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dabi is short for dabert

Summary:

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

 

or: the todosiblings have a groupchat. chaos ensues

Notes:

i have no idea why i wrote this

but anyway the timeline this is set in is very loose and vague and diverges from the canon timeline shortly before the paranormal liberation arc idk

it’s set 2 years forward so all the characters are aged up about 2 years, and basically assumes that the league were taken down from the inside by Hawks before the whole paranormal liberation front thing happened because that’d be a bit awkward otherwise

this does contain manga spoilers!

happy readings

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todoroki natsuo created a group chat

 

todoroki natsuo added todoroki shouto, todoroki fuyumi to the chat

 

todoroki natsuo changed todoroki fuyumis name toteacher’s pet

 

todoroki natsuo changed todoroki shouto’s name towalmart zuko

 

todoroki natsuo changed todoroki natsuo’s name tomall santa

 

mall santa changed the chat name tokeeping 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

Notes:

hello i have returned again with another chapter!

hope you all enjoy, happy readings!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

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 4

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

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 6

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

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 7

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

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 9

Notes:

here it is!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

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 

 

 

852 Retweets   327 Quote Tweets   43,164 Likes

 

 

law abiding citizen  @dabi • 2m

 

replying to @officialhawks  

 

do i get some kind of like First Lady benefits out of dating the #1 hero

 

 

181 Retweets   59 Quote Tweets   378 Likes 

 

 

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 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Official Hawks Agency  @hawksagency

 

NOTICE TO PUBLIC: Please kindly refrain from entering and/or loitering around Hawks Agency unless the matter is requiring hero concern. Additionally, this thread contains the locations of the 5 closest Hero Agencies to Hawks Agency, should Hawks Agency be physically inaccessible. 

 

Show this thread 

 

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.)

Chapter Text

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!

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