit load of villains and i cooperated
todoroki touya: and i didn’t just get two years
todoroki touya: i have a corrections order for another two years with all these dumb rules
todoroki touya: i have to be monitored by police and i have to live with natsuo for the first year and i have a curfew of 12am and im not allowed to associate with any of the former or current league members
todoroki touya: but im allowed a phone now so here I am
teacher’s pet: oh touya im so glad you’re back with us
todoroki touya: pls don’t get too sappy on me yet my mandatory therapist is still helping me deal with Emotions
mall santa: oh wow they’ve got their work cut out for them
todoroki touya: rude
todoroki touya: as a todoroki im genetically predisposed to being emotionally constipated
mall santa: took you a while to figure that one out
todoroki touya: i didn’t figure it out Hawks did
teacher’s pet: figures
todoroki touya: im gonna ignore that
walmart zuko: wait what do you mean todorokis are emotionally constipated
walmart zuko: constipation isn’t your emotions it’s your digestive system
todoroki touya: oh honey
mall santa: im the only person here who got their love life together so none of you have the right to ‘oh honey’ anyone
todoroki touya: you know what i guess that’s fair
walmart zuko: i don’t need a love life
todoroki touya: that’s the way
teacher’s pet: please don’t encourage each other
todoroki touya: or what
teacher’s pet: I’ll tell mom
todoroki touya: okay holy shit
todoroki touya: also can i please get a name change in here because todoroki touya makes me want to die just a little bit
walmart zuko: it’s better than dabi
todoroki touya: rude dabi is badass
walmart zuko: midoriya has been calling you dabert for the past year
todoroki touya: he WHAT
mall santa: HAHAHHA oh my GOD that’s priceless
mall santa changed todoroki touya’s name to dabert
dabert: i hate this fucking family
mall santa: i knew i liked that kid for a reason
mall santa: dabi is short for dabert confirmed
dabert: ITS NOT SHORT FOR DABERT
teacher’s pet: i see no issues here
dabert: fuyumi you’re supposed to be on my side
teacher’s pet: this is what you get for waiting a whole week to contact me after you got out of jail
dabert: i literally had to get natsuo to buy me a phone okay
teacher’s pet: you could have written a letter
dabert: who the fuck still writes letters ???
walmart zuko: i write letters to mom
dabert: okay that’s a bit precious
teacher’s pet: it’s very precious
teacher’s pet: so anyway touya, how’s the civilian life treating you
dabert: id hardly call it the civilian life but i guess it’s okay
dabert: i can’t use my quirk or I’ll get in trouble but honestly I’m not even that mad about it
dabert: its kind of hard having a face only a mother could love in this society though
dabert: everyone knows who i am and the stares aren’t nice
mall santa: ill ice them
dabert: sure you will
teacher’s pet: im sure it’ll all settle down with time!
dabert: eh whatever it’s not the worst
dabert: our old man’s legally not allowed to contact me so that’s a huge plus
walmart zuko: fuck endeavor
mall santa: fuck endeavor
dabert: fuck endeavor
mall santa: fuyumi
teacher’s pet: ...fuck endeavor
dabert: character development
teacher’s pet: don’t push it
dabert: yes ma’am
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: okay, was anyone going to tell me hawks became the #1 hero while i was in jail, or was i supposed to find that out from a hawks thirst page myself
teacher’s pet: can we unpack why you were on a hawks thirst page first
dabert: no
teacher’s pet: understandable have a nice day
mall santa: end*avor dropped a lot in popularity after all the abuse came to light
mall santa: unfortunately due to the corrupt nature of hero society and society as a whole, he still ranks in the top 10 from sheer number of villains he defeats, since for some reason he’s been allowed to keep his hero license
dabert: ah
dabert: and so bird boy is number 1 now?
mall santa: basically yeah
mall santa: he’s good at it, he really does deserve it
dabert: good for him i guess
teacher’s pet: did things end badly with you and hawks...?
dabert: not really
dabert: I don’t know it’s complicated
walmart zuko: is it because you’re emotionally constipated
dabert: you learnt that word yesterday so i do not want to hear it from you
walmart zuko: understandable have a nice day
dabert: we were never actually in a relationship? so I can’t really say we broke up
dabert: but we lost contact when i went to prison and it was awkward at that point anyway, with the whole undercover hero and villain thing and him indirectly putting me in jail
walmart zuko: that’s rough buddy
dabert: don’t you avatar reference me
teacher’s pet: didn’t he vouch for you in court during your sentencing though?
dabert: yeah he did
mall santa: wait so what even were you guys
mall santa: if ur cool with me asking that
dabert: it’s ok
dabert: we were basically fuck buddies tbh but there was more unspoken stuff I guess
teacher’s pet: unspoken stuff?
dabert: my therapist says they’re called Feelings
mall santa: ah
mall santa: wait so y’all did the diddly
dabert: why would you phrase it like that
mall santa: because there’s a child in our presence
walmart zuko: im literally 18
dabert: a child
walmart zuko: legally im an adult
dabert: in the eyes of the law and nothing else
teacher’s pet: are you gonna contact him again?
dabert: idk
dabert: he probably doesn’t want me to
teacher’s pet: why would you think that
dabert: i mean he was undercover for like, a while
dabert: i was probably just the only semi sane person around his age who was available
walmart zuko: semi sane? you kidnapped one of my classmates
dabert: its true but you shouldn’t say it
walmart zuko: i don’t think hawks is like that though
walmart zuko: he seems genuine enough to me anyway
teacher’s pet: you should contact him
dabert: i think i’d rather die but thanks
teacher’s pet: if you die I’ll kill you
walmart zuko: you sound like bakugou rn
teacher’s pet: good.
mall santa: well that’s terrifying
dabert: that bakugou kid scares the fuck out of me
walmart zuko: he’s so much scarier since the last time you saw him
dabert: but is he still shorter than me
walmart zuko: no
dabert: what’s the point of living
walmart zuko: midoriya is still shorter than you if that helps
dabert: he’s the reason dabert exists so no it doesn’t help at all
mall santa: lmao dabert
dabert: shut up
dabert: I can’t believe natsuo is 5 years younger than me and has 100% more shit together than i do
mall santa: what can i say it’s part of my charm
teacher’s pet: your only charm is that you’re the only one of us who inherited dad’s height
mall santa: it’s true but you didn’t have to say it
mall santa: and the only reason i have more shit together than you is because i wasn’t burned almost to a crisp and a villain and then also in jail
mall santa: so please remember to take that into account
dabert: ah yes my poor life choices
teacher’s pet: i feel like at least some of that wasn’t exactly your choice
dabert: this feels like therapy and i don’t like it
teacher’s pet: seriously touya what happened to you wasn’t your fault
dabert: you say that but if id just been stronger none of it would have happened
teacher’s pet: how were you supposed to be ‘stronger’ ??? how are you meant to control the genetics you got handed
mall santa: it’s not any of our faults that dad was an abuser and had a quirk marriage without any sort of research into the genetics he was meddling with
teacher’s pet: natsuo’s a med student you can’t argue with him
dabert: key word student
teacher’s pet: touya please
dabert: okay fine
dabert: god
dabert: its just hard to unlearn all of the stuff that was beat into me as a child
teacher’s pet: it’s okay touya we’re all here for you
teacher’s pet: you can take as much time as you need
walmart zuko: midoriya convinced me to see a therapist a while ago and it’s been really helping me so hopefully it can help you too
dabert: yeah it is helping it’s just gonna be a long process
teacher’s pet: nothing wrong with that
dabert: you guys are gonna make me cry and i don’t have tear ducts so this is a Problem
teacher’s pet: natsuo
mall santa: on it on it
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: day 3 of legally having to live with natsuo and i hate it
walmart zuko: try living in the UA dorms
dabert: yeah no thank you
walmart zuko: is he sucking face with his girlfriend again
dabert: ...
dabert: yes how did you know
walmart zuko: in my second year at UA i wanted to move out of the dorms since it was optional at that point but i didn’t wanna live with dad either
walmart zuko: and natsuo had just moved out so i was gonna stay with him for a bit
dabert: how long did you last
walmart zuko: a week
dabert: honestly im kinda proud of you
walmart zuko: thanks ig
teacher’s pet: why do you have to live with natsuo?
dabert: idk they wanted me to have supervision by a ‘responsible adult’ and also wanted to make sure i was having contact with family for ‘mental stability’ or something
dabert: and since you’re still living with dad you weren’t an option yumi
dabert: and shouto is a child
walmart zuko: im 18
dabert: since shouto is an infant
walmart zuko: when is it my turn to be happy
dabert: so yeah and I have like $7.52 to my name so it’s not like I could get my own place anyway
teacher’s pet: is he really that bad? i thought natsu’s place was pretty nice
dabert: oh yeah it is
dabert: the place itself is pretty big for an apartment and it’s super clean
walmart zuko: I feel like anything would be pretty big and clean compared to the dump you lived in before
dabert: it’s not my fault shigaraki was a man child
teacher’s pet: do you need me to come rescue you
dabert: please
dabert: just let me grab a face mask and like a hoodie or smth so we don’t get stared at
teacher’s pet: touya :(
dabert: no trust me it’s awful and you don’t need that
teacher’s pet: okay only if you’re sure
teacher’s pet: I’ll be there in 10
dabert: does this mean im gonna be left with shouto for 10 minutes
teacher’s pet: yes
teacher’s pet: so behave
dabert: yes mom
dabert: so shouto,
walmart zuko: uh oh
dabert: you mention midoriya a lot don’t you
walmart zuko: who’s midoriya
dabert: don’t play dumb with me
walmart zuko: todoroki shouto can’t answer the phone right now please leave a message after the beep
dabert: y’all dating?
walmart zuko: beep
dabert: answer the question
dabert: shouto?
dabert: ...
dabert: i hate this family
keeping up with the todorokis
mall santa: so was deserting me fun
dabert: you literally deserted me first to suck face with your girlfriend
mall santa: and
dabert: sorry i don’t cope well with heterosexuality
walmart zuko: i think that’s fair
dabert: thank you thank you
teacher’s pet: it was very fun
mall santa: oh do tell
teacher’s pet: you won’t believe who we ran into
dabert: yumi no
teacher’s pet: yumi yes
teacher’s pet: we were having our coffee at an outdoor table of a cafe
teacher’s pet: and guess who’s patrolling the area?
walmart zuko: please don’t say dad
teacher’s pet: it wasn’t dad
dabert: i almost wish it was
walmart zuko: tf
dabert: i said almost
teacher’s pet: none other than the wing hero Hawks himself
dabert: ugh
walmart zuko: did you pass out
mall santa: no i bet he screamed
dabert: i did not do either of those thanks
teacher’s pet: no he hid under the table
mall santa: that’s so much worse oh my god
walmart zuko: literally what happened to the whole scary villain thing
dabert: burning people is so much easier than facing your sort of but not really ex okay leave me alone
mall santa: I thought Hawks was based in Fukuoka?
dabert: yeah you and me both
teacher’s pet: he’s extended his agency and opened up a new office in tokyo
teacher’s pet: since the crime rate is a lot higher over this way and he’s the number 1 now
teacher’s pet: him and miruko share it kind of? im not sure how to explain it but they take shifts together in tokyo and shizuoka and then travel back to their main agencies
dabert: why couldn’t you have told me this BEFORE we ran into both of them
teacher’s pet: oops?
mall santa: was miruko there too?? this just keeps getting better
dabert: no it keeps getting worse
dabert: and fuyumi BETRAYED ME and TALKED TO THEM
teacher’s pet: what’s wrong with that!
dabert: i was in distress and you decided to make friends what about that is not wrong
teacher’s pet: im already friends with them??
dabert: see what i mean it just gets worse
mall santa: why don’t you just talk to him
dabert: i would’ve if Judy Hopps wasn’t there too
walmart zuko: no you wouldn’t have
dabert: can you not call me out for two seconds please
dabert: i was having a crisis
walmart zuko: you’re always having a crisis
dabert: just because you can say it doesn’t mean you should
mall santa: wouldn’t he have seen you under the table??
dabert: no
teacher’s pet: yes
dabert: well if he saw me he didn’t say anything
teacher’s pet: I don’t think anybody would be able to think of anything to say in that situation anyway
dabert: he’s seen worse
mall santa: alright let’s not unpack that because i don’t want to know
walmart zuko: midoriya wants to know if you can ask Hawks if he can intern with him
dabert: care to add midoriya to the chat for a quick minute?
walmart zuko: why
dabert: so i can give him the details
walmart zuko: okay
walmart zuko added midoriya izuku to the chat
midoriya izuku: so you’ll do it???
dabert: no
dabert removed midoriya izuku from the chat
mall santa: i
dabert: anyway
dabert: we are never speaking of this again
dabert: understood?
mall santa: yes
walmart zuko: fine
dabert: good
private chat between sane sister and captain crisp
captain crisp: can you maybe send me Hawks’ contact info
sane sister sent a contact: Hawks
captain crisp: thanks yumi
Chapter 2
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keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: midoriya wants me to tell you guys he says hi
mall santa: hi midoriya
teacher’s pet: hi midoriya
dabert: no
mall santa: how are you with midoriya all the time
walmart zuko: we are in the same class
dabert: lmao
mall santa: no but school should have finished like three hours ago
teacher’s pet: knowing UA it hasn’t
walmart zuko: im in the dorms
walmart zuko: I live here
mall santa: yeah but doesn’t midoriya live with his mother??
walmart zuko: yes and
mall santa: i can’t tell if you’re playing dumb or if you’re just dense
dabert: both
dabert: what natsuo is trying to say,
teacher’s pet: do not finish that sentence
dabert: you’re all no fun
mall santa: why is he always at your dorms if he doesn’t live there anymore
walmart zuko: because half his friends including me live here? and aizawa doesn’t care as long as nobody burns the building down
walmart zuko: i am a child and i have done nothing wrong ever
dabert: i thought you were ‘legally an adult’
walmart zuko: I liked you better when you were in jail
dabert: and i took that personally
walmart zuko: it’s the only place we can hang out without his stupid fan club following us around
dabert: fan club?
walmart zuko: yeah there’s a bunch of girls who are obsessed with him after last year’s sports festival and it’s stupid
mall santa: sounds like someone’s jealous
walmart zuko: I have dubious morals and I will not hesitate
mall santa: uh,
walmart zuko: he’s nice to them too
dabert: just say you’re jealous so we can move on from this
walmart zuko: ...
walmart zuko: im not jealous
dabert: no you’re just an idiot
teacher’s pet: i can’t even defend you on this one shouto
dabert: see
teacher’s pet: don’t push it
mall santa: I think you have a shot with him, you guys are like joined at the hip pretty much
walmart zuko: no he’s straight
dabert: i was joking before but now i think you might actually be stupid
walmart zuko: you won’t even text a guy you had an almost relationship with and you know for a fact was as least into you at some point
dabert: im starting to remember why i became a villain
teacher’s pet: why don’t we have dinner as a family some time and you can invite midoriya shouto?
walmart zuko: because id rather become deceased
teacher’s pet: please stop sounding like touya
dabert: yeah don’t take after me im like the family’s biggest disappointment
walmart zuko: I think we’re ALL the family’s biggest disappointment
teacher’s pet: okay pack it up theatre kids
teacher’s pet: you don’t have to talk about it with us if you don’t want to Shouto it’s okay
walmart zuko: okay thanks fuyumi
mall santa: midoriya’s gonna shoot up through the rankings when you guys debut next year
mall santa: so will you of course
walmart zuko: yeah i know
walmart zuko: touya tell hawks to watch out
dabert: id rather do literally anything else but thanks anyway
mall santa: you still don’t have a hero name do you shouto?
walmart zuko: what
walmart zuko: yes I do
walmart zuko: it’s Shouto
dabert: i hate u sometimes
walmart zuko: okay well you try and come up with anything that isn’t a dumb pun about how im half ice half fire
dabert: ...
dabert: alright fine you have a point
mall santa: i hate to break it to you but shouto literally means burn freeze
walmart zuko: I guess I’ll just die then
dabert: i guess it’s better than lord explosion murder god or whatever your friend keeps calling himself
walmart zuko: idk he has a few variations of that
walmart zuko: it sounds like a villain name
walmart zuko: and it’s somehow worse than yours
dabert: how many time do I need to say Dabi is badass
walmart zuko: it’s not badass it’s just wannabe edgy
dabert: villain me was so much cooler
teacher’s pet: villain you was also a murderer
dabert: i don’t want to talk about this anymore
mall santa: at least villain you had the balls to talk to Hawks
dabert: yeah because Dabi was cool
dabert: now im a weird mix of ex villain and the todoroki family’s disappointment and I hate it
teacher’s pet: you’re not a disappointment
dabert: literally nobody knew I existed because that’s how well he hid me from the public
dabert: and Hawks was a huge endeavor fanboy so you can see why this is weird for me
teacher’s pet: did they not show you guys the news in jail??
dabert: I didn’t watch it
mall santa: at the first hero billboard chart after you went to jail hawks started beefing with endeavor on live tv
dabert: he what
mall santa: he basically told endeavor that he didn’t deserve to be a hero and to go fuck himself
mall santa: that’s the very short story anyway
mall santa: its online if you want to watch it, the tabloids didn’t shut up about it for like a year
walmart zuko: lmao that was hilarious
teacher’s pet: dad looked really heartbroken
mall santa: good lmao
dabert: okay well im watching the video and im kinda turned on ngl
teacher’s pet: ugh touya keep that to yourself next time
dabert: don’t shame me
dabert: i should talk to him
mall santa: please do it
teacher’s pet: yes!!
dabert: nah
mall santa: choke
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: hey google what the fuck do you say when somebody comes out to you
dabert: im assuming you don’t say whatever you said
walmart zuko: i said congratulations
dabert: LMAO
teacher’s pet: oh shouto
teacher’s pet: was it midoriya
walmart zuko: ...yes
dabert: see what i mean, im always right
walmart zuko: you were right once
dabert: Im Always Right
walmart zuko: he said he’s bi and i panicked and said congratulations but I said it really deadpan and then he panicked and said are you homophobic and i panicked even more and said no im gay and he just said oh
mall santa: I really want to be sympathetic because you’re my brother but what the fuck
teacher’s pet: when was this??
walmart zuko: just now
teacher’s pet: maybe talk to him instead of texting us ?
walmart zuko: no i said I needed to use the bathroom and i bolted
dabert: does this mean im not the biggest mess out of us anymore
teacher’s pet: no you’re still the worst
dabert: fuck
walmart zuko: can somebody please help me i don’t know what im supposed to say
teacher’s pet: just go back and tell him you’re sorry you panicked and that you support him and him being bi doesn’t change anything between you guys
walmart zuko: but it does
walmart zuko: my repressed feelings are coming out
dabert: okay well maybe just repress them again for a minute
teacher’s pet: touya you are not qualified to give advice here
dabert: okay maybe that’s fair
mall santa: shouto listen to fuyumi
mall santa: if you just talk to him it’ll be okay
mall santa: and you don’t have to confess to him or anything because honestly it sounds like you need to sort yourself out for a bit first
walmart zuko: okay ill go back
mall santa: and do it before bakugou finds out about it
walmart zuko: okay holy shit im going
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: I did it
teacher’s pet: are you guys okay now?
walmart zuko: yeah i just explained to him that i panicked and i didn’t know how to react but him being bi doesn’t change anything between us
walmart zuko: and he said me being gay doesn't change anything but why do i almost wish it did
dabert: sounds like somebody’s pining
walmart zuko: choke
dabert: i will restrain my reply for fuyumi’s sake
teacher’s pet: appreciated
walmart zuko: fuyumi
teacher’s pet: ?
walmart zuko: i changed my mind about the dinner thing
walmart zuko: I’ll bring midoriya
teacher’s pet: only if you’re absolutely sure!! i don’t want to pressure you
walmart zuko: no it’s okay I want to
dabert: gross
dabert: do i have to be in attendance
teacher’s pet: please touya :(
dabert: no
teacher’s pet: :(
dabert: ugh fuck fine
teacher’s pet: it doesn’t have to be at home, i don’t want to bring back bad memories for you
mall santa: my place isn’t too big but I’m sure we could make it work if you wanted to do it here
dabert: yeah that’s okay
dabert: as long as you don’t suck face with your girlfriend at the dinner table
mall santa: we’re not even that bad
dabert: yes you are this apartment reeks of heterosexuality
mall santa: that doesn’t make any sense and you know it
dabert: the second i see a ‘live laugh love’ im going back to jail
dabert: my second villain origin story
mall santa: i forget you were a theatre kid sometimes but you always manage to remind me
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: hey does anyone know how to get a job when you didn’t finish high school and have an extensive criminal record ?
dabert: because wikihow didn’t cover this
teacher’s pet: step one stop using wikihow
dabert: but it has pictures
dabert: pls fuyumi im poor
teacher’s pet: um
teacher’s pet: you could see if there’s any businesses that like specifically take people who have just come out of prison, there aren’t many but i know they’re around
teacher’s pet: otherwise your only other overly useful skill is your knowledge of villains and all that, so you’d have to work with heroes which i assume you would hate
dabert: you’re right i would hate that
dabert: i don’t know what to even put on my resume
dabert: skills: homicide
teacher’s pet: okay maybe not that
teacher’s pet: you could consider taking some night classes to get a high school diploma?
dabert: but im gay
teacher’s pet: what does that have to with it
dabert: i can’t do math
teacher’s pet: touya im sure you can do high school math
dabert: yumi you greatly overestimate me
mall santa: i can help you if you want
dabert: can you just do it for me
mall santa: i can’t believe im telling my 26 year old brother to do his homework
dabert: okay dont then
dabert: sounds like a personal problem to me
mall santa: you are impossible sometimes
dabert: it’s my speciality
dabert: i will enrol in night school because i am a functioning member of society
walmart zuko: that’s sounds like a stretch but ok
dabert: then the next step of my plan is to acquire a job
mall santa: and then?
dabert: idk die or something
mall santa: fair
teacher’s pet: ill send you the links to a few around here
dabert: thanks yumi
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: my favourite endeavor hate account on Twitter just posted for the first time in 5 years
mall santa: which one?? mine just did too
walmart zuko: @endeavorsucks69
mall santa: no fucking way
teacher’s pet: why do you guys follow hate pages for dad
mall santa: i feel like that’s pretty self explanatory
walmart zuko: 18 year old me hates him almost as much as 13 year old me
dabert: ...
dabert: so I feel like this is a good time to mention I recently rediscovered my endeavor hate Twitter
mall santa: wait what
walmart zuko: you have an endeavor hate Twitter?
dabert: yeah
walmart zuko: what’s your handle
mall santa: shouto he’s endeavorsucks69
dabert: i am indeed endeavorsucks69
teacher’s pet: why would you make an endeavor hate page
teacher’s pet: and why would you start using it again
dabert: so you know how i’m filled with rage?
mall santa: so you’re trying to tell me that when i followed an endeavor hate Twitter because I was grieving for my dead brother it was actually my dead brother running it
dabert: small world?
dabert: also im not dead
mall santa: yeah well i know that now captain obvious
mall santa: I guess all the creepily specific posts about him make sense now
teacher’s pet: so you’re telling me that 21 year old you took time out of your day to run a hate page about dad
dabert: yeah that’s what i just said
dabert: I didn’t have real teenage years to express my angst ok let me live
walmart zuko: im going through your replies and you replied to Hawks’ official account debut post with ‘id hit that’
dabert: what can I say im a man of my word
mall santa: ugh ew
dabert: shut up you’re literally a heterosexual
walmart zuko: when hawks talked about you he made you sound like some mysterious bad boy but you’re literally like this
dabert: like what
walmart zuko: like This
dabert: when did you even talk to Hawks
walmart zuko: idk he’s around a lot because fuyumi is friends with miruko and miruko and hawks are really close and sometimes he just starts talking about you
dabert: on today’s episode of fuyumi betraying me
teacher’s pet: on today’s episode of touya being dramatic
dabert: touché
dabert: and i am a mysterious bad boy
walmart zuko: i hate to break it to you but you aren’t mysterious anymore your life is all over the Internet
dabert: thanks now i want to die again
walmart zuko: no worries
dabert: might put my villain costume on and stand in front of the mirror just to feel something
teacher’s pet: should I be concerned
mall santa: not in my apartment pls
dabert: then where
mall santa: idk in your therapist’s office or something
teacher’s pet: write that down
dabert: choke
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: help I have to do m*th
teacher’s pet: who is making you do meth I want names and addresses that’s illegal
mall santa: i think he means math fuyumi
walmart zuko: i censored it for a reason so if you could please respect that id appreciate it
dabert: why do you even need m*th for hero work
dabert: like tf kind of test is that
dabert: ‘if you have 5 civilians and 2 die how many civilians do you have’ type of shit ?
mall santa: well how many?
dabert: id have 5 dead civilians and a dead teacher if anybody tried that on me
walmart zuko: idk i think to be a real school they have to run classes other than just us beating each other up with our quirks for 3 years
mall santa: is that not just hero work
dabert: that’s what im saying
teacher’s pet: well if you want to run your own agency you have to know some basic math
teacher’s pet: like you have to manage the financial side of it
dabert: yeah I have $3.47 so
walmart zuko: can’t you just hire somebody to do it for you
teacher’s pet: i
teacher’s pet: I guess so
dabert: fuck yeah loop hole
dabert: idk why i care i literally have a criminal record
dabert: i take that back I do not care
mall santa: wow incredible insight
walmart zuko: back to Me now, can somebody please just help me with this
mall santa: I guess I can
dabert: wait no then I have to listen to it
mall santa: this is literally my apartment you’re just living in it
dabert: hey champ that’s really interesting! next time keep it to yourself
mall santa: i’ll start charging you rent
dabert: okay holy shit
dabert: shouto come get your math
walmart zuko: existence is pain
private chat between sane sister and captain crisp
captain crisp: im gonna do it im gonna text him
sane sister: do it!!
captain crisp: please video call me afterwards so i don’t panic
sane sister: can do
private chat between Hawks and unknown number
unknown number: hey
unknown number: it’s Dabi
incoming video call from sane sister
Notes:
hope you enjoyed and let me know what you think!
hopefully some more Hawks and Miruko in the next chapter to come
Chapter 3
Notes:
finally some hawks and miruko in here! as well as a short cameo from our favourite trio
hope you enjoy!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
unknown number saved as Dabi
private chat between bunny bitch and daddy issues
daddy issues: CODE RED
daddy issues: HELP ME
daddy issues: you have 10 seconds to respond before this #1 hero spot becomes up for grabs
bunny bitch: okay im calling you in just a second I’ll do my best crying impression, how dramatic do you need scale of 1-10
daddy issues: no this is different
daddy issues: dabi just fucking texted me after 2 years and i have no clue what to say
daddy issues: what do I do
daddy issues: im changing my name and moving to mexico
daddy issues: how do I reply without screaming ‘hey i haven’t been able to get you off my mind for the past 2 years even tho I sort of put you in jail’
bunny bitch: okay well don’t say that
daddy issues: thanks very helpful
bunny bitch: just be cool
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Hawks: hey
Hawks: how was prison?
private chat between bunny bitch and daddy issues
daddy issues: I ASKED HIM HOW PRISON WAS
bunny bitch: I SAID BE COOL
bunny bitch: YOU HAD ONE (1) JOB
private chat between sane sister and captain crisp
captain crisp: he just asked me how prison was
captain crisp: he hates me
sane sister: i hate you both
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: uh
Dabi: not great?
Hawks: im so sorry i don’t know why i said that
Dabi: it’s alright
Hawks: im also sorry that jail was bad
Dabi: well it’d be more concerning if i said it was good
Hawks: you make a good point
private chat between sane sister and captain crisp
captain crisp: yumi im doing it im talking to him
sane sister: proud of you
private chat between bunny bitch and daddy issues
daddy issues: hold on I think i recovered
daddy issues: im doing it
daddy issues: we are Talking
bunny bitch: truly incredible
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: so how’s the number one hero life treating you?
Hawks: ahh pretty good, stressful obviously but fulfilling you know
Dabi: always knew you were a goody two shoes
Hawks: sorry not all of us can be emo edgelords such as yourself
Dabi: so we’re just gonna ignore your 13 year old emo phase that you know i know about
Hawks: yes?
private chat between bunny bitch and daddy issues
daddy issues: i think we’re flirting?
bunny bitch: what do you mean you think you’re flirting
bunny bitch: you’re better than this
daddy issues: i am not and you know this
daddy issues: can’t believe im excited about what’s probably small talk rn
bunny bitch: I need alcohol before I continue this conversation
daddy issues: understandable, have a nice day
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: i heard from Fuyumi that you’re more active around Tokyo and Shizuoka now?
private chat between bunny bitch and daddy issues
daddy issues: he appears to be under the impression we did not see him hiding from us under a table
bunny bitch: PFT
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Hawks: yeah, Miruko and I opened a joint branch together! you know since we’ve climbed pretty high in the ranks we thought it’d be good to have eyes in the more major areas
Hawks: it’s going better than I thought it would tbh
Dabi: oh cool cool
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: I think Hawks and Miruko are dating
teacher’s pet: okay now what the fuck
dabert: you don’t understand
dabert: who opens a joint agency with their bestie?
dabert: nobody. they’re dating and im out here looking like boo boo the fool
teacher’s pet: you got the last bit right
dabert: ive connected the dots
teacher’s pet: you didn’t connect shit
dabert: ive connected them
walmart zuko: me and midoriya talked about opening a joint agency back in second year
walmart zuko: and we’re best friends
dabert: you’re literally in love with him
dabert: proving my point
dabert:
mall santa: who tf taught you how to meme
dabert: twitter
dabert: i have a lot of free time
walmart zuko: i wasn’t in love with him at the time
dabert:
mall santa: anyway
mall santa: i think we’ve missed a few steps here
mall santa: did this come to you in a fever dream?
dabert: no I texted hawks
mall santa: and you were gonna tell us when
dabert: uh
dabert: never?
mall santa: okay ouch
dabert: im changing my name again and moving to Ecuador
mall santa: i can hear you watching the notebook from my room
mall santa: doesn’t sound very ‘changing my name and moving to ecuador’ to me
dabert: im not watching the notebook
mall santa: you can lie to me but you can’t lie to yourself
dabert: i can do both actually
mall santa: this is my 13th reason
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: getting real healthcare at a real hospital for the first time kinda nervous
walmart zuko: does this mean you don’t have to have those ugly ass staples anymore
dabert: first of all, they fit my aesthetic
dabert: but second yeah ur right they hurt and i hate them
teacher’s pet: you should see if they’d let you have some support items or something like the heroes get
teacher’s pet: so you don’t hurt yourself any more
dabert: yeah only problem with that is im not a hero
walmart zuko: touya for the past 12 years:
walmart zuko:
mall santa: okay now who taught shouto to meme cause i know he didn’t just learn that on his own
walmart zuko: ouch ok
dabert: it’s true
mall santa: so it was touya
dabert: wow just because im a criminal
dabert: some brother
mall santa: ???
mall santa: I hate it in here
dabert: cope
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: so our hero work studies are coming up,
mall santa: if you go back to end*avor im kicking you from the chat
walmart zuko: id rather die thanks
walmart zuko: I got an offer from Hawks Agency
dabert: absolutely fucking not
walmart zuko: im 18 you can’t tell me what to do
dabert: no but i can move without being in pain now so ill roast u
walmart zuko: who’s jealous now
dabert: i can’t read i don’t know
mall santa: do it shouto
dabert: it be ur own family
walmart zuko: he offered a spot to midoriya too the world doesn’t revolve around u
dabert: firstly yes it does
dabert: secondly that makes it so much worse thanks
mall santa: come on touya you have to start liking midoriya at least a little bit soon
dabert: and why would I do that
mall santa: because he’ll be your brother in law soon enough
walmart zuko: wait no we’re meant to be bullying touya not me
mall santa: maybe ill send him your baby photos
walmart zuko: NO
dabert: omg shouto used capital letters
walmart zuko: please no he’ll make them his background on his phone forever
private chat between shouto’s broccoli friend and large todoroki
large todoroki: [babyshouto.png]
shouto’s broccoli friend: aaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
keeping up with the todorokis
mall santa: it’s been done
walmart zuko:
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: so you’re taking Shouto on?
Hawks: yeah! him and Midoriya have heaps of potential
Hawks: hopefully they can surpass me one day
Hawks: wait are you here to threaten me
Dabi: no no id never
Dabi: hey you like fried chicken still right?
Hawks: ...
Hawks: message received
Hawks:
traffic light trio
sparky sparky boom man: HOW COME HAWKS OFFERED YOU TWO AND NOT ME
prince zuko: who are you going with
sparky sparky boom man: IDK because stupid fucking best jeanist offered again BUT HE MAKES ME WEAR MY HAIR STUPID
tear bender: i think Hawks is scared of you
sparky sparky boom man: HE SHOULD BE
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: bakugou is mad he didn’t get offered a work study with Hawks
dabert: im pretty sure he’d make Hawks’ feathers fall off
dabert: also what about the bird kid
walmart zuko: who
dabert: the bird kid in your class
walmart zuko: tokoyami?
dabert: idk maybe
walmart zuko: yeah he’s doing it too
walmart zuko: i was kind of surprised Hawks asked me and Midoriya since he already has Tokoyami on board
walmart zuko: his agency is massive now tho so I guess his sidekicks will look after us more than Hawks himself
dabert: if he doesn’t give you enough attention let me know and I’ll take care of it
walmart zuko: you just want an excuse to talk to Hawks but ok
dabert: can’t you just let me at least pretend like I’m a good brother
walmart zuko: no id rather watch you suffer
dabert: you know what I hope u forget ur hero costume on ur first day and everyone laughs at u
walmart zuko: I hope both sides of ur pillow are warm
dabert:
keeping up with the todorokis
mall santa: hey touya
dabert: what
mall santa: have you checked any of the Hawks thirst pages in the past hour?
dabert: i don’t know what a Hawks thirst page is
mall santa: sure jan
mall santa: check Twitter
dabert: ugh
dabert: HOLY FUCK
teacher’s pet: natsuo what have you done to him
mall santa: hawks got an undercut
dabert: never in my LIFE have I been this sad and horny
mall santa: hey bestie that’s great but next time keep it to yourself
teacher’s pet: maybe if you reconnected properly with him you’d know these things touya
dabert: i texted him what more do you want from me
mall santa: the bar really is 6 feet under huh
dabert: shut up heterosexual
dabert: i told you guys I think he’s dating miruko
teacher’s pet: oh my god for fucks sake
mall santa: holy shit touya you broke her
teacher’s pet: you absolute clown ass bitch
dabert: is this a fever dream
teacher’s pet: if you’re so fucking sure they’re dating then how come i literally went on a date with miruko last week
dabert: WHAT
mall santa: HUH
walmart zuko: what did I just open my phone to
mall santa: and you didn’t tell us???
teacher’s pet: no because i wanted it to become a steady relationship before i told you guys and it’s still in very early stages but since dumbass clown face mcgee over here is an IDIOT i had no other choice
dabert: touya.exe has stopped responding
mall santa: why is everybody in this family a hero or dating a hero except me
dabert: do i not exist to you
mall santa: shut up this is about me rn
teacher’s pet: actually it’s about me assholes
dabert: yumi you’re scaring me
teacher’s pet: maybe you’ll stop being a dumbass and just fucking reconnect with Hawks instead of being a little bitch then
dabert: ill do it pls stop yelling at me
walmart zuko: im scared and confused
teacher’s pet:
walmart zuko: oh that makes sense
fuyumi support group
knockoff elsa: so I kind of accidentally told my my brothers about how we’re dating
judy hopps: i thought you wanted to wait?
judy hopps: i don’t care of course im happy to be open about it
knockoff elsa: touya was being an idiot
chicken run: he what
judy hopps: not that it’s an issue but how do those correlate
knockoff elsa: he thought you guys were dating
chicken run: ...
chicken run: should i just die
judy hopps: might be the best option
chicken run: I really thought dabi was smart
knockoff elsa: I don’t know how he managed to make you think that
chicken run: he’s street smart! i thought it was translate to at least something else!
knockoff elsa: he has the emotional intelligence of a foot fungus
judy hopps: that’s oddly specific
knockoff elsa: idk what you see in him Hawks
chicken run: haha well,
knockoff elsa: ew
judy hopps: ew
chicken run: this is biphobia
chicken run: can’t believe im a side character now that you guys are dating I hate it in here
knockoff elsa: you could literally be with touya if you guys had the balls to communicate
chicken run: no are you kidding me
chicken run: he’s hot and cool and im a mess
knockoff elsa: brb throwing up
knockoff elsa: anyway rumi im hosting a dinner at Natsuo’s place and shouto is bringing Midoriya, so now that they know about us you’re welcome to come too!!
judy hopps: like id miss an opportunity to intimidate your brothers
chicken run: can i come :(
knockoff elsa: you’re not invited until you and touya get your shit together
chicken run: :o but fuyumi
knockoff elsa: don’t but me
chicken run: guess ill suffer
knockoff elsa: it’s what you both deserve
judy hopps: you’re hot when you’re scary babe
chicken run: UGH i hate it in here
knockoff elsa: then leave
judy hopps: then leave
chicken run: when is it my turn to be happy
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: i saw the ad you did for best jeanist
Hawks: ??
Dabi: I didn’t know you did ads
Dabi: having more free time lately?
Hawks: oh
Hawks: not really but I kind of owed him one for turning him into a fake corpse
Dabi: jesus and he held you to that two years later?
Hawks: yep unfortunately for me
Hawks: made me get my hair done too
Hawks: I even had to shave
Dabi: it looked good though
Hawks: hold on one second
fuyumi support group
chicken run: breathes in
chicken run: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
judy hopps: what the fuck
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Hawks: okay im good
Hawks: thanks !! i wasn’t sure about the whole undercut thing at first but I guess it was time for a change
Dabi: is it too soon for me to joke about my hair reveal
Hawks: probably
Hawks: if you remove all the trauma associated with it the white was a look
Hawks: but i can’t say im not fond of the black
Dabi: finally somebody who appreciates my aesthetic
Hawks: ok calm down edgelord
Dabi: nvm choke
Hawks: rude
Dabi: the black just suits better idk
Dabi: matches my clothes
Hawks: it brings your eyes out
fuyumi support squad
chicken run: WHY DID I SAY THAT
judy hopps: ???
judy hopps: are you texting dabi
knockoff elsa: you guys are a fucking mess
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: the red used to be good at that
Dabi: kind of like your wings
fuyumi support group
chicken run: mom im getting married
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Hawks: if you dyed your hair back to red we’d look pretty funny
Dabi: id pretend to consider it but it looks like my dads and makes me wanna die
Hawks: yeah that’s a fair call
fuyumi support group
chicken run: i guess ill die
judy hopps: get you a man who can do both ig
knockoff elsa: are you gonna do this every single time you guys talk
chicken run: obviously
knockoff elsa: ...
knockoff elsa has changed the chat name to hawks support group
chicken run: feeling loved
judy hopps: don’t get used to it
chicken run: you wound me
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: did you want to maybe uh
Dabi: maybe
Dabi: fuck it do you want to come over some time?
Dabi: natsuo’s place is a lot nicer than my old living areas
Dabi: if you want
Dabi: you don’t have to
Hawks: for sure
Hawks: just let me know when and ill see you there dabs
Dabi: okay
hawks support group
chicken run: i think im pregnant
judy hopps: sometimes i want to roundhouse kick you
chicken run: yeah that’s fair
Notes:
:)) so yeah
can you tell I figured out how to add images half way through writing this one?
let me know your thoughts on if I should keep doing that lmao
Chapter Text
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: natsuo im kicking you out
mall santa: ???
mall santa: what in the fuck
dabert: hawks is coming over
mall santa: oh fuck no you are NOT fucking in my apartment
mall santa: you can take that to his place but my apartment is a holy space
dabert: ok first of all no it’s absolutely not
dabert: second how tf do you think im gonna get to fukuoka with $2.57
dabert: thirdly that’s not what he’s coming over for so fuck u
walmart zuko: some day ur gonna give us context but ig today’s not that day
mall santa: did you consider you’re going to need to clean your room
dabert: what’s wrong with my room
mall santa: i found an empty bottle of ketchup in your bed
dabert: again what is wrong with my room
walmart zuko: damn, bitch, you live like this?
dabert: this is bullying
mall santa: so what did you say to convince hawks to visit our humble abode?
dabert: i said
dabert: wanna come over
mall santa: ...
mall santa: and you’re sure this isn’t a booty call
dabert: yeah? i know i have commitment issues but im working on it damn
mall santa: and you’re sure hawks knows this isn’t a booty call?
dabert: ...no
dabert: brb walking off a bridge
dabert: what if he’s only talking to me because he thinks it’s just being fuckbuddies again
dabert: i have made a Mistake
mall santa: okay now hold on
dabert: i can never talk to him again
dabert: im not worthy of Love
mall santa: pls it’s 9 in the morning i can’t do this rn
walmart zuko: i don’t know what’s going on and at this point I’m afraid to ask
dabert: well it all started when i was born,
walmart zuko: nvm I don’t care
dabert: rude
mall santa: just take him out or something idk
mall santa: date his ass
dabert: wait no that’s scary
mall santa: ??
dabert: i will now cease to exist
mall santa: u know what i hope you do
dabert: ouch
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: I forgot my hero costume
teacher’s pet: ?
walmart zuko: it’s my first day of my work study and I forgot my hero costume
dabert: PFFT LMAO
walmart zuko: fuck you this is literally your fault you jinxed me
teacher’s pet: i stg
dabert: im sure hawks has a million of his spare hero costumes lying around you can have
walmart zuko: are you kidding me
walmart zuko: im not walking around looking like a hawks cosplayer
dabert: im not seeing an issue here
walmart zuko: ffs
teacher’s pet: where did you leave it?
walmart zuko: UA
teacher’s pet: and where are you now
walmart zuko: fukuoka
dabert: lmaooo
teacher’s pet: touya why don’t you be a good brother and go pick up shouto’s hero costume for him?
dabert: i’ll pass
teacher’s pet: touya :)
dabert: UGH
dabert: fine
dabert: i hate this family
teacher’s pet: we love you!
dabert: no you don’t
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: hey so hawks just yeeted out of the window after receiving a phone call should I be worried
teacher’s pet: probably
keeping up with the todorokis
mall santa: alright so who wants to tell me why touya was at UA
mall santa: because i just had to go down there since they had arrested him and every god damn hero in the country was there
teacher’s pet: he was just getting shouto’s costume
mall santa: consider this: he has literally attacked UA students on multiple occasions
mall santa: can you now see why sending an ex major criminal to UA may have not been the smartest idea
walmart zuko: did he get my costume at least
mall santa: no shouto he didn’t make it past the gates
mall santa: even hawks is down here
walmart zuko: can you tell hawks to bring my costume back with him
mall santa: your brother literally got attacked by your school
walmart zuko: I just want my costume
mall santa: sigh
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: fuck y’all
dabert: i got arrested and I didn’t even do anything this time
teacher’s pet: what happened??
dabert: i showed up at the front of the school about to like knock and come in or whatever and I get swarmed by heroes
dabert: and then as if to rub it in when I’m standing there surrounded and with quirk blocking cuffs on
dabert: hawks shows up
dabert: I have been humiliated
dabert: all for shouto’s costume
teacher’s pet: im so sorry touya :(
dabert: it’s fine hawks made them uncuff me
dabert: I do get why they’d freak out seeing me show up unannounced at their school considering my history
mall santa: at least you got to see hawks
dabert: now why would you say this to me
teacher’s pet: was it awkward?
dabert: sort of
dabert: this is gonna sound weird but I sort of miss when I was a villain and he was undercover
teacher’s pet: why’s that?
dabert: life was so complicated that it was simple
dabert: we didn’t have think about relationships and public image and life and whatever
dabert: it was just an unspoken mutual understanding
walmart zuko: damn u using big words n shit
dabert: can you not interrupt for 2 god damn seconds
dabert: problem child
walmart zuko:
dabert: so what I’m trying to say is I have commitment and abandonment issues at the same time
teacher’s pet: hey I mean at least therapy is making you aware of it
dabert: how do you know I didn’t become aware of it on my own
teacher’s pet: touya please let’s be honest with ourselves here,
dabert: okay damn ouch
dabert: ur right though
dabert: why is Talking about things so difficult
walmart zuko: probably trauma
dabert: probably trauma
hawks support group
chicken run: saw dabi today <3
knockoff elsa: jesus christ
chicken run: sue me
judy hopps: at this point I might
chicken run: rude
chicken run: fr tho he’s hot
judy hopps: it’s almost like he has a fire quirk
chicken run: i don’t need this sass rn
chicken run: they were pretty awful to him today though ngl i had to threaten some people
judy hopps: didn’t he show up at UA?
chicken run: yeah to get his younger brother’s hero costume that he forgot to bring to fukuoka
chicken run: isn’t he just perfect boyfriend material
judy hopps: didn’t he like attack his brother multiple times
chicken run: i can’t read
judy hopps: you have questionable taste
knockoff elsa: damn that’s my brother
judy hopps: sorry babe
knockoff elsa: you’re right though
chicken run: my taste is exquisite
chicken run: I like my men to be like me
knockoff elsa: ?
chicken run: with way too much trauma
judy hopps: yeah that sounds unhealthy
chicken run: if we both have trauma it cancels out cause pemdas
judy hopps: uh,
knockoff elsa: don’t question it
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: hey guys im moving to brazil
mall santa: care to add context
walmart zuko: no
mall santa: do it or im gonna post your conspiracy videos
walmart zuko: why would you threaten me like that
walmart zuko: so you know how i have to stay in fukuoka for a bit
mall santa: noo i just assumed you were gonna commute 5 hours and pay for the shinkansen every single day
walmart zuko: hold on writing that down
walmart zuko: I can charge that to dads credit card
mall santa: nice
walmart zuko: anyway so i don’t know how to explain this better but now me and Midoriya are roommates
dabert: oh my god they were roommates
mall santa: now how tf do you know vine references
dabert: i have told you this before, i have a lot of free time
walmart zuko: back to me
walmart zuko: it gets worse
walmart zuko: there’s only one bed
dabert: ...
dabert: LMAO
mall santa: there was only one bed...
walmart zuko: how does hawks own this big ass agency and only have 1 room with 1 bed in it for us
mall santa: who’s gonna tell him
dabert: nobody say anything
walmart zuko: fuck u guys
walmart zuko: what do i do
walmart zuko: midoriya is a sleep cuddler
dabert: why is that not surprising
mall santa: and how did you discover this
walmart zuko: I suddenly can’t read
walmart zuko: fr though what do I do
walmart zuko: he has abs and he’s a cuddler im done for
mall santa: you have abs
walmart zuko: this isn’t about me this is about midoriya
walmart zuko: im getting on the next train back to shizuoka
dabert: oh my god just sleep in the bed
walmart zuko: what if i don’t
dabert: then you miss your one opportunity at living the y/n life
walmart zuko: the what
mall santa: yeah I’m starting to see what you mean by too much free time
mall santa: you need a hobby man
dabert: this isn’t about me thanks
walmart zuko: maybe ill become a villain so he has to arrest me
dabert: can confirm that’s how it works
mall santa: touya stop being a bad influence for 20 seconds challenge
dabert: can’t have shit in this family
walmart zuko: guess this is how I die
dabert: oh my god you drama queen just sleep on the floor if it bothers you that much
walmart zuko: no i will be sleeping in the bed
walmart zuko: I am merely accepting that I may not wake up
walmart zuko: whether i die of my thoughts or from midoriya’s death grip, we shall find out
dabert: if you say no homo before u go to sleep ur thoughts can’t get u
mall santa: i rlly hate this family sometimes
-l
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: guys
dabert: it’s 3am
dabert: why are you awake
walmart zuko: I could ask you the same
dabert: or you could not
walmart zuko: anyway
walmart zuko: midoriya literally is wearing an all might onesie
dabert: why is this important
walmart zuko: because i thought him being hot was going to be the problem
walmart zuko: i didn’t account for him being cute
dabert: ur like 8 years younger than me so this conversation feels highly illegal
walmart zuko: so does knowing ur sort of boss fucked ur brother but i guess we all have to live with these things don’t we
dabert:
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: shouto was mean to me so can you do a bit more matchmaking thanks
Hawks: I did not read this
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: tell me why hawks decided it would be a good idea to have midoriya and I analyse each other’s quirks
walmart zuko: how am i supposed to sit here, feigning heterosexuality while he goes full midoriya about me to my face
mall santa: i don’t know what this means and im too afraid to ask
teacher’s pet: did you not already tell him you were gay
walmart zuko: idk he probably forgot
mall santa: now how are you gonna say that as if it doesn’t sound stupid
walmart zuko: silence old man
mall santa: im the second youngest in this family
walmart zuko: kind of wish shigaraki would just disintegrate me
dabert: i can arrange that for you
teacher’s pet: please don’t
dabert: can’t have shit in this family
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: night 2 of sleeping in the same bed as midoriya
walmart zuko: unsure if i will make it out alive
walmart zuko: he is wearing another all might onesie
walmart zuko: I want to die but only if it’s for him
teacher’s pet: aw
dabert: ew
dabert: this is disgusting
teacher’s pet: you can’t argue about this
dabert: first of all never insinuate that im that sappy, or im becoming a villain again to maintain my image
teacher’s pet: second?
dabert: idk i didn’t think that far
walmart zuko: I wish to ascend
dabert: ur descending but okay
walmart zuko: ok felon
dabert: it’s true but ouch
walmart zuko: oh my god he’s hugging me
dabert: lmao have fun
walmart zuko: please help me
dabert: or what
walmart zuko: im going to die
dabert: then perish
Notes:
this chapter was a bit shorter than I would have hoped because ive had a pretty hectic week, but I’m aiming to make up for it by making the next one longer!
also, i really love sassy shouto can you tell
Chapter 5
Notes:
apologies for the wait! here it is :) hope you guys enjoy!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
hawks support group
chicken run: dabi invited me over <3
judy hopps: jesus fuck your standards are low
chicken run: no listen that’s big for him!! im proud of him!!
judy hopps: whatever you say man
knockoff elsa: he’s right that is big for him
knockoff elsa: you guys are perfect for each other
chicken run: awww fuyumi
knockoff elsa: I meant that in a derogatory way
chicken run: :(
judy hopps: do you even have time to go over there?
chicken run: uh
chicken run: good question
chicken run: ill just get somebody to cover for me
chicken run: or go really late I guess
judy hopps: more work for the interns
judy hopps: oh you should totally get midoriya and shouto to do all your paperwork for you
chicken run: i mean yeah but why
judy hopps: hear me out okay
judy hopps: midoriya
judy hopps: shouto
judy hopps: stuck in an office all day
judy hopps: with a boring, mundane task
chicken run: im not following
judy hopps: ofc you’re not because you’re a dumb twink
chicken run: :( hey
chicken run: :( im a smart twink
judy hopps: okay im gonna give you a situation so listen carefully
judy hopps: you and dabi
judy hopps: in a room together all day
judy hopps: would you rather do paperwork, or would you rather do dabi
chicken run: ...
chicken run: dabi
judy hopps: point proven?
chicken run: ...point proven
knockoff elsa: i don’t know how I feel about this discussion regarding both of my brothers love lives
chicken run: to be fair midoriya and shouto are Children so hopefully they would just get their shit together a little bit?
knockoff elsa: you put way too much faith in the capability of the todoroki family’s second biggest idiot
chicken run: second biggest??
chicken run: who’s the first
knockoff elsa: really
knockoff elsa: think for a moment now
chicken run: i feel like i should defend his honour but at the same time,,
knockoff elsa: i understand no further comments needed
chicken run: thank u
chicken run: anyway so dabi <3
knockoff elsa: my cue to leave
judy hopps: please don’t leave me with him
knockoff elsa: sorry babe
judy hopps: I want a divorce
chicken run: fuck you guys :(
chicken run: this is my support group you’re meant to support me
judy hopps: sorry i can’t condone this blatant twinkery
chicken run: this what-
judy hopps: you heard me
chicken run: whatever i guess ill just go wallow in my own self misery
judy hopps: that’s an odd way to spell text dabi
chicken run: im running away from home
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Hawks: hey dabs
Hawks: im gonna be in musutafu next week
Dabi: why’s that
Hawks: because uh
Hawks: work
Dabi: im gonna be in musutafu too
Hawks: don’t you live there..?
Dabi: uh
Dabi: i might
Hawks: right right
Hawks: did you wanna meet up some time?
Hawks: would be nice to just be with you without having to hide anymore
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: hello yes this is this 119 i need an ambulance
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Dabi: im sure i could make time
Hawks: oh it’s alright if you’re busy
Dabi: wait no i do nothing all day
Hawks: right
Hawks: i’ll send you the location when im there then
Hawks: like old times
Dabi: pretty sure in ‘old times’ i sent you the locations but ok
Hawks: yeah well we also existed only in abandoned warehouses and back alleys and communicated with burner phones so
Dabi: touché
Dabi: ill see you around then
Hawks: yeah, see you around hot stuff
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: so im going into cardiac arrest
mall santa: what did hawks say
dabert: wow rude to assume it was hawks and not just an unrelated coincidence with absolutely no correlation whatsoever
mall santa: touya
dabert: okay damn it was hawks
dabert: we’re meeting up when he comes to musutafu next for hero shit
mall santa: oooooo
mall santa: touya’s got a date y’all
teacher’s pet: touya’s got a date??
walmart zuko: ew
walmart zuko: is this why hawks has been glued to his phone the past 20 minutes
dabert: id like to disrespectfully disagree
walmart zuko: don’t you mean respectfully
dabert: you read my words i meant what i said
dabert: anyways this is perfectly normal and nothing to be excited about
teacher’s pet: sure jan
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: SOS
dabert: y’all hear something?
walmart zuko: HELP
dabert: is that the wind?
teacher’s pet: don’t tell me this is about your hero costume again
walmart zuko: ouch no
walmart zuko: i packed it, im on the shinkansen back since I still have to go to school and shit
mall santa: then what’s the issue
walmart zuko: midoriya
mall santa: elaborate
walmart zuko: midoriya is asleep on my shoulder and he looks like an angel
mall santa: how is this a problem
walmart zuko: because I’m going to Pass Away
dabert: just be Cool
walmart zuko: you’re the last person who can tell me that
dabert: touché
walmart zuko: our stop is coming up what do I do
mall santa: get off??
walmart zuko: but then i have to move him
mall santa: so ur whipped
walmart zuko: leave me alone im fragile
mall santa: im not picking you up if you end up at some random station half way across the country because you couldn’t wake up your boyfriend
walmart zuko: first, he is not my boyfriend
dabert: yet
walmart zuko: second, too late
mall santa: oh my god
private chat between Hawks and Dabi
Hawks: [location sent]
Hawks: meet me there at 4? :)
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: guys it’s happening
dabert: oh my god it’s happening
dabert: send help what do I do
teacher’s pet: ??
mall santa: is this your date with hawks
dabert: it is not a date
mall santa: so it’s a date
dabert: ANYWAY
dabert: im meeting hawks
dabert: alone
dabert: what do I do
teacher’s pet: didn’t you used to meet him constantly??
dabert: that’s Different
mall santa: how was it different
dabert: for one i was committing crimes,
mall santa: nvm you’re right please don’t continue
dabert: two we had a sexual tension straight out of 150k words enemies to lovers fanfics
mall santa: yeah you definitely need a hobby
teacher’s pet: anyway,
teacher’s pet: just be cool touya
teacher’s pet: he’s the same hawks you’ve always known
teacher’s pet: excluding the short period of time where he was pretending to be a criminal but apart from that,
dabert: ur literally not helping
teacher’s pet: just don’t freak out
dabert: please I never freak out
Dabi was freaking out. So far he’d tried on five out of the five pairs of pants he owned, and successfully decided he hated all of them. He had no idea what to wear on top either, and at this point he was going naked or not at all. Life was just so much easier when you had an excuse to only own two outfits. Too bad his excuse expired two years ago.
A loud knock at the door of the bedroom just about had him jumping out of his skin, which mind you was still fragile and really didn’t need to deal with this, thank you very much. “Dude, I can hear you panicking from two rooms over. I’ve got lectures, man.” Natsuo’s broad figure loomed through a crack in the door, and honestly, fuck that guy for being that huge when Dabi was older. It was just rude.
He kicked a few of the discarded pairs of pants out of the way, into a lovely pile in amongst the rest of his floordrobe, with a loud huff. “My bad, doc, but I’m having a crisis here.” He shot his brother a pointed look, motioning at the lack of clothing he currently owned. “And I think it’s more important.”
His pointed look was only returned with a more pointedly flat expression. “All your clothes look exactly the same. Just wear them.” He considered responding, or attempting to somewhat convey the offence he had very much just taken to that comment, but the 4 pairs of black pants and the singular pair of deep navy pants directly behind him urged him to shut his mouth. Maybe Natsuo did have a point, for once.
Sighing, Dabi shooed Natsuo away with a few flicks of his hand. After the door clicked shut, he turned back to face pile of dark clothes that lay at his feet. After a moment, he decided fuck it, who cares, right? If Hawks was into him when he was literally a villain, and also covered in horrific burns, then clothing had to be the least of his concerns.
With his newfound confidence, Dabi yanked on some pants and a shirt, as well as a hoodie to cover up most of the scars (sue him for being self conscious sometimes, okay?) and decidedly did not look in the mirror on his way out, his exit somewhat hurried as to not face any criticism from Natsuo.
He soon realised the location Hawks had sent him led to a downtown KFC, and honestly, he wasn’t even surprised. Dabi guessed some things never really did change. To this day he still wasn’t convinced the hero’s chicken obsession wasn’t some kind of fucked up form of cannibalism. But hey, each to their own.
He would admit there was some form of peacefulness that came with venturing out into the open streets during broad daylight, instead of slinking around in back alleys and abandoned buildings under night’s watchful gaze. Of course, the stares and occasional crying child weren’t great, but he did his best not to tell said crying children where he’d stick his foot if they’d didn’t shut up. Most of the time he had the restraint. Most.
It wasn’t long before he finally reached the KFC, and if anybody asked, he’d tell them that no, his heart definitely wasn’t pounding in his chest as he laid eyes on a certain hero in an ever so familiar flight suit. His heart also definitely didn’t drop to his stomach as he realised said hero was surrounded by children asking for autographs whilst the blonde chowed down on a sizeable bucket of what he assumed was fried chicken.
As he warily approached the hero, a few of the children turned to cast him wide, fearful glances, and did he mention he hated children sometimes? Because this was one of those times.
Hawks’ gaze flicked up from where he was scribbling a signature on some kid’s notebook, and he was almost sure he saw the golden eyes light up as they met his own, but maybe he was just imagining it. Maybe he was also imagining his impending heart attack. Yeah, that had to be it.
“Hey, Dabs!” Hawks immediately raised from his sitting position, hurriedly discarding the near empty chicken bucket as if he hadn’t already seen it anyway. Dabi gave him a weak smile which he hoped didn’t convey the sheer panic he was feeling at seeing the other man in person for the first time in two years. He shot a what he hoped was an obvious glance down at the crowd of children that lay between them, praying Hawks would get the message.
Hawks blinked at him for a moment, before his mouth curved into a small ‘o’ shape in realisation. “Hey, guys!” The blonde whispered a little too loudly, bending down so that he was eye level with the bottom feeders. “I’m meeting with an old friend now, so head back to your families, and tell them I said hi, okay?” They all nodded and began shuffling off as Hawks sent them his signature hero grin, which totally didn’t send Dabi into near cardiac arrest. And yes, he was ashamed of he man he was becoming. Maybe he’d donate his heart to science after today.
Contrary to his expectations, Hawks didn’t beckon Dabi to sit down with him, and instead motioned for him to follow his lead down the sidewalk away from the building. He couldn’t say he wasn’t grateful to be rid of the stench of greasy, deep fried chicken.
They walked in a heavy silence for a few moments, save of course for the background noise of downtown, until the situation finally hit him. “Hey, birdbrain, did you seriously invite me on your afternoon patrol?” He fixed Hawks with a pointedly unimpressed stare, simply for the sake of it.
The other man raised a hand to run through his hair as he returned Dabi a sheepish grin. “Ah, I wish I could say no, but duty calls, I guess?”
Dabi rolled his eyes, shrugging noncommittally. “Thought I told you two years ago you wouldn’t make a hero of me, chicken.” Hawks gave a small huff of laughter at the nickname, causing him to let a small smile break onto his expression which he couldn’t quite repress.
“Relax,” Hawks chuckled softly, and god what he wouldn’t give to hear that sound just once again. Wait, no, he didn’t think that. Could his brain just shut up for once? He was really losing his touch. “I’m not gonna convert you, edgelord.”
As they continued down the large street, Dabi became more aware of the stares they were receiving with each passing second. He supposed they were an odd sight, Japan’s top hero and a rehabilitating top villain. He found himself chucking at the thought. Life worked in odd ways, Dabi supposed.
The patrol continued what he assumed was smoothly, with no villainy and the occasional signature or picture for a fan. In fact, he was almost surprised at how well it was going, all things considered.
“So this is the number one hero life?” Dabi hummed, sending a sideways glance at Hawks who was waving at a young girl. “Getting paid the big bucks for a few hours of fan service?” He almost laughed at the way Hawks’ lips turned to a small pout. “Maybe I should sign up next time they’re holding auditions.”
The other man rolled his eyes with a gentle laugh, shaking his head in disbelief. “I feel like you of all people should know it’s a lot more than that. I didn’t spent six months in and out of back alleyways and abandoned warehouses during your ungodly office hours to be written off as fan service, thank you.”
“Damn, is that why I didn’t get an autograph?” Dabi faked a loud sigh, shoulders slumping dramatically. “You got plenty of other shit, asshole.” The blonde huffed when Dabi wiggled his eyebrows in mock suggestiveness in return.
The past two years had treated Hawks well, he soon noticed after gazing at the other man for what was probably a bit too long to go undetected. His hair was cut shorter with an undercut yet still swept back in his typical perfectly styled mess, and his body had grown leaner and slightly more muscular. Damn, he was fucked, wasn’t he?
“Checking me out, Dabs?” Hawks mused. Of course he’d noticed, damn it. Dabi rolled his eyes with a huff, “Nah, just thinking about how you look like a chicken.” That one earned him an offended gasp, which he grinned upon hearing.
When Dabi’s gaze returned from it’s position on Hawks, he noticed gentle streaks of orange and pink beginning to lace the horizon. The streets, he realised too, were noticeably more empty. He must’ve been distracted. “When’s your patrol finished, birdie?”
The other man returned him a shrug. “Like 20 minutes ago.” He mumbled sheepishly. Dabi raised an eyebrow. “So you’ve been dragging me around for no reason, then?”
A look of panic followed by guilt crossed Hawks’ face, and Dabi almost felt bad for toying with him. “I’m kidding, birdie.” He hummed, Hawks’ shoulders then relaxing. He pondered asking the other man back to the apartment for a moment. Would Hawks think he was just trying to fuck? Or would he outright say no? Did he he even want to? Dabi felt panic begin to rise in his chest.
“You should-“ Dabi began, his breath hitching slightly. There goes his badass aura, then. “You should come back to the apartment. With me. If you want.” He mentally slapped himself for sounding so pathetic. How did he even do this two years ago?
“Is Natsuo okay with it?” Hawks’ reply snapped him out of his momentary panic. Right, of course, he hadn’t even thought to ask Natsuo. “Oh, yeah, he’s totally fine with it. Don’t even worry.” Natsuo was definitely not fine with it. He was so getting his ass frozen when all of this was over.
“Lead the way, then, Dabs.” A bright smile radiated from Hawks’ face, and Dabi prayed to whatever was above that his expression didn’t portray the pounding of his heart.
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: natsu get out of the apartment
dabert: like rn
dabert: do not ruin this for me
mall santa: oh FUCK no
Notes:
ah, poor natsuo
Chapter Text
keeping up with the todorokis
teacher’s pet: so any updates?
mall santa: yes my home has been invaded and i am hiding in my bedroom
mall santa: currently ordering sound muffling headphones with same day shipping
teacher’s pet: they fucking?
mall santa: well no
mall santa: but i wouldn’t put it past them
walmart zuko: what are they even doing then
mall santa: i don’t know i said hi to hawks and then booked it out of there
walmart zuko: boo you’re not fun
mall santa: okay ouch
teacher’s pet: what use are you if you won’t provide us any updates
mall santa: okay OUCH
dabert: can y’all shut the fuck up
teacher’s pet: touya!
teacher’s pet: what are you up to?
dabert: tf do you mean
teacher’s pet: what are you doing with hawks
dabert: why does this feel like an interrogation
teacher’s pet: because it is
teacher’s pet: now tell us
dabert: no
teacher’s pet: come on touya share with the class :)
dabert: you terrify me
dabert: we’re just...
dabert: what’s the word
dabert: t
dabert: talking
mall santa: omg he said his first words get the camera
dabert: i will burn your house down
mall santa: ok but you’ll be homeless then ?
dabert: …shit okay you have a point
walmart zuko: no he’ll just go live with hawks because he’s in l o v e
dabert: im burning your school down now idc they can send me back to prison it’d be worth it
teacher’s pet: please don’t do that touya
mall santa: better than my apartment
teacher’s pet: is it really
teacher’s pet: those kids have been through enough
mall santa: so have i
mall santa: you don’t have to deal with his emo pining ass every day moping in your kitchen because his stupid bird boyfriend didn’t text him back
walmart zuko: lmaoo
mall santa: it’s painful
teacher’s pet: touya give us updates we’re waiting
mall santa: i think he died
mall santa: he should have been threatening to cook me after what I said
walmart zuko: he’s too busy cuddling hawks
teacher’s pet: you think so??
walmart zuko: no I know
walmart zuko: hawks has been tweeting about the entire thing
dabert: he WHAT
mall santa: there he is
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 3h
so my therapist was right, love IS real
not from zootopia @officialmiruko • 3h
replying to @officialhawks
hawks not being horny on main?? we love to see it
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 3h
replying to @officialmiruko
my heart has a giant boner
not from zootopia @officialmiruko • 3h
replying to @officialhawks
i hope it goes flaccid
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 3h
replying to @officialmiruko
:(
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 2h
discovered today that eye contact can in fact be a kink
calamari @iphonecharger • 2h
replying to @officialhawks
@smallmight can you psychoanalyse this
all might is not my dad @smallmight • 2h
replying to @iphonecharger
Pro Hero Hawks’ comment regarding ‘eye contact’ and it’s likening to sexual pleasure or ‘kink’ likely inferences that such a display may have been absent within his childhood, a time period of crucial development where… [1/54]
all might is not my dad @smallmight • 1h
replying to @smallmight
henceforth, it can be inferred from this tweet that Pro Hero Hawks was not shown typical parental attention in his childhood and as a response to this trauma, has affiliated such minor displays of attention with sexual attraction. [54/54]
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 1h
replying to @smallmight
delete this before my therapist sees it
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 30m
y’all ever been cuddled by a man you have a very blurry and undefined relationship with who could also kill you if he really wanted?? 10/10 would recommend
not from zootopia @officialmiruko • 25m
replying to @officialhawks
actually no because some of us make good life choices
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 20m
replying to @officialmiruko
sorry not all of us can be perfect
not from zootopia @officialmiruko • 15m
replying to @officialhawks
you heard it here first: Number 1 Hero Hawks admits to being Not Perfect
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 10m
replying to @officialmiruko
god knew id be too strong so he made me weak for men who look like burnt chicken nuggets
i hate endeavor @endeavorsucks69 • 2m
replying to @officialhawks
ok and you look like a pigeon but you don’t hear me announcing it on Twitter
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 1m
replying to @endeavorsucks69
dabs????
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: help I didn’t realise I was still logged into my endeavor hate page
bird rights advocate @officialhawks
was anyone going to tell me that the man i have a very complicated relationship with runs the country’s biggest endeavor hate page or was i supposed to find that out myself from him using it to call me a pigeon.
i hate endeavor @endeavorsucks69
replying to @officialhawks
stop tweeting about me when im right next to you
calamari @iphonecharger
currently taking guesses for who Hawks’ Endeavor hating boo is
todoroki shouto @todorokishouto
replying to @iphonecharger
it’s dabi
calamari @iphonecharger
@endeavorsucks69 are you dabi
i hate endeavor @endeavorsucks69
replying to @iphonecharger
no
calamari @iphonecharger
replying to @endeavorsucks69
@todorokishouto what the heck todoroki
bird rights advocate @officialhawks
have you ever been snaked by a friend then just for the clout they’ll do it again
not from zootopia @officialmiruko
replying to @officialhawks
what is this
i hate endeavor @endeavorsucks69
replying to @officialhawks
if you’re gonna ignore me can you not indirect me on Twitter
“I can’t believe you have a Twitter.” Dabi heard Hawks mutter under his breath from the other side of the couch, as if he couldn’t hear him from a foot away. The blonde was curled up with his head resting on the armrest, hero costume (save for his shirt, as it had the holes for his wings) discarded in favour of a pair of Dabi’s sweatpants which were ever so slightly oversized on him. Hawks was a shortass, after all. The screen of the phone he clutched, which no doubt was displaying Twitter at this moment, illuminated Hawks’ features in the dimly lit room.
“I thought you were ignoring me, birdbrain.” His comment earned him a sharp glare, though there was no real malice behind it. Dabi almost shuddered at the memory of Hawks’ real glares. Downright villainous, they were, and that was coming from him. An actual villain.
Hawks merely returned his gaze to the phone screen, his bottom lip jutting out ever so slightly. Dabi scowled, reaching a hand over to snatch the stupid phone out of his hands, ignoring the screech of protest that followed. “If you’re worried I’m gonna see all your thirst tweets, you can relax, idiot. I have better things to do than stalk your Twitter.” He purposefully didn’t mention that said ‘better things’ were following roughly 23 Hawks thirst pages. It didn’t matter, it was a small detail.
“My Twitter not good enough for you, or something?” Hawks laughed, scooting over on the couch towards Dabi. “Gimme my phone back, my followers need me.” He froze as Hawks leaned in closer towards him, reaching a toned arm to where Dabi held the phone to his chest.
For a mere moment, sharp gold met violent blue, and Dabi swore to whatever was above that if this shit didn’t stop happening to his heart, he was gonna commit more arson. Out of sheer panic, Dabi lobbed the phone towards Hawks. Real fucking smooth, Dabi.
Hawks fell backwards as the phone collided with his face, and Dabi almost didn’t laugh. Almost. “What the fuck, man!” He snickered amusedly at Hawks’ outburst. “Well, you wanted your phone, I gave it to you.” He shrugged. Nice going, totally covered up the gay panic. Nobody had to know.
The blonde without a word curled back up in the corner of the couch, typing away on the phone while sending Dabi a glare every few seconds.
bird rights advocate @officialhawks
i am a victim of a hate crime
“You’re about to be a victim of an arson if you don’t get off Twitter.” Dabi huffed, sending a side glance towards the overgrown chicken on his (read: Natsuo’s) couch, who merely poked his tongue out in return. “I’ll put you in jail, man, don’t try me.”
The air between them suddenly felt too thick, and Dabi didn’t miss the way the hero gulped nervously as he waited for a reply.
“I’d like to see you try, pretty bird.” He hummed gently, and Hawks’ shoulders slowly dropped from their high strung, tense position. “I’ve put a bit more meat on my bones since we last fought.” It didn’t matter that he’d only gained like, 5 pounds. Someone had to be the scrawny sibling around here, and it certainly wasn’t fucking Natsuo.
Hawks’ soft laugh danced around Dabi’s ears, and he found himself unable to hold back the gentle smile tugging at his lips. Something about the slightly violent banter between them had him reminiscing of their days as villain and shit hero spy. He missed the times of teasing Hawks about his hero status, blissfully unaware that he was only seeing the tip of the iceberg that was Hawks’ story.
A part of him also missed watching the overgrown bird interacting with the League, clearly terrified of Toga and attempting to navigate the enigma that was Shigaraki’s personality. Over his dead body would he admit that to Hawks, or any of those fuckers either. Luckily he legally couldn’t associate with them until his stupid corrections order was up. He’d figure out of to be a functioning member of society by then.
“I should get going.” Hawks sighed, breaking Dabi out of his nostalgic thoughts. He tried not to let his frown show; there was no way he’d let this dumb bird know he would miss him. Just the thought was enough to make him puke. He was really losing his edge these days, huh?
Dabi ran a slender hand through his hair, ignoring how the strands tugged at his staples, but definitely not missing the way Hawks’ eyes tracked the motion keenly. “Ah, that’s too bad, pretty bird.” He mused, as Hawks’ gaze tracked downwards to once again lock with his own.
“You’ll have to fly though, Natsuo says Mario Kart isn’t real driving experience.”
The blonde deadpanned. “Thanks. I appreciate it.”
“My corrections officer says driving unlicensed is a crime.” Dabi added.
Hawks sighed. “Yes, I’m aware.”
“I falsely died before I could get a learner’s permit.”
“Oh my god, I get it! I’m going!”
keeping up with the todorokis
mall santa: is it safe to come out yet
mall santa: I heard banging
teacher’s pet: you heard WHAT
teacher’s pet: touya that’s nasty at least let Natsuo out of the apartment before you do that
teacher’s pet: Hawks should know better than that too
mall santa: no no like
mall santa: thuds
mall santa: like something hitting something
teacher’s pet: i don’t know if that’s worse or not
teacher’s pet: touya I don’t want to know about your kinks
dabert: all i ever get is slandered in this chat huh
dabert: all you heard was hawks hitting his wings on everything on his way out
dabert: the apartment isn’t ‘bird-proofed’ and apparently it’s my fault the windows don’t open fully
mall santa: dear lord please tell me he didn’t break anything
dabert: he didn’t break anything
mall santa: I asked the lord not you
dabert: ouch
walmart zuko: did you guys fuck
teacher’s pet: language
dabert: jesus shouto you’re a child
walmart zuko: actually,
dabert: i don’t need to hear this again
dabert: we did not fuck
dabert: im being Romantic now
mall santa: pretty sure you guys just awkwardly cuddled and sorta flirted for two hours but ok
dabert: nobody asked for your input
mall santa: i simply state facts I have no political agenda
dabert: sure jan
walmart zuko: ok well the whole agency has bets on when you’re gonna bang and i just lost so thanks a lot
dabert: excuse me
walmart zuko: why couldn’t you be dysfunctional like you used to be
dabert: im scared shouto sounds like the voices in my head
walmart zuko: listen to them
i hate endeavor @endeavorsucks69 • 6yrs
i hate endeavor
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 1m
replying to @endeavorsucks69
this makes a lot more sense now
i hate endeavor @endeavorsucks69 • 1m
replying to @officialhawks
stop stalking my Twitter
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 0m
replying to @endeavorsucks69
what are you gonna do? call the heroes? that’s me
i hate endeavor @endeavorsucks69 • 0m
replying to @officialhawks
bitch maybe
not from zootopia @officialmiruko • 0m
replying to @endeavorsucks69
i can’t tell if you guys are flirting or fighting, but please shut up
respectfully,
everyone
Notes:
I wrote this chapter in between studying for my med school entry exam so i apologise for any mistakes as my head is a bit everywhere atm :(
hope you enjoyed!
Chapter Text
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: what is a hogwarts house and why did midoriya just ask which one im in
mall santa: id like to start off by saying that’s absolutely adorable
mall santa: but id like to conclude with wtf do you mean you don’t know what a hogwarts house is
mall santa: have you never seen Harry Potter ??
walmart zuko: id like to remind everyone that i quite literally did not have a childhood
mall santa: fuck i forget that sometimes
walmart zuko: please help me this is harder than when he asked for my star sign
dabert: your boyfriend sounds like he’s participating in witchcraft
walmart zuko: he’s not my boyfriend
dabert: that’s the part you’re concerned about ??
mall santa: just go on pottermore and take the test and tell him whatever it tells you you’re in
walmart zuko: there’s a test?
walmart zuko: i don’t have time to study for more tests
mall santa: i love u i really do
mall santa: you don’t have to study for it just answer the questions and it’ll tell you what house you’re in
walmart zuko: okay thanks natsuo
walmart zuko: the website crashed on me
walmart zuko: is this a sign
dabert: lmao shouto’s a muggle
walmart zuko: i have no idea what that means but I’m assuming it’s an insult so fuck u
dabert: i think ur a slytherin
mall santa: no way
mall santa: shouto’s a gryffindor
teacher’s pet: please allow me to insert myself into this conversation,
dabert: unallowed
teacher’s pet: shouto is definitely a ravenclaw and im not taking criticism on this
dabert: stop projecting you ravenclaw
teacher’s pet: so we’re just gonna ignore you being a slytherin
teacher’s pet: you snake
dabert: shut up nerd
mall santa: shouto why don’t you ask midoriya what he thinks you are
mall santa: im sure he’d put the required thought into that
teacher’s pet: he’s uninvited to the dinner if he doesn’t say ravenclaw
dabert: starting to think ur a slytherin yumi
teacher’s pet: how dare you
teacher’s pet: take that back
dabert: oh? is there something wrong with slytherin? let me guess, you associate it with villainous intent and/or evil?
teacher’s pet: keep your trauma to yourself you snake he’s a ravenclaw
mall santa: now we don’t have time to unpack all of that
walmart zuko: midoriya says he doesn’t know that’s why he asked
dabert: ugh
dabert: tell him if he doesn’t figure it out he’s uninvited to the dinner
teacher’s pet: may i remind you, touya, that you too are uninvited from my dinner until you and hawks get your shit together?
dabert: what
dabert: I thought we had gotten our shit together
teacher’s pet: awkward flirting on natsuo’s couch is not getting your shit together
dabert: come on that’s like 5th base for me
mall santa: if that’s 5th base wtf is first
dabert: fucking
mall santa: currently reserving my judgment
dabert: thanks
teacher’s pet: what house is hawks in
dabert: why would i know
teacher’s pet: if you know what’s good for you you’ll ask him
dabert: okay damn
private chat between pigeon and hot cheeto
hot cheeto: what’s your hogwarts house
hot cheeto: please answer quickly I have a theoretical gun to my head
pigeon: ????
pigeon: um
pigeon: ravenclaw
pigeon: are you okay
keeping up with the todorokis:
dabert: he said ravenclaw
mall santa: damn i thought he’d be a gryffindor
dabert: you think everyone is a gryffindor
mall santa: that statement is false
teacher’s pet: hawks is now invited to the dinner
dabert: what about me
teacher’s pet: you’re still not
dabert: im surrounded by haters
walmart zuko: are midoriya and i still invited
teacher’s pet: of course
dabert: this is literally discrimination and i won’t stand for it
teacher’s pet: does it look to you like i care?
dabert: …
dabert: no
teacher’s pet: exactly
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: so which house is most compatible with gryffindor
walmart zuko: asking for a friend
mall santa: is there a reason you need to know
walmart zuko: my friend wants to know if he’s compatible with this guy
dabert: and which friend would that be because I know for sure it’s not that exploding kid
walmart zuko: just answer the question
dabert: slytherin
mall santa: just because you’re a living enemies to lovers trope doesn’t mean shouto has to be too
dabert: oh so you’re suggesting slytherins are inherently evil are you? and gryffindors are inherently good? I’ll have you know my enemies to lovers is actually with a ravenclaw so you can shove that up your ass
mall santa: I don’t have time to unpack that
mall santa: shouto your ‘friend’ should know that Harry Potter houses don’t determine the compatibility of your relationship
mall santa: and your ‘friend’ should just ask midoriya out already
walmart zuko: sorry i don’t do emotional investments
mall santa: so we’re just gonna act like your whole work study didn’t happen?
walmart zuko: obviously
walmart zuko: anyway thanks for nothing im gonna go study the harry potter franchise now bye
mall santa: this entire family needs psychological evaluation
private chat between pigeon and hot cheeto
hot cheeto: what’s that explody kid’s name that I kidnapped that one time
pigeon: uh
pigeon: bakugou?
hot cheeto: yeah can I get his number
pigeon: okay legally i have to ask you why
hot cheeto: im pretty sure you don’t
pigeon: you are aware how this conversation sounds yes?
hot cheeto: no
pigeon: ex villain requests the phone number of a high school student he once kidnapped
hot cheeto: okay well when you put it like that
pigeon: so what’s the reason
hot cheeto: ‘im trying to help my stupid brother get with his stupid crush’ doesn’t fit my image so im just gonna go with Crimes
pigeon: I thought your brother liked midoriya??
pigeon: damn shouto collecting boys
hot cheeto: he does
hot cheeto: but i can’t directly interfere or fuyumi would castrate me
pigeon: uh,
hot cheeto: so im going through other means
pigeon: you terrify me
pigeon: I don’t have his number but i can ask Jeanist ?
hot cheeto: yeah sure do whatever
pigeon: okay give me a few minutes
private chat between pigeon and hot cheeto
pigeon: xxxx-xxx-xxx
hot cheeto: thanks birdie
private chat between Bakugou and unknown number
unknown number: are you shouto’s friend
Bakugou: absolutely not, who the fuck is this
unknown number: that’s for me to know and you to find out
Bakugou: you have 5 seconds to tell me who the fuck you are or I’m telling aizawa
unknown number: okay jesus fucking christ it’s dabi im shouto’s brother
Bakugou: oh it’s just you
icyhot’s burnt brother: rude ass kid
Bakugou: you don’t scare me
icyhot’s burnt brother: i literally kidnapped you
Bakugou: my finger is hovering over aizawa’s number
icyhot’s burnt brother: okay fuck alright
Bakugou: what do you want
icyhot’s burnt brother: so you know my brother,
Bakugou: unfortunately
icyhot’s burnt brother: lmao
icyhot’s burnt brother: so basically what im asking is that you help put me out of my misery so that i never have to listen to his god damn whining about your green friend ever again
Bakugou: first of all stop referring to these people as my friends
icyhot’s burnt brother: i don’t care
icyhot’s burnt brother: do we have a deal yes or no
Bakugou: i have one condition
icyhot’s burnt brother: ugh what come on kid im busy
Bakugou: yeah i really don’t think you are
Bakugou: anyway
Bakugou: be honest do you think they should let me have my hero name be Lord Explosion Murder God
icyhot’s burnt brother: this is your question??
Bakugou: do you want my help or not you burnt bacon looking ass
icyhot’s burnt brother: okay damn
icyhot’s burnt brother: I mean im not qualified to speak on hero names I was literally a villain
icyhot’s burnt brother: but you know what
icyhot’s burnt brother: it’s pretty badass
Bakugou: are you being honest because ill blow you up if you’re lying to me right now
icyhot’s burnt brother: my alias literally means Cremation what do you want from me
Bakugou: fair point
Bakugou: I’ll help your cause
icyhot’s burnt brother: good
icyhot’s burnt brother: I will be in touch
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: that blasty kid is fucking terrifying
mall santa: aren’t you a full grown man?
mall santa: actually no you’re about to lose to shouto in the height race so im retracting that statement
dabert: okay first of all, fuck you
dabert: some of us only got the bad genes off endeavor and turned out like a failed government experiment
mall santa: hey now, the government would have at least made you 5’10
dabert: that’s it im doing arson
teacher’s pet: I can’t leave you guys alone for two minutes can I
dabert: im taller than hawks
teacher’s pet: not if you count his wings
dabert: If you know how I feel, why would you say that? Like you put me in such an uncomfortable situation, like you know that I'm not happy, you know that I'm trying to see if it will work out here, and I know that it's not
mall santa: you need a day job
dabert: see above
dabert: besides why would I need a job if I can just leech off Hawks ? i get to exploit hero society AND get my bills paid
teacher’s pet: alright well there’s two things wrong with that sentence
teacher’s pet: for one, you don’t pay bills you literally live with Natsuo
teacher’s pet: and two, as far as I’m aware you are STILL not with Hawks, so you aren’t leeching off anyone
dabert: okay damn way to rub it in
dabert: i have a full time job anyway
mall santa: right and what would that be
dabert: being the hot and funny one of the family?
walmart zuko: if by ‘hot’ you’re talking about your quirk then i guess so
dabert: okay absolutely nobody asked for that comment so please take your negativity elsewhere
walmart zuko: also, why were you talking to Bakugou?
dabert: uh
dabert: crimes?
walmart zuko: right
walmart zuko: anyway
walmart zuko: i actually measured 5’10 the other week so im taller than you now touya
dabert: hey siri how do i commit a crime without getting caught
walmart zuko: and bakugou told me to tell you that you’re not scary
dabert: ive lost my touch it’s not my fault
dabert: it’s hard to be edgy when all of your friends are in jail still or not allowed to contact you
walmart zuko: he said you weren’t scary with the league either
dabert: oh that little fucker
walmart zuko: he’s taller than you too
dabert: uh no last time I saw him I was taller
walmart zuko: you last saw him 2 years ago
dabert: that means nothing
walmart zuko: most of us don’t stop growing at 14
dabert: okay Fuck you
dabert: i hope midoriya ignores you for a whole day
walmart zuko: no you don’t
dabert: yes i do
walmart zuko: no you don’t
dabert: can you please just let me be edgy my god
walmart zuko: you play animal crossing all day in your room don’t try me
dabert: what
dabert: no I don’t
dabert: how do you know that
walmart zuko: natsuo told me
i hate endeavor @endeavorsucks69 • 0m
i also hate todoroki shouto and todoroki natsuo
Notes:
and so I return with another episode of dabi and shouto being petty with each other for a whole chapter
and ft bakugou !
as always, I hope you all enjoyed! and thank you for all the comments/kudos/support :) it means the world to me and motivates me more than you know!!
Chapter 8
Notes:
i have no excuses for how delayed this was im sorry
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: hey guys
walmart zuko: i passed my semester exams
teacher’s pet: congrats shouto!!
mall santa: that’s amazing shou
dabert: nice
dabert: does this mean you passed m*th
walmart zuko: yes it does
dabert: damn u might actually be my hero
walmart zuko: i have a dilemma though
teacher’s pet: what’s wrong?
walmart zuko: there’s not school until next semester
dabert: is that not a good thing
walmart zuko: okay nobody can make fun of me if i say why
dabert: thats entirely dependent on whatever you say next, proceed at your own risk
teacher’s pet: touya
dabert: ugh fine
walmart zuko: I won’t see midoriya until next semester
dabert: ew
walmart zuko: fuyumi
teacher’s pet: touya
dabert: ugh you guys are no fun
teacher’s pet: why don’t you just ask him to hang out? it’s not like you or him are doing anything anyway
teacher’s pet: actually knowing him he’ll be doing something stupid so please hang out with him for safety reasons
dabert: two idiots don’t cancel each other out last time I checked
walmart zuko: neither do 7 yet the league still tried it
dabert: okay first of all you’re right but i have dubious morals so watch yourself
teacher’s pet: dubious?
dabert: sorry
dabert: i have very loose morals
teacher’s pet: that’s not what i meant
dabert: so you want me to lie?
teacher’s pet: point taken
teacher’s pet: shouto just text him
dabert: ask him on a date
dabert: and make it clear it’s a date
teacher’s pet: don’t end up like touya
dabert: good advice but still rude
walmart zuko: and why would I do that
walmart zuko: are you trying to kill me?
dabert: i mean,
walmart zuko: everybody knows asking your only friend to date you is a recipe for disaster
dabert: that’s not true
walmart zuko: you’re not qualified to be my advisor
dabert: harsh
teacher’s pet: come on shouto, what if you never do it and end up regretting it?
walmart zuko: what if i do it and end up regretting it? either way it’s a bad idea so I think I’ll just self implode if that’s okay with everyone
dabert: this is kind of making my heart hurt and I don’t like it
walmart zuko: i’ll consider it but im blaming you guys if anything at all goes wrong
teacher’s pet: im sure it wouldn’t be as bad as you think shou
walmart zuko: idk
walmart zuko: I just don’t think im ready
walmart zuko: wouldn’t he have asked me on a date already if he liked me?
teacher’s pet: well maybe he’s thinking the same thing you are
mall santa: not to interrupt but ive met that kid twice and both times it gave me second hand anxiety so im gonna take a guess and say he’s too scared
walmart zuko: well im stubborn so
dabert: speaking from experience, pretending your feelings don’t exist for years on end just ends in trauma and regret
walmart zuko: can’t believe im taking advice from a single man
dabert: hey coaches don’t play
walmart zuko: if we’re going with a sports metaphor, you’re not even a spectator
dabert: every day i get closer and closer to villainy
walmart zuko: just give me a while to mull over it okay, ill consider making a move but not right now
teacher’s pet: that’s fine shou, take all the time you need
walmart zuko: thanks guys
Traffic Light Trio
sparky sparky boom man: where did you guys place on the practical exam
tearbender: 4th
prince zuko: 5th
sparky sparky boom man: HA eat my exploding shit I got 2nd
prince zuko: I don’t think I want to do that
tearbender: that’s amazing kacchan
prince zuko: you should be proud of your ranking midoriya
tearbender: thanks todoroki!! so should you
sparky sparky boom man: hey wait tf up where’s my congratulations halfsie
prince zuko: idk sounds like a you problem
prince zuko: anyway
tearbender: we should hang out over the break some time!!
prince zuko: i’d like that
private chat between blasty and icyhot’s burnt brother
blasty: should i say no to a group hang out so that midoriya and your dumb brother go alone together
icyhot’s burnt brother: yes
blasty: ok
Traffic Light Trio
sparky sparky boom man: sorry i can’t come
tearbender: what :(
sparky sparky boom man: im going away i won’t be here
tearbender: but your parents said you weren’t
sparky sparky boom man: I can’t come
sparky sparky boom man: you guys can still hangout tho I don’t give a shit
tearbender: no it’s okay we’ll wait until you come back won’t we todoroki
prince zuko: uh
prince zuko: yeah
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: midoriya hates me
dabert: im gonna let god fix it
dabert: cause if i fix it
dabert: im going to jail
Traffic Light Trio
sparky sparky boom man: for fucks sake just HANG OUT
sparky sparky boom man: I WILL hurt you
tearbender: are you sure
sparky sparky boom man: icyhot i applaud you for voluntarily putting up with this
prince zuko: thanks I guess
tearbender: okay todoroki ill message you privately!!
prince zuko: thanks
keeping up with the todorokis:
walmart zuko: nvm
dabert: ??
dabert: I hate you I really do
walmart zuko: i think midoriya only wants to hang out with me because bakugou told him to
dabert: im not qualified for this
dabert: @todoroki fuyumi
teacher’s pet: what
teacher’s pet: oh
teacher’s pet: oh no
teacher’s pet: do you want me to kill someone for you?
dabert: jesus no
dabert: i can handle my murder
dabert: but i can’t handle teenager problems because i never got to be a teenager so please deal with this
teacher’s pet: honey
teacher’s pet: you and midoriya are obviously very close
teacher’s pet: and i don’t want you to take this as me telling you that you’re overreacting, because your reaction is completely valid, but just maybe consider that midoriya isn’t perfect either and we all know he can say and do some dumb ass shit quite a lot
walmart zuko: i just don’t want him to feel like he has to be with me
walmart zuko: you know what I mean
walmart zuko: I want him to spend time with me of his own accord
walmart zuko: otherwise I don’t want it
dabert: you tell em
dabert: king shit
teacher’s pet: going to ignore the fact that I think I just entered a parallel universe
dabert: listen he gets 1 supportive moment every 6 months
teacher’s pet: good to know
walmart zuko: thanks i guess
teacher’s pet: if it’s really bothering you then I think you should try and have a genuine conversation about it
teacher’s pet: be open with him and clear up any miscommunication
walmart zuko: maybe tomorrow
walmart zuko: kind of want to have a clothed shower and blast my 13 year old emo playlist
dabert: i second that
teacher’s pet: I think there are healthier ways to deal with this
walmart zuko: it’s my overthinking i get to choose the music
dabert: let him have this
walmart zuko: yeah let me have this
teacher’s pet: sigh
private chat between blasty and icyhot’s burnt brother
blasty: I hate your brother and his stupid not boyfriend
icyhot’s burnt brother: you and me both buddy
blasty: i hate them so much that I’m rooting for them
blasty: please put me out of my misery
icyhot’s burnt brother: I can start a big fire and you can explode it and we can go out with style
blasty: you know what
blasty: maybe you’re not as shitty as I thought you were
icyhot’s burnt brother: ill take that
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: y’all aren’t gonna believe this
dabert: I got a job interview
mall santa: NO WAY
mall santa: where at???
dabert: idk i got so excited that i dropped my phone and didn’t see
dabert: i applied at like a billion different places
mall santa: dude check
dabert: damn don’t rush me
dabert: …
dabert: it’s kfc
mall santa: oh my god
mall santa: that’s amazing and also hilarious
dabert: there’s one issue with this
mall santa: what could possibly be wrong with that
dabert: i didn’t apply at kfc
mall santa: what??
dabert: you heard me
dabert: just because i have $0.71 doesn’t mean im about to let Hawks have the satisfaction of knowing I work at kfc
dabert: wait
dabert: brb
private chat between bird ass and burnt ass
burnt ass: did you fucking apply for a job on my behalf at kfc
bird ass: uh
bird ass: new number who dis
burnt ass has blocked bird ass
bird ass: dabs???
you can no longer send messages to ‘burnt ass’
bird ass: god damn it
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: it was hawks
mall santa: LMAO
dabert: anyway
dabert: gonna log into this stupid account he somehow made without me noticing and see what he submitted as my resume
dabert: jesus fuck
dabert: ‘skills: deep frying’
mall santa: i mean it’s not wrong
dabert: ‘likes: wings ;)’ what the fuck is this
mall santa: yeah definitely sounds like Hawks
dabert: idk if I’m more concerned about my fake resume or the fact that they actually gave me an interview after seeing this
mall santa: they probably just want to see who the fuck had the audacity lmao
dabert: i hate that even more
mall santa: okay but are you gonna show up
dabert: obviously not
mall santa: come on touya a job is a job
dabert: this is most certainly not worth it
mall santa: but it’s funny
mall santa: also hawks said to unblock him
dabert: ugh im gonna fry his ass and mail it to the nearest kfc
mall santa: make sure you do your interview while you’re there
dabert: can’t have shit in this house
keeping up with the todorokis
teacher’s pet: mid year break could not have come sooner
teacher’s pet: i just want my girlfriend
teacher’s pet: and no kids near me for 2 weeks
mall santa: fuyumi being sappy on main??
teacher’s pet: let me have this
walmart zuko: tell your girlfriend not us
teacher’s pet: then next time you have midoriya problems you can tell him not me
walmart zuko: wait
walmart zuko: i take it back
teacher’s pet: that’s what I thought
hawks support group
knockoff elsa: missing my girlfriend hours
chicken run: until your brother unblocks me i don’t want to hear it
knockoff elsa: this has absolutely nothing to do with me
knockoff elsa: fix your own problems
judy hopps: she’s got a point
chicken run: how dare you make me face the consequences of my own actions
chicken run: I even emailed him and he ignored me
knockoff elsa: idk why you think touya is the kind of person to stay up to date with emails
chicken run: suddenly i can’t read
knockoff elsa: some day you two are gonna get your shit together
knockoff elsa: probably in like 200 years though
chicken run: :(
keeping up with the todorokis:
dabert: they hired me
mall santa: ???
mall santa: when did you even have the interview
dabert: why must you ask questions
mall santa: because you tell us nothing!!
dabert: i have a job
dabert: but we are never speaking of it again
mall santa: are you at least gonna tell Hawks
dabert: maybe when im dead
mall santa: ugh
Notes:
so yeah
again my apologies for how late this was but I hope you enjoy!
Chapter Text
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: i now have Funds in my bank account
mall santa: the saga of touya’s ever decreasing account balance finally ceases
mall santa: may it Rest In Peace
dabert: relax i deep fry shit for minimum wage im not making six figures over here
mall santa: so how is working at KFC
dabert: it’s absolutely shit
dabert: i have to deal with hawks ordering wings every 3 hours and trying to apologise to me each time over the counter
mall santa: awww
dabert: the fuck do you mean aw
dabert: it is scaring the customers away and my manager looks ready to skin me alive
dabert: not that there’s much left for her to get at but point stands
mall santa: have you considered accepting his apologies
dabert: fuck no
mall santa: is it because of your ego
dabert: i am no longer taking questions
mall santa: when are you ever taking questions
dabert: not now that’s for sure
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 5m
i could of had anyone and i chose a man who works at kfc but won’t even take my order
calamari @iphonecharger • 3m
replying to @officialhawks
hawks’ boo works at kfc ???
The Daily Hero @dailyhero • 1m
BREAKING: Winged Hero Hawks mystery lover confirmed by Pro Hero himself as employed at KFC. Nation of fans in chaos as search ensues for the identity of the hero’s love interest.
bird rights advocate @officialhawks • 1m
replying to @dailyhero
o shit
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: hey anyone wanna tell me why the fuck my kfc is surrounded by helicopters
mall santa: well that escalated quickly
walmart zuko: because hawks tweeted about you
dabert: I think he’s trying to ruin my life for real now
dabert: I didn’t think the Ruining could get any worse with my whole tragic backstory but here we are I guess
walmart zuko: that’s karma
dabert: i don’t wanna hear it from you
dabert: anyway i just handed in my two weeks
mall santa: are you kidding me
mall santa: I don’t want to go back to broke touya
dabert: sorry but this is about me and I refuse to be on national television working at kfc after the whole villainy thing didn’t work out
walmart zuko: embarrassing innit luv
dabert: please spare me for one day
dabert: this might actually be worse than being sentenced to actual prison
mall santa: im not sure it is
dabert: no it definitely is
dabert: infinitely worse
dabert: hawks just walked in
dabert: fuck the two weeks I’m never coming back here
mall santa: why don’t you get get over yourself and kiss him or something
dabert: there are fucking helicopters outside
dabert: and reporters
dabert: it’s not exactly my idea of romantic scenery
mall santa: since when do you care about romantic
dabert: just because you have a point doesn’t mean I’m going to listen to it
mall santa: sorry I forgot you’re the most difficult person on the face of the planet
dabert: look at me now dad im finally number 1 in something
mall santa: lmao nice
mall santa: back to the point tho
mall santa: are you gonna kiss the chicken or what
keeping up with the todorokis
mall santa: touya?
The Daily Hero @dailyhero
BREAKING: Winged Hero Hawks and Villain Dabi spotted in heated argument, then sharing a passionate kiss in a downtown KFC.
More details to follow
calamari @iphonecharger
replying to @dailyhero
what the fuck
not from zootopia @officialmiruko
replying to @dailyhero
what the fuck
all might is not my dad @smallmight
replying to @dailyhero
what the fuck
keeping up with the todorokis
teacher’s pet: Todoroki Touya you have a LOT of explaining to do
mall santa: oh he’s really gone and done it
mall santa: i didn’t think he’d actually do it
walmart zuko: damn it I owe midoriya $20 now
mall santa: can I ask why
walmart zuko: we had a bet going
walmart zuko: I said it would take at least another 6 months before they accidentally confirmed/revealed their relationship to the public
walmart zuko: he said it would be significantly less
mall santa: how do you lose a bet about your own brother
walmart zuko: well considering how long he had everyone convinced he was dead I thought he’d be a little better at convincing the public he was single
walmart zuko: but no apparently not
mall santa: damn
mall santa: you got a point tho
walmart zuko: i always have a point
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: i can explain
teacher’s pet: let’s hear it then
dabert: i said i can, not i want to
teacher’s pet: Touya
dabert: ugh fine
dabert: idk he showed up at the kfc and my manager was already yelling at me and so i started yelling at him to leave me alone but then he kinda looked like he was going to cry so I felt bad (yes, i am capable of it occasionally) and he also kinda looked really good in the shitty KFC front counter lighting
dabert: and one thing led to another and we were making out in a KFC on live television and now we’re trending on Twitter
teacher’s pet: I cannot believe you would behave like this
dabert: uh
dabert: dad hated it?
teacher’s pet: I am so glad you behaved like this
dabert: hawks got messages from him saying he can do better
dabert: like damn I know but keep it to yourself next time
teacher’s pet: tell Hawks to block him before I hack his phone and do it myself
dabert: yeah I don’t want to get involved any more than I am into whatever the fuck their work relationship is
mall santa: fair
dabert: also i officially quit my job on the spot before i could get fired
mall santa: NO
mall santa: but i wanted free kfc
dabert: everything’s free if you steal it
mall santa: fair point
teacher’s pet: touya
dabert: I am a law abiding citizen of this country
mall santa: wait so does this mean you’re like officially dating now?
mall santa: like i know you were always some weird friends with benefits thing that I don’t even want to begin to get into
dabert: yes please spare me the details of my own failed relationship
mall santa: but like are you officially official
dabert: give me a moment
private chat between bird ass and burnt ass
burnt ass: are we dating now
private chat between bunny bitch and daddy issues
daddy issues: what do I do if Dabi asks me if we’re dating now
bunny bitch: bitch idk I’ve never had to deal with tremendous stupidity in my relationship or it’s forming
daddy issues: answer the question
bunny bitch: do you want to be dating?
daddy issues: i made out with him in a kfc on live tv
bunny bitch: is that a yes
daddy issues: obviously it’s a yes
bunny bitch: then say yes dumbass what’s the issue
daddy issues: …
daddy issues: okay fine
bunny bitch: i really hate you sometimes
private chat between bird ass and burnt ass
bird ass: i think so
bird ass: if that’s chill with you my dude
private chat between bunny bitch and daddy issues
daddy issues: im literally the dumbest person on the planet
bunny bitch: yes you are
private chat
between
bird ass
and
burnt ass
burnt ass: uh
bird ass: let me rephrase
bird ass: please date me i no longer have any shame about my attraction to you
burnt ass: if that’s chill with you my dude
bird ass: oh my god shut up
bird ass: is that a yes
burnt ass: …
burnt ass: yes
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: yes we are ‘officially official’
mall santa: nice
dabert: is that the only reaction I get
dabert: this is Big for me
walmart zuko: congrats ig
dabert: ouch
walmart zuko: you could have been dating him 2 years ago but no you had to have a weird friends with benefits and unresolved sexual tension
dabert: leave me alone I have childhood trauma and he has daddy issues
dabert: also he put me in jail so my apologies for taking that as ‘i don’t see a romantic relationship working out between us’
mall santa: I think you both have daddy issues
dabert: maybe so
walmart zuko: im amazed you managed this tbh
dabert: one more comment from you and im gonna bring up your own relationship problems
walmart zuko: wait no pls don’t im fragile
dabert: yeah that’s what i thought
private chat between midoriya might and original todoroki
midoriya might: so your brother and hawks finally got it together?
original todoroki: it does appear that way yes
original todoroki: if you count whatever that mess was as ‘getting it together’
midoriya might: a chaotic getting together for the worlds most chaotic couple
original todoroki: fitting isn’t it
midoriya might: very
midoriya might: it must be nice though
original todoroki: ?
original todoroki: what do you mean
midoriya might: well think about it
midoriya might: they had this super long super confusing time where they obviously were into each other, but hero vs villain and all that and having to choose between the guy you’re into even though you really shouldn’t be into him, and doing what’s right by what your definition of ‘right’ is
midoriya might: not to mention all the trauma they’ve been through with their families and friends etc
midoriya might: it must be nice for them to finally have this without it ruining their careers, and to finally have the time to actually nurture a relationship
midoriya might: kind of makes you believe in that whole right person wrong time thing
midoriya might: im glad they found their right time, even if it wasn’t exactly the right place being a downtown kfc but hey small details right
original todoroki: ew he’s my brother
original todoroki: but… yeah
original todoroki: it must be nice
midoriya might: it must be
Notes:
apologies for how long this took, I had a LOT of trouble writing this chapter and rewrote it probably 5 times even though it’s not exactly a big chapter, I just couldn’t get it to be what I wanted it to be but I think I finally got there in the end
im looking at maybe 1 or 2 more chapters until the end of this work! of course with some long awaited… events :)
Chapter 10
Notes:
so basically I had a random fit of inspiration at 3am, which was also Loving Hawks Hours, and the end result was chaos
i present to you this 5k monstrosity that i somehow wrote in one sitting?
please enjoy
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
keeping up with the todorokis
teacher’s pet: so now that hawks is an in law,
dabert: that is not true
dabert: and do not finish that sentence
teacher’s pet: we should add him to the group chat
dabert: we didn’t add the rabbit
dabert: or natsuo’s girlfriend
dabert: why do we have to add hawks
mall santa: because it would be funny
mall santa: duh
walmart zuko: and because it would make you wildly uncomfortable
dabert: fuck u I’ll add midoriya
walmart zuko: you wouldn’t
dabert: ur right he’s too annoying
dabert: I like the blasty kid better
walmart zuko: you really aren’t normal are you
dabert: wow idk what gave you that impression
dabert: was it my tragic backstory or my delightful personality
walmart zuko: neither it’s everything else about you
dabert: okay ouch
dabert: at least i don’t have to go to school still
dabert: loser
walmart zuko: didn’t you die when you were like 13
dabert: technicalities
teacher’s pet: back to the point
teacher’s pet: all in favour of adding hawks say i
mall santa: i
walmart zuko: i
teacher’s pet: i
dabert: i hate all of you
mall santa: technically he said i
dabert: you especially
teacher’s pet added Hawks to the chat
teacher’s pet: after a unanimous vote,
dabert: it was not
teacher’s pet: welcome hawks to the family group chat
Hawks: OH MY GOD
Hawks changed Hawks’ name to todoroki hawks
todoroki hawks: this is the best day of my life
dabert: well that was nice for 1 day, but all good things must come to an end
todoroki hawks: accept it im one of you now
mall santa: one of us one of us one of us
dabert: todoroki hawks sounds stupid
mall santa: your bright red face says otherwise
dabert: where tf are you
mall santa: fridge
dabert: my bad u blend in
dabert: back to the point, that is Not True
mall santa: attached (1) image
teacher’s pet: LMAO
dabert: NATSU
dabert: i have a fire quirk leave me alone i run hot
todoroki hawks: your tragic backstory entails otherwise
walmart zuko: ‘body suited for an ice quirk’
dabert: I will commit arson
dabert: also fuck u hawks we exchanged tragic backstories in confidence
todoroki hawks: I feel like that’s besides the point considering everyone but me experienced at least half of your tragic backstory
dabert: wow
dabert: can’t believe you’d do this to me
todoroki hawks: i put u in prison
dabert: too soon
todoroki hawks: my bad
todoroki hawks: anyway I believe that I was promised a family dinner once me and dabs got our shit together?
teacher’s pet: we’re still waiting on midoriya and shouto
todoroki hawks: wtf
todoroki hawks: shouto i can’t believe after all I did for you two
todoroki hawks: i gave you a singular bed
todoroki hawks: how are you not together still???
walmart zuko: the same reason it took you 3 years to date my brother
todoroki hawks: this is unfair he was in prison for 2 years
walmart zuko: that doesn’t stop some people
dabert: im not enjoying this conversation
walmart zuko: this isn’t about u
dabert: yes it is????
todoroki hawks: i was an an undercover hero and dabi was a villain, you guys are classmates
walmart zuko: but he doesn’t like me back
dabert: oh my god I refuse to have this conversation again
teacher’s pet: it’s okay we can still have the dinner and you can still bring midoriya as a friend
walmart zuko: okay thanks fuyumi
dabert: wtf
dabert: but I had to date the chicken to get an invite??
todoroki hawks: really feeling the love rn
teacher’s pet: you are 26 and 25 they are 18 it’s different
walmart zuko: yeah touya it’s different
dabert: this family makes me want to murder people
private chat between bird ass and burnt ass
bird ass: dabs
burnt ass: yes
bird ass: do you want to come over to my apartment?
burnt ass: you live in Fukuoka birdie
burnt ass: i don’t have kurogiri anymore
burnt ass: wait am I allowed to say that or is somebody monitoring all my texts
bird ass: considering you threaten arson twice a day id say it’s safe to say nobody is watching you through your phone
burnt ass: ok good
bird ass: anyway
bird ass: i thought maybe you could come over for a day or two
bird ass: make the trip worthwhile?
burnt ass: ill be there
bird ass: wait really
burnt ass: what, did you think I was gonna say no?
bird ass: uh
bird ass: i thought there was at least a 60% chance
burnt ass: i would have come even if it was just for the night
bird ass: want to see me that badly huh?
burnt ass: no I just want to get out of natsuo and his girlfriend’s hair
bird ass: rude
burnt ass: of course I want to see you birdie
burnt ass: even if you look like a pigeon
bird ass: you can’t just say something nice and leave it can you?
burnt ass: no
bird ass: well i want to see you too
bird ass: even if you look like charred bacon
burnt ass: touché
burnt ass: ill see you soon, little bird
bird ass: see you soon hot stuff
Four hours across two trains later, Dabi finally arrived on the platform at Hakata Station, Fukuoka, sincerely missing Kurogiri and his warp gate. Being a normal civilian was hard, and tiring, especially so when you lacked a quirk even remotely useful in terms of transportation.
Having departed Tokyo in the late morning, the afternoon sun greeted Dabi as he exited the confines of the train. Unfortunately, he wouldn’t be rid of the cautious and even downright judgemental looks of civilians until he reached the safe haven that was Hawks’ apartment. A surgical mask could only hide so much, unfortunately, Dabi thought with a sigh.
Avoiding the not-so discreet gazes of those around him, Dabi hurried off the platform in a beeline for the station’s exit. He considering calling Hawks and begging the hero to rescue him from the awful feeling of exposure amongst broad daylight, but quickly decided against it. After all, Dabi couldn’t wait to surprise the younger man at the doorstep to his home. Not that he’d admit that, though.
The short walk to Hawks’ apartment complex felt hours long, and the not-so short elevator ride to the topmost floor felt as if years had passed. Seriously, why did the apartment have to be so high up? Nobody in their right mind would want to live on the 30th floor. Then again, Hawks was not a normal person in their right mind. Dabi was pretty far from it, too.
The elevator, after what felt like a century, finally dinged as it arrived at the final story of the towering complex. Dabi stepped out onto a spacious floor that held a scary resemblance to the waiting room of his therapists’ office. He set a mental reminder to nag Hawks about hanging a painting or something. The space was far too neat and void of life.
Taking a shallow, hurried breath, Dabi raised a pale hand to knock on Hawks’ apartment door. The door was a plain white, and lacked a number, as if the plainness of its appearance would mask the Number 1 Hero’s residence within the building. To be fair, he had definitely seen Hawks using a large window as an entry and exit point to his home at least twice. But a literal flying man with enormous crimson wings flying into a building was not exactly subtle, either.
Before Dabi’s fist could make contact with the white wooden door before him, it swung open to reveal… Nobody. It had swung open to reveal a singular red feather, which swiftly turned around to presumably float back to its owner.
Past the door, he was greeted with the expanse that was Hawks’ apartment. With high ceilings and a spacious floor, Hawks didn’t have to worry about knocking his wings on furniture as he had in Natsuo’s apartment. The place was simple, boasting a semi-clean (save for a KFC bucket) kitchen with soft beige wooden countertops, and a living area with a singular yet large white couch facing a flatscreen TV.
Though Dabi hasn’t visited the humble Hawks abode in over two years, not much had changed. The KFC bucket was of course still lingering in the kitchen, as previously mentioned, and a near-finished mug of coffee rested atop a small coaster on the surface of the low table between the couch and TV. Dabi shook his head with a quick roll of his eyes. Of course he was still a coffee addict. Rich people.
However, adjacent to the abandoned mug sat an item Dabi definitely hadn’t laid eyes upon before. With a slight frown, he extended a hand towards it, gently lifting it for inspection. It was a small picture frame, with a somewhat low quality image of none other than himself and Hawks featured in it’s centre. He sucked in a short breath, feeling his chest tighten at the sight of the image. Dabi immediately recognised the background as being one of the League of Villains’ later hideouts, with Dabi’s legs sprawled out as he sat upon an old, torn green couch with Hawks perched on his knee. The hero wore a great, bright smile, whilst Dabi scowled behind him. Toga had taken the picture, if he remembered correctly. He had no idea how Hawks had managed to get his hands on, yet alone print and frame, a copy of the photo.
“Sorry to keep you waiting!” A voice chirped from another room, soft footsteps following as none other than Hawks himself exited his bedroom. “I just got home, so-“ The sentence was cut, and the footsteps stopped. Dabi swirled around, frame still in hand, gulping as their eyes met.
“Uh.” Dabi replied intelligently. A crimson feather suddenly shot out from Hawks’ wing, snatching the frame from his hands and returning it to its owner, who hurriedly hid the frame from view behind his own back.
“Oh! You don’t need to look at that!” Hawks waved a hand erratically in front of his face, body tensed with a nervous, somewhat hysterical sounding laugh. “I shouldn’t have left it there, I’m so sorry!” He continued to babble, as if attempting to distract from the red feather floating the frame into the bedroom behind him.
“How’d you get that?” Dabi interrupted, ignoring the way Hawks’ breath hitched at his words. It was a strange sight, the Wing Hero Hawks himself wearing only a pair of grey sweatpants and a white cotton shirt, with what looked like Miruko merchandise bunny slippers on his slender feet. It was a stark contrast to the confident, brazen Pro Hero persona he’d met many times, especially with the nervous babbling of excuses which currently spilled from the blonde’s lips. He couldn’t even make out a word the other man was saying.
“Slow down.” Dabi interrupted again, raising a pale hand which cut Hawks’ babbling short. Honestly, he sounded like that stupid broccoli haired UA kid of Shouto’s. It was ridiculous. “I don’t care,” He cared. “I just was wondering how you got it. Toga said she deleted it.”
Hawks avoided his gaze, finding sudden interest in his Miruko bunny slippers. “After the arrests, we seized any phones in the hideout for evidence for your trials. I found it on Toga’s phone, and, well, I wanted it.” The blonde bit his lip nervously, continuing to avoid Dabi’s gaze. “I didn’t have any photos of you that weren’t your mugshot or CCTV footage.” His voice went quiet, and Dabi almost didn’t catch his next words. “I wanted something to remember you by. To remember us, whatever ‘us’ was.”
Dabi cocked his head to the side, ignoring the sharp pang in his chest that felt dangerously like his heart. “I didn’t die, birdie.” He chuckled. “Well, legally I did for a few years, but I thought you knew about that.” The other man rolled his eyes in response to the teasing lilt in Dabi’s voice.
“I know that, smartass.” Hawks huffed, and for a moment sharp gold met lazy aquamarine. Before Dabi could catch it, it was gone again, returned to the hardwood floor beneath them. “I figured you wouldn’t want anything to do with me again.”
Something in Dabi softened, as much as he hated to admit it to himself. “I thought the same about you, birdie.” He murmured, taking a tentative step forward. With no sign of rebuttal from the hero, Dabi outstretched an arm to gently cup the other man’s jaw in his hand, slowly running a pale thumb across the warm skin of his cheek. He pretended not to hear the gentle hitch of breath that followed.
“I guess that makes both of us idiots, then, doesn’t it?” Hawks breathed out gently, finally lifting his gaze to permanently meet Dabi’s own. “I guess it does.” He hummed in reply, dropping his hand back to rest at his side. Dabi figured he’d give the overgrown pigeon a break and drop the subject. “Now, are you gonna give me a house tour or something?”
Hawks snorted in reply, his previously ruffled feathers smoothing down at the change of topic. “It’s not like much has changed since you were last here.” It hadn’t, but Dabi still internally marvelled at the apartment. It wasn’t anything overly special or big, especially considering Hawks definitely had the funds for something much larger, but it was better than anything else Dabi had known in the past 10 years. The living area with the TV and couch was simple, but the wall adjacent to it contained a ceiling to floor window covering the expanse of the wall. Even Dabi would admit the view was more than desirable, especially considering the ceiling stood much higher than any typical apartment.
It was a simple two bedroom two bathroom, with Hawks’ own bedroom containing an ensuite. It was large too of course, to accomodate his wings. The guest bedroom and bathroom were much smaller, yet still clean and comfortable. He’d only stayed in there once, mostly residing with Hawks in his room. Activities did not need to be discussed.
“It does look that way, mostly.” Dabi shrugged, choosing to head over to the couch and sprawl out across it, much to Hawks’ feigned annoyance. Who could blame him? The couch was comfortable as shit. Sue him.
Hawks followed him over, shoving Dabi’s legs out of the way forcefully with a single push of a wing, and sat down next to him with soft huff. “Damn,” Dabi grunted. “I forgot how stupidly strong your wings are. Overgrown chicken.” Hawks rolled his eyes, not dignifying the taunt with a response.
“Can’t believe you thought I wouldn’t want to see you again.” Hawks mumbled after a minute, shaking his head gently. Dabi blinked, unsure how to reply. He sighed. Fuck it, he was gonna be vulnerable. “If you really want to know, I thought that maybe you’d only been into me since you were undercover, and nothing else was on offer because of it.” He ignored the way Hawks’ head span around immediately, eyes round and eyebrows pinched together in confusion and a hint of offence.
“I know, I know.” Dabi groaned. “Don’t look at me like that, okay?” Hawks did not stop looking at him like that. “I was emotionally constipated to the extreme.” Dabi chose to ignore the sarcastic snort of “Was?” emitted from the other man. “I figured after two years, you’d realise you can definitely do way better than an ex-villain with no money, little direction in life, and a face that makes small children cry.” Hawks opened his mouth to interrupt again, but Dabi pushed on. “Also, since you’re the Number One Hero now, I knew you’d have zero time for me, and I don’t want to take away from your career and passion.” His voice totally wasn’t beginning to wobble. “Because as much as I despise hero society, I appreciate that you’re one of the few heroes with the right idea.” He concluded his mini-speech, gulping nervously as he awaited a response from the now clearly flabbergasted hero. His therapist was definitely going to be hearing about this one.
“I-“ Hawks paused, making Dabi’s heart somehow constrict further. “I, wow, I don’t even know what to say.” Well that didn’t make him feel better. At all.
“I guess I understand why you felt that way.” Hawks mumbled after a moment, running a strong hand through feathery golden locks. “But you weren’t just…” He trailed off for a moment, as if searching for the right words. “You weren’t just easy, or convenient. You were the first person who I felt truly understood me, in a way. I felt like we were so similar, yet so different.” Dabi gave a hum of agreeance.
“It was completely overwhelming at first, to be honest.” Hawks laughed softly, shaking his head in embarrassment. “Here I was, a pro hero undercover, falling for one of the most notorious villains in the country. I didn’t know what had come over me. But…” he paused, breathing in gently. “I couldn’t stay away. You were just utterly enthralling. The more we spoke, and the more time I spent with you, I felt like I really came to understand you. I wanted to know more about you, for my own selfish reasons rather than my mission’s sake.”
Dabi’s heart felt like it was seriously going to explode. He didn’t know it could even do that. Who the fuck was he to have the literal Number One hero confessing attraction to him? To Dabi? A literal patchwork hot topic junkie. What the fuck? Dabi must’ve been All Might in his past life, because this shit was not adding up. The math wasn’t mathing.
Not that he could do math anyway. Besides the point, though.
“I was heartbroken when the court case concluded.” Hawks continued with a pitiful laugh, and Dabi swore he saw a hint of moisture gathering in the hero’s eyes. “I knew you’d get time, with your extensive list of crimes. I really should have been grateful at how little you actually got. But the thought of not seeing you for two years, and knowing you’d probably slip away from me after that…” The other man sucked in a shaky breath. “I didn’t know what to do. I was inconsolable. I knew it was my fault, too, that I was losing you.” Okay, what the fuck? Dabi was going to cry, which was a problem, because he physically couldn’t.
“That’s why I kept the photo frame, I guess.” Hawks’ voice came out as barely a whisper. “I wanted to be selfish, and keep a little piece of us to myself, that I didn’t have to share with the world.”
The blonde was no longer holding eye contact with Dabi, and had pulled his legs into his chest as if attempting to disappear into the couch. If Dabi’s mind wasn’t scrambling to comprehend the rather overwhelming confession, he’d probably find it endearing, or at least entertaining. Right now, however, he just wanted to see the chicken smile.
“Birdie,” Dabi murmured softly, almost surprising himself at how gentle his voice could actually sound. “Look at me for a moment, don’t hide.”
Hawks slowly raised his head slowly to face him again, and wow, Dabi thought simply, as his breath was snatched straight from his chest.
With the gradual setting of the sun upon Fukuoka’s horizon casting a warm shadow across the apartment’s expanse, Hawks became painted in a striking golden light. Dabi couldn’t describe the other man as anything other than simply golden. He was the embodiment of gold, in its purest form. His usually sharp, trained eyes turned soft and vulnerable. An iris hand-crafted by the sun, woven delicately from a thousand golden silk threads. When Hawks’ eye met his own, he could have sworn the sun’s light were pouring directly out of it. His hair mimicked gentle waves of a warm sea, and his skin a soft and delicate expanse.
“Why’re you looking at me like that?” The voice snapped Dabi out of his momentary stupor. He cleared his throat hurriedly, breaking the prolonged eye contact whilst praying to whatever was out there that what was left of his face wasn’t bright red. “Like what?” He huffed back, feigning annoyance.
“I don’t know!” Came the whining reply, and thank the lord for that, because Dabi wasn’t exactly known for his subtlety. He snorted in amusement, and reached out a marred arm to sling around Hawks’ shoulder, pulling the other man across the couch until he was sprawled out across Dabi’s chest. He forgot how stupidly light the pigeon was.
Laughter spilled from Hawks’ lips, which once again had Dabi thanking whichever heavenly being had decided his ears deserved to be blessed on this random Tuesday.
“My stupid pigeon.” Dabi hummed in endearment, ignoring the indignant squawk of “Hey!” in return. “You’re stuck with me now, chicken shit.”
“God, if I’m stuck with you, can you please come up with some pet names or something?” Hawks groaned, feebly pushing an arm against Dabi’s chest in a pitiful attempt to escape, very clearly not trying. “Because pigeon and the variations on ‘chicken’ aren’t exactly romantic.”
“Oh?” Dabi raised an eyebrow. “Sorry, honey munchkin. My little sweetie cheeks.” He began making obnoxious kissing noises with overly puckered lips, snickering loudly as Hawks visibly gagged at the nicknames.
“Oh my god, never mind, I prefer chicken shit.” Hawks coughed, visibly holding back a laugh. “Or maybe just don’t refer to me at all.”
“Whatever.” He huffed. “And, uh, just for the record,” When did he get so awkward? “I don’t mind the photo in the frame. It’s not… It’s not bad.” He concluded. Well, that was a total fucking mess. Good one, Dabi.
“Oh, well, I’ll leave it out then.” Hawks stammered. “If you don’t mind, of course.”
“I don’t mind.”
After a moment, the frame was set back down on the coffee table, in its original place adjacent to the half-empty coffee mug, by a soft red feather.
A little piece of us, that I don’t have to share with the world. A small smile tugged at Dabi’s lips, remembering Hawks’ words. He didn’t mind that so much. Private moments should be kept private, after all, he thought as if he hadn’t essentially begun his relationship with the hero on live TV. Small details.
Hawks’ attention diverted from Dabi to rest on the frame, and boy if Dabi’s heart didn’t painfully clench as he watched the soft smile settle on the hero’s expression. He was becoming far too soft for his own good. Shigaraki would never let him hear the end of it, if he ever found out. Neither would any of the other League members, for that matter.
“You’re looking at me like that again.” Hawks deadpan voice snapped him out of his momentary lapse of attention. “What’re you thinking about, huh? In that big dumb head of yours.”
Okay, rude. “Sorry, I was thinking about how you have skinny little chicken legs.”
“Okay, first of all, fuck you-“
keeping up with the todorokis
mall santa: touya left for Fukuoka at 11am and it’s now 8pm
mall santa: did he die or are they fucking
walmart zuko: he probably got the wrong train and is homeless in hokkaido
mall santa: lmao yeah probably
dabert: okay wow
dabert: it really be your own family huh
walmart zuko: so did you die or are you fucking
dabert: uh
dabert: neither?
walmart zuko: boo
todoroki hawks: can confirm this statement
walmart zuko: boo you as well
todoroki hawks: see if I let you intern with me again
walmart zuko: im graduating?
todoroki hawks: …
todoroki hawks: fuck
mall santa: also can one of you please address the mess that is on Twitter rn because im getting spammed by journalists
dabert: the what
mall santa: remember the kfc incident
dabert: yes
dabert: i thought people would have forgotten that by now
mall santa: it’s been 2 days?
dabert: yeah and
todoroki hawks: yeah and
mall santa: do neither of you realise you’re public figures?
dabert: im not a public figure im unemployed
todoroki hawks: i have Twitter notifications muted
mall santa: well can one of you be an adult and deal with it
dabert: i don’t have a Twitter other than my endeavour hate page
mall santa: make one
dabert: :(
not sponsored by kfc @officialhawks • 5m
yes me and dabi are now dating
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law abiding citizen @dabi • 2m
replying to @officialhawks
do i get some kind of like First Lady benefits out of dating the #1 hero
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not sponsored by kfc @officialhawks • 1m
replying to @dabi
no
law abiding citizen @dabi • 1m
replying to @officialhawks
i want a divorce
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: how did I get 30,000 followers in 5 minutes
mall santa: because Hawks has like 50 million followers
dabert: what
mall santa: how are you so unaware of both your own and your boyfriends fame
dabert: idk i don’t watch the news
todoroki hawks: just gave my PR team a huge raise
dabert: why
todoroki hawks: because god knows they’re about to need it
mall santa: also how tf did you manage to get the handle ‘dabi’ so easily
dabert: well
dabert: someone already had it so I messaged them with my endeavour hate account and asked politely if I could have it
dabert: and they said
dabert: “yes just please don’t hurt me or my family”
todoroki hawks: what have i said about threatening violence
dabert: i literally didn’t
dabert: attached (1) image
dabert: see?
mall santa: touya asking politely for something??
dabert: shut ur fuck
dabert: i can’t even go on Twitter because it keeps crashing now
todoroki hawks: yeah sorry about that
mall santa: lmao touya’s gonna love waking up to see thousands of angry messages from the women of japan
dabert: i should have burned to death when i had the chance
todoroki hawks: listen it’s not my fault the commission decided to market me as a fuck boy womaniser
todoroki hawks: i hadn’t even held hands until i was 21
dabert: how dare u
dabert: cheater
todoroki hawks: they all think im some smooth cool guy but i said “thanks you too” to the ticket kid at the cinema when he told me to enjoy the movie
mall santa: PFT
dabert: he made finger guns at me during sex once
mall santa: I DISNT NEED TOR KNKW
todoroki hawks: NO
todoroki hawks: YOU SAID YOU WOUKDNT TELL ANGYONE
dabert: soz
walmart zuko: (slowly, with feeling) what the fuck
dabert: did you just
todoroki hawks: im seeing myself out of this conversation
law abiding citizen @dabi
can literal minors please stop DMing me about hawks
respectfully, a 26 year old ex-villain
law abiding citizen @dabi
i am once again requesting that minors stop threatening me over my relationship
less respectfully, a man banned from making public violent threats
law abiding citizen @dabi
i have $5 in my account and it belongs to whoever can tell me how to filter out naked fanart of myself because im now scarred for life. no pun intended.
calamari @iphonecharger
literally nothing is funnier to me than dabi hating Twitter with every fibre of his being
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: i hate this stupid bird app
mall santa: please keep hating it it’s very entertaining
dabert: fuck you im straight up not having a good time
mall santa: just delete the app
dabert: you know what
dabert: maybe I will
dabert: i gotta put me first
mall santa: good for you man
dabert: nvm I just got verified I’m keeping it
mall santa: what happened to putting you first
dabert: did you not hear me i got verified
mall santa: i only hear my demons
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what’s up doc @officialmiruko
replying to @hawksagency
everyone please leave my boy alone he just works here
keeping up with the todorokis
teacher’s pet: what is wrong with people
dabert: a lot
mall santa: what prompted this
teacher’s pet: there is an army of hawks fans outside our house
teacher’s pet: i would say ive never seen dad this angry but i have
dabert: lmao
dabert: did they not think that i may not want to live with my abusive sperm donor
walmart zuko: lmao sperm donor
dabert: lmao
todoroki hawks: oh god
todoroki hawks: im so sorry
todoroki hawks: ive caused so much trouble for you all
teacher’s pet: shut up you have done nothing
todoroki hawks: that’s not what the commission said
teacher’s pet: since when the fuck do we care what the commission thinks
dabert: hey do you want me to kill them for you cause i can totally kill them for you
todoroki hawks: if anyone’s killing them it’s me so get in line
dabert: that’s hot
todoroki hawks: thanks
walmart zuko: ew
walmart zuko: why do people even care
walmart zuko: you’re both lame anyway
dabert: because people are mad that a knockoff Frankenstein’s monster stole their unattainable fantasy bird boyfriend
dabert: who lives on chicken (cannibal) and puts shoes and socks on in the order sock, shoe, sock, shoe
mall santa: that is FERAL
dabert: maybe if I post that they’ll all leave me alone
todoroki hawks: please don’t my PR team are about to go on strike
teacher’s pet: i saw you make a toast sandwich once
dabert: what the fuck is a toast sandwich
teacher’s pet: bread, toast, bread
dabert: that’s a CRIME
mall santa: you say that like the empty ketchup bottle isn’t STILL in your unmade bed
dabert: shut
todoroki hawks: okay my choices are questionable but at least my apartment is CLEAN
walmart zuko: both of you deserve jail
dabert: i already did jail
walmart zuko: do it again, bitch
Notes:
so at this point I’m undecided whether this will be 11 or 12 chapters so if ill fuck around and find out soon
hope you all enjoyed this chapter! you all have my eternal gratitude for the support this fic has received :)
Chapter 11
Notes:
im finally back with another chapter ! i apologise for the delay in this, but im glad to finally share it with you all!
this one goes out to all the tododeku fans I hope u guys eat good today
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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law abiding citizen @dabi
okay fuck y’all i tried to be nice but it is NOT my fault you’re all in love with MY pigeon so suck it the fuck up and move on
chicklet @hawksforever1331
replying to @dabi
he is WAY too good for you
hawks supremacy @hawksleftpinkyfinger
replying to @dabi
king shit u tell em
chicklet @hawksforever1331
replying to @hawksleftpinkyfinger
my man would never settle for this!!
hawksie will wake up eventually
law abiding citizen @dabi
replying to @hawksforever1331
your ‘hawksie’ is plenty awake
[Video: Hawks pouring two shots of espresso into a Monster can, chugging it, then slamming the empty can on the counter and screeching into the abyss. The person behind the camera asks “What’re you doing, idiot?” Hawks screeches again. “I’ve been awake for 48 hours, and I’m ready to fight God or die trying!”]
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keeping up with the todorokis
todoroki hawks: of all of videos and pictures you have of me
todoroki hawks: it has to be THAT one that went viral??????
dabert: lol
todoroki hawks: don’t fucking lol me
dabert: l o l
teacher’s pet: is this the questionable chugging video
todoroki hawks: how do you know about that
todoroki hawks: i thought you didn’t have Twitter
teacher’s pet: well for one i do, i just don’t use it
teacher’s pet: two, it’s on the news
todoroki hawks: the NEWS?
todoroki hawks: im going to pass out
mall santa: i love how the news was like “dabi is so funny 😍” and didn’t even question whatever the fuck it was that you were doing
walmart zuko: he was fighting god
dabert: im hilarious thank you
walmart zuko: touya? full of shit? it’s more likely than you think
dabert: die
walmart zuko: trust me i want to
dabert: uh
dabert: you good?
walmart zuko: no
todoroki hawks: who do i need to kill
walmart zuko: me
todoroki hawks: i have no idea how im supposed to reply to that
teacher’s pet: is it midoriya
walmart zuko: yes
teacher’s pet: what happened
walmart zuko: he asked me over for dinner with his mother
dabert: oooooo
dabert: shouto meeting the parents
walmart zuko: shut up ive met inko before you dweeb
todoroki hawks: yeah you dweeb
dabert: choke
teacher’s pet: isn’t this a good thing?
walmart zuko: no are you kidding me
walmart zuko: they’re normal
dabert: that kid is like next to me on the scale of not normal
todoroki hawks: where am i on this scale
dabert: on the other side of me
todoroki hawks: idk why i asked
dabert: idk either
walmart zuko: can you guys have this conversation in person cause i know you’re in the same room and this is about me
dabert: …
dabert: i guess so
dabert: continue telling us about midoriya and his mother
walmart zuko: i don’t know if this is just a normal friend thing or if it’s like Important
teacher’s pet: well has he ever asked you over for dinner before?
walmart zuko: well not specifically
walmart zuko: ive had dinner with them because i was already there a few times but this is the first time he’s asked me over specifically for that
mall santa: and you still think he doesn’t like you
walmart zuko: I can’t read suddenly
mall santa: you are insufferable
mall santa: i don’t see what the issue here is just go have dinner
walmart zuko: because im pining and it’s just him and his mother so there’s no buffer
walmart zuko: what am i supposed to do if it gets awkward
dabert: ill do arson and you can come stop me
walmart zuko: fr?
dabert: i mean i guess
todoroki hawks: come on you know i can’t condone that
dabert: ok hold on
dabert: I am Not going to commit any illegal activities
private message between less burnt and more burnt
more burnt: just tell me if u need a fire ill do it
less burnt: ok
keeping up with the todorokis
dabert: there
dabert: anyway
dabert: surely this can’t be more awkward than dinners with the sperm donor right
walmart zuko: that’s different cause i could be petty and not feel bad about it
dabert: true
dabert: idk just fake your death or something
mall santa: can we please stop letting touya give shouto advice
dabert: i don’t need your permission to be a bad influence thank you
mall santa: ignoring that,
dabert: i cannot be ignored
mall santa: just let midoriya carry the conversation
mall santa: it’ll be fine
walmart zuko: ok but if it’s goes wrong im suing you
mall santa: you know what
mall santa: fine
official hawks content dealer @dabi
more dumbass content so everyone can stop asking
[Picture: Hawks standing in the centre of the apartment, wearing his flight suit minus the jacket, and with the pants on backwards. He is staring into the abyss with entirely unfocused eyes.]
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dabihawks enthusiast @dabisnosepiercing
replying to @dabi
petition for hawks to get a god damn day off
official hawks content dealer @dabi
replying to @dabisnosepiercing
that’s what im saying
“Hawks?”
“Yeah?”
“I think I’m gonna stop dying my hair.”
“Sure, Dabs.”
official hawks content dealer @dabi
last day with the bird before i go home
[Picture: An uncomfortably close photo of Hawks’ face, his nose slightly scrunched up.]
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my lord and saviour hawks @hawkseighthfeather
replying to @dabi
how does it feel to have the hottest boyfriend in the world
official hawks content dealer @dabi
replying to @hawkseighthfeather
idk ask hawks
official hawks content dealer @dabi
if big strong hero why little chicken man
[Picture: An uncomfortably far away photo of hawks, taken from a high angle that makes him look significantly smaller than usual]
not from zootopia @officialmiruko
replying to @dabi
let me do you one better
[Picture: An old photo of a 20 year old Hawks, signified by the lack of stubble and shorter hair, standing in between All Might, Endeavour and Best Jeanist. The photo has been edited to censor Endeavour’s face. Hawks is more than a head shorter than the other 3 heroes.]
official hawks content dealer @dabi
replying to @officialmiruko
oh my GOD
pigeon hero hawks @officialhawks
replying to @officialmiruko @dabi
streaks don’t rb only real ones know
keeping up with the todorokis
todoroki hawks: hey google how do I commit homicide
dabert: why would you ask google when im right here
todoroki hawks: bc its you
dabert: If you know how I feel, why would you say that? Like you put me in such an uncomfortable situation like you know I’m not happy you know I’m trying to see if it will work out here and I know it’s not
todoroki hawks: my villain origin story
dabert: damn i should have tried that 3 years ago
todoroki hawks: shut ur fuck
walmart zuko: are you guys always like this
dabert: yumi shouto’s bullying me
teacher’s pet: you are 26 handle it yourself
dabert: i solve my problems with fire so im not sure you want me to
teacher’s pet: you’re all problem children every single one of you
walmart zuko: :(
dabert: :(
mall santa: :(
todoroki hawks: :(
Shouto usually considered himself a fairly reasonable, normal, and even logical person. He didn’t usually lose his cool, and according to others, he was perfect at masking his emotions with a blank expression.
None of that explained his current state.
Logically, it was just Midoriya’s house. Reasonably, it was just Midoriya and his mother. It was a normal event, with normal people (regardless of Touya’s opinion on normalcy) and nothing out of the normal to stress about.
Yet here he was, god damn stressed out of his mind, over a dinner with his best friend and best friend’s mother.
Shouto scowled in annoyance as his phone buzzed incessantly from it’s place on the bed, no doubt from notifications of Touya and Hawks bickering in the family group chat. Doing his best to ignore the distraction, he continued buttoning up the blue dress shirt he’d chosen to wear.
After giving his hair one last pat down and smoothing his shirt, Shouto snatched up his phone, muted the chat, and was on his way out of the UA dorms.
He tried his best to ignore the painful drumming of his heart in his chest, and the slight shakiness of his hands. Further, Shouto tried even harder to ignore the way his knee bounced after seating himself on the train. Midoriya’s house was only a short trip from UA’s location.
Within no time, he was departing the train and embarking on the 5 minute walk to the Midoriya residence. He again tried his best to ignore his now shaking breath.
Shouto wasn’t entirely sure what it was about the whole ‘Midoriya situation’ - as Touya would call it - that sent his head into a spin and had his heart pounding. Maybe it was the way that, upon opening the door, he was met with Midoriya’s bright wide-eyed smile. Maybe it was the way the shorter boy took his hand to lead Shouto into the kitchen. Maybe it was the way the green of his eyes twinkled happily as Shouto and Inko hugged.
Whatever it was, he was totally screwed. Or, well, mostly screwed. Luckily for him, Natsuo was right in suggesting he let Midoriya carry the conversation. He didn’t even have to let him, per say, it just kind of happened naturally. Shouto had always been happy to listen to the other boy’s excited ramblings about school and heroes and whatever else.
Shouto could hardly even focus on the dinner, which was incredibly embarrassing and something he would never be speaking of to anyone ever.
He was knocked out of his momentary (well, it was a bit longer than that) stupor by a sudden buzz from his phone. Shouto frowned, pulling it out of his pocket to glance at it’s face and check it was hopefully nothing important.
private message between more burnt and less burnt
more burnt: u good? need any fires?
“Sorry, one moment.” Shouto mumbled apologetically. “It’s my brother.” He quickly typed out a response, hoping Touya would leave him alone to suffer in peace.
less burnt: yes im good no fires needed
more burnt: ugh
Inko seemed to perk up at the mention of his brother. “Oh, Natsuo or Touya?”
“Touya.”
“You mean Dabert?” Midoriya giggled. Shouto resisted the urge to facepalm.
“He’s doing well, isn’t he?” Inko questioned. “I saw on the news that he and Hawks are in a relationship! They seem so sweet.”
Shouto didn’t know how anyone could consider a relationship born in a KFC sweet. Especially not when it was those two idiots.
“Yeah, he’s doing pretty good. Rehabilitating and all that.” Was what Shouto said instead. Midoriya snickered next to him.
“Well, it’s lovely to hear he’s doing well!” Inko beamed. “He’s just a kid, after all.” Shouto didn’t point out that Touya was a 26 year old man. To be fair, he was the shortest brother, so it was totally understandable that he might be mistaken for a child. Completely rational.
“Anyway, enough about your brother. It’s so nice to be able to sit down and have dinner with my son and his boyfriend!” Inko clapped her hands together, practically radiating with excitement. Shouto almost even smiled at how much her and her son resembled each other.
Wait, what?
Shouto wasn’t sure if his heart had stopped, time had stopped, or if he had just downright hallucinated. All three, maybe.
Slowly, with what felt like the effort of a lifetime, Shouto moved his eyes to Midoriya. The other boy was opening and shutting his mouth rapidly, yet no words surfaced. His eyes were blown wide, and his hands fretted about in panic.
Oh.
The phone felt heavy in his pocket. Huh. Maybe he could use some fires after all.
“I, uh.” Shouto stammered. “I just… need to use the bathroom. I need to pee.” He hated the way the words shook as they left his mouth. “I need to pee really bad.”
Awkwardly pushing his chair out with slightly too much force, Shouto stumbled up from the table, and desperately avoided eye contact whilst heading straight to the bathroom, his heart pounding and breathing shallow. He didn’t have a plan for once he reached the bathroom. Shouto just knew he needed to escape the situation before he made a fool of himself.
Flashbacks of the panic in Midoriya’s eyes haunted Shouto’s mind as he reached the bathroom door, knuckles white as he shakily gripping the handle.
Breathe, he reminded himself. He pushed the door open, stumbling onto the tiled floor of the bathroom whilst simultaneously attempting to fish his phone from the back pocket of his pants. Fumbling as his fingers shook, the phone clattered the the tiled floor.
“Shit.” Shouto muttered breathlessly, preparing to bend down to retrieve the discarded device when the bathroom door slammed open. Mentally, Shouto upgraded his feeling of ‘Shit’ to a very distinct feeling of ‘Fuck’.
The sight of Midoriya standing in the bathroom doorway, body trembling and eyes wide, made Shouto seriously wish his brother was still an active arsonist. The only thing that could have made this encounter any more humiliating was if Shouto had actually come in here to pee instead of have a breakdown. Or if he was peeing while having said breakdown.
“You don’t have to explain-“ Shouto forced out just as Midoriya shouted “I can explain!”
The two stared at each other for a moment, tension thick in the air between them, before Midoriya finally broke the silence.
“My, uh, my mom.” The other boy stammered, a hand reaching behind his head to scratch nervously at the skin of his neck as he spoke. “She just… She kinda of just assumed, you know.” Midoriya gulped visibly. “She assumed we were dating, and she was just so excited, I didn’t have the heart to tell her otherwise.”
Shouto swore he felt his heart actually break into two halves. He guessed it matched the rest of his body, then.
“It’s fine. I get it.” Shouto muttered after a heavy moment, finding deep interest in the tiles beneath his feet. It wasn’t fine. He didn’t get it. He didn’t get it at all. “Just let me know next time, so I can at least pretend or something.” Why did he say that? He was seriously going to move to another country after he escaped the house.
“No, I-“ Shouto’s eyes flickered up to Midoriya as the other sucked in a shaky breath. “I don’t want to pretend.”
“If you’re not into me, just say that. It’ll hurt your mother less than pretending.” But it’s going to hurt me either way, Shouto thought.
“But I can’t say that!” Midoriya shouted, his fists clenching at his side. Shouto’s eyes widened, as his mind raced to think of a plausible explanation from the outburst. Was Inko really that obsessed with the idea of her son and himself? What if- “I can’t say that because it’s not true.” The quietly uttered words ripped Shouto from his scrambled thoughts, and his head snapped up at neck-breaking speed.
“What are you saying?” Shouto stammered back, trying ignore the vulnerability practically seeping through his words.
The other boy groaned, wincing seemingly at the thought of answering Shouto’s question. “Take it easy on me, okay? I didn’t mean for it to happen.” For what to happen? Shouto’s thoughts screamed. What are you trying to say to me?
“Maybe… maybe I didn’t mind the idea of us. Together, I mean. Us together, not as friends. Sometimes I just want to hold your hand, and sometimes I want to sleep in the same bed as you, but not as friends, and I want to hug you, but not as friends.” Midoriya’s words practically stream-railed into each other as the pace of his voice sped up to the point that Shouto couldn’t even try to intervene. “Sometimes I want to show you off to my mother, but not as friends, and I want to meet your family, but not as friends, and I want to kiss you-“ The curly haired boy’s eyes suddenly widened, as if that last admission was somehow shocking after the many admissions before it.
Shouto stood eyes wide for a second, entirely unsure of how to respond. Things like this weren’t meant to happen to him. People like Midoriya didn’t happen to people like Shouto.
“I don’t think you can even kiss as friends.” He finally spoke after what felt like an eternity.
Midoriya’s shoulders slumped in relief, a nervous laugh spilling from his lips as the thick tension between them dissipated. “Do you.. Do you want to maybe, like, go out or something? Not as friends.”
“I’d like to go out not as friends.” Shouto agreed. Holy fuck. This was happening. Midoriya smiled at that, stepping forward to press himself into Shouto’s body in a rib-snapping hug.
Shouto gently placed his hands around the other boy after a moment, a small smile teasing at the corners of his lips as his head came to rest atop of a mop of green hair. Not as friends.
keeping up with the todorokis
walmart zuko: i think I have a boyfriend
mall santa: ITS HAPOENING EVEREBDOY
mall santa: HOLY SHIT
mall santa: SOUNF THE SIRENDS
dabert: what the fuck is going on that is interrupting me from important shit
mall santa: u mean animal crossing
dabert: shut the FUCK up
dabert: oh
dabert: oh FUCK
dabert: where the fuck is yumi
teacher’s pet: does this mean dinner went well ???
walmart zuko: oh dinner went terribly I had a meltdown
walmart zuko: but now im dating Midoriya
dabert: should I ask
walmart zuko: no
mall santa: so which one of you had the guts to finally confess
walmart zuko: midoriya
mall santa: FUCK
dabert: FUCK YES
walmart zuko: ??
teacher’s pet: please don’t tell me you two idiots made bets on this
dabert: okay we won’t tell you
teacher’s pet: sigh
walmart zuko: wow
dabert: i just won no laundry duty for 2 months let me be happy
walmart zuko: im ignoring you because this is about ME and MY boyfriend
dabert: it could have been you and your boyfriend for months if you got your shit together earlier
todoroki hawks: i don’t think you have the qualifications to be making such a statement
dabert: wow
dabert: I want a divorce
teacher’s pet: I think we’re all missing the most important thing here
teacher’s pet: we can finally have our family dinner
dabert: we could have had a family dinner months ago you were the only one insisting we bring dates
teacher’s pet: sounds like a you problem I’ve had a girlfriend this whole time with no drama
todoroki hawks: lesbians rlly do have infinitely more shit together
teacher’s pet: don’t forget it
mall santa: ive been in a relationship longer than all of you ??
dabert: nobody asked
walmart zuko: nobody asked
teacher’s pet: nobody asked
mall santa: wow fuck you guys
teacher’s pet: now is also probably a good time to tell you all that mom agreed to come as well!
dabert: wait
dabert: What
teacher’s pet: yeah ! she’s had a lot more freedom to go outside and interact with others recently so I thought it would be great if she got to see all of us at once
teacher’s pet: i didn’t think it would be a problem so I just asked her
teacher’s pet: is that okay?
mall santa: yeah sounds good yumi
walmart zuko: it’s okay with me
walmart zuko: i can introduce her to Midoriya as more than my friend now
teacher’s pet: touya?
teacher’s pet: …
mall santa: uh
mall santa: touya just kind of up and left the apartment
teacher’s pet: touya ???
teacher’s pet: I didn’t think this through properly did I
mall santa: it appears not
Notes:
so there we are - the todoroki rei character tag finally makes sense
hope you guys enjoyed, and hopefully it won’t be long until the final chapter !!
thank you again for all the support for this fic :)
Chapter 12: Chapter 12 - Final
Notes:
here it finally is !! the final chapter
this ended up being longer than anticipated, but as always, i hope you all enjoy!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
“You didn’t think this through even in the slightest, did you?” Hawks deadpanned.
“First of all, fuck off.” Dabi huffed. Hawks simply raised an unimpressed eyebrow at this remark.
Dabi paused. “Second of all, you’re right.”
The blonde slowly dragged both hands down his face in what could only be described as immense exasperation.
It was currently three in the morning, and he had been awoken by the sound of fists pounding heavily on his apartment door. After falling out of bed without even an ounce of grace, and only successfully shoving a right-footed Miruko bunny slipper on his left foot, Hawks had swung open the door to reveal Dabi. The asshole even had the audacity to make fun of his lack of clothing other than a pair of boxers. As if it wasn’t the middle of the god damn night.
Unless Dabi had suddenly made the acquaintance of another person yielding a teleportation quirk, then he had either caught the train all the way to Fukuoka on a whim, or found an Uber driver crazy enough to haul his crazy ass there by car. Hawks didn’t want to know which it was.
Groaning, Hawks span on his heel, not even motioning for Dabi to follow him into the dark apartment. Dabi followed anyway.
“Next time you travel hours to Fukuoka because you haven’t called your mother in goddamn years, give me a heads up.” He grumbled.
“Sure, sure, whatever floats your boat.” Dabi waved a dismissive hand as he made himself more than at home on Hawks’ couch, purposefully ignorant to the increasingly homicidal aura Hawks was sure he was giving off right now. “Now, can I hide here for a bit?”
“No.”
“Please?”
“Absolutely not.” Hawks huffed.
“I knew you never loved me.”
The bunny slipper that collided with Dabi’s head found it’s way there completely by accident, if anybody ever asked.
private chat between bird boy and scary todoroki
bird boy: i have him here
scary todoroki: thanks hawks
“I told Fuyumi you’re okay, just so you know.”
Hawks only received a grunt in reply.
The apartment was still dark, and Hawks could only just make out Dabi’s figure next to him in the large bed.
“It’s okay to be upset, you know. Anxious, even.” Hawks murmured, his fingers gently brushing through the soft tufts of Dabi’s hair. He didn’t comment on the shaky exhale of warm breath against the bare skin of his chest that resulted from the action.
“How can I face her, like this?” Came the uncharacteristically quiet reply after heavy moment of silence. “It’s different, for the others. They don’t look in her eyes, knowing she sees him instead of them.”
Hawks pursed his lips, unsure of an appropriate reply. Something about the uncharacteristic vulnerability of the usually chaotic arsonist he had come to call his boyfriend had him double checking each reply that crossed his mind.
“I understand where you’re coming from.” The hero murmured softly after several moments. “And I’m pretty unqualified to give you advice, considering I’ve made no effort to keep my own parents in my life. Which I don’t regret, either.” Hawks felt Dabi shrug beside him.
“I’ve never met your mother, of course.” Hawks continued. “Your sister tried to bring me along to introduce me to her, but it never felt right without you. I felt like I was intruding in your life, without your permission.” Even if it was dark, the slight widening of Dabi’s eyes didn’t escape him. “But from everything I’ve heard, about her and her recovery, I really don’t think she’s the same woman you remember.”
“How can you be sure?” Dabi sighed next to him, shifting uncomfortably in the bed. “I don’t think I can take all of that shit again.”
Hawks shrugged, trying to ignore the dull pain radiating from his chest. Inside the tough, careless, aloof exterior Dabi faced the world with, Touya was still beneath it all.
A bitter smile crept across his lips. Touya didn’t deserve this. Dabi didn’t, either.
“I’m not sure, to be honest. But I think it’s worth the risk.” Hawks murmured gently, his hand creeping back into the other man’s soft threads of hair. “You have a shot at a somewhat normal family.” As normal as the Todorokis could get, anyway. “Let yourself have this.”
Dabi exhaled shakily. Hawk’s didn’t miss it. “I’ll think about it.”
“I’ll be there with you, whichever way it goes.” He assured gently.
A quiet reply met his assurance.
“Thanks, birdie.”
keeping up with the todorokis
mall santa: does anyone wanna tell me why I got home from class and touya is playing animal crossing on my couch like nothing happened
dabert: idk who told you im playing animal crossing because im not
mall santa: i know what i saw don’t try and gaslight me
dabert: i never left
teacher’s pet: so you’re just gonna sit here and act like im supposed to believe that
dabert: uh
dabert: yeah?
teacher’s pet: sigh
teacher’s pet: anyway
teacher’s pet: im sorry for springing that on you without any warning, I should have talked to you about it first
dabert: it’s fine
teacher’s pet: are you sure?
dabert: i said it’s fine
dabert: can we change the subject now
walmart zuko: when are you getting another job
dabert: nvm nobody ever talk to me again i fucking hate it here
private chat between bird boy and scary todoroki
scary todoroki: hey
bird boy: im scared
scary todoroki: don’t be
scary todoroki: I just wanted to say thanks for helping Touya out
scary todoroki: don’t let it go to your head but i think you’re really good for him
private chat between tweety bird and bacon bitch
tweety bird: your sister approves of me
tweety bird: im gonna pass out
bacon bitch: i thought you guys were friends
bacon bitch: what the fuck
private chat between foot model and flew into a window
flew into a window: HELP
flew into a window: CODE RED
foot model: you can’t just use code red whenever you have a minor inconvenience
flew into a window: i can and i will
flew into a window: what the fuck do i do when i meet dabis mother
flew into a window: what if she hates me
foot model: sounds like a you problem bro
flew into a window: you’re meeting her too
foot model: oh
foot model: shit
foot model: fuck
foot model: FUCK
pls stop the window jokes @officialhawks
hey google how do i become likeable
space jam enthusiast @officialmiruko
replying to @officialhawks
don’t you have the highest popularity rates
my bf can’t see windows @dabi
replying to @officialhawks
[ Video : Hawks from a very far distance slamming head first into a high rise office window, then sliding down it slowly]
pls stop the window jokes @officialhawks
replying to @dabi
i want to break up
my bf can’t see windows @dabi
replying to @officialhawks
tragic
private chat between tweety bird and bacon bitch
tweety bird: what do i wear
bacon bitch: i don’t give a fuck
bacon bitch: clothes
tweety bird: you’re so unhelpful i hate you
bacon bitch: or you could not wear clothes i wouldn’t mind that
tweety bird: im not showing up to your family dinner in no clothes you horny asshole
bacon bitch: boo
bacon bitch: you used to be fun
tweety bird: fuck you im fun
bacon bitch: is that a promise
tweety bird: blocked
“Touya!”
Maybe if he pretended not to hear Natsuo then his younger brother would simply leave him be.
“I know you can hear me! We both know how thin the walls are in here!” Came the shout from the other side of the wall.
For fuck’s sake.
“Fuck do you want now?” Dabi groaned, making absolutely no effort to get up and find out.
“Come help clean up, you jerk. Everyone’s gonna be here soon and the place is a dump!” Natsuo called out again, and fuck, did he have to be so loud? Dabi already had a headache just thinking about the prospect of his entire family plus significant others all crowded into the two bedroom apartment they shared. Literally fuck that.
With an over dramatic sigh, Dabi heaved himself up from the bed. Existing was a major fuck up on his behalf, he thought sometimes. Hawks would call him over dramatic. Fuck you, was what Dabi had to say about that.
Pushing the door open with a pale hand, Dabi exited the comfort of his room and was greeted by the horrendous sight of Natsuo in a baby pink apron, attempting to stir what honest to god looked like toxic waste in a pot on the stove.
“The fuck is that?” Dabi motioned towards Natsuo’s general area.
His younger brother frowned deeply. “Me or the cooking?”
Honestly, he wasn’t sure himself. “Gonna say both.”
“The apron is Yuki’s.” Who the fuck is Yuki? “She left it here a while ago.” Oh, the girlfriend. Right. Fuck, was he a bad brother? Actually, scratch that, if Natsuo wanted him to care about his relationship then he shouldn’t be committing such grotesque crimes of PDA against his eyes.
His gaze once again landed on the other crime against his eyes, which was the pit currently suffering at the hands of his brother. “Why the fuck are you cooking? Didn’t Yumi say she’d bring food?”
Natsuo’s frown deepened. “Well, yeah, but…” he spayed for a second, contemplating. “Don’t you think we should make an effort, since we’re hosting?” Dabi had to bite back a snide ‘No.’
On second thought, maybe he could rescue the homicide scene that was unfolding on the stove. Look at that, Endeavour, he was finally a hero after all. “Give me the apron and I’ll deal with this. Just set the table and shit.” Natsuo stared at him blankly for a moment like he was speaking an entirely different language.
“Well?” Dabi scowled. Natsuo blinked rapidly, removing the apron and handing it over hurriedly. Dabi snatched it without a word, tying the pink monstrosity around his waist. He was grateful that Natsuo seemed to keep any comments about the apron clearly fitting Dabi’s slender frame much better than his buffed up jock body to himself. “Go clean up. How long until everyone gets here?”
“Not sure.” Natsuo replied, pulling open a drawer and beginning to pick out the nicer of their cutlery. “Fuyumi said she’d be here before everyone else to help out.” No surprise there. He wouldn’t complain though, they needed it.
“Hawks is coming with…” his brother paused, contemplating again as he shut the drawer and began wandering over to the two tables that had been pushed together to create a singular table large enough for the extended Todoroki family. “Does she prefer Miruko, Usagiyama or Rumi?” Dabi shrugged in response, lifting the pot from the stove by it’s handle. “Ask her when she gets here. Hawks and Fuyumi call her Rumi, though, if that means anything.” He proceeded to walk over to the garbage can, opening it’s lid and dumping the pot’s contents straight in, much to Natsuo’s audible horror.
“I worked hard on that!” Natsuo sulked, sniffing dramatically as he began placing in front of each seat at the makeshift table. Dabi snorted as he rinsed the pot out with water. “That’s great, honey, but it wasn’t food.” Natsuo’s sniffing noises increased further, to which Dabi only rolled his eyes.
“Shouto‘s bringing Midoriya and Mom, by the way.” Dabi froze at the mention of his mother, trying to repress the tight feeling in his chest that resulted. “Yuki can’t make it, though. She has a volleyball game today. So the apron’s yours for now.” He ignored that last comment.
Dabi silently filled the pot with water to boil, grateful Natsuo didn’t continue the conversation. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to see his mother, necessarily. It was just… it had been a long time, and he was nervous. But hey, his therapist said he couldn’t just avoid his problems for the rest of his life, apparently. Personally he didn’t see the issue, but what the fuck ever.
I’ll be there with you. Hawks’ words echoed softly in his mind. The thought brought him comfort, in the privacy of his own mind.
The two continued their respective tasks in mostly silence, with Natsuo softly humming a terribly out of tune rendition of some pop song Dabi was vaguely familiar with. Roughly twenty minutes later, as he had just finished with the large serving of Soba that he was rather proud of, there was a soft knock at the apartment door.
“That should be Yumi!” Natsuo suddenly perked up, ditching the duster he’d been previously using and darting towards the door. He was right, as the opened door revealed Fuyumi dressed in an ankle-length floral summer dress, holding several large containers stacked atop of each other in her hands. Natsuo visibly drooled at the sight. “You’re too good to us, Yumi!” His younger brother beamed.
“This is nothing!” Fuyumi shook her head quickly. “Now help me bring all of this in. I have more in the car to go and grab once this is off my hands.” Dabi was pretty sure Natsuo’s jaw actually hit the floor.
“Hand them over to the jock, he can carry them.” Dabi quipped from his spot in the kitchen. Fuyumi obliged, dumping the containers into Natsuo’s arms as Dabi began washing up the pot and utensils in the sink.
“It’s good to see you cooking again, Touya!” Fuyumi grinned. “Maybe you can teach Hawks, so he’ll stop with the takeout.” Dabi shot her a look, one eyebrow raised. Yeah fucking right, like that oversized chicken was ever gonna start eating healthy. “He’s been the same ever since I’ve met him. Just mooches off my shit whenever I’m around. You’d have more luck teaching Shouto to be charismatic in an interview.” The comment earned him a snort from Natsuo.
Fuyumi paused for a second. “Nice apron, by the way.”
“Thanks.” He deadpanned.
By the time Dabi had finished cleaning the kitchen, Fuyumi had brought what felt like hundreds of food containers into the apartment, laid across the kitchen bench tops. He watched as she sighed whilst placing her car keys back into her purse, and decided not to comment on the little Miruko charms adorning them. Call it character development or whatever.
Dabi’s phone buzzed in the back pocket of his jeans. After fishing it out, a message displayed on the bright screen.
[Message from: tweety bird]
tweety bird: me and rumi will be there in like 5 minutes
He tapped out a quick reply, trying to ignore the relief that flooded through him knowing Hawks would arrive before his mother did.
I’ll be there with you.
bacon bitch: alright don’t fly into any windows
tweety bird: :(
Dabi snorted softly. Nothing was more fun than riling his boyfriend up.
True to his word, Hawks arrived with Rumi in exactly five minutes. Loudly, of course, with Rumi just about kicking the door down, and Hawks almost knocking over several objects on his way in. God, they all should have just gone to Fukuoka. At least Hawks’ apartment was fucking huge, unlike Natsuo’s. It’s not that it was bad, but five was a crowd already and three were still on the way. The apartment was really only made for two.
Dabi was snapped out of his thoughts as he registered a bright flash followed by what sounded suspiciously like a muffled fuck from the general direction of the apartment door. Turning to glare at the source of the flash, his gaze encountered an incredibly sheepish looking Hawks, who was hurriedly shoving his phone behind his back in the apparent hope that Dabi would not see it.
Dabi narrowed his eyes, taking in the awfully guilty look on Hawks’ face. God, and the HPSC had really looked at this stupid chicken and thought, yeah, this is the one for the spy gig. “You good there, Birdie?” His questioning was met with a hurried nod that definitely implied he was up to something.
With an over-exaggerated eye roll, he turned back around to face the kitchen in a deliberate show of ignoring Hawks. However, he was immediately met with the sight of his warped reflection in the sink.
Ah, shit. He still had the pink apron on.
With monumental restraint, he untied the monstrosity from his waist and neck all whilst ignoring the sounds of giggling that most definitely came from Hawks and Rumi. Prison wasn’t worth it, he told himself. He’s been there once and it wasn’t all it was hyped up to be. Prison was not worth it.
In his moment of preventing crime (Thats what he was deciding to call it, and no, he would not be taking any criticism.) Dabi failed to notice the movement of one of the giggling duo, until lean yet muscular arms were snaking around his torso.
Murderous thoughts evaporated as warmth crept up his body. “Hi, there.” He breathed out, not missing the way Hawks had to raise himself onto the tips of his toes to adequately rest his chin upon Dabi’s shoulder.
“Hi there yourself.” Came the singsong of his boyfriend’s voice. With a small, private smile, Dabi twisted his head to press a gentle kiss to Hawks’ forehead, windswept tufts of hair tickling gently against the skin of his cheek.
The two were rapidly reminded that this private encounter was occurring in a rather public setting as Rumi loudly cleared her throat. Hawk’s arms immediately disappeared from Dabi’s body, leaving him to frown slightly at the loss of warmth as the blonde glanced sheepishly back at the source of the interruption. “Gross.” Was all she said, turning to continue a conversation with Fuyumi that Dabi didn’t care enough for to decipher.
Although he couldn’t see himself, Dabi was absolutely certain that what was left of the skin on his face had turned bright red, if the heat he felt was any indication. He’s become the one thing he’d sought to destroy - a participant in PDA.
It was strange, he thought, as his eyes swept across the small open plan living area of the apartment. If you asked Dabi a few years ago if he could ever imagine himself sharing a dinner with all three of his siblings, his pro hero boyfriend, his sister’s pro hero girlfriend, and soon his mother and hero student brother’s hero student boyfriend once they arrived, he would… Well, in all honestly, he probably would have set you on fire. The point was, he wouldn’t have believed it.
A part of him, deep down, was still torn. Part of him felt like maybe, he wasn’t the one who deserved this. His siblings were good people, even if he would never admit it to their faces. They were kind, in their own unique ways. His boyfriend? His boyfriend was a dumbass, and an idiot, and also stupid. His boyfriend was also smart, funny, selfless… All the things he didn’t deserve, he thought sombrely as his gaze once again rested on the figure of the man he’d come to call his own. Again, he thought these things privately. Dabi would never admit any of this in a million years.
Could he really say that he, Todoroki Touya, deserved any of these people in his life? That he deserved the happiness surrounding him at this present moment in time? It felt wrong, out of place. People like Dabi didn’t deserve family, didn’t deserve kindness, and most certainly didn’t deserve love.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking about right now, but you should stop.” Dabi was rudely jolted out of his own self-deprecating thoughts by of course none other than Hawks’ hushed voice. Ever considerate, kind enough as to not to raise his voice so others may overhear. “Let yourself enjoy this.” Hawks murmured softly, before the other man’s golden gaze tore away from his own.
Dabi gulped. He had always been a little too perceptive.
Realisation dawned upon him as to what had captured Hawks’ eye as he glanced upwards to find Natsuo opening the apartment’s door, behind which stood his youngest brother, looking vacant at best as always, the green kid, who looked like he’d just done a line in the bathroom, as always, and finally… Rei.
Dabi hated clichés, but sue him. Time did feel like it slowed within an instant. It was as if his mother moved in slow motion, her small frame eclipsed by Natsuo’s towering one as she embraced him upon entering the apartment. Words were exchanged between them, yet Dabi couldn’t hear them. Within a mere instant, it was like the world had been submerged underwater.
Rei had changed, that much was apparent. When Dabi was Touya, Rei was… Less warm. Fitting, isn’t it? To Touya, she felt cold. Her gaze was enough to send shivers down his spine.
She didn’t see you. It was him.
Gazing up at his mother, Touya saw a caged animal, driven to insanity.
Gazing down at his mother, Dabi saw gentle adoration, a soft but present love. Memories of that soft, loving gaze were hazy.
If he could cry, maybe he would be. Those gentle grey eyes which once held exhaustion and fear. Would those same eyes, cast upon him, turn cold again? Would they rip apart his exterior, revealing the monster hiding beneath?
A face only a mother could love, Dabi thought bitterly. Oh, wasn’t it sad how he wished that statement could be true?
When deep brown eyes met electric blue, it felt as if the world had shattered around him. Deaf to the chatter around him, numb to the faint grip of a rough hand on his arm, Dabi only saw brown. He wasn’t entirely sure if he was even breathing anymore. It didn’t matter, when it felt like his entire being had been swallowed in that deep brown pool.
Brown had never affected him like this. Fuyumi’s eyes were near identical. Hell, Shouto even had one. Brown eyes were ripe across Japan. A day couldn’t go past without connecting with the deep brown of another’s gaze.
It was laughable, really. Dabi knew he was one of the most powerful men in Japan, if he wanted to be. He’d gone toe to toe with heroes and villains alike, powerful names across the country, and he’d won. The public had feared him. Hell, they still did. His flame burned hotter than Endeavour’s ever could, if that was ever worth something, and yet, beneath the gaze of a woman seven inches shorter than himself, Dabi felt small. If his entire body hadn’t felt paralysed with shock, he was sure his knees would have buckled.
Rei’s lips turned upwards in a small smile, and warmth flooded the deep brown. “Touya, darling, it’s good to see you.”
At that moment, it was if whatever cruel god that had pressed pause on his life the moment Rei had entered the room had resumed the disaster that was his life. Dabi felt like the water he had been submerged beneath had come crashing down on his head, and the voices muted around him surged through his ears at full volume. Oxygen again entered his lungs, and the grip on his arm relaxed.
“I’m… I’ve been okay, Mom.” He croaked out, barely even having the thought to feel embarrassed at how awfully broken his voice sounded.
“Do you mind if I hug you?” Her voice was soft. Hesitant, yet warm. “Yeah, I- Yeah. That’s fine.” He stumbled out in return. Within moments, Dabi was enveloped in the warm embrace of his mother’s arms, which he gladly melted in to. For the first time in years, he felt safe, wrapped in arms of his small mother. Despite the height difference, and with some contortion, his head found itself pressed into the crook of her neck, breathing in the sweet smell of home, as terrible as his relationship with home may have been in the past. He could ignore that for now.
“I have a boyfriend, now, Mom.” He mumbled into her shoulder. He missed the way Hawks immediately stood up straighter next to them. “That’s wonderful, Touya.” His heart skipped a beat. “He’s very lucky to have you.”
Did he hear that right?
“Yes, ma’am.” Hawks choked out from somewhere beside him. Dabi was pretty sure he heard Rumi snickering somewhere.
“I also have a boyfriend.” Came Shouto’s monotone voice from the entryway. Great, moment ruined. Dabi pulled himself out of Rei’s embrace, clearing his throat awkwardly upon coming to the realisation that at least half of his family and their respective partners were staring at him. Their gazes all conveniently moved elsewhere within an instant. “I know that, sweetie. You know that I think Midoriya is lovely.” Came Rei’s reply, sweet as always. Dabi snorted. Midoriya looked like the engine in his brain had just stalled.
Within no time, the group were crowded around the makeshift dining table that barely had room for them all. Platters of food were scattered across the tabletop, thanks mostly to Fuyumi, but also to Dabi. Yes, he was thanking himself. His soba was fucking good.
“And then, Bakugou threw me out the window, but I used Float to hover just beneath the window!” Midoriya exclaimed excitedly, hands waving in front of his own face like a whirlwind. “So then, when Bakugou came to look out the window to see where I had gone, I surprised him by yelling! Well, he also surprised me, which was why I yelled, but then that surprised him, and then he passed out.”
Across from him, Shouto snorted. Dabi, without looking up from his soba, was also pretty sure the horrendous wheezing laughter was coming from Hawks, who was directly next to him. “How the fuck does your teacher put up with you shitheads?” Dabi muttered.
“Language, Touya.” Came his mother’s scolding voice. Mildly shocked at the reprimand, he sat up a little straighter, clearing his throat. “Uh, sorry, Mom.” He ignored the wide eyed look his boyfriend directed at him.
“How did she do that?” Hawks rather loudly whispered to Fuyumi. Fuyumi grinned wickedly. “She’s the only one who can.” Dabi frowned. Okay, cool, just act like he wasn’t right here, that’s fine.
As much as they were all annoying fuckheads sometimes (Rei was the only exception he’d make), Dabi could privately admit that maybe he was a little glad after all these years to have something as simple as a family dinner. A small smile crept across his face as he glanced around at them all.
A leg bumped him under the table. “What’re you looking all gooey about?” Hawks teased lightly. Dabi kicked him, ignoring the yelp of pain from the blonde. “Nothing. Just laughing at those two idiots.” He nodded his head in the direction of Natsuo and Shouto, who were currently fighting over the last harumaki. It looked a few seconds off getting physical.
They were all idiots, but he wouldn’t change them at all.
pls stop the window jokes @officialhawks
[ Image : Dabi standing in the kitchen, pink apron tied around his waist, and sharp glare directed at the camera.]
leg day @officialmiruko
replying to @officialhawks
ayo wife him up
bitch ill cook you @dabi
replying to @officialmiruko
that’s on odd way to spell divorce
private message between tweety bird and bacon bitch
tweety bird: hi
bacon bitch: i was joking on twitter pls don’t divorce me
tweety bird: I think that would require us to be married
tweety bird: but anyway
tweety bird: i wanted to talk to you about something
tweety bird: kinda big
bacon bitch: i know im a catch but no need to propose over text
tweety bird: nvm im blocking you
bacon bitch: no u aren’t
bacon bitch: what is it
tweety bird: im buying an apartment in tokyo
tweety bird: since i spend so much time there for work
tweety bird: ill still be in fukuoka most of the time but better than just living in the agency essentially
bacon bitch: cool ?
bacon bitch: what’s that got to do with me
tweety bird: i know you don’t have much longer of mandatory residence at natsuo’s apartment
tweety bird: and you can absolutely say no to this no offence taken
tweety bird: and im sorry if it’s too soon
bacon bitch: spit it out
tweety bird: do you want to move in with me
bacon bitch: nah I’ll pass
tweety bird: oh okay
tweety bird: that’s fine!
bacon bitch: im kidding you idiot
bacon bitch: of course i will
bacon bitch: get one with a big kitchen
tweety bird: you know i don’t have infinite money right?
bacon bitch: sounds fake but ok
One year after being released from Prison, Dabi stood at the door of his own apartment. Well, his and Hawks’ apartment. Well, actually, legally Hawks’ apartment. The technicalities didn’t matter.
He breathed out steadily, pushing the shining silver key into lock and twisting the handle. The door slowly swung open to reveal the home they had steadily been building themselves over the past week.
It was mostly empty, but furniture was slowly being moved in, and after emptying the grocery bags he carried inside, the kitchen would be somewhat stocked with food.
The master bedroom held the majority of the apartment’s soul. A few plants gifted from Fuyumi were spotted around the room, and the huge super king sized bed (Perks of having a winged boyfriend) lay unmade, the imprint of two bodies in its centre a reminder of the life that indeed existed within the walls of the apartment.
On the beside table sat a small picture frame, a copy of Hawks’ own frame in his Fukuoka apartment, with an image of Hawks rested atop of Dabi’s leg as he sprawled out across the green couch.
Next to the copy, however, was another, larger frame. This time, an original photo was depicted. All four Todoroki siblings, along with Rei, Midoriya, Hawks and Rumi were gathered tightly around the makeshift dining table. If he remembered correctly, Hawks had used a feather to take the photo so nobody had been left out. Dabi was scowling slightly, and Shouto looked like he was trying his hardest to smile but wasn’t entirely confident about it, whilst the other members of the family wore bright grins. Rei had a small, content closed smile.
Dabi breathed in slowly, taking a moment to take in the two scenes before him. Breathing out, he allowed himself a small, private smile.
This was home.
Notes:
and that’s a wrap!
i want to extend my gratitude to all of the wonderful people who have stuck with this fic and continued to support through comments, kudos etc! you guys have no idea how much it means to me seeing your support and kind words.
thank you all so much for reading, I hope you’ve enjoyed reading as much as ive enjoyed writing !!

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