Work Text:
''Wasn't that enough torment,dad ?''
So like that, Endeavor decided to carry all the weight of the heroes on its shoulders?
Dabi laughs lightly. The man who destroyed his life neglected him now faces the consequences of his actions even if he is still disappointed. He expected more crying, despair from his father and above all more coming from journalists.
Even if the goal was accomplished the hero seemed resolved, Dabi would even say determined He finds that annoying Damn he sacrificed almost half of his life for his father to fall into despair and that's all he did. gets?
It's unfair but he will find the time to fix this mistake. After some thought, that's all Touya is: a mistake.
Dabi thinks a lot about the other members of his broken family He knows that despite the revelations, Natsuo and Fuyumi will be fine but he knows that they will still be shocked (especially Natsuo ). Shoto probably won't feel anything since they never knew each other but he feels a little sorry for his mother, after all to see his son resurface after 10 years (especially as a high-ranking villain) would be shocking to anyone.
Strangely, after all these years, he stopped resenting his siblings and his mother, he remembers the harsh words he said to his mother about being born only to be a weapon and a defective item and that his family had sold her. He remembered his mother's shock when he said his words. Even today Dabi does not regret having said those words. He wanted her mother understands or at least tries to understand, he wanted her to listen to him, he wanted us to listen to him, he wanted someone to understand, he wanted ...
Dabi then felt a little pain on the scar below his right eye. Oh, blood started to come out of the scar.
He must have thought too much, right?
Someone ... Help ...
Dabi turns and hears a small voice.
Mom ... Dad ... Please someone ...
Dabi recognizes this voice. It's annoying because he knows this voice all too well. He walks forward knowing full well what he is going to find and it pisses him off.
Yumi-chan..Natsu-kun ...
Dabi continued to walk until he found himself in front of a white haired kid, curled up on himself.
I'll stop complaining, I promise, but please ... I'm scared ...
“What the hell are you doing here?” Dabi asks.
Please ... Help ...
"Stop fucking whining!" Dabi shouts. He's tired of hearing her cry. "You wanted it all! I was born because you were too weak! Now is not the time to have remorse, '' Dabi growls.
I didn't want ... I just wanted ... for him to look at me ... I didn't ask for all of that ...
The kid is sobbing. Dabi approaches and kneels at the height of the child. The boy does not seem to notice him so Dabi decides to take both hands by force.
'' Look at me '' said Dabi
The boy looked away in tears, which pissed him off even more.
"Look at me, Touya !!" cried Dabi. Seeing that the boy he was before was so pathetic makes him almost want to laugh. "You wanted Dad to pay for what he did to you? ! You wanted him to give you his attention?! Bah look now! Endeavor is broken and Japan wants you dead! '' Quips Dabi.
Dabi looks at the trembling child as if he is having spasms. The child is about to speak but Dabi resumes.
'' You're weak and that's why I'm here.If you care about someone, I'll remind you that you will suffer if they abandon you.If you're afraid to kill, I'll remind you that you already find yourself in hell and you don't deserve redemption.If you want to find your family again, I'll remind you that you'll have to pay first for your crimes.And right now, Dreaming of a happy ending is as shit as hoping for an honorable ending'' said Dabi.
After a while, the boy stopped shaking but still didn't look at Dabi.
You too ... You hope for a miracle ... You also want a happy ending ...
What, what are you talking about?
You too ... You want to cry ... You want someone to hear your sadness ...
Shut up
You also want someone to understand you ... You also want someone to love you ...
SHUT UP
Dabi opened his eyes, sweating, lying on his couch, touching his scars, it seems the scars under both eyes have reopened as blood was leaking out.
He must have thought too much, right?
Dabi has been thinking a lot lately. It's a normal reaction, he thought to himself, after all, the final battle is getting closer and closer and this will probably be the last battle he fights,
at least that's what he thinks.
Dabi thinks back to his dream (or nightmare he still doesn't know).
It is especially the last moments that make him think.
Maybe his old self was right.
If his father had said his words to him, Dabi might not have been born.
If his mother had said those words to him, he might have stopped bothering Natsuo at night.
If someone had said his words to him, he might not be here.
Unfortunately, the battle is approaching and Dabi must prepare. Heroes and villains alike will be merciless on the battlefield. He must prepare to suffer and die in battle. He does not hope for any chance of salvation or redemption as he think he doesn't deserve it.
He observes the landscape once again, the last time he will see the magnificent chaos he caused to hit society, the last time he will see this beautiful night sky, this is the sky he saw when Touya is dead, the same sky he saw when Dabi was born and the same sky he will see when he dies on the battlefield.But as he said, this is not the time for remorse.After all, Dabi finds himself in hell dancing like a puppet manipulated by the devil. Dabi likes to suffer or rather he likes to see people see him suffer so that he can say to them 'it's your fault'.
Yet a part deep inside him still burns (maybe Touya) with something he doesn't think he deserves: hope.
Dabi imagines the words he would have liked to hear from others.
''I love you.''