Chapter 1: Is it possible to be allergic to garlic?
Chapter Text
We survived the entrance exam!
eat the rich
Does anyone know how common garlic allergies are?
now u see me
OMG poor Ochie 😭
AcidTrip
rip no more precious garlic bread
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
at least you can still have fromage
eat the rich
I'm not allergic you guys!
well to pollen yeah
but not garlic
AcidTrip
phew what a relief
though i guess eating my folks’ famous garlic bread out of the question
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
vraiment! though I much prefer French cuisine
now u see me
ofc u do Aoyama XD
AcidTrip
mood
tho tbh garlic bread tastes leagues better than baguettes
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
FAKE NEWS
AcidTrip
NO, YOUR BAGUETTES ARE A LIE
Feel_The_Noize
that doesn't even make sense
AcidTrip
u don't make sense jirou
Feel_The_Noize
what are you five?
But seriously the two of you are biased about food anyways
AcidTrip
true true 😞
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
whatever do you mean? I'm not biased in the slightest
now u see me
Aoyama you troll 😂
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
it's my sworn duty, mon ami
Kero-sene
But seriously Ochako. Why ask such a random question about garlic?
eat the rich
uh well no reason
Kero-sene
Uh-huh
now u see me
girl, we don’t even a lie detector quirk to know that you’re keeping sth from us
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Spill the tea!!
eat the rich
What tea?
AcidTrip
Hey! Don’t play dumb
I might not be the brightest color in the crayon box…
eat the rich
But?
AcidTrip
there is not ‘but’ lol
pls tell us tho
the anticipation is killing me
btw y’all are invited to my funeral if I die bc of that
now u see me
lmao MINA
I’m dead 💀
AcidTrip
i guess that makes 2 of us then
in that case maybe we should make a big event out of a double funeral
maybe even hire a dj
now u see me
lowkey i LOVE that
can we pls do that if we die tragic deaths as pro heroes?
Feel_The_Noize
No one of us are dying tragic deaths as pro heroes
AcidTrip
Aww, Jirou you party pooper. Ruining all of our elaborate funeral plans
now u see me
still luv u anyways Jirou
Feel_The_Noize
Thanks, though why I engage with any of you still baffles me
AcidTrip
But back on topic
Spill the tea about the garlic @eat the rich
eat the rich
Well, I’m not the one with the garlic allergy
A close friend I met online has one
Feel_the_Noize
Fair enough
now u see me
i dunno online friends seem kinda… sus
eat the rich
Toru, we ARE online friends
now u see me
tbf we did meet in person before the group chat
Feel_The_Noize
I don’t get what the fuss is.
I met my gf online on a music server.
now u see me
Hold up? YOU HAVE A GF?
AcidTrip
add her to the chat!
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
s’il te-plait add her to the chat
now u see me
ADD HER TO THE CHAT
Feel_The_Noize
*sighs* you all are such gremlins
But fine i’ll add her
Just please don't scare Momo way, okay?
AcidTrip
awww u must love her a lot
Feel_The_Noise
yes so don’t traumatize her
AcidTrip
dw we got u boo
Kero-sene
I’ll see whether I can reign them in Jirou
Feel_The_Noize
Tsu you are my last string of sanity
Kero-sene
Happy to help
Feel_The_Noize
though in the grand scheme of things I guess I can’t keep Momo from the group chat’s shenanigans forever
Since she also applied to UA’s hero course
AcidTrip
omg OMG omg
Was she at the entrance exam?
Did we see her?
Was she HOT?
Feel_The_Noize
You couldn’t have seen her. Because she’s a recommendation student.
AcidTrip
You got yourself a smart gf?! You’re an inspiration to bi disasters everywhere!
Girl, u are so blessed
Feel_The_Noise
yeah, i guess i am
now u see me
true love we stan
eat the rich
So happy for you Jirou :)
Feel_The_Noize
Thanks, Ochako
You know what, i’m letting you join Tsu as one of my last strings of sanity
eat the rich
tysm for that great honor
now u see me
No fair! Why don’t I get that honor?
Feel_The_Noize
You know why *rolls eyes*
AcidTrip
speaking of online pals thank you for starting this lovely group chat Ochako
eat the rich
Oh it’s no trouble at all. I just thought it’d be a good idea for us examinees to get to know each other better in case we end up in the same class at UA. Though I totally bombed the exam so I doubt I’m going to pass
Feel_The_Noize
None of that self-deprecating talk. I’m sure you did great.
Besides the most important part is that we survived the entrance exam
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Oui! That zero pointer made me feel so faint
AcidTrip
Speaking of the zero pointer, why isn’t that cute boy who saved your ass in the group chat?
eat the rich
Ah, he ran off pretty quickly so I didn’t manage to get his contact details
now u see me
No worries! I’m sure he passed the exam with flying colors! You’re def gonna see him again
AcidTrip
And who knows maybe sparks will even fly between you *smirk*
eat the rich
haha, I’m not interested in finding a boyfriend
like at all
EVER
Kero-sene
That's alright too
Feel_The_Noize
Yes, and if boyfriends aren’t your thing, I’m certain that someone as sweet as you will find an amazing gf someday if that’s what you want
AcidTrip
Well, looks like your odds are good since literally the only one of us who's dating is giving you an endorsement
Himi <3
Ochie
I’m sorry
Himi <3
abt what, babe?
Omg are you breaking up with me? 😭😭😭
Pls no
Ochie I love you
There’s no girl out there as cute as you
I’ll NEVER recover from this heartache
Ochie
wait no Himi
I love you so much
I’m not breaking up with you
Himi <3
Do you love me more than money?
Ochie
Himi, you aren’t going to like the answer to that question
Himi <3
i’m just messing with u Ochie (◠‿◕)
besides we all know that knives are first place in my heart
Ochie
indeed XD
but as long as your love for knives doesn’t mean I get stabbed we’re all good
Himi <3
And as long as you don’t abandon me for a rich old man I understand
Heck, I’d understand even if you did leave me for one
Ochie
Do I look like someone who’d get a sugar daddy?
Himi <3
No clue, cutie
But I respect the hustle
Ochie
omg Himi that sent me
I love you ❤️
Himi <3
Love u too ❤️❤️❤️
Ochie
are you trying to one up me with the hearts?
Himi <3
Mayhaps? (◕ᴗ◕✿)
Ochie
well two can play at that game
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Himi <3
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ochie
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Himi <3
But seriously Ochie well why did you say you’re sorry?
Ochie
well I mentioned garlic allergies in a group chat
then one thing led to another and I told my friends that you’re my friend I met online and not my gf
I promise I’m not ashamed of you, but I know what it looks like. So I’m sorry.
Himi <3
Well, I forgive you, babe. I mean we all hear the same fear-mongering mumbo-jumbo from adults about dating people we met online. So I’m not mad at you at all, Ochie
Ochie
Thanks Himi you’re the best
I’m pretty sure if they found out I had a gf I met online there’d be no end to mother-henning
They’d probably warn me that you could be villain or serial killer or sth
Himi <3
yup haha
That would definitely be weird
Anyways, I know you’re not ashamed of me
Btw i gotta go to bed
Big day tomorrow
Definitely doesn’t involve stabbing or weird serial killer stuff.
Gn, cutie! 😘
Ochie
Goodnight, Himi! 💗
Chapter 2: What's the best way to remove blood from fabric?
Summary:
Himiko asks Ochako for cleaning advice, and the group chat finds out about Himiko.
Notes:
A third of this was written when I was half-sleep and too lazy to get out of bed. The rest was written at a baseball game. Cheers! :3
Was planning to update on Monday but alas I have no patience XD
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Himi <3
Himi <3
Ochie, how do u clean out blood?
Ochie
Himi, are you okay???
Himi <3
Oh yeah I'm all good
Just that time of the month where human nature kicks in and yk things get a little bloody
Mostly just upset abt how the bloodstains messed up my new skirt. And my usual stain remover isn't doing the trick
Ochie
poor Himi
I hope cramps aren't too bad
Himi <3
uh I guess my hand is a little stiff but that's about it
Ochie
so your abdomen is fine 😳
Wow I'm jealous
Himi <3
lmao Ochie
Anyways I think the factory changed the formula for the stain remover or sth 😭😭
Should I go to the CEO and threaten to stab them so the stain remover gets changed back?
Ochie
Himi OMG XD
I'm literally rolling on the floor w laughter
Himi <3
awww I wish I was there
I'm sure your laugh is totes adorbs
Ochie
you flatterer!
But seriously you don't even need the stain remover to get the blood out
Just use h202 or coke
Himi <3
hmm I think I can snag some coke from Dabi if he hasn't snorted it all yet
Ochie
uh Himi I meant the soda
Himi <3
ohh
That's way more convenient (◡ ω ◡)
Thanks so much you are a savior, my goddess, my love, light of my life
Ochie
well we got to stick together when the rich won't let us have nice things like stain remover ;)
Himi <3
MOOD
I'm gonna buy you all the nice things someday
Ochie
No I'm gonna buy YOU all the nice things
I mean there's a reason I picked a career path where I'll be raking in that dough
Himi <3
YES ✨
get yourself that cash Ochie
U deserve it
Ochie
Also um Himi I realized that I was being silly the other day
I mean Jirou met her gf online too
So maybe my friends won't be weird abt it
Himi <3
Yayyyy :D :D I'm sure they'll be chill
In the meantime I'm gonna go and gush abt u to Dabi until his ears fall off
Well what he has left of his ears that is
Ochie
What happened to Dabi?
Himi <3
No clue 🤷 Everything abt him is a mystery and an enigma
Still his crappy apartment beats being homeless
Ochie
Stay safe! ❤️
Himi <3
Anything 4 u babe 💗🔪
EndeavorSux
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Dabi DABI DABIIIII
I have sth urgent to tell you
EndeavorSux
What brat? Need help hiding a body again or sth?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Nope
I'm a big girl dabs (◍•ᴗ•◍) I can hide bodies all by myself now
EndeavorSux
Thank God you know that I don't usually cremate for free
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ofc ofc, tysm Dabs 💗💗💗🔪
EndeavorSux
Whatever, don't make a big deal out of it brat
Now what's this important crap you 'need' 2 tell me about
TheCrayonSong🖍️
My pretty and beautiful and gorgeous GIRLFRIEND
EndeavorSux
kill me now. Not AGAIN
Also you know that all those words mean the same thing, right?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tehehehe 😏
Also yes AGAIN
EndeavorSux
Gonna mute my phone now
TheCrayonSong🖍️
don't u dare i won't hesitate to stab u
plus I listen to ur endeavor rants ALL THE TIME
EndeavorSux
fine u get 5 minutes
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okay okay ty dabs u r the best
Anyways so u know how it's that time of the month where I go on a murder spree? Well Ochie was super sweet and gave me advice for how to get the blood out of my clothes
Ochie was even worried abt my cramps
She thought I got them in my abdomen. But no worries I'm a pro. I don't get punched there when I stab victims. I am a PROFESSIONAL after all
Though I guess my hand is a little sore from gripping the knife too hard
EndeavorSux
umm I think you and your gf had a misunderstanding
Does she know you're a criminal? Is she okay with that?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I'd think she'd be. I mean she's a drug dealer
EndeavorSux
What??? Why?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well she knows what coke stands for
(◠‿・)—☆
EndeavorSux
Everyone knows that, brat
How on earth did you jump to the conclusion that your gf is a drug dealer?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
babe's gotta make that money
can't think of a more efficient way tbh
plus she said she picked a career path that'd make her rich
EndeavorSux
jfc toga
for all you know this girl could be some sort of hero brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
No way Dabi! You're just being paranoid for no reason!
Or maybe you're just JEALOUS that I have a cute gf and you don't (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧
EndeavorSux
ewww I'm too gay for that bs
TheCrayonSong🖍️
true u only have eyes for your chicken man 🍗
but hey at least I have someone to go to pride w thanks 2 u
EndeavorSux
Your 5 minutes are up
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Meanie :(((
We survived the entrance exam!
[Feel_The_Noize added Yaomomo to We survived the entrance exam!]
[Feel_The_Noize changed Yaomomo's name to 3D_Printer]
3D_Printer
Why the name change darling?
Feel_The_Noize
Because no one has a normal nickname here
gotta think out of the box or something like that
3D_Printer
I suppose. I ought to love your edge lord ways dear
AcidTrip
huh, why is Jirou silent?
Kero-sene
She's probably busy blushing
now u see me
AWW aren't you two adorable
Twilight ✨ sparkle ✨
Ah Momo. I have une question
3D_Printer
Of course! I'd be more than happy to answer. Or at least I will try to. I'm hardly an expert in most areas
Feel_The_Noize
Momo what did we say about talking down on yourself
3D_Printer
Not to do it
Feel_The_Noize
Exactly because you are a smart and capable girl with an encyclopedia's worth of information in your brain
3D_Printer
If you say so dear
Feel_The_Noize
Honey, I know so
now u see me
OMG this is like a romcom irl
I'm dying I'm deceased I love this
Farewell k dramas I'm gonna spend the rest of my days watching jirou and momo being cute instead 😊
eat the rich
A bit off topic, but I have something important I haven't told you yet
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
👀
now u see me
Tell us!!
eat the rich
um you know that friend with the garlic allergy. I was actually talking about my online girlfriend
AcidTrip
ahhhhh what if she's catfish or a serial killer?
eat the rich
Mina why are you trolling now? You didn't pull this with Jirou yesterday
AcidTrip
sry bestie I'm in a dramatic mood rn :3
and well is she gonna be a hero student? The fact that momo is makes her a more reassuring Internet stranger
eat the rich
come on just bc she's not an aspiring hero doesn't make her a danger
If anything you and Aoyama are probably bigger menaces to society
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Excusez-moi?!
AcidTrip
lies lies lies
Tell us what your gf does tho 🌚
eat the rich
Well aren't you nosy?
now u see me
tbf i think it'd be reassuring to know that she isn't up to anything crazy
Kero-sene
I agree
Feel_The_Noize
Yeah we just want to make sure that you're safe
3D_Printer
Not that it in any way means we perceive your girlfriend as a bad person. I'm certain she is lovely.
now u see me
What does she do?
eat the rich
well she cosplays
AcidTrip
Sweet! As what?
eat the rich
usually magical girls
I saw her cosplay insta and commented
Then she saw some of my sailor moon art, we started chatting over dms and everything snowballed from there
now u see me
low-key totally cute. u have to send us photos ✨
AcidTrip
oh hold up hold up
Where does she go to school?
eat the rich
Himiko doesn't go to school
AcidTrip
OMFG JFC that means Ochie's girlfriend is old as fuck
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
NON NON NON
Kero-sene
She could be a pedophile
now u see me
ahhhhhhhhhh
3D_Printer
I implore you to be careful Ochako
Feel_The_Noize
Hard agree
eat the rich
no my girlfriend isn't a pedo she's like 17
Himiko just stopped going to school when she was homeless
now u see me
OCHAKO you almost gave me a heart attack
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Mon dieu! So glad that she is not an adult
Kero-sene
still the fact that she's been homeless is concerning in other ways
eat the rich
well she's doing better now and is rooming with a friend
Honestly he seems a bit sketchy but he's only into men so Himi probably doesn't need to worry abt you know…
3D_Printer
That is only marginally reassuring
Kero-sene
But reassuring nonetheless
eat the rich
Yeah I'm glad she's doing better now
Himi understands what it means to be at the bottom of the financial barrel
I think she gets me better than anyone else does
AcidTrip
ngl that's wholesome as hell
now u see me
FOR REAL
eat the rich
ooh Himi sent me a new photo from her knife collection
AcidTrip
KNIFE COLLECTION?!! 😱
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Knives in French!!
now u see me
why didn't u say the French word for knives?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
j'ai oublié 😭😭😭
now u see me
validd
But omg does Ochie's gf use the knives to MURDER people?!
Kero-sene
Perhaps her knife addiction led her to her life on the streets
Feel_The_Noize
Tsu please don't encourage them
Kero-sene
Just suggesting a possible theory. Not that it has any merit with how little there is to go off of
AcidTrip
Maybe the knives give her a sense of safety after life on the streets
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
That does seem like how the mindset of the poor might work
3D_Printer
I believe that you might be onto something
Feel_The_Noize
Oh no Momo
3D_Printer
Did I agree with sth insensitive again?
Feel_The_Noize
I'll explain it to you later. Sorry Ochako
eat the rich
Ah I'm not offended so no worries
But everyone, don't psychoanalyze my gf
I'm sure that collecting knives is a perfectly normal harmless hobby
OMAKE: Toga's Name
EndeavorSux
Hey brat what's up with the name?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
u don't know THE CRAYON SONG???
EndeavorSux
My old man was a stickler abt internet access not my fault that i don't know every shitty song
TheCrayonSong🖍️
poor dabi so so deprived 😭😭😭
but here's the link 😘
EndeavorSux
Like hell I'm clicking that
It's probably a rickroll
TheCrayonSong🖍️
i would NEVER
EndeavorSux
don't believe you
TheCrayonSong🖍️
you're the worst 😡
anyways I like the crayon song bc the black crayon says "blood blood blood blood blood" during the red crayon's verse
EndeavorSux
why am I even surprised
Notes:
Hope that the omake was fun - haven't done one before but I thought "f it we ball" since I'm already trying out so many new things with this fic already.
Thanks for all the comments, kudos and bookmarks! Seriously, I'm squealing with joy. I haven't had this many kudos for the first chapter of a multichap since I was just starting out on ao3 with shindeku.
Anyways, if you're like me and need to scratch that TogaChako itch, here are some recs:
Sick of Losing Soulmates (TogaChako Hanahaki)
Keep Me Your Secret (TogaChako role reversal)
Toga Himiko's Guide to Time Travel and Convincing Your Friends and Crushes to Join the League of Villains (Time-Travel Fix-It subversion, IzuTogaChako)
The Pink Pearl (Pirate TogaChako)
Like a Riptide (Surfer Vampire AU, yes this is shameless self-promotion XD)
Chapter 3: Which celebrities drink blood?
Summary:
Himiko wants to ask the person she loves most a very important question.
Notes:
Uh prolly shouldn't burn through my buffer chapters so fast but I got super bummed out today and need a pick me up
Anyways escapism is great and togachako brings me joy so *shrug*
Chapter Text
EndeavorSux
TheCrayonSong🖍️
DABBBIIIIII
where r u???
EndeavorSux
Damnit kid, it's 3 am go to sleep
TheCrayonSong🖍️
But Himiko is so so sad so so alone has thoughts on her mind and cannot sleep
EndeavorSux
Jesus, why the fuck are you talking in 3rd person
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Himiko will talk in 1st person again if u tell her where u r (◔‿◔)
EndeavorSux
God you're worse than my siblings
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Siblings you say? 🙃
EndeavorSux
I didn't say shit
Anyways I'm with birdbrain
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Trying to use one uncomfy thing to distract me from another I see what you did there ;)
So how many siblings do you have? Are they all angry little emos
EndeavorSux
Dafuq!? Wdym little
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Sry dabs u just ain't tall
EndeavorSux
Like you're one talk
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I AM one to talk cause I'm still growing
(人*´∀`)。*゚+
EndeavorSux
What's this actually about, kid?
You never text for no reason
TheCrayonSong🖍️
You got me there :3
EndeavorSux
Just spit out already so I can go back to sleep brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So you know how I want to become the people I love? Do you think I could convince my gf to send me some of her blood?
EndeavorSux
Want the honest answer or the kind answer?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Honest pls
EndeavorSux
Good. I didn't have a kind answer anyhow
Your gf seems normal. You know a plain lower middle class gal with loving parents. The kind who studies hard. The kind who likes going to school and hanging out with her friends after class
Her life is the exact opposite of yours. So I don't know whether you can or should pull her into your weirdness
Heaven knows how many people I've cut off bc of this sorta life
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Fuck you Dabi! You're wrong! Ochako's not like my parents. She's fine with my knife collection. She isn't going to force me to be normal
EndeavorSux
Do you really want to test that theory?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well you managed to win over chicken man even though he knows abt all YOUR weirdness. How did you do that?
EndeavorSux
Dunno. Go ask him yourself
TheCrayonSong🖍️
(◕ᴗ◕✿)
EndeavorSux
Fuck. I never even gave you his number. I use burner phones. How do you have it
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I have my ways (◠‿◕)
EndeavorSux
Jfc and here I thought I was actually going to get some sleep for once
But with you texting birdbrain I'm probably going to be kept up ALL DAMN NIGHT
some like it hot 🔥🍗
TheCrayonSong🖍️
hellooo chicken man
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Who is this?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Only Dabi's bestest friend in the whole wide world (。•̀ᴗ-)✧
some like it hot 🔥🍗
i take it you're the roommate
TheCrayonSong🖍️
guilty as charged
And I bet my fav knife dabs has even more friends
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Hot stuff having more friends? Really?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yup! Feel free to ask him all abt it
some like it hot 🔥🍗
I'd try but he stormed off and decided to sleep in the bathtub instead
I lost my human teddy bear :(
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Wahhh literally no one calls him that
some like it hot 🔥🍗
You don't get it he's very warm and nice to hug as soon as you get over the staples
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ooh that actually makes sense
I'm gonna hug him when he gets back!!
some like it hot 🔥🍗
He's going to burn you alive
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Nah he loves me too much
Speaking of love why do you love Dabi? ◉‿◉
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Hang on!! That's a big accusation. He's just my occasional hookup that's it!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Sure 😏
But moving on, why do you put up with all his weirdness?
some like it hot 🔥🍗
because he's hot
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ew no he looks like a raccoon
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Hey! Don't yuck my yums
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yeah yeah sure thing birdman
Guess you'll be no help at all with answers to my question
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Excuse me! I'm a hero helping is literally MY JOB. hit me w your question and I'll see what I can do
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okie dokie (✿^‿^)
some like it hot 🔥🍗
You sure are a little gremlin
TheCrayonSong🖍️
And PROUD of it
Anywho, do u know how to convince my gf to send me her blood?
some like it hot 🔥🍗
I mean like some celebrities drink their partner's blood or keep it in a vial
Heck I'm a celebrity. Maybe hot stuff would go for it if I asked. Prolly fits his ✨aesthetic✨ or whatnot
You know what fletching I say just go for it
Tell her that you wanna be all trendy like the famous people and who knows she could be into it
TheCrayonSong🖍️
That's genius!!
OMG TYSM chicken man
I'm low-key tempted to trade you for Dabi as my bff
some like it hot 🔥🍗
aww thank you complete stranger
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Anytime (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧
Ochie
Himi <3
Hey babe can u send me some of your blood pls. Then we can be like all of those celebrities ❤️
Ochie
Ochie
Momo I need help
Yaomomo
Of course I will grab my credit card and we'll have your financial woes solved in no time
Ochie
Oh not that kind of help
Not that I don't appreciate you offering
I just don't want to be a charity case and would like to pull my own weight whenever I can
Yaomomo
That's perfectly respectable, but know that I'm right here should you ever need that sort of assistance
Ochie
Ty Yaomomo
Yaomomo
What seems to be the trouble?
Ochie
Well I wanted to ask for some relationship advice and jirou can be a bit judgemental no offense
Yaomomo
None taken. Besides I think she generally has good judgement. I will do my best to give you helpful input on your troubles
Ochie
Thank you so much
Well the thing is last night my gf asked me if I could send her my blood and I don't really know what to make of it
Yaomomo
My oh my, I suppose that is a tad strange
Ochie
I know. Himi could b trolling but I'm worried that she's not and that if I say she is I'll hurt her feelings
I am she could genuinely want me to send her my blood, right? It could be a natural extension of her love of knives. I have to idea what on earth to do
Yaomomo
Relax Uraraka. Everything is going to be fine
Ochie
You're right breathe in breathe out
I got this. Even though waking up to a request for my blood is a very iffy way to start my day
Yaomomo
Sometimes you have a weird day. And while I cannot say I have dealt with your situation before I would suggest a diplomatic response. Perhaps you could tell Himiko that you wouldn't want your blood to get stolen in the mail.
After all, that is also true
Ochie
That's a great idea. Thank you Momo. You've been super helpful
Yaomomo
Oh you flatter me
Himi <3
Ochie
Sorry Himi. I don't want to send you my blood. What if it got stolen I'm the mail?
Himi <3
Aww that's too bad I bet your blood is really pretty
Anyways luv u Ochie ❤️❤️❤️
Ochie
Me too.
Chapter 4: How do you lie convincingly?
Summary:
Ochako wants to know about Himiko's quirk.
Notes:
Hello friends! I bring you another chapter before uni inevitably throws a wrench into my writing rhythm XD
Also, heads up abt certain chapters (like chapter 8). There'll be scenes where I break from the chat fic format bc I thought it would nice to have some direct introspection for important events like Himi amd Ochie meeting irl for the first time.
Chapter Text
We survived the entrance exam!
eat the rich
so um the other day I asked @3D_Printer for some relationship advice
Speaking of which it’s time for a name change
[eat the rich changed their name to eat the rich (except momo)]
eat the rich (except momo)
But now things have kind of spiraled and I don't think there's a textbook solution for this new development
AcidTrip
HEY why didn't you ask me for help??
now u see me
yeah why? I give amazing advice. Am I really that invisible to you?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Do u truly wish for Ochako to respond to that, mon ami?
now u see me
u understand NOTHING Aoyama. u are flashy as hell and have NO IDEA what it means not to be seen
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
It's not my fault that I can't stop twinkling
Feel_The_Noize
Don't rub salt into the wound Aoyama
Go apologize
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Pardon @now u see me
now u see me
it's alright. sry abt freaking out. quirks are a struggle sometimes
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Oui! My stomach is a testament to that
Feel_The_Noize
I swear sometimes it's like a zoo in here
AcidTrip
No way, that's not true
Kero-sene
You're right. It's more like herding preschoolers
Anyways don't you realize that Ochako didn't ask you for relationship advice of all things because you are chronically single?
AcidTrip
WELL why didn't she ask jirou?
Kero-sene
Preschooler theory confirmed
Feel_The_Noize
Hang on Mina has a point. Care to explain yourself Ochako?
eat the rich (except momo)
Nope
AcidTrip
Too bad that jirou is the chat's admin
3D_Printer
Surely you wouldn't abuse your administrative rights, dear
Feel_The_Noize
Sorry, I'm not above that
3D_Printer
Could you turn a blind eye for me?
Feel_The_Noize
Fine
But I consider this emotional manipulation. You know I can't say no to you
3D_Printer
I am aware darling
AcidTrip
Okay enough of your tooth rotting cuteness
what happened ochie?
eat the rich (except momo)
well u see the thing is
himiko asked me if I'd send her my blood. And when I told her no she said it was too bad bc my blood would've been pretty
what on earth do i even make of that comment?!!
now u see me
BLood ahHh eww
Feel_The_Noize
Okay, maybe she IS a serial killer
Kero-sene
It's not as unlikely as I would've liked
AcidTrip
Noooooo. Ochie PLEASE DON'T DIE
3D_Printer
Calm down everyone. Let's not jump to conclusions. After all Himiko didn't seem to pressure Ochako into giving her blood
Kero-sene
True, but then how do we explain the situation?
Feel_The_Noize
A quirk thing?
AcidTrip
OH YEAH. That'd make sense
Kero-sene
Exactly. It could be similar to my inherent fondness for flies
@eat the rich (except momo) what is your girlfriend's quirk?
eat the rich (except momo)
*crickets*
Feel_The_Noize
You don't know do you?
eat the rich (except momo)
Well Himiko hasn't been dealt the best deck of cards. I didn't want to pressure her with questions abt her quirk so she doesn't get uncomfy
AcidTrip
But u have talked w her abt a lot of personal things
now u see me
mhm so i think you're at a relationship stage where u could ask abt her quirk
eat the rich (except momo)
I suppose you have a point. Guess it can't hurt to ask
Bc rn I'm more confused than anything else
Himi <3
Ochie
No need to answer but I've just been wondering what your quirk is
some like it hot 🔥🍗
TheCrayonSong🖍️
CHICKEN MAN
I need u to tell me your ways
some like it hot 🔥🍗
With what? I have many talents kid 🙃
TheCrayonSong🖍️
pls teach me how to lie
some like it hot 🔥🍗
WAIT WHAT? Do I look like a liar to you??
TheCrayonSong🖍️
well yeah
aren't you a spy from the commission? ʘ‿ʘ
some like it hot 🔥🍗
I will NOT stand for these wrongful accusations
on an unrelated note what makes u think i'm a spy
TheCrayonSong🖍️
bc most people would need to be paid to spend as much time as u do around dabi
some like it hot 🔥🍗
I'll have you know that the commission doesn't pay me!!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So u ARE a spy ಡ ͜ ʖ ಡ
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Nope never no way
TheCrayonSong🖍️
are u lying to me or yourself?
but it's okay dabi's gonna keep u around even if you are a big fat liar
I mean the man has *needs*
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Are you physically incapable of not getting on people's nerves?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yep. It's a debilitating medical condition ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Well at least you're funny
But why do even want me to teach you how to lie?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
My gf asked what my quirk is but I can't tell her bc it needs to stay secret for my stabbing hobby
some like it hot 🔥🍗
An arsonist and a serial killer. Is this really what my life has come to?
Is a bunny with homicidal tendencies really the most normal person I interact with?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Mayhaps but stop acting like that's a bad thing
normal is boringgggggg
some like it hot 🔥🍗
ugh fair enough
what's your quirk anyway?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
(✷‿✷)
some like it hot 🔥🍗
What? I need to know to know so i can help you
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I told u it's a SECRET
u sneaky sneaky spy
some like it hot 🔥🍗
well I can't help it
It's my job
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ha!! U admitted it! Dabi needs to see this!!
Lying101
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ created Lying101]
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ added EndeavorSux]
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ added some like it hot 🔥🍗]
EndeavorSux
Wtf little shit?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
U r the meanest
Time 2 be punished ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ changed EndeavorSux's name to LittleShit]
LittleShit
Oh f off
TheCrayonSong🖍️
NEVER EVER!
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ changed some like it hot 🔥🍗's name to CHICKEN MAN 🐔]
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Guess I'll only ever be chicken 2 u
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yuppers!
Anyways dabs u should give me a nice little gift for what I'm abt to send u
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Don'tttttttt
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I have all the POWAH and I'm not afraid to use it
[TheCrayonSong 🖍️shared Screenshot17654.jpeg]
LittleShit
Time to disown my entire family! You're my only sibling now brat
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
But you're already estranged from your entire family
LittleShit
Pah details
But still brat I'm getting you some girly ass hair clips for this
TheCrayonSong🖍️
aww dabi (◍•ᴗ•◍)
u practically said 'ty'
I'm so touched
LittleShit
don't be. I just have more money than I know what to do with
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Then why do you look like u just crawled out of a dumpster?
LittleShit
as if you're one to talk you overstuffed chicken
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
The only time I'm stuffed is when I've got your 🍆 in me
LittleShit
JFC! why do I even associate with you? There is a LITERAL child here
TheCrayonSong🖍️
it's okay dabs I know abt ALL THE THINGS
LittleShit
No you don't! Forget that you do. Even with all your murders you can retain at least some of your innocence
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
How heartwarming now u r acting like a real big brother hot stuff
LittleShit
Shut up or I'll turn you into barbequed meat
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
damn, you really do know how to turn me on 😂
LittleShit
both of you are impossible
I'm out
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Pls don't go
I need to figure out how to lie
LittleShit
why the HELL r u asking me?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
bc I know your greatest lie of all
your hair isn't actually black. no, u are actually a natural blonde
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
🤣🤣🤣
LittleShit
fuck off and die birdie
I'm not a damn blonde
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I know. I was practicing lying
Did i do good? (◍•ᴗ•◍)
LittleShit
time 2 go fake my death again
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Buttt hot stuff u got 2 tell the kid how to lie to her gf abt her quirk
LittleShit
are pro heroes supposed to encourage lying?
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
u ain't the boss of me 😜
LittleShit
You know what FINE have your damn advice brat
Tell your girlfriend some half truth like that your quirk is drinking blood
TheCrayonSong🖍️
That's horrible advice!
LittleShit
too bad
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
i take that hot stuff just up and left
TheCrayonSong🖍️
seems so
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
So r u gonna do as he suggested? 👀
TheCrayonSong🖍️
it's not like I have a better idea 🤷
Ochie
Himi <3
Hey babe sry it took so long to reply
I was busy drinking blood which is also my quirk :-)
Ochie
Thank you for sharing!
We survived the entrance exam!
eat the rich (except momo)
Okay I got a response
AcidTrip
WHAT DID SHE SAY?!
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
le suspense 😱
now u see me
i'm abt 2 fall off the edge of my seat
eat the rich (except momo)
Himiko's quirk is drinking blood
AcidTrip
???
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Quoi?
now u see me
^^^
3D_Printer
Well I wasn't expecting that
Kero-sene
I was
now u see me
okay that's kinda rude know-it-all
Feel_The_Noize
Agreed. Though I guess between the garlic and blood there is a clear theme here
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Sacre bleu!! une vampire
now u see me
poor ochie is gonna die a tragic sapphic vampire death
AcidTrip
A smexy smexy vampire death?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Perhaps 🧛✨
eat the rich (except momo)
Come on that's just insane. Himiko's just eccentric. She's not a vampire
AcidTrip
Her BLOODLUST would beg to differ
eat the rich (except momo)
What? Are u the expert on vampires and outlandish conspiracy theories
3D_Printer
I know someone who is. Kyouka, may I have administrative privileges?
Feel_The_Noize
Of course, hun. Anything for you
now u see me
no fairrrr i wanna b admin
AcidTrip
Now this is just nepotism at its finest!
Feel_The_Noize
Deal with it
[3D_Printer added Soba4L1F3 to chat]
Soba4L1F3
Hello, Shoto here. I heard you have a theory for me.
Chapter 5: Are the vampires from Twilight real?
Summary:
Ochako's classmates speculations about Himiko snowball.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
We survived the entrance exam!
Soba4L1F3
What do you really think of my name?
eat the rich (except momo)
I think the name is nice
Kero-sene
It seems like you really like soba @Soba4L1F3
Soba4L1F3
I do
Feel_The_Noize
Good 4 u?
Soba4L1F3
I have an even better name in mind.
[Soba4L1F3 changed their name to EndeavorSux]
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
C'est une grande déclaration 😮
now u see me
WOW u must really hate Endeavor
Kero-sene
What did he do to you?
AcidTrip
have a stick up his ass?
dude looks like he's perpetually grumpy
Feel_The_Noize
Admittedly the name isn't all the original though. I'd imagine that a lot haters use some variation of 'endeavor sucks' as a name
EndeavorSux
Well, how many of them are Endeavor's son?
eat the rich (except momo)
Huhhhhhh?
now u see me
say what?? 🤯
AcidTrip
WOAH that's a lot to unpack there
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
le monde has been turned upside down for moi
Feel_The_Noize
mind explaining what's up with your buddy, Momo?
3D_Printer
I don't think I will darling. Once you get Shoto started on his backstory he can't stop
EndeavorSux
Guilty as charged. Anyways, what's the theory you need my help with?
3D_Printer
Hmm how do I phrase this?
AcidTrip
OCHAKO'S GIRLFRIEND IS A VAMPIRE!!
eat the rich (except momo)
No she isn't. stop spreading fake news mina
now u see me
but ochie just look at the evidence objectively. ur gf drinks blood and can't have garlic
what other proof do u need?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
besides, in une ère of quirks are vampires truly so out of the question?
EndeavorSux
Sounds like a textbook example of vampirism. Sorry to inform you Ochako but it looks like there is no other explanation
eat the rich (except momo)
Himiko is NOT a vampire, okay?
I even have PROOF
[eat the rich (except momo) shared IMG15234.jpeg]
AcidTrip
Omg is she dressed as sailor Mars???
now u see me
low-key her cosplay slaps
Kero-sene
It sure does
eat the rich (except momo)
And look she's out in the sun. So clearly she isn't a vampire
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
What about Twilight vampires? ✨✨✨
EndeavorSux
What is this Twilight?
now u see me
WHAT? You've never heard of it??
3D_Printer
I'm afraid Shoto is very sheltered
But perhaps we can indulge in a movie marathon once we're at UA
AcidTrip
Wait Shoto's at UA?
3D_Printer
He will be since he took the recommendation exam with me
now u see me
slayy y'all are so smart
EndeavorSux
No, it was just nepotism on my end.
Feel_The_Noize
Well at least we can give u points for acknowledging it
EndeavorSux
Thank you.
AcidTrip
but in a nutshell twilight vampires don't burn up in the sun
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
They can't stop twinkling!!
EndeavorSux
I'm sorry. I don't understand what that means.
Kero-sene
Aoyama is trying to say that the vampires stay out of the sun because it makes them sparkle
now u see me
yup that's what gives them away as inhuman
EndeavorSux
Ah, I see, interesting…
[Twilight ✨sparkle✨ changed their name to Twilight ✨theory✨]
eat the rich (except momo)
You all are crazy. Himiko isn't a vampire from Twilight. Life isn't a YA novel
AcidTrip
that's people said abt comic books and look where we are now
EndeavorSux
The theory indeed seem to have validity considering the sparkles in the photo
eat the rich (except momo)
that's just a filter for the magical girl aesthetic
AcidTrip
A likely theory!
eat the rich (except momo)
it's literally insta. why wouldn't she use a filter?
EndeavorSux
No matter. It's not like an aversion to sunlight is the only vampire criteria.
Does your girlfriend have a reflection?
eat the rich (except momo)
probably?
AcidTrip
what kind of answer is that?!
eat the rich (except momo)
well I haven't met her irl so i can't know for sure
Twilight ✨theory✨
Mon ami, what kind of person doesn't have a reflection other than a vampire?
now u see me
excuse me aoyama?!!
Twilight ✨theory✨
Oh non! my apologies hagakure
now u see me
u know at this point i'm going to need a stamp card every time u prod my invisibility
AcidTrip
still having two quirks isn't exactly a thing so maybe himiko's lack of a reflection is bc of vampirism
EndeavorSux
Well actually, I have two quirks. Fire and ice.
AcidTrip
Then shit! we're back at square one
eat the rich (except momo)
We never made ANY progress. You just decided to assume that Himiko has no reflection
Feel_The_Noize
Ochako might actually have a point. I mean like just think abt how cameras work
cameras have mirrors so Himiko wouldn't have photos if she were a vampire, right?
EndeavorSux
Photoshop exists.
eat the rich (except momo)
why are you all so insistent that there's some crazy conspiracy behind the fact that my gf drinks blood?
EndeavorSux
Because it's fun.
eat the rich (except momo)
well at least you're honest
3D_Printer
Oh Kyouka dear digital cameras like the ones in photos aren't mirrored. So that wouldn't disprove vampirism
Feel_The_Noize
crap I didn't know
3D_Printer
It's alright dear. We can't know everything. We're only human.
AcidTrip
unlike ochie's gf
eat the rich (except momo)
gahhhhhhhhh
now u see me
well what should we do now?
AcidTrip
I dunno have Ochie Google whether or not her gf is a vampire
Feel_The_Noize
apparently Google is the new knowing
EndeavorSux
I still think the Twilight theory is the best.
Twilight ✨theory✨
absolutement!!!
Kero-sene
have you considered that Ochako's gf is most likely a serial killer whose calling card is blood?
Twilight ✨theory✨
Non, that would be absurd!
AcidTrip
yeah I think the vampire thing makes more sense considering what we know
eat the rich (except momo)
u know what I'm going to ask Himi whether she's a vampire or not
now u see me
Noooooo don'tttt
EndeavorSux
I doubt that a real vampire would tell you the truth
Kero-sene
While I don't think vampires exist, Shoto makes a good point
eat the rich (except momo)
well i for one value open communication in a relationship
now u see me
But we need proof!
eat the rich (except momo)
fine have it your way
Himi <3
Ochie
Hey Himi
if u were a vampire
you'd tell me right?
Himi <3
ofc ochie! But why the question?? (ㆁωㆁ)
Ochie
Uh my friends wanted me to confirm that you aren't a vampire
do u think you could take a photo of yourself in a church?
Himi <3
Sure thing Ochie ❤️
We survived the entrance exam!
[eat the rich (except momo) shared IMG3246.jpeg]
Feel_The_Noize
huh, guess there's not much room for debate if she's standing in front of an altar and stained glass windows
EndeavorSux
I only have one thing to say…
Green screen
Feel_The_Noize
Are those fangs?
AcidTrip
Ha! They are!
now u see me
And no cosplay! So they're REAL 😨
eat the rich (except momo)
well fangs don't necessarily make her a vampire
AcidTrip
Are u trying to convince us or yourself? 🧐
now u see me
weren't u just pointing out how honesty is the best policy yada yada?
Kero-sene
Radio silence?
3D_Printer
Uraraka are you alright?
EndeavorSux
I theorize that she died of shock.
AcidTrip
from what? our sass?
eat the rich (except momo)
i'm fine. just thinking
Twilight ✨theory✨
about what?? 👀
eat the rich (except momo)
the fact Himiko being a vampire maybe isn't entirely impossible
OMAKE: Meanwhile, on a conspiracy forum
F_His_Fire
You stole my username.
EndeavorSux
no i picked it fair and square
besides can’t u just go w ‘EndeavorSucks’?
F_His_Fire
You don’t understand. The one thing Endeavor hates more than crude language is misspellings
EndeavorSux
tough luck. That’s not my fucking problem
F_His_Fire
Do you have a monopoly on hating Endeavor?
EndeavorSux
eh prolly
no one out there hates the flame bastard more than me
F_His_Fire
I’d beg to differ. I hate him so much that I refuse to use my fire quirk
EndeavorSux
well that’s just effin stupid. fire quirks are damn cool
clearly u are an idiot
no wonder i came up with this brilliant username first
F_His_Fire
I am not an idiot.
Do you have any secret love child theories to your name?
IBelieveInAlienz
Can u both STOP spamming the forum? It’s supposed to be 4 determining whether vampires are real
OMAKE: Shoto's alternate theory
EndeavorSux
Uraraka I am happy to inform you that your girlfriend is most definitely not a vampire
eat the rich (except momo)
oh thank god finally someone has sense here
AcidTrip
noooooo Whyyy did you betray us Sho?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Our theory was brilliant 😭😭😭
EndeavorSux
Well your theory wasn't bad. I just had a better one.
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
👀
3D_Printer
Pray tell
EndeavorSux
Himiko is Stain and Vlad king's secret love child
now u see me
but she doesn't look anything like them
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Sacre bleu toru. Have an open mind!
now u see me
alright
I guess w quirks these days anything is possible
eat the rich (except momo)
Umm Shoto your theory might be just a teensy bit off the rails
EndeavorSux
Oh please this isn't even my wildest theory. In Author-chan's Shinkami fic I claimed stain was wash's secret love child
Kero-sene
Well at least you aren't a flat earther
EndeavorSux
Actually in Author-chan's DfO series...
Feel_The_Noize
And there goes my faith in humanity ☠️
Notes:
ty DAKAREULAUXSU for inspiring the second omake.
Chapter 6: How do I get someone to join the dark side?
Summary:
Himiko tries to get Ochako to change career paths.
Notes:
Hello, my lovelies! I'm back at uni and god I forgot what it feels like to be tired all the time XD
But homework and work haven't hit me like a freight train yet, so here's another chappy. No omake this time since I'm a bit worn out - but I plan on including one in chapter 7 :D
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Himi <3
Ochie
HIMIIII
omg Omg omg
Himi <3
What's going on Ochie?
Did sth bad happen?!
Ochie
no not at all
sth AMAZING happened
Himi <3
Hurray 🎉🎉🎉
that's great news babe
um what exactly happened
Ochie
I made it into UA!!!
Himi <3
…
Ochie
whoops I guess I left u speechless
sry Himi :(
Himi <3
oh I'm fine
U picked the support course right?
So u can learn all about making special chemicals
Ochie
nope I've never been great at chemistry
Himi <3
business so u can learn how to make deals?
Ochie
nah that's not my cup of tea either
I got into the HERO COURSE
Himi <3
That's great ochie so happy so overjoyed for u definitely am not some sort of criminal w conflicting interests and a very complicated relationship toward heroes
yep definitely not me
so glad you'll be hunting down serial killers for a living someday. who knows maybe you'll even find one and bring them down before u r even a pro
i'm sure you'll do amazing
Ochie
aww ty himi 🥰
Himi <3
ofc ofc ochie
Ochie
anyways himi I wanted to ask you a question about transformation
Himi <3
Whoops look at the time
Gotta go stuff came up with dabi or whatever tfuhsegjwwzd
Ttyl cutie love you so much 😘❤️❤️💗💗💗🔪🔪🔪
Ochie
Love you too ❤️
And those texts were a bit chaotic - so pls stay safe
Lying101
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Dabiiiiii chicken MannNnn
Everything sucks the world is ending I just want to crawl in a hole and die or drown in a sea of blood
What did I do to deserve this AGONYY?
LittleShit
murder. Like a lot of it
TheCrayonSong🖍️
well I guess you're not wrong 😔
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
but srsly what's going on fletching??
TheCrayonSong🖍️
my beautiful perfect kind smart flawless gf ISN'T a drug dealer 😭😭
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
aren't most people happy about that sort of thing?
LittleShit
The brat isn't most people birdbrain
TheCrayonSong🖍️
i'm really not
anyways all my plans are ruined
I thought ochie and I would be a criminal power couple with a whole Bonnie and Clyde but sapphic dealio
Now that's IMPOSSIBLE :(((
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
So… you're going to break up with her?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
No never that'd be crazy
I love Ochie even if she is a hero
LittleShit
Kid shouldn't u have seen this coming from a mile away though? Isn't your gf's whole thing trying 2 provide a good life 4 her parents?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I know but can u blame me for the occasional lapse in judgement when I never completed middle school?
LittleShit
well neither did I and look who still has functioning brain cells
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
I'd beg to differ since u made the choice to fuck me
LittleShit
Shut the hell up unless you want to sleep in a goddamn empty bed again!!
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
ooh you're so hot when u yell
LittleShit
guess we're having fried chicken for dinner!!
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
mhm feel free to eat me as much as u want 😉
LittleShit
Don't scar the brat for life u horny motherfucker. I effin hate you!!
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Care abt u too dabi 😚
TheCrayonSong🖍️
enough of your flirting!! Some of us are having a CRISIS
LittleShit
fine fine but didn't u know your gf had applied for UA already
which course did u think she signed up for?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
well the support course or business course seem like they would've given her drug making and selling skills
(◕ᴗ◕✿)
LittleShit
and THIS is proof that I'm surrounded by idiots
TheCrayonSong🖍️
such a drama queen
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
u seem like someone who likes drama
TheCrayonSong🖍️
yuppers that's why i think dabi is fun
。◕‿◕。
LittleShit
whatever little shit
also change my damn name back to something tasteful
TheCrayonSong🖍️
no can do
LittleShit
goddamnit
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
it's your own fault for basically adopting the fletching
LittleShit
just pile that onto my mountain of regrets
Anyways brat, just stab your gf and you won't have to deal w her being a hero
TheCrayonSong🖍️
it's not ochie wanting to be a hero is all bad. I mean her being so caring is one of the things I love most abt her
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Her being on the other side just makes everything more complicated?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yeah 😓
LittleShit
ugh enough of your whining
Convince her to change career paths or whatever. aren't most people especially gf in heroics for the money anyhow?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
OMG DABI U R S GENIUS 💗💗💗🔪
LittleShit
duh
Ochie
Ochie
Hey himi could u answer my question from earlier pls
Himi <3
ofc ofc there's just sth very important I need 2 talk abt first
what do u think abt outer space?
Ochie
I guess it's pretty cool tho my quirk does make me a bit biased
heck when i was little i wanted to be an astronaut
Himi <3
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA Ochie ❤️
forget being a hero you'd be the cutest astronaut in the whole world
Ochie
thanks 4 the vote of confidence himi but I shelved the astronaut idea when i found out… what the bathroom situation is like
Himi <3
oof totally understandable
Ochie
anyways himi can u tell me if hypothetically u can transform into say a bat
Himi <3
ooh bats are so CUTE
speaking of cute I think you'd be cute even if u weren't flying the rocket
you'd prolly make even more money than u would as a hero if u used your quirk to send satellites into space bc the space programs could save on costs
Ochie
um I guess hypothetically sure
But like space programs haven't even been a thing since the dawn of quirks so that seems like a no go
Himi <3
dang what a bummer 😭😭😭
Ochie
I'll live plus there's a ton of money in heroics anyways
Himi <3
u know what else gets u a lot of money?
selling meth
Ochie
you're joking right?
Himi <3
hahaha ofc
just me being a silly little thing
totally not being a bad influence and trying 2 to convince u to join the dark side
yep nuh-uh
Ochie
good 2 know
Are u ok himi you're acting pretty weird
Himi <3
ah I'm just tired. brain be going on autopilot and acting a little funky
Ochie
gotcha pls make sure to get good rest himi
Himi <3
Will do cutie 🥰
Ochie
Off topic, have you ever felt inclined to turn into say mist or a wolf?
Himi <3
Oh wolves!! You just reminded me of sth. Wolfsbane's is the name of Dabi's fav liquor. U sure can make a pretty penny off of moonshine
Ochie
eh too bad chemistry isn't my forte. Plus moonshine is also illegal and all
Himi <3
Ugh what a drag. But I guess it is what is when u are a law-abiding citizen who totes wouldn't do anything forbidden
We survived the entrance exam!
EndeavorSux
Did you find out whether your girlfriend can turn into a bat or the like?
eat the rich (except momo)
she never answered my questions
Kero-sene
Well that's an answer unto itself
eat the rich (except momo)
No she wasn't being evasive himi seemed distracted
Twilight ✨theory✨
Expliques s'il te plait
eat the rich (except momo)
uh she was saying that drugs and space travel were better ways to make money than heroics
now u see me
and she brought this up out of nowhere??
eat the rich (except momo)
pretty much
EndeavorSux
Hmm, the plot thickens.
AcidTrip
Anyways forget abt Ochie's strange gf for once. I MADE IT INTO THE FUCKING HERO COURSE
Twilight ✨theory✨
Moi aussi 🎉🎉🎉
now u see me
Ditto!!
3D_Printer
Likewise
Feel_The_Noize
Same here!!
EndeavorSux
There was no doubt me getting in.
Kero-sene
I'm not surprised
Regardless i also got in
eat the rich (except momo)
Me too
Ahh I hope we all end up in the same class
now u see me
fingers crosse 🤞
AcidTrip
But hey whether or not we're in the same class won't stop us from celebrating
EndeavorSux
Well… my father will be away for the weekend.
AcidTrip
PARTY at Endeavor's house. Jfc this will be wild!!
Lying101
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
So I take it u had no luck with convincing your gf to quit heroics?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
mhm :(
LittleShit
as I always say
Once a hero brat always a hero brat
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Hot stuff you literally haven't said that once
LittleShit
Details details. Besides your tiny little bird brain is probably misremembering stuff anyhow
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
I have a normal human sized brain
LittleShit
yeah keep telling yourself that
But on another note are you okay kid?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I think so. I mean it's no surprise that ochie wants to say in heroics. Even if she claims her motivations are selfish she really isn't
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
I mean putting her family first is pretty heroic
LittleShit
yeah I guess. everyone in this chat probably wants their parents to burn in hell so she def has a lack of that going for her
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
HEY not everyone here wants to commit patricide
LittleShit
Are u just saying bc u are a fanboy of my old man?!
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
How DARE you accuse me of that?? I threw away all his merch when you told me abt him! And that was YEARS before we got married
TheCrayonSong🖍️
(ʘᴗʘ✿)
LittleShit
you stupid bird
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Whoops 😬
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oh POOR poor himiko
so sad she didn't get invited
She would've been the best flower girl ever
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
what's up w the 3rd person talk?
LittleShit
if only I knew
But brat we didn't even have a ceremony w me being legally dead and all so you being a flower girl is out of the question
TheCrayonSong🖍️
but why didn't you tell me you were married 🥺
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Fletching, it's not bc of sth u did, kay? We just don't like to parade around the full extent of our relationship considering our career paths and all
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oh okay. That makes sense.
LittleShit
hey brat
thanks for understanding
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Sure thing dabs (◍•ᴗ•◍)
But how do make it work even though Hawks is a hero and you're the opposite?
LittleShit
We had fucked up childhoods. Plus when u grow up as the commissions puppets together those are the sorts of bonds u can't break
TheCrayonSong🖍️
???
LittleShit
He knew me before I was a villain
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I guess that doesn't apply to ochie and me
LittleShit
Yeah kid
TheCrayonSong🖍️
You seem to trust Hawks a lot
LittleShit
more than I should. No idea whether vows are enough to stop him from turning me in someday
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
I would never hot stuff
Though I am a little disappointed that your so called trust isn't enough for you to tell me more abt your friends
LittleShit
the brat isn't my friend
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I'm heartbroken 😭💔
LittleShit
deal with it
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Uh dabi why do you live w me and not w Hawks?
LittleShit
the commission keeps that idiot bird on a fucking tight leash
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Yeah that
Also I think he just wanted to be able to keep an eye on u and make sure you're safe fletching
TheCrayonSong🖍️
he said it was better to have a roommate bc rent was insane
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Classic hot stuff
Allergic to admitting he cares
LittleShit
as if
You fuckers don't mean squat to me
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
Totally believe that
but hey kid maybe your relationship isn't hopeless. I mean enemies to lovers is a popular trope 4 a reason
TheCrayonSong🖍️
enemies to lovers vibes are a mood so… slay?
yeah u know what this should work out just fine
LittleShit
as long as your gf doesn't find out you're a villain
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Exactly!!!
Anyhow was getting all worked up abt the spy thing previously just for show?
CHICKEN MAN 🐔
mayhaps
TheCrayonSong🖍️
huh you 2 must be into some very intense role play
LittleShit
🖕
Notes:
So married DabiHawks wasn't planned but I read too many married DabiHawks fics recently and it seems like that influenced my writing LOL
Anyways, I have 2 one-shots coming out before the end of the month so keep your eyes peeled open if u want to read something short and sweet from me <3
Chapter 7: Can my vampire-girlfriend transform?
Summary:
Himiko has doubts about villainy.
Notes:
Calc is slowly draining my will to do anything *cries*
but at least this fic brings me joy :D
Chapter Text
EndeavorSux
TheCrayonSong🖍️
dabs do u ever regret being a villain
EndeavorSux
that’s a bit of a strong word brat
i prefer ‘self-employed arsonist’
TheCrayonSong🖍️
funny as always dabs (⌒▽⌒)☆
EndeavorSux
Yeah whatever it’s hardly any sweat off my back
TheCrayonSong🖍️
But back to the question? If you had the chance not to be a villain – rather a civilian, a hero, a vigilante… well anything else – would you?
EndeavorSux
eh never had a choice kid
no point in bringing up the what-ifs
What brought this sort of thinking on anyways?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
it’s nothing
Just in the sewers rn
maybe the fumes are getting to my head
EndeavorSux
Dafuq r u doing in the sewers?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I told u that I can get rid of bodies all by myself now 🙂
EndeavorSux
Dammit kid
do u at least wear gloves to cover your fingertips?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
nahhh :3
EndeavorSux
jesus
I swear at this rate you’ll make my hair fall out
do u have any fuckin clue how easy it is to trace the murders back 2 u?
Are u just feelin iffy abt villainy bc u think you’ll get caught?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
no i’m an expert
There’s no way i’ll get caught
EndeavorSux
fuck looks like some of my cockiness rubbed off on u
TheCrayonSong🖍️
What can i say? you’re an inspiration dabs
EndeavorSux
but seriously kid just spit it out
if you’re going to force me to be your defacto therapist at least be quick about it
TheCrayonSong🖍️
it’s just villainy feels kind like a mask u know
like a role pushed on me bc i stabbed 1 guy
and not even w a real knife
i only used a box cutter
EndeavorSux
wow what a huge difference
but kid don’t u like getting away from folks?
You know… the people who tried to get your fangs surgically removed
TheCrayonSong🖍️
i mean i guess
life now sure beats middle school even if showers weren’t a regular dealio for a hot minute
It’s just i never chose this life
EndeavorSux
Well eh i guess on the bright side you can stab as many people as you want now
TheCrayonSong🖍️
YEAH! 🔪 and their blood is soo pretty
EndeavorSux
but?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
It’s not the same as blood given freely
eh you probably think i’m being crazy
EndeavorSux
do i look like a sane person to you?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yep!
EndeavorSux
No sarcasm? Dang i love u kid
TheCrayonSong🖍️
thanks dabs
EndeavorSux
so you've really fallen for your hero girl huh
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I do and there’s always a part of me that wants to be her. To be like the person i love most
But she already said she can’t give me her blood
And i shouldn’t prod more otherwise it’ll be the same sitch w my parents all over again
It was all ‘you’re so creepy, Himiko’ when i only wanted to show how much i loved them
EndeavorSux
Just so you know my arson services are free if you want me to ash them
TheCrayonSong🖍️
thanks dabs
But u don’t have to
EndeavorSux
Is your gf raving abt how horrible villains are and bringin on all these doubts?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
no
I suppose she’s been acting a teensy bit off
But nothing like that
EndeavorSux
then wtf started this crisis?!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
you’d be a shitty therapist 😠
EndeavorSux
Hey you’re the one who decided to vent to me
and it’s not like i have a high school diploma let alone a therapist license
what shit even triggered these thoughts anyways?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I saw my reflection in the sewage water and kept on seeing that uniform. that mask of a girl pretending to be normal. and i dunno maybe i’m still wearing a mask
EndeavorSux
then drop the uniform or whatever
TheCrayonSong🖍️
but where else will i find an outfit this CUTE?
EndeavorSux
dang. U really are a little lost, huh?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I’m not lost, Dabi! I swear!
EndeavorSux
Brat i didn’t mean that shit literally
…
Wait are you actually lost?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I might have taken a wrong turn in the sewers 😏
EndeavorSux
Jfc brat
I’ll come pick u up
TheCrayonSong🖍️
You’re the best dabs
EndeavorSux
course i am
And brat just so u quit spouting bs at me, i think you’re real. So stop saying that you’re fake, wearing a mask or any of that crap
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okie dokes
Thank u dabs <3 <3 <3
and ur pseudo-therapy skills weren’t half bad
Though maybe i’ll go to chicken man next time
Your hubby cusses less
EndeavorSux
Screw you brat 🖕
And are u ever going to give the marriage thing a rest
TheCrayonSong🖍️
NEVERRRR!
You tied the knot with birdman and now you’re in loOOOoove and will have a million spicy chicken sandwich babies
EndeavorSux
That doesn’t make any damn sense
TheCrayonSong🖍️
does too!!!! 👿👿👹
EndeavorSux
that last face is fuckin ugly
you’d better watch your back when i pick you up from the sewers
because at this rate i won’t hesitate to drown you
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yippee! Murder is my fav
EndeavorSux
uggh i set myself up for that one
TheCrayonSong🖍️
u sure did (。•̀ᴗ-)✧
Himi <3
Ochie
Himi are u alright?
U kept popping on and offline
Himi <3
Sry abt worrying u ochie
I got lost while running errands
But don’t worry my room mate helped me get back
Speaking of which want me to spill the tea on him??
Ochie
Sure
Himi <3
HE’S MARRIED!
and his husband is my best friend
well we haven’t made our best-friendship official but we’re besties at heart 💖
Ochie
oh do you live with him and his husband?
Himi <3
Nah dabi’s husband lives in a completely different city bc of work yada yada
But anyways is husband is like a transformer irl
It’s all bam – wings. Bam – no wings
Ochie
speaking of transforming
I asked u a question the other day and u never really answered it
Himi <3
HUH?!!! I didn’t. Omg i’m so sorry ochie my beloved. I shall repent for 3 millennia
Ochie
It’s fine himi XD
It wasn’t an urgent question anyhow
Himi <3
Well ask away so i can atone, cutie 🥰❤️💗❤️
Ochie
Alrighty then
Guess i’ll just go for it
Can u transform?
Himi <3
like dabi’s hubby?
Ochie
Like kinda. Can you by any chance grow wings?
Himi <3
Hmm… under special circumstances yes :D
Ochie
Ooh okay thanks for telling me
And you by any chance turn into other stuff…
Like smoke
Himi <3
Ewww what no way that’d be so weird
Ochie
How about a wolf?
Himi <3
I suppose it’s possible. I mean i have seen a kid w a wolf quirk before
Ochie
Huh i see
Thanks for answering all the questions himi <3
Himi <3
Ofc! Now i have a question for you
Ochie
Oh. ask way
Himi <3
do u know who the cutest girl in the world is?
Ochie
Himi it’s obviously you
Himi <3
No silly, you’re the cutest girl the whole world
Ochie
Nope you’re wrong
Himi <3:
Agree to disagree?
Ochie
fine, cutest girl in the world
We survived the entrance exam!
eat the rich (except momo)
Okay so i got some contradictory answers?
Himi can turn into a bat, not smoke and she seems pretty sure she could hypothetically turn into a wolf
AcidTrip
2/3 sounds like pretty solid confirmation to me
Feel_The_Noize
Still classic dracula vampires can turn into all 3
EndeavorSux
Classic vampires don’t matter. Does Himiko shine like Edward? Did she go to the vatican naked?
now u see me
Shoto? U watched twilight
Twilight ✨ theory ✨
in only a few jours after finding out it existed. Oh my, you put my love for all that twinkles to shame
EndeavorSux
Of course, I watched Twilight. It’s great for research. Uraraka, does your girlfriend eat mountain lions?
eat the rich (except momo)
No!! Where would she even find one?
EndeavorSux
By getting to their natural habitats quickly with her enhanced vampire speed
3D_Printer
Shoto, while it is nice to see you so passionate about this theory some of the leaps in logic are impossible to ignore
EndeavorSux
Momo, you disappoint me. I thought you would be inclined to think outside the box more because your quirk
Feel_The_Noize
Don’t you dare dunk on my gf! There is a difference between being creative and being batshit
Kero-sene
Everyone calm down. Fighting won’t get us anywhere
eat the rich (except momo)
Thank you, Tsu
And if my gf is a vampire which she IS NOT she’s definitely not the twilight variety
now u see me
keep telling yourself that
Twilight ✨ theory ✨
One day u shall see THE TRUTH, mon ami
Feel_The_Noize
But srsly some cold hard evidence wouldn’t hurt
now u see me
Maybe ochako could meet her gf irl??
Then it’ll be easier to tell if she’s a vampire or not
Kero-sene
That is a surefire way to end up dead in a ditch
EndeavorSux
I suppose it is possible that a vampire could drain the entirety of Uraraka’s blood. That would be unfortunate.
Feel_The_Noize
Well, it’d be a different story if Ochako met her gf in a public setting
now u see me
Like a house party!!!
AcidTrip
Invite her to Shoto’s!
eat the rich (except momo)
Oh yes sure okay will do
it would be nice to meet himiko face to face
She’s always so upbeat online and i’d love to see that in person
AcidTrip
Awww get yourself irl quality time w your weird gf
now u see me
Hell yeah!! Our questions will finally get definitive answers
EndeavorSux
And once that conspiracy is solved I can go back to devoting all my time to secret love child theories
Kero-sene
Pardon?
EndeavorSux
It’s important work. I think this local villain with blue flames is the secret love child of my father’s sidekick Burnin’
Feel_The_Noize
I don’t think she’s old enough to have a secret love child
EndeavorSux
Then he must be her long lost brother.
AcidTrip
Couldn’t he be your long-lost brother? Bc you know your family has firequirks
EndeavorSux
Oh please. Fire quirks are hardly rare.
Plus, look. Green flames. Blue flames. Practically the same color
The family resemblance is uncanny
Kero-sene
If you say so
OMAKE: DabiHawks Proposal
Snuggled in bed, Keigo curled against Touya, reveling in how warmth radiated from him like a hearth. At the same time, his touch was as icy as stone. An unusual juxtaposition. The glint of staples in the moonlight drew Keigo in. After all, birds tended to have a fondness for shiny things. He could still hear the agonized cries from the training room in the HPSC's basement. The way the handlers would reel with disgust at the sight of purple burn scars littering skin. A testament to how Touya was nothing but a failed prototype to everyone but Keigo.
Five years. A lifetime of longing for the faint scent of ashes. A desire the hold Touya so close that Keigo could see the tufts of red at the roots of his hair. Keigo had always thought a part of him had died on Sekoto peak. His last fraction of humanity had simmered way - leaving a perfect emotionless puppet behind for the Commission. Keigo hadn't expected to find those crystal blue eyes again. But five years after the funeral, he found that unmistakable piercing gaze again while chasing a villain in an alleyway.
Raking a hand through, Touya's hair that smelled of cheap dye, Keigo sighed deeply and knew that he was never letting go. The words slipped out of his mouth before he fully processed them.
"Hey, hot stuff. Let's get married."
The staples on Touya's face pulled taunt as he laughed. The raspy breathless kind of snickering. Touya gently knocked a fist against Keigo's forehead. "How would that even work? Neither of us have legal identities."
"Well, we could still have a ceremony or something."
Sitting upright and leaning against the backrest of the cheap motel bed. "This is a new level of stupidity even for you. Who would we even invite? I mean our families are basically dead to us."
Keigo elbowed Touya in the side. "Not everyone's as antisocial as you. I for one have friends."
"Friends plural? Bold thing of you to see when the only friend you have is that rabbit."
While Keigo opened his mouth to protest, Touya held a finger in front of his lips. "Come on, birdbrain. Rumi already doesn't approve of your mystery hookup. Do you really think she'd be on board for a ceremony?"
Cursing himself internally for letting a stupid impulsive desire slip out, Keigo buried his face in his hands. "Yeah, yeah. I know. Wanting to take the next step in our relationship was a stupid idea." Just gotta be satisfied with our childhood friends/ occasional hookup status.
Long pianist fingers picked at staples while Touya evaded direct eye contact. "Well, I wouldn't say that. We could just get married for us. Like married in theory or whatever. No documents. No witness. Just us."
Keigo scratched behind his ear as his heart gradually warmed up at the revelation that Touya wasn't completely opposed to being linked. "But do you think it'll be real if it isn't official?"
Rolling his eyes, Touya ruffled Keigo's hair. "Keigo, I'm the product of a quirk marriage. Your parents were as garbage as mine. Do you really think convention is the best fit for us?"
"Yeah, it isn't."
Taking Touya's hands, Keigo let the warmth from the person who meant the world to him consume him. Gold eyes drilled into Touya like there wasn't another flame quite as bright in existence. Cupping Touya's face, Keigo pulled him close and his organs melted as his soft lips brushed against dry ones. Keigo envisioned an imaginary blush crawling across Touya's cheeks instead of scar tissue as he broke away from the kiss. Pressing Touya's palm, Keigo grinned from ear to ear.
"I guess we're married now, huh?"
Touya sighed in false annoyance. "Mhm. Guess I'm stuck with the good old-fashioned ball and chain."
OMAKE: Twilight!Toga
Chapter 8: How do I bake brownies?
Summary:
Himi is a good party guest so of course she brings brownies.
Notes:
I was coughing like crazy while writing most of this so I hope the chapter reads okay. I'll clean up typos when my head feels less loopy :3
This one is longer than usual bc of the non-dialogue scenes <3
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Lying 101
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ changed the chat name to my familyyy 🔪❤️🔪]
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ changed CHICKEN MAN 🐔’s name to Pop-eyes]
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ changed Little Shit’s name to Dad-bi]
Dad-bi
Brat. why? just why?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
U r my dad-bi and hawks is my pop-eyes
Bc we are a FAMILYYY
Pop-eyes
Hurray i always wanted kids
Dad-bi
Well i fuckin didn’t
i was a little shit as a kid - kudos to ‘that fucker’ for forgetting to raise me
like hell i’d want to deal w rampant spawn
Pop-eyes
But HOT STUFF himiko’s such a sweetie pie
Dad-bi
did u hit your head? Since when is the brat synonymous w sweet
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Heyy! I’m cute
(◕ᴗ◕✿)
Pop-eyes
Damn right
Who else could get away w your rampant use of kaomojis?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
nobody! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧
Dad-bi
dammit what did i do to deserve this bs?
Pop-eyes
arson, murder, vandalism, grand larceny, jaywalking, manslaughter… need I go on?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
huh? I thought manslaughter and murder were the same thing
Pop-eyes
See hot stuff ! this sweet summer child still has so much to learn
do you really want to abandon her and have her fend for herself
Dad-bi
like i give a shit
Pop-eyes
aww fletchling it sounds like he practically said he’ll gladly adopt you
Dad-bi
Did not
Pop-eyes
Eh did too
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yippee
Anyways my dearest fathers
Dad and pops
Papa and baba
Daddy and
Dad-bi
Shut the HELL up kid!!!
We don’t use that sort of language in this household
Pop-eyes
That’s not what u said last night
Dad-bi
for the final fucking time birdbrain stop being a perv
There is a goddamn child here
Pop-eyes
Not my fault that you’re smoking
Dad-bi
Great! Flippin fantastic! Love my life
now i’m surrounded by 2 dumbasses and their terrible puns
Pop-eyes
it was time to accept my role and bring on the dad jokes
TheCrayonSong🖍️
speaking of which chicken man
i was wondering if u have any fatherly advice 4 me
。◕‿◕。
Pop-eyes
Go for it fletchling
TheCrayonSong🖍️
ochie invited me to her friend’s party
And it’s the first time we’re meeting in person
I wanna make a good 1st impression
but i don’t know what normal person bring to parties let alone hero students
😞😞
Pop-eyes
Well lucky for you i’m an expert when it comes to parties
Dad-bi
Jfc you aren’t
those stuffy useless hero galas don’t count
Pop-eyes
you’re just jealous that i get to go and u don’t
Dad-bi
As if. I spent way too much of my childhood wasting away at those glorified pageants. Like i’d want to waste my adulthood like that too
Pop-eyes
darn. I was really looking forward to parading u around as my hot trophy husband
Dad-bi
Good grief!!
U are going to put me into an early grave
Pop-eyes
Eh would it really be my fault though? your health was in shambles long before we reconnected
Dad-bi
I am the pinnacle of health
doctors frickin love me
Pop-eyes
The creepy one that patched u up doesn't count
Dad-bi
I can’t help it if i’m perfect eugenics specimen
TheCrayonSong🖍️
????
Pop-eyes
it’s probably better not to open that can of worms fletchling
hot stuff is touchy abt his past
Dad-bi
Lies.
The mystery is just part of my brand
Pop-eyes
yeah yeah
I guess you got to edgelord your way through life somehow
Dad-bi
F U
Pop-eyes
Yesss please
Dad-bi
Jesus not this crap again
Pop-eyes
Never gonna stop
You’re shackled to me for life babe
Dad-bi
Don’t i know it
And regret it
Pop-eyes
No you don’t
But back on topic
Just bring your most photogenic smile to the party and it should be smooth sailing from there kiddo
Dad-bi
it isn’t a FUCKING hero gala
You should bring vodka or like ecstasy if u really wanna party kid
Pop-eyes
SAY NO TO DRUGS!
Dad-bi
Hell no. drugs are a fuckin delight.
i’m not letting my kid miss out on the joy of being as high as a kite
just bc you are a damn stick in the mud
Pop-eyes
Ha u said she’s your kid!!!!
dad-bi confirmed
Dad-bi
fuck it
say whatever you want to
Not like anyone’s gonna buy your crap
Pop-eyes
my hero merch sales say otherwise
Dad-bi
One day i’m going to burn every fuckin hawks plushie to the ground
Pop-eyes
Awww but i thought you love the body pillow i gave you
TheCrayonSong🖍️
A body pillow?
(. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)
Pop-eyes
well hot stuff needs sth to hold when i’m not around
Dad-bi
Fake news. I’d rather lick endeavor’s shoes than own a body pillow of you
Pop-eyes
Check his closet if you’re curious kid
TheCrayonSong🖍️
On it!!!!
Dad-bi
No damn way
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tehehe like you can stop me while you’re all the way in kamino talking to that informant
Dad-bi
Hey the pay for that one gig is decent
the villains seem kinda incompetent though so i’ll wait
Maybe check on what magne, compress etc think
Pop-eyes
Villain group you say?
Well as an excellent HPSC spy i’m gonna forget absolutely everything you said
Dad-bi
thanks birdbrain
But kid i dunno bring chocolate, flowers or sth
Those are usually a safe bet
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I don’t wanna though
My folks always brought that kinda stuff to parties
But maybe i could bake sth
Pop-eyes
Yeah something from the heart sounds great!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Mhm. my folks didn’t really do homemade stuff. They always had the chef do everything. So this way i won’t be like them
Dad-bi
Sounds like a plan or whatever
But do you even know 2 bake?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Not yet but i can learn anything from youtube
I bet brownies are super-easy lemon-squeezy
Dad-bi
Have fun in denial-land i guess
do you know which nobody’s house this party is at?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Someone called Shoto
Pop-eyes
oh shit
Dad-bi
Well i have a special ingredient you absolutely HAVE to put in your brownies
The exhaust trailed behind Dabi's motorcycle like a dragon's smoke while he held out a middle finger toward the traditional architecture. Himiko furrowed her brows as Dabi sent the house a piercing glare as if that would make the building spontaneously ignite. Passing Himiko a round plastic container that had the same odd aroma as his room, Dabi smirked devilishly.
"Give them hell, brat."
Pouting, Himiko snatched the container of brownies. "No, Dabi! I'm trying to be a good guest."
Gripping the motorcycle handles, Dabi rolled his eyes. "Yeah yeah. If you're so set on hospitality and all that, make sure that everyone gets a brownie."
Himiko saluted. "You got it!"
Laughing almost manically, Dabi ruffled Himiko's hair. As much as she disliked how he was making her messy buns look more disheveled than effortless, she didn't push him away. Because Dabi wasn't like her parents who pretended they cared by sending Himiko to an expensive private middle school for all to see. No, Dabi expressed the fact that he liked having Himiko around in little silent ways.
Not that Himiko expected him to ever admit it out loud. But she supposed that she must have been doing something right considering how Dabi hadn't reduced her to a pile of ashes. Getting cremated alive would have been such a shame. How was Himiko supposed to kiss Ochie if she was nothing but dust?
Himiko's face grew hot as she grounded herself in the present and pictured Ochie's soft rosy lips. Months of dating and late-night conversations without standing in the same room even once. Luminescent brown hair gleamed in Himiko's mental image of Ochako.
Soon she would be close enough to touch. Close enough to kiss. Himiko's permanent blush deepened by several shades.
Behind his tattered coat, Dabi's chest puffed up like he was almost… proud. His expression morphed and Dabi raised a skeptic brow.
"Don't stab your girlfriend like you did with your middle school crush."
"Aww. No fair. Stabbing is the best."
"But good citizens don't stab. Plus, if you love her you wouldn't want to see her hurt." Dabi's voice grew weirdly pitchy – like he was trying to imitate Chicken Man. Not that talking higher made much sense because while Chicken Man didn't sound as raspy as Dabi, his voice was still pretty deep.
"Ugh, fine." With a grieved sigh, Himiko unstrapped the knife bound to her thigh and slipped it into Dabi's jacket pocket.
"If you really want to let out your violent tendencies, bust a wall in that house or something. I'm sure that whichever rich bastard owns the place can afford to repair it."
Himiko beamed. "Ruining rich people's houses sounds fun. Do you think we can do that to my parents someday?"
Dabi shrugged. "Only if I have nothing better to do."
Himiko giggled at what was basically Dabi's convoluted way of saying yes. With a skip in her step, Himiko headed for the doorway. Behind her, the motorcycle engine rumbled as Dabi sped away.
She clutched onto the container of brownies until her knuckles turned white and her index finger hovered over the doorbell. Why did one small button make her feel like the sky was closing in on her? Himiko almost laughed at how ridiculous the sudden racing in her chest was. Because the doorbell shouldn’t be terrifying when she knew she had the capability of taking down a man twice her size with little more than a Swiss army knife.
Taking a deep breath, Himiko smoothed out her pleated skirt and smoothed out the bomber jacket she’d borrowed from Dabi. She pouted at the memory of how he insisted that he wouldn’t let her wear her go-to school uniform getup to the party because it would be “totally lame”. On instinct, she almost sprinted down the street and away from the smooth wood door in front of her. After all, she wasn’t wearing her cutest outfit. What if Ochako accused her of being a catfish because she wasn’t that pretty in real life?
Himiko dug her fangs into her lower lip and grounded herself in reality. Everything was going to be fine. Ochako had seen Himiko’s photos countless times and knew of her affinity for knives. In spite of Himiko not being normal Ochako was still there. Unlike Mother, unlike Father.
So Himiko took that leap of faith and pressed on button. Seconds after the bell echoed throughout the traditional building that made Himiko’s childhood home pale in comparison, the door tore open. Black sclera stared back at Himiko, and a pink girl let out an ungodly shriek. Himiko giggled at the realization of why Dabi claimed that she was a menace to society whenever she got too excited.
“Oh my god! Ochako’s girlfriend.”
As she tried to remember Chicken Man’s advice on making a good first impression, Himiko grinned widely and held out her free hand that wasn’t clutching the container with brownies. Gasping, the pink girl remained fixated on Himiko’s smile.
“Wow, you really do have fangs!” Then the pink girl clasped her hand in front of her mouth like she hadn’t meant to spit out that comment.
Himiko couldn’t help but snicker at the thought. Because if anything the girl seemed more surprised at the fangs than anything else. Not like she was inclined to file Himiko’s fangs down to a pulp because they were an eyesore. Plus, with the pink girl’s mutations, Himiko doubted that someone who’d likely experienced quirk discrimination would condemn her too harshly for the ways her quirk had manifested physically.
The lamps overhead refracted off an invisible figure like a kaleidoscope. A pink shirt and a pair of pastel shorts hovered in midair as unseen hands clasped together. An invisible palm reached out to shake Himiko’s hand.
“Hi! I’m Toru. I’ve heard so much about you.”
“From Ochako? Yay!” Himiko tucked a loose strand of hair back into her bun. She had to look perfect when Ochako finally saw her in person. “Glad to see that I’m not the only one constantly talking about her girlfriend.”
Toru chuckled slightly and Himiko imagined that the invisible girl was nodding. From the corner of her eye, Himiko spotted Toru fishing a hand-held mirror out of her pocket. But before Himiko could get a clear view of it, the pink girl firmly elbowed Toru in the side and the compact went flying beneath a shelf.
Himiko hadn’t yet fully processed the strange interaction when she noticed a set of piercing eyes staring back at her. One of them was the same crystal blue as Dabi’s. The boy seemed to be glaring into Himiko’s soul, dissecting her like she was some complex puzzle piece. Tapping a finger against her chin, Himiko tried to figure out what on Earth was up with him.
Oh! He must’ve been that “weird-ass peppermint motherfucker with a dead look in his eyes” that Dabi mentioned. Himiko tilted her head to the side and examined Shoto’s strong jawline. Weird Dabi had made it sound like Shoto would be far from a sight for sore eyes – but in actuality, he was super cute. Not as cute as Ochako of course.
Priding herself on being a good guest, Himiko stepped closer to Shoto and shoved the container in his face. “I brought brownies.”
“Thank you,” Shoto responded in a monotone voice. He stared back at her blankly enough that Himiko wondered whether he was even capable of blinking. But Himiko didn’t take his lack of emotiveness to heart since she was well aware of how she was a tad bit more animated than the average person.
A lightbulb went off over Himiko’s head as she remembered a request Dabi had made. She rummaged through the pocket of her borrowed jacket and held out a sticky note for Shoto. “Ugh, I got a message my roommate said to pass along to you.”
Dark eyes gleamed like black holes determined to suck in any gossip as the pink girl stared over Shoto’s shoulder while he accepted the paper and unfolded it. “What does it say?”
Shoto furrowed his brows. “‘Stop putting fish on Touya’s shrine.’”
“Ooh, who’s Touya? Spill the tea,” the pink girl said.
“He’s my dead brother.”
A silence sharp enough to rival Himiko’s knives cut through the air. Wincing, Himiko wondered how common dead siblings were. As Shoto’s eyes had turned glassy and the pink girl stared at her feet, Himiko settled on the fact that dead siblings were a major bummer. She could only hope that Shoto’s older brother had pulled the same move as Dabi apparently had and only faked his death.
Along with a tall girl with dark hair and another who had earphone jacks Ochako entered the hallway. The space grew oddly crowded with so many bodies huddled together. And Shoto’s revelation still weighed heavily on all those who had been there to witness it. Still, Himiko only had eyes for how Ochako’s hair glistened amber in the lamplight. With the rush of blood pumping all the way to her ears, Himiko could only imagine how the sound of Ochie’s voice would set her heart aflutter.
Locking eyes with Himiko, Ochako smiled fondly. Then she tensed up as the awkwardness in the hallway dawned on her. While Shoto absent-mindedly lifted the container lid, Ochako started to shoo her friends away.
“Go enjoy the brownies! Play charades! We don’t need a whole entourage of third wheels.”
The girl with earphone jacks raised a brow. “Do I count as a third wheel if I’m dating Momo?”
Ochako stepped closer to Himiko, allowing her to her the faint blush veiled behind brown hair. Wrapping her palm in Himiko’s and turning Himiko’s organs into a puddle, Ochako spoke up. “Guess not. But you’ve already met your girlfriend in real life. Can’t I have my moment in peace now, Jirou?”
Jirou raised her hands in defeat. “Fine, I’ll move along. Listening to the playlist Tsu and Aoyama set up probably beats watching you and Himiko swooning over each other anyhow.”
As everyone winded out of the hallway, the pink girl winked at Ochako. “Still, you better count on it that we’ll chit-chat with Himiko later.”
Ochako rolled her eyes and nudged the pink girl toward the living. “Yeah, sure. Now get going.”
Soon enough, it was just Himiko and Ochako. Noting how Ochako kept stealing glances at the leather material of Himiko’s fur-lined jacket, Himiko concluded that Dabi had made the right call with the fashion choice after all. Himiko beamed from ear to ear as she grabbed Ochako’s other hand and stared at her directly. Every little detail about Ochako was so perfect. Like how her eyes shone like honey. Or the way she kept biting on the corner of her lip. A camera lens couldn’t quite capture all these tiny intricacies.
“Hey, cutie!” Himiko said.
“Hi.” Ochako shone like the sun as she smiled. “Guess I’ve only been sort of catfished.”
Shell-shocked, Himiko blinked frantically. “Huh? What? Why? Do you think I’m ugly?”
Ochako’s breath hitched. “No! Not at all! You’re even prettier in real life! You look nothing like you're photos because you're more beautiful.”
Sinking into Ochako’s embrace, Himiko let out a sigh of relief. “Thank God! Ochie, you scared me.”
“Sorry, everything sounded better in my head,” Ochako muttered.
“It’s okay. I forgive you.”
A few beats of quiet passed between them. Ochako didn’t let the quiet linger long though and she gestured toward the greenery looming outside the window. “Want to go outside? I heard that Shouto’s family garden is pretty nice.”
“Anywhere is perfect as long as I’m with you.”
And Himiko would’ve been a liar if she didn’t admit how satisfied she was that her comment sent a series of panicked blushes across Ochako’s cheeks.
Nightingales chirped from trees trimmed to perfection. Red tiles hung over a pavilion with a roof that stretched toward the heavens. The city lights washed out all the stars but the sky was still an immaculate shade of navy blue. Water ran over a manufactured creak that raced past polished black stones. A lush green lawn shone in the moonlight.
In the pavilion of Shoto’s family garden, Himiko leaned back and rested her head in Ochako’s lap. She half-expected to be pushed away, but instead, Ochako caressed Himiko’s face and pulled her closer. What had Himiko done to deserve the cutest girl in the world? Savoring the touch of Ochako’s porcelain skin, Himiko decided not to question fate.
“Wouldn’t it be great to have a place like this someday?” Himiko mused.
“Hm, but doesn’t money rot people’s personality?”
“I don’t know your friend Shoto seems pretty nice.” Himiko paused. “Though I guess he does have that dead brother so I suppose the high life isn’t all glitz and glamour.”
Ochako breathed in carefully like she was meticulously considering Himiko’s every word. And maybe she too was thinking about the fact that the trauma of a dead sibling might tie into Shoto’s lack of emotiveness. Dabi had said he was a good kid though. Huh, funny. Himiko’s roommate acted like he practically knew Ochako’s future classmate.
“Yeah, money doesn’t buy happiness is what people say. Though that doesn’t change the fact that I want more of it.”
“Same here.” Himiko prodded her pleated skirt. “Like imagine if I didn’t have to thrift as much as I do for cosplay. I’d have all the sailor scout’s outfits!”
Ochako brushed a hand through Himiko’s hair in a way that made electricity jolt through her body. “Well, once I’m a rich hero I’ll fund all your cosplay needs.”
“Have I ever told you how much I love you, Ochie?”
Chuckling, Ochako twirled a strand of Himiko’s hair around her finger. “Yes, many times.”
Yet the couple’s moment was somewhat disrupted by screaming from inside the outside. From the kitchen, Toru’s upbeat voice belted out ‘so addictive’. Himiko’s chest swelled with satisfaction. She could only assume that Dabi’s brownie recipe was working its magic. Pressing her lips together, Himiko made a mental reminder to ask him what exactly his secret ingredient had been.
Bang! The sound of collapsing rubble echoed from the opposite side of the house. As Himiko shot upright, she and Ochako gave each other a double-take to confirm that they weren’t imagining things.
“Was that an explosion?” Himiko asked.
“I think so? I don’t really want to check though in case I get accidentally fined for it.”
“Totally fair. And wow your friends sure are interesting.”
Ochako shrugged. “Hero students are just built different I guess.”
With a wistful sigh, Himiko leaned against Ochako’s shoulder.
“I’m so glad we could meet like this.”
For a moment, Ochako paused. Almost hesitant. Yet the uncertainty lingering in her brows faded away the longer she stared at the warmth in Himiko’s eyes. “Me too,” Ochako whispered softly.
Placing her hand on top of Ochako, Himiko wrapped her borrowed jacket around both their shoulders to keep the chilly April breeze out. Ochako’s breath was so close that Himiko could feel it against her neck. Basking in Ochako’s presence was as nice as Himiko pictured transforming into her would be.
Ochako’s friends kept shouting from inside the house, which had Himiko thinking that no matter how much she and Ochako were in sync they remained in completely different worlds. Craning her neck toward the night sky, Himiko wondered whether she was willing to step outside of her prescribed role for Ochako. Or even for herself. Sure, heroism was never going to be in the cards for Himiko. But maybe she could turn into nothing similar. Someone who didn’t fit in neatly in a black-and-white reality.
Closing her eyes, Himiko envisioned herself trying her hand at vigilantism and punching a mugger in the face. A step out of her comfort zone. A chance to get one step closer to becoming like the girl she loved. To become the sort of girl her parents had never thought she could be.
EndeavorSux
EndeavorSux
God that brat is literal hellspawn
some like it hot 🔥🍗
What did she do this time?
EndeavorSux
say that she wants to take down a drug ring
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Seems like a regular Tuesday to me
EndeavorSux
shut the fuck up
I just think her gf is getting to her
The brat sounds like she isn't sold on villainy anymore
Sure taking down a drug ring is technically vigilantism and still illegal which is like the kid's whole brand
but that crap is so close to heroics
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Is that really such a bad thing?
EndeavorSux
yes it is birdbrain
the brat's setting herself up for disappointment if she thinks she can ever be seen as sth more in this shit show society
some like it hot 🔥🍗
so are u going to stop her?
EndeavorSux
Do you really think anyone can hold that unhinged brat back from what she wants?
some like it hot 🔥🍗
point taken
So are you gonna accompany the kid on her
✨ vigilante adventures✨
EndeavorSux
jfc don't call it that
And I'm only going to tag along bc I'm bored
some like it hot 🔥🍗
aww so tsundere
EndeavorSux
time to warm up my barbeque grill up
some like it hot 🔥🍗
When did you become such a dick? You weren't this bad when we were kids
EndeavorSux
I was worse as a kid. U just had rose colored glasses on
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Eh I guess you're not the worst jackass out there
EndeavorSux
take that back! I'm proud of pissing everyone off
some like it hot 🔥🍗
😂😂😂
Anyways want to do date night tmr?
EndeavorSux
Only if we don't eat fish
some like it hot 🔥🍗
I'd never poison you with your least favorite food
EndeavorSux
wow. No poisoning? I'm so impressed by how you do the bare minimum
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Love you too babe
Zero-Gravity-Free Zone
now u see me
Okay so did anyone manage to check whether Ochie's gf had a reflection or not?
AcidTrip
mgtthnokngdfuh
Kero-sene
Mina?
AcidTrip
sry typing b hard. I feel like
I think sth might have been in those brownies
3D_Printer
Well, that would certainly speak poorly of Himiko's character.
now u see me
forget abt her personality. We need to find out whether the gf is even HUMAN
So who has the deets?
AcidTrip
…
Kero-sene
Umm… ribbit
now u see me
does no one have anything to say?
Twilight ✨theory✨
Well what were you doing mon ami ?
now u see me
oh yeah put the one person with no reflection in charge of checking whether or not someone else has a reflection
Twilight ✨theory✨
Non ! You are twisting my words. I can see through your excuses this time
now u see me
okay fine! my head was feeling super trippy out of nowhere so i went to chillax in a massage chair i found in the back room.
r u happy now?!!
EndeavorSux
So you broke the massage chair.
AcidTrip
Lol u are in deep shit toru
EndeavorSux
No, I appreciate it. My father loved that chair. I will treasure this minor inconvenience brought to his life forever
now u see me
You're welcome?
But srsly what was everyone up to
3D_Printer
Oh nothing important
There was just never a good time to check whether or not Himiko had a reflection or not.
EndeavorSux
Yes, because Momo and I were busy building a bomb.
Feel_The_Noize
What?
3D_Printer
Sorry darling. I don't know what got into me. Before I knew it I was standing in the Todoroki's kitchen with a grenade in hand
EndeavorSux
It was a team effort. I lit the fuse
Feel_the_Noize
I suppose I can't judge you too harshly for it. I'm ninety percent sure those brownies had weed
AcidTrip
Yk that'd make sense. I don't know why else I spent ninety minutes trying to glue tsu to the ceiling w her tongue
Twilight ✨theory✨
That would explain all the vases I shattered bc I thought they were shinier than me. Which is ridicule bc nothing shines brighter than me
3D_Printer
I suppose the vampire situation remains inconclusive
AcidTrip
Yep though I guess odds are pointing to how Himiko might be a drug dealer
3D_Printer
That would align with what Ochako has mentioned previously
EndeavorSux
Hmm… vampire drug dealer?
That's a theory worthy of being posted on my blog.
OMAKE: Spotify
EndeavorSux
hey brat u have been glued to your phone all damn day
what have you been doing
TheCrayonSong🖍️
listening to this :3
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ZPUzEJzGS80sUNmgxq2Pv?si=8923cf84e9774b06
EndeavorSux
that better not be a damn rickroll again
TheCrayonSong🖍️
ofc it's not you silly
it's the spotify playlist for this fic
EndeavorSux
ugh it's a bunch of pop songs
TheCrayonSong🖍️
not my fault you don't have any music taste
EndeavorSux
and WTF does a fic that's still well below 20k have a playlist that's over 2 fucking hours long
TheCrayonSong🖍️
it's one of the mysteries of the universe
EndeavorSux
bleh whatever
and how dare you insult my music taste
i am a person of CULTURE
TheCrayonSong🖍️
ohoho if you're a person of culture do u know tumblr?
EndeavorSux
the hell is that shit?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
EndeavorSux
JESUS that's worse than the hamilton one
TheCrayonSong🖍️
ha i knew you got your emo phase from somewhere
EndeavorSux
it's not a fucking phase brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
tru tru
your hubby would dump you if you weren't full of shiny things
Notes:
This fic is horrible for my ego; now I've convinced myself that I'm a fuckin' comedian /lh /hj
Anyways, I already know that's going to take me ages to post chapter 9.
I got a nasty cold, and exam season as well as my 2 jobs are kicking into full gear, so please be patient with me.But to hold you over for the wait, here are some miscellaneous one-shots I've posted recently:
Stardust (Summer Camp Ghost AU IzuTogaChako one-shot)
Until Dawn (Wanna watch an ace writer flail her way through writing smut? Well, then this is the TogaChako fic for you!)
His Fire (TDDK DfO wholesome goodness)
Chapter 9: Is murder okay if you're killing drug dealers?
Summary:
Himiko enters her vigilante era.
Notes:
Okay, I'm done with exams for the month so here's a new chapter. Calc 3 is getting worse by the day tho so updates are going to remain slow indefinitely. Anyways, here's my new DabiHawks one-shot (it's a childhood friends AU) for this month's PBHNA exchange: Moth to the Flame (he was holding the matches)
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Himiko clutched her knife and was ready to skip through the alleyways only for Dabi to grab her by the shoulder and frown sternly. Apparently, he thought she’d trip and fall onto her own knife in the process. Which was ridiculous. Himiko was a knife expert – as if she’d make that sort of amateur mistake.
As Dabi’s combat boots echoed through the streets, Himiko craned her neck toward the night sky. Her memories of the days she used to wander frigid streets on her own were as vivid as ever. The years when satiating her hunger let alone her thirst for blood were impossible. She remembered that broken little girl sitting under a bridge while wearing a manic smile.
Her hobbies hadn’t been much better than watching grass grow or water boil. Each day hours went by as Himiko gawked at her wristwatch, hoping that at any moment her parents would appear. That they would ask her to return home.
That she’d get some sort of proof that someone still loved her. Even though she was a monster by nature.
With a wistful sigh, Himiko stared at the blade in her hands. It was coated in the blood of several drug dealers whose throats she had slit that night. Clutching the handle, she wondered whether the dried blood was a sign that she was proving her parents wrong. Maybe she was a little bit sadistic for reveling in the screams of her dying victims – but at least this time the people who died likely deserved it.
Plus, it felt a little nice to slash back at the world that was desperately trying to give her a death by a thousand cuts.
Himiko stared at the gray pavement coated in puddles that drenched her shoes. Red was and forever would be Himiko’s favorite color – with pink being a close second courtesy to Ochako. But Himiko was starting to take a liking to gray – a symbol of how her actions were neither entirely good nor bad.
Hands in his pocket, Dabi grunted like he couldn’t be bothered to be out at night. Like he’d much rather be curled up atop a mattress in their rundown apartment than following Himiko across town. Still, she’d caught him grinning a few times while having men with pockets lined with heroin burst into flames. He’d said that was simply fulfilling Stain’s ideology. And if anyone understood trying to bring Mr. Stainy’s goal to fruition it was Himiko.
Yet something about the embers blazing in Dabi’s eyes felt more unrestrained. The fire burned so blue it looked nearly while – bordering on the brightness of a flash bomb. Yeah, something about taking down dealers was personal for Dabi.
Moonlight flickered on a dumpster lid, illuminating a broad figure in a trench coat. Across from the man a teenage girl sat on the doorstep. Deep red slashes dug into her skin, mutilating the bottom half of her face. Most days, Himiko would’ve found her blood pretty – yet the sight of the tears pouring down the girl’s face burned like acid. Because all she could see was a middle schooler huddled in the cold as she pulled a school uniform around herself even though she hadn’t entered a school building in years.
Crossing her fingers, Himiko prayed that the girl would have someone approach her like Dabi did when she was huddling by a creek in late December. The flame Dabi offered finally let the bluish tint fade from Himiko’s freezing fingers. And thank God for that. It would’ve been much harder to stab people with missing digits.
But maybe that other girl would be lucky like Himiko. Maybe she would find someone like Dabi who cared about Himiko and who’d never admit it out loud even if he got threatened with the destruction of the entirety of his favorite brand of hair dye’s supplies.
Then, the figure across from the girl retrieved a syringe. Deep brown fluid that looked amber in starlight sloshed in the syringe as the man it to her. Besides, Himiko heard Dabi’s breath hitch. Calm and collected Dabi who never got phased by anything.
From the corner of her eye, she spotted him run his fingers along the scar tissue along his hands. Dabi’s gaze grew both glassy and alert all at once – as if he didn’t quite know how to process suddenly being hit by a weird sense of déjà vu.
Without even asking for confirmation, Himiko twirled her blade in her hand in sprinted forward. Her gold eyes twitched in the direction of a girl who had red scars far too similar to Dabi’s purple ones. A lost soul trying to drown out the ache of ruined skin with constant delirium.
Squelch. Himiko grinned as she dug the knife into the man’s throat and twisted it deeper. He didn’t even manage to scream as he gagged on the blood cascading along his tattered vocal cords. Based on the empty look in his eyes, Himiko knew the dealer was already dying, but she kept stabbing him in the liver, kidney, eyes – every organ she’d learned about when she still had biology class.
Because the dealer had to succumb in the most painful way possible.
He had to pay.
Cackling, Himiko wadded in the man’s blood. For once, the red didn’t feel like just the marks of her sins, a sign that she was less than human because her quirk demanded death. No, this time the crooked angle of a broken neck felt like victory.
Like some sort of compensation for the cold sweats Dabi would break into when he tried to ween off his vices. Now, he tried to subtle about the nights he’d stay awake late. Never spoke above a whisper. Yet Himiko still heard him flushing bags of white powder down the toilets late at night and caught him picking at his scars until they went bloody the next morning. Then, two days later she’d spot his newest purchases huddled on his nightstand. And the cycle would start over again.
Setting her knife aside, Himiko walked over to her roommate who was still staring off blankly. “Dabs, are you okay?”
“Yeah, that just brought back a lot of unpleasant memories.” Dabi snapped out of his dissociation and walked up to the corpse. He barely gave the scarred girl a glance as he set the dealer ablaze. Smoke rose from his flames like a warning signal for how broken society was.
Crossing his arms, he walked away from the limbs flaking away in the fire and reached out to ruffle Himiko’s hair only to backtrack amid the realization that his skin was still excruciatingly warm from his quirk. Instead, he settled for a half-smile.
“You did good, brat.”
“Thanks, Dabs.” Himiko beamed brightly as she wiped the remnants of blood off her knife. After all, she wanted to keep her favorite blade in pristine condition.
Dabi let out a wry laugh at Himiko’s fixation on the matter and without another word, the two of them left behind the alleyway and wound back in the direction of their apartment on the outskirts of town. Crystal blue eyes lingered on the thin scars lining pale skin. A completely different texture than his marred purple flesh.
Himiko gulped deeply. She knew Dabi hated talking about his past. Despised mentions of what exactly left him in a body that was tearing at the seams. But maybe just this once Himiko could allude to how she’d read between the lines.
That she saw every ache and pain. That she cared for Dabi as much as he did for the night that he’d offered a fire that stopped her from freezing to death.
Toning down the voice to a dull whisper, Himiko said, “I would’ve intervened if I’d been there when you were a kid.”
“I know. You might be a knife-obsessed freak but you do care about people.” Dabi stared at Himiko sharply as if he was about to give her sage advice he expected her to listen to. “Be careful though because that might bite you in the ass.”
“Like you have room to talk with how head-over-heels you are for your hubby,” Himiko laughed.
“Fuck off.”
Shoving her knife into her pocket, Himiko gave Dabi a shit-eating grin. “Anyways, do you think I should tell Ochie that it’ll be super-easy for her to be a drug dealer now that she won’t have as much competition?”
Behind Dabi’s eye-roll, Himiko spotted a fond smile. “Do whatever you want.”
Ochie
Himi <3
so ochie
i heard that all the drug dealers
in your neighborhood have been eliminated
Ochie
Omg that’s such a relief that’s such a relief
Himi <3
Ikr? Now there’s no more competition
Ochie
Wait? What? Are u a drug dealer
Himi <3
no. why would u say that?
Ochie
well you did bring weed brownies to Shoto’s party
Himi <3
ooh
So that was dabi’s secret ingredient
Ochie
Eh i guess you’re not a drug dealer then
if you can’t even tell there were drugs in the food
Himi <3
alas knives are my speciality not drugs
Ochie
Speaking of knives i got a buy one get one free deal on a set
Want me to mail it to you?
Himi <3
OMG YES
KNIVES ARE MY LOVE LANGUAGE
OCHIE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
TIME TO FIND A RING TO PROPOSE
Ochie
LMAO HIMI XD
I love you too though
Himi <3
Would you love me if i were a worm?
Ochie
yep bc you’d be the cutest worm
Would you love me if i were the bluntest knife?
Himi <3
Yes you’d still be my fav even if you weren’t good at cutting things
Ochie
Aww himi <3 <3<3
Himi <3
Would you still love me if i committed crimes?
Ochie
depends on the crime
i’m fine with you stealing my heart
Himi <3
i mean different crimes like punching drug dealers
Ochie
oh! U mean vigilantism
Ofc i would i respect vigilantes especially since hero school is expensive
and not everyone to can afford to go.
I think there’s beauty in bending the rules a little to make society a better place
so vigilantes if it means anything i think they’re pretty great
Himi <3
Yeah i think so too
My fav is stendhal though he doesn’t go by that name anymore
Ochie
i’ve never heard of him so i’ll have to look him up
Himi <3
I just think he’s cool bc his quirk is so much like mine
well not a ton but like a little
Ochie
hey it’s cool you look up to someone with a similar quirk
I mean i like 13 a lot
Himi <3
Hell yeah! You totes got the same cute space vibes down as them
Ochie
aww thanks himi
Srsly that means the world
Himi <3
fingers crossed that u get an internship w 13
Ochie
Absolutely! And classes start tmr
i’m so excited but also kind of terrified
Himi <3
You’ll do great ochie! Even if you never become a drug dealer!
Ochie
hang on did you watch breaking bad recently?
Himi <3
Mhm dabs and i have been binging it these last few days
Ochie
Sounds fun! Anyways i’m gonna go to sleep so i’m all set for tmr
Himi <3
Nini!
Ochie
Goodnight Himi!
EndeavorSux
EndeavorSux
so what did your gf say abt whatever crap you wanted to talk to her abt?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
well she seems on board w vigilantes
so i guess that’s sth i can stick w for now
it’s nice to actually choose sth for once
EndeavorSux
Works 4 me brat
As long as you use any cash you snag from drug dealers
2 pay your half of the rent
TheCrayonSong🖍️
can’t your rich husband pay for our rent?
EndeavorSux
i’m his hot trophy husband. find your own rich partner
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Meanie! Ochako’s so broke
EndeavorSux
Too bad deal w it
TheCrayonSong🖍️
anyways ochie didn’t see that excited abt
there being no more competition w drug dealers
Maybe she likes the challenge?
EndeavorSux
Well i could give a shot at selling coke
Not kids tho ‘cause f that shit
TheCrayonSong🖍️
thanks dad-bi you’re the best
EndeavorSux
ofc i am
We survived the entrance exam!
eat the rich (except momo)
so i have a theory
EndeavorSux
A theory? Yes, finally. Another one joins us.
AcidTrip
CONSPIRACIES SLAY
now u see me
No joke they do
Kero-sene
What did u find out ochako?
eat the rich (except momo)
I think Himiko might be a vigilante.
Feel_The_Noize
How come? This seems a little bit out of the blue
eat the rich (except momo)
Well she asked me if i’d still love her if she committed crimes like vigilantism
3D_Printer
Honestly that speaks for itself
eat the rich (except momo)
She also mentioned looking up to some vigilante called Stendhal
bc he has a quirk kind of like hers
FeelTheNoize
hmm guess it might be worthwhile to look into him then
Twilight ✨theory✨
There goes our drug dealer theory. C’est triste
EndeavorSux
Don’t worry. She can be a vigilante, a vampire and a drug dealer.
Those things aren’t mutually exclusively
eat the rich (except momo)
Actually i don’t think she’s a drug dealer
It just sounds like she watched too much breaking bad
AcidTrip
That’s all the more proof! Where do u think she got the inspo from for her drug dealing ways?
EndeavorSux
You. Are. A. Genius.
eat the rich (except momo)
Good grief. I’m going to sleep
AcidTrip
Bye ochako! Have fun knowing that your gf sells drugs
Also i’m so hyped to see all of y’all at ua tmr
I hope we’ll be in the same class
Notes:
To those who listen to the playlist: sorry about how ridiculously long it's gotten. Let's just say Olivia dropped a new album and things spiraled from there.
But welp time 4 sleep so I don't bomb my weekly math quiz again.
Chapter 10: Do I belong in heroics?
Summary:
The group chat is dreading Aizawa's expulsion rate becoming their reality, and Himiko finds out about Dabi's identity.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
We survived the entrance exam!
AcidTrip
Rumor has it ochako’s girlfriend has a cookbook
3D_Printer
What for?
AcidTrip
Weed brownies
Kero-sene
That wasn’t your best work with jokes
AcidTrip
i know 🙁
eat the rich (except momo)
Actually himiko never put the weed in the brownies
Her roommate did
now u see me
Yk that actually makes a lot of sense
Twilight ✨theory✨
Oui, he sounds quite suspicious
EndeavorSux
I don’t know quite what to think of him just yet
But i feel like he’s someone’s secret lovechild
Twilight ✨theory✨
A new conspiracy? I’m excited to see what becomes of it, mon ami
EndeavorSux
Thank you, Aoyama
Twilight ✨theory✨
Mais oui, todoroki!
AcidTrip
Speaking of rumors etc
Have you all heard abt aizawa’s expulsion rate?
FeelTheNoize
I heard he expelled his entire class last year
eat the rich (except momo)
yikes looks like we’re screwed
3D_Printer
Well said.
my familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
Pop-eyes
babe, what r we watchin for movie night?
Barbie? Oppenheimer?
It's your choice
Dad-bi
Like I give a shit abt that mainstream garbage
Pop-eyes
You know what
We should just watch both
It's like fire and ice
Can't have one without the other
Dad-bi
You. Are. Such. An. Idiot.
Birdbrain don't make me tell the brat about your embarrassing teen photos
Pop-eyes
Okay okay I surrender hot stuff
Always so intense lol
But that's what I love abt you 💗
Dad-bi
don't get all mushy gushy
That shit's fucking disgusting
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Can we please watch my fav movie
(●♡∀♡)
Pop-eyes
I don't see why not
TheCrayonSong🖍️
HURRAY! Time for human centipede
Pop-eyes
Touya? Is our kid broken?
Dad-bi
Nah, she's right
The movie's a masterpiece of art
Pop-eyes
I'm surrounded by heathens 😭
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I pinkie promise you'll love it
Costuming was a highlight
💗🍑👄🍑👄
Dad-bi
Ahhh my eyes
You should go to jail for those emojis
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oh please
We all know there's a whole bunch of reasons why I should get arrested
Pop-eyes
Well don’t talk about your crimes around me
Bc yk arresting villains is technically my job
Dad-bi
hence why you’re shit at your job
Pop-eyes
I am the NUMBER 3 hero ty very much
Dad-bi
like the bar for the top 10 is even that high if my old man made the cut
TheCrayonSong🖍️
(◕‿◕)
Pop-eyes
rip
u dug your own grave w that hot stuff
Dad-bi
still gonna blame you though
Pop-eyes
i know
but i’ll manage
No clue what i’d do without you lol
Dad-bi
Yeah you’re hopeless
Can’t even boil water
Pop-eyes
can too!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Silly chicken man
Even i can boil water
Dad-bi
Eh no need to dunk on him too much, brat
The commission didn’t bother teaching him basic life skills
Pop-eyes
Yup they did like a 1/10 job raising me
Dad-bi
Not a 0/10?
Pop-eyes
well if not for the commission i would’ve never met you
Dad-bi
ew so fucking cheesy
I wanna gag
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Enough of your weird flirting!
So dabs your dad is a hero?
Dad-bi
…
TheCrayonSong🖍️
And your name is touya?
Dad-bi
I don’t need to tell you shit
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hang on oMG Omg esyiujlicjvbp
Pop-eyes
LMAO your cover is blown 😂
Dad-bi
Shut up!!!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Don’t worry dabs i won’t tell your bio fam that you’re still kicking
…
I know a thing or two abt not liking the family you originally got stuck with
And I’m so glad that i got to choose you and hawks as my family instead
Dad-bi
Huh
Thanks kid
Pop-eyes
AWWWWW FLETCHING
Dad-bi
Great look what you did, brat
Now he’s sobbing all over my favorite trenchcoat
Pop-eyes
Hot stuff it needs a washing anyways
I stinks like hell
Dad-bi
Not my fault laundry is so expensive
Pop-eyes
You literally don’t have to be a cheapskate
I have plenty of money
Dad-bi
I’m more than your sugar baby okay
I can make my own money
Pop-eyes
Yeah yeah you’re so good at burning bodies
But fletching i’m so glad that you see me as your family
Dad-bi
Like the chat name didn’t make it obvious enough?
Pop-eyes
Ha i know you’re secretly happy abt it too hot stuff
But fletching please call me keigo
Only if you want to of course
No pressure or anything like that
TheCrayonSong🖍️
No i’d like to call you keigo
Or better yet Pa
Pop-eyes
HOT STUFFF can we keep her?
Dad-bi
Like there was ever any other option
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Teehee :3
Oop i gotta go
Ochie texted me
Pop-eyes
Kids
They grow up so fast
When it comes to gfs they forget all abt their poor aging parents
Dad-bi
Hawks you aren’t poor or old
Pop-eyes
Ah time is relative
So technically i’m old
Dad-bi
Then i must be even more ancient
Pop-eyes
Yep hence why your skin’s all crusty like a dinosaur’s
But you are my favorite crusty dinosaur
Dad-bi
That’s probably the weirdest compliment you’ve given me
Pop-eyes
There’s more where that came from hot stuff <3 <3
Himi <3
Ochie
Himiko, do you think I have what it takes to become a hero?
Himi <3
Ofc Ochie!!
You’ll be a great hero
I mean I’m sure you’d be an even better drug dealer
But you'll do amazing with heroics too
Ochie
Ahh i’m not so sure abt that
Himi <3
The drugs part?
Ochie
That’s a hard no actually
I’m no walter white
Himi <3
So… you don’t think you’ll have what it takes to become a hero?
Ochie
Yeah
My teacher has a high expulsion rate and i probably won’t make the cut
Especially bc i’m in heroics for selfish reasons
Himi <3
Ochie, stop.
U are the least selfish person i know
You want to become a hero to help your parents
Not for the fame, not for the glory
You are the furthest thing from a corrupt hero
Ochie
Thanks himi
Do you think i’ll pass the quirk apprehension test
that starts in a few minutes?
Himi <3
I don’t just think so. I know it
Ochie
Thanks, you’re the best himi 💗
Himi <3
So are you (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
EndeavorSux
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Do you ever wonder whether mr. stainy is wrong abt heroes?
EndeavorSux
Why r u asking?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I dunno ochako and her friends don’t sound like fakes
That one kid saved her from getting crushed by a giant robot at the entrance exam
So maybe heroes aren’t all like my parents
Yk obsessed w their image above all else
EndeavorSux
where are you getting at w this kid?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well since your dad’s a hero and he sucks
I wanted your 2 cents
EndeavorSux
Heroes suck. Period.
At least most of the pros.
I’m sure that plenty of heroes knew abt was going on behind closed doors
But no one did anything no matter how much i sat on my knees and begged
That was so fucking humiliating and pointless
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Sorry dabs
EndeavorSux
Ain’t your fault brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So do you think ochako and her friends
would leave someone who’s hurting out to dry?
EndeavorSux
Maybe not
A lot of heroes go into their careers bright-eyed and kind-hearted…
But that fades over time
Just ask keigo abt the things he’s had to do
TheCrayonSong🖍️
As tempting as it is
Maybe I should give him his privacy :3
EndeavorSux
Not being a snoop for once? Maybe birdbrain’s right
You really are growing up, brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Guess so
but dabs do u think i could be like heroes
Make people smile back at me instead of running away?
EndeavorSux
Only one way to find out
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ooh are we taking down more drug dealers?
EndeavorSux
Not like we have any better shit to do
TheCrayonSong🖍️
YAY CRIMES THAT HELP PEOPLE
EndeavorSux
Guess vigilantism is kinda fine
We’re still mostly breaking the jaw
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ikr? Not committing crimes is sooo lame
We survived the entrance exam!
[AcidTrip changed the chat name to Logical Ruse Victims]
eat the rich (except momo)
You have no idea how relieved i am abt the logical ruse
AcidTrip
Same i was worried i’d be a goner
Sure having quirks permitted was great and all
But i’d been skipping leg day a little too much lately
now u see me
Tell me abt it
Invisibility wasn’t doing me any favors for the tests
AcidTrip
Rip sry girlie
now u see me
It’s okay
eat the rich (except momo)
I guess himiko was right abt there being nothing to worry abt after all
now u see me
Aww she comforted you
That’s super sweet
eat the rich (except momo)
So you’re coming around to my ‘strange’ gf after all?
now u see me
Well it’s a lot easier to do now that i know she didn’t put the weed in the brownies
eat the rich (except momo)
Fair point
[SparkySparkyBoomMan entered the chat]
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[IidaTenya entered the chat]
[Premium_DuctTape entered the chat]
[DisneyPrincess entered the chat]
[Tentacles the chat]
now u see me
AHHH THE CHAT’S BEING INVADED
[revelry in the dark entered the chat]
[C6H12O6 entered the chat]
[chasing my tail entered the chat]
Twilight ✨theory✨
Rapide!! We must save our precious theories from the invaders
[No.1 entered the chat]
[Number1AllMightFan entered the chat]
AcidTrip
Relax everyone. I just sent the rest of the class the link to the chat
It’s too much effort to make an entirely new class chat from scratch
FeelTheNoize
Eh fair enough
I definitely wouldn’t bother
3D_Printer
Well, I find it splendid that we now have a space for the entire class to interact.
AcidTrip
Damn momo you are giving off major class prez vibes
3D_Printer
Oh, I doubt I would be suited for such a role.
FeelTheNoize
Momo there’s literally no one better suited than you. And I’m not saying that just bc you’re my girlfriend. U have calming presence that’s nice to be around
3D_Printer
Aww, Kyouka. You are such a sweetheart.
IidaTenya
I agree with Jirou, Yaoyorozu. You would make an excellent class president.
3D_Printer
Thank you, Iida.
IidaTenya
You are welcome.
On another note, I find all this talk of vampires in the chatlog absolutely scandalous.
Talk of superstition has no place in an academic setting.
AcidTrip
Oh really
Looks like someone’s never heard of school ghosts
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Nah i think iida has a point
Why are y’all talking so much abt twilight?
No.1
STOP BLOWING UP MY PHONE WITH NOTIFICATIONS
I’m trying to sleep you fucking extras!
manliestman
Sorry, Bakubro
Do you want help w silencing your phone
No.1
I can do it myself shitty hair
Of course i know how to press the goddamn do not disturb button
AcidTrip
Who even goes to sleep at 8 pm tho?
No.1
Shut THE HELL up!
now u see me
Well, Bakugo sure is intense
Kero-sene
That’s an understatement
SparkySparkyBoomMan
But back to the blood thing
Wassup w that?
eat the rich (except momo)
Oh it’s just that my gf has a blood based quirk
And some people think that she’s a vampire instead
Number1AllMightFan
A blood quirk? Interesting
Tell me all abt it
EndeavorSux
Don’t steal my conspiracy theorist job!!!
I was here first 😠
Notes:
Midterm season is kicking my ass (there's a reason i stress-wrote this chapter)
Anyways, I got free lunch today so that was nice.
and both my jobs are going well so that's good
And lol my brain's been funky bc I've had tom cardy's red flags stuck in my head for the last 20 hours
it does give tgchk core tho so i can live with thatanyways check out dabi's cookbook if you want more dear-google adjacent crack.
i also posted several F/F oneshots recently that are olivia rodrigo inspired in this series: GUTS
Chapter 11: How does rivals to lovers happen IRL?
Summary:
The twilight theory is in grave danger.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Logical Ruse Victims
Number1AllMightFan
I’m not trying to steal your role i swear
quirks are just so cool especially blood quirks since they are fairly rare
Though ofc what makes them the most interesting is how they typically affect either the user’s body or other people’s but rarely both
Vlad king’s blood manipulation is probably what comes to mind as my 1st thought
Naturally based on the fact that vlad king has fangs it wouldn’t be out of the question for someone with a blood-based quirk to strongly excuse vampire qualities
Though with the complexities of fictional vampires powers it is unlikely for one person’s quirk to correspond 1 to 1 w vampires abilities
AcidTrip
Wow! Midoriya you sure know a LOT abt quirks
now u see me
Yeah like damn that was practically an essay
EndeavorSux
It was more like a poorly written essay seeing how it was practically one run on sentence.
IidaTenya
Todoroki, it is convention with texting and chatting to not necessarily stick to conventional grammar rules so I do not believe Midoriya has done anything wrong.
DisneyPrincess
It’s kind of admirable that Midoriya is already engaging so much here.
Tentacles
Very true, Kouda. I mostly just lurk in group chats.
AcidTrip
Ah don’t worry your pretty little heads off
Shoto’s probably just scared about having competition
Kero-sene
Maybe he’s worried that someone will come up with a better theory than his twilight one
Feel_The_Noize
it’s not like Shoto set the bar very high
Twilight ✨theory✨
Excusez-moi!!! Twilight theory is REAL!
SparkySparkyBoomMan
I mean Robert Pattinson is hot and all
but as much as i want vampires as smoking as Edward Cullen to be a thing
i don’t think that glittery vampires would actually be a thing
manliestman
Have an open mind bro
Just because you haven’t seen something doesn’t mean it isn’t real
Premium_DuctTape
yeah, like who knows? Maybe even the quirk thief is super legit
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Well i can’t argue w kiri’s logic
EndeavorSux
Uraraka’s gf likes blood and can go in the sun
Twilight is the only explanation
also , Midoriya no one cares abt your quirk facts
Any of us could find that online
Kero-sene
Shoto, that’s just rude
now u see me
Yeah! Shame on you! We not nearly that mean abt your twilight fixation
Number1AllMightFan
Todoroki has a point the things i know abt quirks really aren’t anything special
eat the rich (except momo)
well i for one think it’s cool that midoriya knows so much abt quirks
Number1AllMightFan
Thank you
I’m not doing anything phenomenal though
Just a bunch of silly scribbles
No.1
stop being such a dumbass, deku
Don’t be fucking stupid and act like you haven’t poured your entire existence into those ugly quirk notebooks
AcidTrip
Aren’t you supposed to be asleep, Bakugo?
No.1
I could sense that deku was acting like a shitty nerd
And that was keeping me awake
Nothing stupider than him acting like he’s not practically a quirk expert
Number1AllMightFan
AWWWWW KACCHANNN
No.1
Shut up nerd
I don’t want you to even get started w those damn waterfalls of tears
Number1AllMightFan
But you called me a quirk expert
No.1
I said practically an expert
that’s not the same thing
Premium_DuctTape
Behold the wild tsundere!
SparkySparkyBoomMan
watch how he acts like he doesn’t care in his natural habitat
No.1
you fucking extras are givin me a headache
Back to fucking sleep
IidaTenya
Bakugo, is it truly necessary for you to constantly use such vulgar language?
No.1
I’m the fucking best
I can do whatever i want
Who are you to tell me what to do you pretentious prick?
Good FUCKING night losers!!!
AcidTrip
nini!
manliestman
Get good rest, bro!
SparkySparkyBoomMan
heaven knows he needs his beauty sleep
Premium_DuctTape
sure does considering how much of an uggo he is
now u see me
hey bakugo is pretty when isn’t scowling
AcidTrip
I think he’s pretty even when he’s scowling
3D_Printer
To each their own
AcidTrip
hey i like the bad boys
It’s a vibe y’all
Twilight ✨theory✨
i must agree that there is sth enticing abt roguish charm
Feel_The_Noize
Eh i think we’re too gay to understand that bad boy stuff, Momo
3D_Printer
That would make sense, Kyouka. I will only ever have eyes for you
eat the rich (except momo)
can i join the club of not getting bad boys, momo and jirou?
now u see me
nah
Just bc you don’t like boys doesn’t make you exempt
AcidTrip
i mean it does kinda seem like you might have fallen for the bad girl if u know what i’m getting at :3
Twilight ✨theory✨
Exactly! Ochako has fallen for a hypnotizing vampire femme fatale !
eat the rich (except momo)
Can we talk abt something other than vampires?
Number1AllMightFan
Yes please! Would you mind telling me what you already know abt your gf’s quirk
Only if u want ofc no pressure
eat the rich (except momo)
Ah i guess there’s no harm in that
Not like the theorizing can derail even more at this rate anyhow
um she asked if she can drink my blood?
She says her quirk is sort of like some vigilante called stendhal
And she can transform under specific circumstances
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Circumstances like it being nighttime?
Premium_DuctTape
OOooooo the vampire thing actually makes a lot of sense
AcidTrip
ikr? Ochako’s gf even has fangs
manliestman
Uh i dunno if that’s much of an indicator
i mean i have sharp teeth too
eat the rich (except momo)
See sharp teeth don’t make himi a vampire
As I have said time and time again
It’s just her quirk, right, Midoriya?
Number1AllMightFan
Honestly the transforming under certain circumstances
Seems to be the dead giveaway
I suspect she can transform by drinking blood
EndeavorSux
Obviously. Because she's a vampire. Vampires get their powers to transform into bats by drinking blood.
SparkySparkyBoomMan
I think you're onto sth man 🤔
AcidTrip
Sry to break the news to you shoto but vampire theory is starting to make less sense by comparison
Like the wing thing makes more sense with midoriya’s quirk idea
EndeavorSux
Maybe himiko has wings under certain circumstances because she is hawks secret love child
eat the rich (except momo)
how would that even work?
Hawks is in his early 20s
Himiko is a teenager
EndeavorSux
Don’t question secret love child theories
Twilight ✨theory✨
I shall not! There is no other explanation for why someone would have a bird quirk other than being related to hawks
revelry in the dark
The dark shadows of prejudice lurk here
Twilight ✨theory✨
whoops
Bonjour tokoyami
revelry in the dark
I wanted to bask in the chaos of this revelry
Only to discover accusations spiraling and unfounded claims that there is only one person with an avian quirk
Twilight ✨theory✨
Ha ha i shall make my exit
revelry in the dark
No matter how far you run the shadows will always follow you
SparkySparkyBoomMan
so…
that was ominous
anyways moving on
as fun as it is i don’t think that himiko is a vampire
I guess i’m not jumping onto the bandwagon after all
EndeavorSux
You're all traitors abandoning vampire theory in it's moment of need
(ノ`⌒´)ノ┫:・┻┻
Premium_DuctTape
Wow Todoroki be flippin tables
now u see me
it gets wild in this chat 😂
Number1AllMightFan
Todoroki's theory isn't completely baseless
Now I don't think vampires are real but himiko's quirk does seem to mirror vampiric traits
EndeavorSux
So you admit I'm right!
Feel_The_Noize
He didn't shouto
Midoriya just gets how you jumped to conclusions
Twilight ✨theory✨
Same difference mon ami
Kero-sene
Not u too yuga
Twilight ✨theory✨
I must support my fellow twilight theorist
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧
revelry in the dark
The darkness couldn’t keep him at bay for long
Twilight ✨theory✨
My light is just too blinding
AcidTrip
enough abt twilight theory
Midoriya tell us more about what you think abt himiko's quirk
now u see me
OCHAKO TELL HIM THE SCOOP!!
eat the rich (except momo)
well she said she can grow wings under certain circumstances and that she can't turn into a bat or fog
Also there's still the stendhal things
Number1AllMightFan
hmm well the fact that she can't turn into sth inanimate kind of cements that she can only transform into things that have blood
The fact that she can still get wings but can't become a bat might rule out mammals and mean she can transform into birds among other things… but I'm not quite sure about that
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Ooh this is getting interesting 👀
Number1AllMightFan
So I'm thinking that she can transform into people who have wings
3D_Printer
Then you're implying that she can transform into people and take on their quirks
Number1AllMightFan
Yes, but this might all be completely off the mark
IidaTenya
As far as conjecture goes I believe that you have argued your case fairly well.
Number1AllMightFan
Thank you dhjdrg bdrsyfb I didn't do anything special
Feel_The_Noize
Well you've done more than claim than Himiko glitters in the sunlight
Twilight ✨theory✨
mais Himiko was twinkling in the picture
EndeavorSux
Exactly. And as soon as we find out that she plays baseball twilight theory will be 100% confirmed
IidaTenya
I do not see what baseball has to do with any of this
Kero-sene
just roll with it Iida
EndeavorSux
Well I bet Midoriya doesn't have any ideas abt stendhal
That vigilante is clearly a vampire too which is why himiko feels such a kinship w him
Number1AllMightFan
I've heard of stendhal before
But he went off the radar several years ago
There's no telling whether he's dead or alive
His quirk has always been a mystery
I guess transform is plausible though
That would help with stealth and would tie in w how we know so little abt stendhal
Tbh I kinda drawing a blank on this
manliestman
No worries, man
I think your thoughts were pretty cool
EndeavorSux
Ha, Midoriya! Looks like you don’t know everything.
Who’s the better theorist now?
3D_Printer
Shoto, I’m afraid you haven't made much progress with quirk theories.
As much as I value you as a friend and conspiracy theorist,
I believe Izuku outmatched out this time
manliestman
A+ for effort, Todobroki
EndeavorSux
Well Midoriya doesn’t know abt stendhal
Kero-sene
Neither do you
EndeavorSux
Just u wait
I’ll get my laptop and before you know it i’ll know everything abt stain
Including whose secret love child he is
AcidTrip
And he's gone
Number1AllMightFan
Oh no I messed up big time
I didn't mean to make Todoroki upset
3D_Printer
I don't fret Midoriya
I've known him for years
Conspiracy theories are his coping mechanism
manliestman
Well it's super manly that Todoroki has a way to deal with stress
IidaTenya
On another note,
have you considered that Uraraka’s girlfriend could be a vigilante seeing how she admires one?
Feel_The_Noize
That would explain why she needs a knife collection
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Um excuse me?!
A knife collection?!!
eat the rich (except momo)
It's not that weird
Everyone has their hobbies
Premium_DuctTape
But not everyone's hobby is stabbing people
Number1AllMightFan
Well if the stabbing is too help people as a vigilante I don't think it's that wrong
IidaTenya
No absolutely not! I cannot endorse illegal activities
AcidTrip
not even piracy?
IidaTenya
Heavens no, I buy all my movies full price
eat the rich (except momo)
Some of us are broke and can't afford to do that, Iida
chasing my tail
Well you're not wrong
I've pirated more martial arts movies than I'd like to admit
Feel_The_Noize
same w me and albums
As much as I'd like to support the artists my wallet is in a pretty depressing state
3D_Printer
Then please tell me which albums you'd like darling and I'll get them for you
Feel_The_Noize
Momo u don't need to go out of your way to do things for me
3D_Printer
But I will
Because nothing brings me greater joy
now u see me
Aww you 2 are so cute 🥰
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Low-key relationship goals
IidaTenya
Pardon to everyone regarding my unsavory statement
I was not considering how everyone has a different economic standing
3D_Printer
That's alright. I forget too sometimes, Iida
eat the rich (except momo)
Don't worry we won't reenact the French revolution if you say sth in poor taste like that we should eat cake
3D_Printer
I'd only say that if I were providing the cake. I do love a good tea party.
EndeavorSux
Same
But only if you there aren't any tea kettles
SparkySparkyBoomMan
What's wrong with tea kettles?
revelry in the dark
great traumatic depths lurk within their shrill whistle
3D_Printer
Uhh… let's move away from sensitive topics
EndeavorSux
Yes. Because I have new information that will blow Midoriya's silly quirk theories out of the water
Premium_DuctTape
Man, why are you so obsessed with being better than Midoriya
AcidTrip
Oh I know why
Twilight ✨theory✨
Moi aussi
now u see me
Shoto has a crush!!!
DisneyPrincess
^^^
eat the rich (except momo)
YES I can see it
Feel_The_Noize
same here
3D_Printer
It doesn't seem unprecedented
AcidTrip
Well if everyone who is in a relationship agrees than it must be true
EndeavorSux
I don't have a crush
now u see me
but rivals to lovers!
manliestman
That's my favorite tag!
SparkySparkyBoomMan
And you have great taste my dude
AcidTrip
i'm more of an enemies to lovers kinda gal
Number1AllMightFan
What?! A crush no way ha ha
I bet Todoroki and I don't even have a rivalry
AcidTrip
Anyways speaking of the conspiracy rivalry I bet Shoto is back because he found sth out abt stendhal
EndeavorSux
Yes, he's Stain
SparkySparkyBoomMan
As in a spot of dirt?
Number1AllMightFan
No like the serial killer
IidaTenya
So Himiko must be a serial killer too then.
eat the rich (except momo)
SHE is NOT a serial killer
himiko was just homeless for a while
Because her parents kicked her out
She's not a bad person, okay?
AcidTrip
Oh Ochako
IidaTenya
I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions
eat the rich (except momo)
No it's okay
It's just himiko's parents probably kicked her out because of her quirk
Because of a "villain" quirk
so u can see why that topic is a little touchy
IidaTenya
still you have my sincerest apologies
eat the rich (except momo)
Thank you Iida
And I think that your vigilante theory might not be entirely off the mark
AcidTrip
Ooh why is that?!!
eat the rich (except momo)
Umm Himiko talks about drugs a lot
And drug dealers
… in the area where she lives several drug rings and the like have been taken down
But I don't know whether that's causation or correlation
Kero-sene
Low-key there might be sth there
IidaTenya
Well as much as I appreciate my line of thought being endorsed we should call it a night so that we are all prepared for school tomorrow.
Kero-sene
In that case good night
SparkySparkyBoomMan
gn
manliestman
Sleep well
revelry in the dark
Embrace the darkness of night
now u see me
Don't let the bed bugs bite
manliestman
Good night!
AcidTrip
Oh I just realized sth
Twilight ✨theory✨
👀
AcidTrip
i forgot to add mineta
IidaTenya
It would be rude to exclude a classmate.
3D_Printer
Tenya, makes a fair point.
[GotAnyGrapes? has been added to the chat]
GotAnyGrapes?
*whistles*
why hello beautiful ladies
EndeavorSux
i am not a beautiful lady
Notes:
Sorry that I haven't responded to all your lovely comments yet - I've been feeling a little too anxious to address my AO3 inbox this past week. Anyways, know that I read and appreciate every comment. I'm so grateful for how genuinely sweet you all are. Thank you for showing this fic so much love <3
Chapter 12: Why are there so many assholes out there?
Summary:
Bakugo and Mineta express some questionable behavior.
Notes:
Thank you for helping check the vibes of this chapter, Ghost <3
CW for Mineta being a perv.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Logical Ruse Victims
GotAnyGrapes?
Beautiful lady?
Eww not you of course
I’m pretty sure if you were a lady you’d be a total uggo anyhow
W that nasty scar of yours
EndeavorSux
You’re right my left side is hideous
eat the rich (except momo)
No todoroki you’re pretty
I’m not even biased since I’m into girls
EndeavorSux
I don’t need you to try and spare my feelings Uraraka
The scar is ugly
Number1AllMightFan
No it isn’t Todoroki
If it means anything I think you’re scar is really cool
It shows how resilient you are
EndeavorSux
I don’t need your pity Midoriya
You already gave me enough of that when trying to humor my theories
GotAnyGrapes?
Exactly Midoriya is totally lying in your face todoroki
I bet if you were a girl you’d be as flat as a washboard
AcidTrip
What the FUCK Mineta?
Jealous much?
Todoroki is the most gorgeous guy in our class. Full stop!
Like have you seen those gorgeous heterochromatic eyes?
EndeavorSux
Ashido please I don’t need you’re pity too
The eyes and hair just make me look like a patchwork of my parents
Number1AllMightFan
Well your dad’s endeavor right?
You don’t look anything like him
Your features are less rough around the edges
and i bet you don’t look quite like your mom either
3D_Printer
I have in fact met Shoto’s parents
And can say with certainty that he is his own unique person with his own unique looks
EndeavorSux
Yaoyorozu…
GotAnyGrapes?
What does that even matter?
Ofc todoroki isn’t a beautiful lady
Anyone w eyes can see that
But yaoyorozu on the other hand
Damn. those curves are centerfold material
3D_Printer
Pardon??
GotAnyGrapes?
You heard me right. I bet those milk-white breasts feel real soft, huh?
IidaTenya
Such language is completely uncalled for!
How can you call yourself a student of UA?!
eat the rich (except momo)
Mineta you can’t just say those kinda things
Apologize to Momo
GotAnyGrapes?
What for? I only speak the truth
Are you sad i’m not complimenting you?
Tbh your face is kinda plain…
But your body is just the kind of thing I would want to hang on my wall
eat the rich (except momo)
What?!!
AcidTrip
Mineta stop being a perv or i’m going to melt you into nothing with my acid
GotAnyGrapes?
Oh, so you want to dominate me? Wouldn’t have taken you for that type
Your figure ain’t half bad either Ashido
But i’m not big into alien chicks
Unless you’ve got tentacles that is
AcidTrip
That’s none of your damn business grape boy!
GotAnyGrapes?
Don’t worry i won’t tell anyone
It’ll be our little secret
IidaTenya
How vulgar!! I urge you to stop at once
GotAnyGrapes?
Like i’d listen to someone who’s calves look like melons
No.1
CAN YOU SHUT THE HELL UP?
What is a dumbass fucker like you doing in the hero course?
GotAnyGrapes?
Getting the ladies of course ;)
No.1
Tch, congratulations extra you’ve won the award for stupidest motherfucker
You won’t last a day on patrol if you even manage to graduate UA
GotAnyGrapes?
Excuse me! I can guarantee that i’ll graduate
No.1
And i can guarantee you won’t
Extras like you don’t deserve the light of day
I’m gonna fucking kill you if you don’t stop spamming the chat
GotAnyGrapes?
You wouldn’t
No.1
Don’t fucking test me
AcidTrip
Is Mineta gone?
3D_Printer
I think so
eat the rich (except momo)
Thanks for helping Bakugo
No.1
I didn’t do it for you. The fucker just wouldn’t shut up
AcidTrip
Awww aren’t you a big old softie
You woke up from your precious beauty sleep just to tell that perv off for us
No.1
Oh fuck off
AcidTrip
On another sorry about adding Mineta to the chat
EndeavorSux
It’s alright I understand wanting to include everyone
AcidTrip
Removing him rn
we don’t need to hear his bs outside of class
3D_Printer
I fear doing that might be a catalyst for more hostility
AcidTrip
Hmm then I guess I’ll find a way to make this right
AlienQueen
AlienQueen
hey ochako’s gf
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Who dis?
AlienQueen
Ashido
Ochako’s pink friend
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ahh the cute one
Yes i remember you
Wassup?
AlienQueen
Uh i just wanted some help with knocking some sense into a certain classmate
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oooooo sounds v interesting :3
Also how did u get my number?
like as much as i respect stalker tendencies
How?
AlienQueen
ahh
ochako wanted help w changing her ringtone for u
Honestly she prolly should asked someone a little less trusting
TheCrayonSong🖍️
eh mayhaps
But since you’re in the know what did she change my ringtone to
AlienQueen
Wouldn’t you like to know?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Pleasssseeee i beg of u
I’ll ever give you a shiny new knife if you tell me
AlienQueen
But i don’t want a knife
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Then i’ll only NOT give u a knife if you tell
AlienQueen
fine lol
U got me beat
the ringtone is taylor’s Red
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ahhhhhhh
I didn’t think is was possible to love ochako even
But apparently it is
AlienQueen
so now that i’ve done you a little favor
Would u be down to wreck a classmate
With me?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Why though?
I wouldn’t have taken you for someone w a major vendetta
AlienQueen
It’s just some grape perv has been obsessed w the girls in 1A
Like for the love of God dude won’t shut up abt Momo and Ochako’s boobs
and his diaper outfit ain’t doing him any favors
TheCrayonSong🖍️
…
AlienQueen
Himiko?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So you’re telling me he’s been harassing Ochako?
AlienQueen
Yeah
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well, you wouldn’t have even needed to tell me abt the ringtone to convince me to give him a piece of my mind
Ochie
Himi <3
Ochie, ashido just told me abt your pervy classmate
Ochie
Crap you weren’t supposed to find out
Himi <3
Huh? You weren’t planning on telling me?
Ochie
well i didn’t want to be a burden and you have enough of your own problems to deal with
Himi <3
Ochie why would you ever be a burden
I love you, I want to be there for you
Ochie
That doesn't change the fact that I'm a drain on resources
My parents love me too but that doesn't change the fact that I've costed them a pretty penny by having them raise me
Himi <3
Ochie I promise on my fav knife that you're rents don't see as a burden
When parents resent their kids there isn't any room for doubt
They make it clear as day
Ochie
Sry himi
I prolly shouldn't be venting and stuff w my parents after what happened between you and your parents
Himi <3
Pah those dummies aren't my real parents anyhow
I picked much better ones
Ochie
Your roommate and his husband?
Himi <3
YEAH ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧
Ochie
I’m glad you found dads who see just how amazing you are
Himi <3
Damn right
I deserve the world
And for the record I want to listen to you vent
I want you to trust me in that way
Ochie
I don't deserve that
… Not when I've broken your trust
Himi<3
What do you mean?
Ochie
I've talked to my classmates some more abt you
And one of them deducted what your quirk is
Himi <3
Shit crap I'm sorry
I didn't mean to have such a creepy power
I promise I'll never use transform again
Pls just don't hate me for being a monster
Ochie
Himiko you're not a monster
You didn't choose to have your quirk and it doesn't make you a bad person
Himi <3
Transform literally makes me capable of identity theft
WHAT about that makes me not a horrible person
Ochie
Well you can use your quirk to do good things, right?
Like being a vigilante mayhaps
Himi <3
I'm… not a vigilante
Ochie
Okay I'll give you plausible deniability himi
But I know for a fact you'd never hurt or at least never kill someone thanks to your quirk
Himi <3
Ha ha you definitely got that right 😬
But moving on to other topics who figured out my quirk?
Ochie
Midoriya
He's really smart and loves quirks
God you wouldn't believe how much he rambles
It's so cute
He pretty much pieced your quirk together based on the blood and transformation aspects alone
Sometimes I wonder whether people like me deserve to be at UA when I pale in comparison to Midoriya
Himi <3
Oh hush ochie
You passed that entrance exam fair and square and are more than worthy of being at that school
Ochie
Thanks himi 💗
Himi <3
Anytime 😊
Though the way you were rambling abt Midoriya makes me wonder if you were crushing on him (◕ᴗ◕✿)
Ochie
you know you're the only one I think abt like that, right?
Himi <3
I know but it's just nice to listen to you remind me (◡ ω ◡)
But maybe in another life where you weren't head over heels for me you'd be into me
Ochie
Yeah in another life
Imagine how embarrassing that would be though
Back when we first started chatting I kept accidentally floating toward the ceiling because I kept nervously pressing my fingers together
Himi <3
Omg ochie u are everything ❤️
Ochie
Himi stop 😂😭
I love you too 💗
Srsly though crushing on someone in my class would have been so embarrassing
Mina prolly would have bullied me so hard
Himi <3
Then it's a good thing we found each other before UA ;)
Ochie
I wouldn't have had it any other way
Logical Ruse Victims
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Dang i can’t believe the chat’s been dead for so long
now u see me
What can I say? Mineta kind of killed the mood
manliestman
Yeah, what he did wasn’t manly at all. Let’s report him to Aizawa so he can get expelled
3D_Printer
I already conversed with Aizawa. Mineta’s father is on the board of directors which means Mineta is exempt from expulsion unless the school wants its robot funding pulled
No.1
No wonder that shitty extra made it in with his weird ass quirk!
AcidTrip
Mhm
But i guess aside from Mineta i’ve also been a bit worn out from battle trials
SparkySparkyBoomMan
damn those battle trials today we’re sth else
eat the rich (except momo)
Yeah i’m kaputt even days later
now u see me
same
the whole fake bomb shebang was leagues more difficult that quizzes back in middle school
3D_Printer
I suppose that means we’re all grown up now, huh?
Feel_The_Noize
All my muscles feel like jell-o now
manliestman
Mine would too if not for my quirk
3D_Printer
Perhaps we could get some ice cream to relax
I know an excellent gelato place
IidaTenya
What a fine idea for a class bonding activity
No.1
I ain’t got time for that activity
Time for a rematch, Deku!
Number1AllMightFan
but kacchan school is over
No.1
What you think you’re too good to fight me?
EndeavorSux
He is likely still recovering from what u did with your gauntlets
manliestman
Deadly force really wasn’t manly
Number1AllMightFan
It’s fine everyone
I bounced back just okay
eat the rich (except momo)
but what if you hadn’t?
U could have gotten srsly injured it’s no joke
No.1
So what?! Am i supposed to give less than my fucking best
Feel_The_Noize
For a low stakes school exercise yes
Number1AllMightFan
Everybody it’s okay
Kacchan we can have that rematch another day
No.1
So are you saying you’re too scared for a rematch because that win was a fluke?
ha i knew i should have won
Kero-sene
Bakugo you should get that inferiority complex addressed
No.1
What did you say you fucking extra?!
Kero-sene
You heard me.
Not everyone thinks they’re better than you and is trying to sabotage you.
No.1
Are you trying to psychoanalyze me you fucker?
Feel_The_Noize
Well, if you don’t bother to self reflect someone has to do it for you
also don’t call tsu a fucker
Premium_DuctTape
yeah like sure her bluntness might be a bit rude
But bruh cussing her out is a little bit overboard
No.1
i can say whatever the fuck i want to that fuckface!
Ever heard of goddamn free speech?!
IidaTenya
Now that sort of language is simply uncalled for!
Kero-sene
Calm down everyone
I can take getting called a fuckface
Believe it or not my little brother is even more of a menace
besides we’ve cursed in this chat plenty before
No need to start police tame swearwords like “fuck”
3D_Printer
I suppose that makes sense
Kero-sene
Bakugo, it was one school activity
It does not mark who has more potential as a hero and who has less
We’re all still learning
No.1
we’ll i’m supposed several fucking steps of you damn extras
I’m not some useless background character
Number1AllMightFan
You will be number one someday
one test isn’t everything
No.1
WON’T YOU JUST SHUT UP ALREADY
You don’t fucking understand, Deku
you don’t get what it means to be useless
Number1AllMightFan
You literally have been calling me useless for the last decade.
What do you mean i don’t understand
No.1
you have those shitty notebooks
you have that dumb smile everyone trusts
Heck now you even have a godlike quirk
i only have explosion nothing else
Twilight ✨theory✨
Monsieur Bakugo. You are un idiot
AcidTrip
couldn’t have said it better myself
Number1AllMightFan
Kacchan you have plenty going for you aside from your quirk
No.1
Liar
you only ever saw a cool new entry for your notebook in me
EndeavorSux
Bakugo. That’s bullshit.
No.1
Fuck you icyhot!
EndeavorSux
No thank you
No.1
What the fuck is wrong with you?!
EndeavorSux
Daddy issues
SparkySparkyBoomMan
damnn
EndeavorSux
Anyways moving on
I have a new theory…
Twilight ✨theory✨
Ooh please share
EndeavorSux
bakugo you are delusional
Sure midoriya is walking around stomping on precious vampire theories and waving his fancy notebooks in everyone’s faces
but he’s not a liar
No.1
but back then Deku looked down on me when i fell in the river!
Number1AllMightFan
The river?! The RIVER?!!
THAT is why you made years of my life a living hell?
Kacchan i wasn’t looking down on you
… well in a literal sense bc you had fallen down but not in a figurative one
I wasn’t thinking that you couldn’t get up by yourself
I wanted to show you that i’m there for you as a friend
No.1
shit
Deku
Izuku
I’m
arghhh
eat the rich (except momo)
So that was… a lot
3D_Printer
Maybe i would be for the best to set the ice cream trip aside
And instead help Bakugo and Midoriya set up appointments with hound dog to address the situation
No.1
i don’t need a fucking shrink
Kero-sene
Clearly you aren’t handling the situation very well on your own
No.1
Fine, i’ll do if gets me closer to being better
To being number one
Number1AllMightFan
See Kacchan that’s what i mean by you having more than just explosion
You’ve got ambition
You’ve been deadset on your goal since day 1
and i admire that
No.1
Whatever rows your boat, nerd
ZeroGravityFreeZone
[eat the rich (except momo) was added to the chat]
[Number1AllMightFan was added to the chat]
AcidTrip
and with that we have 2 new members added to the private chat
eat the rich (except momo)
Hang on u made a chat without me?
Mina!!
now u see me
we just needed a place to talk abt your gf behind your back
And now we can use it to talk behind bakugo’s back instead
eat the rich (except momo)
Unbelievable!
3D_Printer
Would a box of macaroons persuade you to forgive us?
eat the rich (except momo)
bribes really? What makes u think that will work
Kero-sene
Because food is delicious
eat the rich
Well you’re not wrong
Get me mochi instead of macaroons and all will be forgiven
now u see me
Yayyy! Ty ochako we’ll never let u down again
Twilight ✨theory✨
Mes amis we should address the bigger issue at hand
Midoriya and Bakugo
EndeavorSux
Do we have to?
I already have to deal with Midoriya shoving his theories in my face
3D_Printer
Shoto be polite
You know what it’s like not to have others not listen about the person who hurt you
EndeavorSux
Alright
I suppose we can unpack Midoriya’s mess of a relationship with Bakugo
Number1AllMightFan
No you don’t have to do that!! I swear that everything’s fine
Feel_The_Noize
No, it isn’t. You’re a horrible liar
now u see me
Damn right, now spill Izuku
Why did Bakugo can you useless?
Do we need to give him a piece of our minds?
Number1AllMightFan
No i’m fine everything’s fine
Bakugo and i are best buddies
The best of childhood friends
AcidTrip
bruh you literally yelled at him in that
Obviously you have beef with him for a good reason
Number1AllMightFan
It’s not his fault he’s the way he is the way he is, okay?
AcidTrip
So what? He’s accidentally an asshole
Number1AllMightFan
no it’s just he always had the perfect quirk
Everyone praised him 4 that and nothing else
The teachers let him do whatever he wanted
But it’s not entirely his fault he picked on weaker kids
No one told him it was wrong
He didn’t know better
eat the rich (except momo)
That doesn’t give him a right to call you useless
Number1AllMightFan
But he wasn’t even wrong
Twilight ✨theory✨
But mon ami you are far from useless
Your quirk is tres magnifique
Number1AllMightFan
yep my quirk is
eat the rich (except momo)
Are you trying to imply that you aren’t? Midoriya you saved me from getting crushed by a giant robot. You are more than just your quirk
now u see me
Besides, isn’t that also what you told bakugo?
Number1AllMightFan
I guess but my case is a little different
i was a late bloomer
the entrance exam was the 1st time my quirk kicked in
AcidTrip
Oh shit
Number1AllMightFan
yeah
the world isn’t exactly kind to the quirkless
AcidTrip
Crap midoriya i’m so sorry
Number1AllMightFan
For what? You’re not in control of my dna
AvidTrip
Then i’m going to beat bakugo’s ass! Being quirkist isn’t okay
Number1AllMightFan
Please don’t
Violence isn’t the answer
Kero-sene
Midoriya we’re at a hero school
Violence is always the answer
Number1AllMightFan
No you don’t have to
I have a quirk now
Things are different
Feel_The_Noize
He still calls you Deku
Number1AllMightFan
What can i say? Old habits die hard
EndeavorSux
Bakugo is Endeavor
eat the rich (except momo)
Huh? Nice analogy shoto?
Sry i don’t know what you’re going for
Twilight ✨theory✨
ooO i believe Shoto is insulting bakugo in a roundabout way
bc he wants to be the number 1 hero and Shoto’s calling him the number 2 hero
AcidTrip
Woah! Good burn mad respect
now u see me
Mina, don’t say good burn to Todoroki
It’s disrespectful to his scar
AcidTrip
Whoops sorry todoroki
EndeavorSux
No worries. I don’t quite understand what you meant anyways
3D_Printer
It was slang, Shoto. We can look through urban dictionary together later
It is a resource i consult frequently to comprehend colloquialisms used by more common folk
EndeavorSux
Oh okay.
Thank you Yaoyorozu.
Anyways, I meant that Bakugo was Endeavor in the sense that he wants nothing but power and that he’ll do anything to get it. Even if it burns people along the way
Number1AllMightFan
Kacchan didn’t give me any burn scars tho
Feel_The_Noize
But he clearly gave you emotional scars
EndeavorSux
Agreed and just like endeavor bakugo deserves to have all his ambitions torn away from him
AcidTrip
Hell yeah!! Let’s get high on weed again and wreck his house too
Number1AllMightFan
No, I don’t want Bakugo to be punished like that for what he did
eat the rich (except momo)
Well, we can get payback a different way. I’m open to suggestions
Number1AllMightFan
No i don’t want payback at all
EndeavorSux
But why? How could you possibly move on from what he did
Number1AllMightFan
maybe kacchan doesn’t deserve my forgiveness
but i dunno i’m just tired of the cycle hatred continuing
If i tried to get my comeuppance maybe i could even get him booted out of UA
It wouldn’t be worth it
Bakugo would become a prime candidate for villainy and the people he could have saved as a hero wouldn’t get rescued
I don’t want that on my conscience
eat the rich (except momo)
But it wouldn’t be your fault - it’d be his
Number1AllMightFan
I mean logically i know that
But yk an eye for an eye makes the world go blind
EndeavorSux
Why are people taking eyes?
3D_Printer
it’s an idiom, Shoto
I’ll explain it to you later
Number1AllMightFan
Yeah i think kacchan can still be a good person, a good hero someday
We’re all victims of our circumstances, right?
So maybe now that kacchan isn’t a big fish in a small pond anymore things can change
AcidTrip
I don’t quite like taking that route
But i guess you know bakugo better than we do
Kero-sene
We respect your judgment
But if Bakugo starts talking down to you the way he used to
you need to let us know
Number1AllMightFan
I will
eat the rich (except momo)
good, midoriya
Number1AllMightFan
Thank you everyone trying to look out for me
Kero-sene
Ofc
Twilight ✨theory✨
And for what’s worth, Midoriya
Quirk or no quirk there was never anything wrong with you being différent
Number1AllMightFan
thanks, that means a lot aoyama
Twilight ✨theory✨
Mais oui!!
Notes:
I think I'll make next chapter dabi's POV, we'll see what happens. Fingers crossed the blorbos don't derail the story even more (this fic was supposed to only be 16 chapters but whoopsiedoodle it got away from me and welp I predict the fic will be 20-30 chapters total).
Also for clarification, this fic will not have bkdk. Alas, I'm not very good at writing bakugo. (There will be some minor tddk tho.)
Chapter 13: Is making grape juice difficult?
Summary:
Himiko pays Mineta a visit.
Notes:
I was worried I'd gotten into a writing slump with Dear Google but Dabi POV makes brain go brrr :D
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
my familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Pa, please please I need help!
Pop-eyes
With what fletchling?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I wanna teach a perv who's been harassing my precious ochie a lesson 🔪🔪🔪🔪
Pop-eyes
gotcha i’ll be right there 👍
Dad-bi
birdbrain, do u really think it’s a good idea to slack on your job for the kiddo?
Pop-eyes
Hell yeah, it is!
Dad-bi
so you totally aren’t thinking abt the commission finding your absence suspicious
Pop-eyes
Oh don’t worry your pretty little head off, hot stuff
i’ve juggled my visits to u for all these years without the commission suspecting a thing
I’ve got this!!
Dad-bi
if u say so
just lmk if the commission catches wind of anything and you need me to cremate that dumbass president
Pop-eyes
Aww, you’d burn someone alive for me?
i’m touched
TheCrayonSong🖍️
yeah it’s so super sweet!
mayhaps murder is this family’s love language
Pop-eyes
Haha as a hero i don’t condone killing in the slightest
Dad-bi
Pah like you haven’t murdered anyone for the commission yet
Pop-eyes
I’ve done no such thing!! Heroes are supposed to handle conflicts peacefully
How dare you accuse a perfectly well-behaved good little hero like me of such a heinous crime
Dad-bi
the HPSC’s PR department sure taught you well, huh?
Pop-eyes
I will neither confirm or deny that
… anyways while murder isn’t my go to
I’m more than onboard with teaching a pervert a lesson
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hurrayyyy!! This is going to be the most fun stabbies family bonding ever (人*´∀`)。*゚+
Dad-bi
i guess i’ll join in to make sure the 2 of of u get into deep shit being stupid
Pop-eyes
hmm it sounds like you just don’t want to be excluded
Dad-bi
Shut up!
The night air bit into Touya’s staples as the wind roared past his face. Skulking he crossed his arms as one of Keigo’s feathers hooked to the back of his trenchcoat held him suspended in the air. Meanwhile, the brat lay snuggly in Keigo’s arms while he soared over the neat rows of suburban houses. He couldn’t feel like the brat was weaseling her way into Touya’s life deeper every day. After all, Keigo normally carried Touya while flying instead of dangling along by a few feathers.
Yet as the brat let out delighted laughter and held out her arms as if they were wings, Touya’s scowl softened. Her fangs flashed beneath the moonlight in a bright smile. The opposite of the sullen middle school photos he had seen of her. Pictures where she had curled the corners of her lips ever so slightly to hide her sharp teeth.
Craning his head back, Touya took a deep sigh. He supposed he wasn’t that pissed that the brat had taken over his coveted spot in Keigo’s arms.
Touya ran his fingers through his hair as cars that looked like they were the size of ants swerved along the road below. He pictured the locks of his hair staining his palms in black dye and leaving pale tresses behind. How many times had he told himself that the boy in Sekoto was gone? That he didn’t care about what his father thought anymore. That he didn’t give a shit about the family who didn’t look at him enough to make him feel like he was worth the time of day.
Still, he kept clinging to the ashes of his past self in an urn without some dark corner of his heart. He couldn’t call himself Dabi in his own head because his organs melted at the memory of Keigo calling him “Touya” in that chirping sing-song voice of his just like he had back when they were trainees at the commission. He dug through the ashes of his past self when he spotted a girl shivering under a bridge – her eyes just as manic as Touya’s had been when he had tugged on Endeawhore’s sleeve, begging him to follow Touya to Sekoto.
So yeah, maybe Touya hadn’t completely gone up in flames that day – but who knows maybe it was for the best. Flicking his fingers like a lighter, Touya let a small controlled blue spark dance across his hand. Because if he didn’t hang onto the fragments of his history, Touya was certain that no one else in the godforsaken bio family of his would have the gumption to give Endeavor his comeuppance.
But did Fuyumi deserve to have her peace shattered when she had tried to move on from the past and uphold some semblance of normalcy? Did Mom deserve to become the subject of pity once her farce of a marriage? Maybe Mom did. Touya bitterly gritted his teeth as he recalled how she would remain glued to the TV for hours but only ever frown when she looked towards him.
Sometimes Touya wondered whether Mom had only mistaken Shouto’s face for Endeavor’s the day she splashed a tea kettle at him. Had she seen Touya on Shouto's left side too? A reminder of the first chain that irrevocably linked her fate to Endeavor’s.
Good grief, Touya’s brain was too fried to think about that shit. It was probably high time to snort some coke when he got back home to drown out those sorts of pointless thoughts. Touya dragged a hand across his face forcefully enough for Keigo to turn around mid-flight. His brows furrowed with concern as his gold eyes zeroed in on Touya.
“You okay, hot stuff?”
“Don’t ask stupid questions. I’m just fucking pissed that flying to that perv’s house is taking forever. Aren’t you supposed to be too fast for your own good?”
Shaking his head, Hawks sighed. “Well, you know that you could technically use your quirk to fly if you’re so convinced that you could do a better job.”
“Are you sure you want me to get burnt even more to a crisp?”
“Hmm, guess not. I suppose I’d like to keep you around,” Keigo squawked.
Facing Touya, the brat made her lip quiver enough to give Keigo’s puppy dog eyes a run for their money. “Please don’t do it, Dabs. How is a pile of ashes supposed to be my dad?”
Touya rolled his eyes with feigned annoyance and held his hands up in defeat. “Fine! I won’t try to fly with my quirk. Jesus, you’re both so demanding.”
The brat was fucking ridiculous. Touya? A dad? As if coddling a kid could possibly be in his repertoire. And if he just so happened to research recipes for the brat’s favorite foods he was certain it was only because he thought her pouting was annoying. He totally didn’t do it because she was more than a “villain’s quirk” and deserved to have a parent cook her a warm meal as much as any other kid did.
Still, Touya found himself silently rolling his tongue over the word dad. Maybe it wasn’t the worst possible label he could have gotten stuck with. At the very least, Touya knew he could do better than Endeavor. Thanks for setting the bar so low, old man.
At last, Keigo came to a halt hovering over a small mansion at the edge of town. It paled in comparison to the home of tea fanatic Shouto used to have play dates at but the row of Volvos and Volkswagen in front of the house alluded to the fact the house’s probably thought they were a cut above the rest of people. Part of Touya wanted to cast a ball of fire at the expensive cars to teach the owner a lesson, but he curled his hand into a fist instead. After all, he knew what effect inhaling particles from molten metal would have on the brat.
Touya fell onto the pavement less than elegantly when Keigo dropped him half a foot above. Blood stains coated the sidewalk as Touya’s knees scraped against it. As Touya sent Keigo a half-hearted death glare he buried his face in the collar of his thick coat. While Touya rose to his feet the brat leaped out of Keigo’s arms and stormed over to where the bloodstains were splattered across the ground. Mouth agape, Touya considered pointing out how unsanitary that probably was. Then again, maybe the germs on the ground would boost the kid’s immune system.
Besides, if the kid was happy Touya supposed that he was happy enough too. Especially since consuming blood was how she expressed her affection or whatever.
Tiptoeing along the fence of the house, Keigo cloaked one of the security cameras with his feathers while Himiko was beside him. Moments later, the brat gestured toward a window on the first floor. Nodding confidently, Keigo pried at the latch only to find it jammed on matter how much he clawed at it with his talons. With wide eyes, Keigo and the brat blinked their eyes and Touya pleadingly. Sighing, Touya fished a lockpick out of his pocket and the second the window gave away Keigo pressed the sort of kiss on Touya’s cheek that made his face run hotter than usual. (For once he was grateful for his scarring since it concealed any possible trace of his blushing.)
With her eyes glowing in the dark almost identical to Keigo, the brat slipped through the window while clutching onto a knife. This knife had a gimmicky Hello Kitty keychain on the handle that Keigo had given her. Although Touya thought there were much better things his husband could have spent his money on than a cheesy trinket he supposed that splurging on the kid wasn’t a complete waste. Leaning against the windowsill with Keigo, Touya couldn’t help but grin as the brat approached the bed of some short kid with bulbous purple hair and held a knife to his throat.
The boy’s eyes fluttered awake and his trembling voice went up by an octave or two. “Ahhhhhh, a villain! You can’t do this. I’ll have you know that –”
Cutting his whining short, the brat pressed her blade more firmly against his throat all while trading in the blunt edge for the sharp edge. “Your dad is on UA’s school board? Yeah, I know that and frankly, I couldn’t care any less.”
As Touya nodded in approval over the brat’s cutthroat expression, he couldn’t help but notice the sudden sharp stench filling the air. Touya wrinkled his nose with disgust. Did that perv just piss himself?
Holding onto the brat’s arm like an anchor, the boy pleaded, “Please, I’ll give you anything you want. Money. My exclusive Midnight figurine. My entire porno collection.”
“Ooh, what kind of pornos are we talking about?” Himiko’s eyes lit up at the prospect and an involuntary groan escaped Touya’s lips because was that really her priority?
Pulling a second knife out of her pocket, the brat waved it teasingly in Touya’s direction. “What, Dad? I thought you’d be more sex-positive with how much you and Pa fuck.”
Touya heard his knuckles crackle as the brat called him out. Just because he went to Keigo’s apartment for “sleepovers” most days of the week didn’t mean that he was at all inclined to be physically present while a teenage girl was buying pornos.
Feathers fluttering nervously, Keigo placed a steadying hand on Touya’s shoulder and spoke to the brat softly. “Hey, fletching, could you please not spill the details of our sex life to a virtual stranger.”
Clicking his tongue, Touya tapped his fingers against the windowsill. “Goddammit it, brat. Just focus on the task at hand and threaten the guy.”
“Whoops my bad,” the brat said though she hardly seemed remorseful in the slightest. Whipping her head around sharply like a hawk, the brat turned toward her victim and gave him a death glare. “So yeah, anyways the only payment I want from you is blood.”
“AHHH –”
Letting one knife clatter to the ground, the brat firmly covered his mouth with her palm, muffling out any sound. “Nuh-uh. No screaming. I could slit your throat before anyone even enters the hallway, got it? So you’re going to be a good little hero student and do exactly as I say.”
Mineta nodded frantically, slicing the top layer of skin against the blade in the process. Giggling to herself, the brat looked as if she would have clapped her hands together had she not been holding a knife. “Perfect, was complying that hard?”
Cupping a hand around his mouth, Keigo whisper-yelled. “Touya, our kid is a natural.”
Touya scoffed over how his husband wasn’t discrete in the slightest. “What did you expect? Knives are her hobby.”
Keigo nudged Touya in the side but was courteous enough to make sure his elbow didn’t jab Touya’s staples deeper into his skin. “Come on, you have to be at least a little proud, hot stuff.”
Tapping her foot against the ground, Himiko called out. “Dad. Pa. Please be quiet. I’m trying to concentrate.”
Flushing red, Keigo nodded. “Of course, fletchling.”
Not missing a beat, the brat picked her other knife off the ground and pressed it against her victim’s throat as well. “So, Mineta, was it? You were saying some really unsavory things about my girlfriend and her classmates. They’re nice girls. So nice I’d even want to be them. And they don’t deserve to have some pig like you drooling over them. Understand?”
“Yes,” the boy whispered.
“Good.” Himiko beamed. “Now, let’s practice some basic phrases. Say women are better than men .”
“W-women are better than men.”
Himiko bobbed her head up and down in approval. “Mhm. Now say women should be paid more than men .”
“Women should be paid more than men.”
“Alright. Say it’s okay to hit men but not women .”
“It’s o-okay to hit men but not women.”
At the last statement, Keigo’s brows furrowed deeper and he leaned in toward Touya conspiratorially. “Should we really encourage her to promote the idea of women being better? I mean wouldn’t true feminism involve thinking that women and men are equal?”
“Eh, you’re probably right. But also this is kinda fun to watch.”
“You’re not wrong.”
Seeing how Keigo’s knees continued to shake anxiously as he stood beneath the moonlight, Touya offered. “But if you’re really worried you can look into giving the brat therapy through your health insurance.”
“Could you get her some fake IDs and papers?”
Touya placed a firm hand against Keigo’s shoulders. “I’ll go do some favors for Giran and I’m sure he’ll be able to set that sort of thing into motion.”
Smiling ear to ear, Keigo wrapped Touya in a chase hug. Touya reveled in how cool Keigo’s body temperature felt against his forever searing hot skin. The words you’re a pretty good dad went unspoken between them.
Finally stepped away from the boy, Himiko slipped away from the boy and graced him with a curt bow. “Remember to say all those pretty little phrases, okay? Because I will find you if you spout any more of your crap and drool of your classmates’ boobs one more time.”
“I’ll tell my father that you snuck in,” the boy spat out.
The brat’s eyes flickered as mischievous as a cat’s as she cackled and slipped out of the boy’s bedroom window. “And who’d believe you that a girl of all people bothered to sneak into your room?”
Outside once Touya, Keigo and Himiko had enough distance between themselves and the house, Keigo summoned the feathers that had been covering the security cameras back to his wings. Tension weighed heavily in the humid night air as Keigo cleared his throat.
“Uh kid, why didn’t you stab him, fletching?”
Himiko snickered, “Because it’s so much more terrifying for grape boy if I don’t stab him but leave him knowing that I could change my mind at any given moment.”
“Not bad, brat,” Touya whistled.
“Did I do a good thing?” the brat cooed as she batted her eyes.
“I think so? I mean you’ve probably stopped several sexual harassment cases,” Keigo said.
Pumping a fist in the air, the brat spun across the sidewalk. “Yay, being a vigilante is so much more fun than just being a serial killer.”
Smiling to himself, Touya decided he could afford to indulge the brat with a blatant compliment. “Yeah, you’re getting decent enough at this whole vigilante spiel.”
“Thank you!” Himiko clasped her hands together, leaning in toward Keigo and Touya expectantly. “Do I get a fun activity as a reward?”
“But wasn’t this fun, fletchling?” Keigo sputtered.
“Yep, but now I want to do all the fun things!”
Shaking his head, Touya scanned his mind for various activities and decided that drug rings were likely out of the question since Himiko had already taken out most of the ones in their area already.
“I guess we can go vandalize an Endeavor billboard.”
Himiko skipped up and down. “Yippee! Let’s get the fanciest spray paint with Pa’s credit card.”
Keigo gasped. “Is that all you see me as? A credit card?”
“Of course not. I also see you as a chicken,” the brat said.
Touya snickered. “You know what they say, birdbrain. You are what you eat.”
“I know. But can you make fried chicken when we get back home?”
“Eh, sure. It’s not like I had any other meals in mind.”
Keigo placed a cheek on Touya’s forehead and the brat squealed over the gesture. “That’s why you’re my favorite husband.”
“I’m your only husband.”
With a wink, Keigo stuck his tongue out at Touya. “For now.”
In reaction, Touya facepalmed but smiled beneath his hand. Sure, birdbrain was annoying as fuck but Touya also couldn’t picture himself wanting anyone else the way he yearned for Keigo to remain by his side forever. Through sickness and in health. Touya planned on holding Keigo to that.
AlienQueen
TheCrayonSong🖍️
heyo ochie's pink friend!
the grape won't be messing w u anymore :DDD
AlienQueen
Ty himiko!
u are a godsend
TheCrayonSong🖍️
i know :3
AlienQueen
so sry me and my friends accused u of being a vampire
u are clearly v nice and i'm happy ochako has u
TheCrayonSong🖍️
yep! that's me
law-abiding citizen extraordinaire
AlienQueen
Right...
Notes:
So status update, my outline for next chapter has a Dabihawks couple's quarrel and an interaction between Dabi and Bakugo so stay tuned for that.
I've been a bit stressed lately with finals, traveling home to Europe (the airport lost my suitcase but it finally got returned today), I got rejected from a tgchk zine (not a huge deal it was very competitive) and made the difficult choice of abandoning my first attempt at a longfic following a 7 month hiatus. But anyways, I'm back home now with my family who I love and I have good food. Hopefully, I'll be able to recover in spite of the coursework I have over break (it's just a gen ed requirement).
Anyways, I got an A in calc 3 yay! Up until the final by grade was on a trajectory toward a B- or C+ so that was a pleasant turn of events. I'd like to thank the tddk and tgchk communities who have been a major source of support during this stressful semester. Seriously, togachakos, you rock and thank you for reading this fic!! I appreciate you.
Depending on how busy I am this might be my last Dear Google update of 2023... but it's not my last tgchk thing of the year because *drumroll please* I'm a mod for "In Another Life: A Togachako New Year's Zine". The zine is free and digital and it will be available on our Twitter page as of January first. For my contribution to the zine, I cooked up lots of yummy goodies (a tgchk new year's playlist, song cover, a hunger games AU fic and a fluffy proposal chatfic that has Dear Google's vibes). Oh and if you're 18+ and would like to contribute to the zine please let the mod team know through the zine's Twitter DMs. All applicants are accepted and submissions are due on the 23rd.
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Chapter 14: Isn't vengeance basically a human right?
Summary:
Himiko's dads fight about patricide.
Notes:
Thank you for betaing this chapter, Stariana <3
So I was planning on posting this chapter on the 14th as part of my new regular update schedule (tentatively expect a Dear Google update on the 14th and 28th of every month) but I'm posting early because I'm too excited. Plus, my excuse is that it's already Sunday somewhere in the world. I mean not where I live but it's already the 14th in Japan (where the fic is set) so I rest my case XD
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
The artificial smell of paint hung in the night air as Touya swung a spray can in a masterful arc. Or perhaps not so masterful. With roof tiles creaking behind him, Touya heard Keigo retch slightly as Touya gracefully spun his arm in front of the billboard. It wasn’t even a full-on dance move – so seriously, Keigo had no reason to be so revolted.
Still, Touya ground his rhythmic moves to a halt. After all, it just wouldn’t do if his dancing made Keigo barf again. Sighing, Touya leaned against the billboard that showcased Endeavor advertising shaving cream. He could only hope that his dear old man would even be half as disgusted as Keigo was when the time came to perform his dramatic dance routine right before he set that bastard ablaze like a New Year’s sparkler.
Turning to his right, Touya realized he had been leaning against the paint on the billboard. He cursed under his breath and stared at the blue stains staining his precious trench coat. Flames sparked to life upon his palms, Touya more than prepared to reduce the ruined coat to ashes. The sparks only died out once he realized that inhaling fumes from burnt leather and paint couldn’t be good for anyone’s health.
Not that he was going to make a huge fuss out of his own health – after all, he was already a patchwork of a person. Sighing, Touya turned to his left as the kid rocked back and forth on the edge of some scaffolding, emphatically wielding a red spray paint can of her own. Yeah, he didn’t want her hacking and coughing over the paint fumes.
Craning his neck, Touya turned toward the dick he had spray painted onto Endeavor’s forehead. Satisfied, he snickered to himself – for all of the Commission’s attempts at cover-up, at least everyone who drove past the billboard could see how ridiculous Endeavor was.
Touya shut his eyes, envisioning himself bowing in front of a camera, blue flames dancing from fingers that were closed around Shouto’s throat while tears streamed from Endeavor’s eyes as he watched. Proof that he was a performer of a parent, only pretending to care when his perfect son was at death’s door. Biting at the inside of his mouth until the skin broke and he tasted iron, Touya balled his fingers into fists at the memory of how his old man hadn’t even looked his way when Touya had tugged on his sleeve, begging him to follow him to Sekoto Peak.
A red paint can clattered to the ground as the brat let out a groan and scratched her hairline. Rocking on the balls of her feet, she collapsed onto the rooftop and stared up at the night sky. “Ouch, my scalp hurts,” she whined.
“Having those damn space buns is probably too tight and making your head sore. Just wear your hair down,” Touya sighed, recalling the many times he had massaged Fuyumi’s scalp after her hair had been pulled up into a too-tight ponytail all day.
“No way! My hairstyle is totally cute.”
Rolling his eyes, Touya decided that maybe he’d have to insult the kid so she’d give a shit about her wellbeing. “Nah, it makes you look like fucking Mickey Mouse.”
Chirping, Keigo sent out a feather to chastisingly tap Touya on the shoulder. “Hey! Her hair is adorable and don’t you dare say otherwise.”
Touya turned and shot Keigo a wide grin, staring into his gold eyes. Sharp and defensive. Avian instincts to protect his fledgling kicking in. Touya couldn’t imagine wanting to be stuck raising a kid with anyone else. Sticking his hands in his pockets, Touya briefly turned away from the billboard.
“Fine. It’s cute… or whatever. But not so much that you should suffer for that ‘pain is beauty’ spiel.”
“It’s just that I can’t wear my hair down.” Tears formed in the corners of Himiko’s eyes as she sniffled. “Not like I did back in middle school. It’s just another mask.”
Suddenly, Touya was transported back to that night in the apartment when he got texts from the brat while she was lost in the sewers. Words spelling out that she was still wearing a mask. How that school uniform tethered her like both a lifeline and a chain. Standing taller, Touya ran a hand across the back of his scarred neck. Maybe a change in hairstyle would be enough for the brat to even minutely detach from the previous chapter of her life.
“Well, you don’t have to wear your hair completely down,” Touya said before turning toward his husband. “Birdbrain, can you braid her hair?”
Red feathers fluttered nervously from the opposite of the rooftop. “I haven’t tried before but… hey, most stuff comes naturally to me.”
Chuckling, Touya lifted his spray paint can and started running it over the billboard again. “Damn, your ego is something else, birdbrain. But at least you usually can back it up.”
The brat grinned ear to ear as she skipped over to Keigo. As she plopped herself in front of his feet, Keigo leaned forward and pressed his lips together. While Keigo lifted Himiko’s hair, Touya gave his full attention to vandalism once again.
Hands on his hips, Touya grinned at the image of Endeavor’s face, admiring his new paint job. Right now it was just a billboard. But next time it could be an entire stock of Endeavor merch, or even his agency. And who knew — maybe in a year, a month, or even a week’s time, Touya could finally reduce Endeavor’s legacy, his masterpiece, to ashes. Then that bastard would finally get a taste of his own fucking medicine and know what it was like to lose everything.
(Just like that little pale boy who left molten footprints in the snow had.)
Taking a deep breath, Touya tried to repeat the same mantra over and over again. Dabi. Dabi. Dabi. That boy was cremated. He was gone. Nothing but a mistake Endeavor wanted buried. Completely scraped from the Commission’s trainee program’s records and the archives of the schools Touya once attended. Existence wholly erased, wiped from the memory of all but perhaps the select few who truly knew him and truly cared.
Touya wasn’t real, and never would be, no matter how many times Keigo whispered that name in bed. Dabi was someone new, something stronger. Not that pathetic little kid who would crumble in the training room. Still, Dabi could recall baby Shouto sitting on the living room carpet, waving a rattle while he muttered one of his earliest words. Tou-ya.
Gripping the spray paint can, Dabi focused on adding ridiculous swirly eyebrows onto the billboard in front of him. Anything to forget the blank face of an innocent infant who had stumbled over the syllables of his name.
He didn’t want Shouto to look at him with those expressionless eyes – sullen like he didn’t even care that Dad thought he was the only one worth the time of day. Or have Mom ruffle his hair again like she used to before red hair and blue eyes had become an unwelcome sight. Or have Natsu and Yumi knock at the door, begging him to play ball.
Touya had birdbrain, had the brat – that messed-up little family of murderers and a spy of his own creation. He didn’t need that other messed-up family resulting from a quirk marriage forced onto him, just like he had never asked for Endeavor to think that surpassing All Might was the only reason to start a family.
There was not a cell in Touya’s decaying body that even remotely wanted to care about the Todorokis. Still, he fucking cared. For their well-being and lack thereof. He wanted Endeavor to lie powerless and lose everything — but also hoped that he’d stop chasing after an unattainable goal for everyone’s sake. He laughed at the idea of Shouto fearing whistling tea kettles — but also hoped that the kid would realize that he didn’t have to be a hero. That he was so much more fucking powerful than their geezer of an old man and could chose his own path if he wanted to.
Picking at his staples, Touya found himself wishing that his brain had gotten fried just a little more up on Sekoto. So he wouldn’t have to remember that house. So that he wouldn’t see Fuyumi’s soft smile, hear Natsuo’s roaring laughter… or even feel the way Shouto had clutched onto Touya’s finger like it was an anchor back when he was a toddler.
Why didn’t Touya get the luxury of forgetting?
The phantom of the kid he once was still lurked around in every corner. There was a little part of him that hoped Shouto would start reading between the lines of the note he’d had Himiko deliver to him at their childhood home. That finally someone would dare to look for him rather than deem a charred jawbone enough to declare him dead.
“Hey, Dad. I think Pa ruined my hair,” the brat called out from the opposite side of the rooftop.
Tugged out of his train of thought, Touya dropped his paint can and approached the brat. Frowning, he observed how matted together her hair was. Her locks were so teased from over-brushing with Keigo’s fingers that it resembled felt.
Shaking his head, Touya prepared to call Keigo out for his mediocre braiding skills. But then he noticed Keigo was wearing his gloves. The gloves he wore to hide how the Commission clipped away the talons at his fingertips. With how damaged Touya’s nerves were he couldn’t even fathom how much that procedure fucking hurt.
Wordlessly, Touya walked over to Himiko and knelt behind her. He methodically ran his fingers through the strands – slowly so that his staples wouldn’t get caught. Her blonde locks were as soft as freshly fallen snow. As Touya wound Himiko’s hair into loose braids he could suddenly smell the scent of firewood that always lingered in the Todoroki household and hear the memory of Yumi laughing.
“Touya-ni, why can’t you learn more braiding styles? I want Dutch braids,” Fuyumi had pleaded.
With a grieved sigh, Touya had pulled a hair elastic around the end of her hair. “Fine, I’ll watch a YouTube tutorial on Dutch braids. Happy now?”
“Yes!” Fuyumi cried as he wrapped her arms around Touya. Her cool touch somewhat stilled the inferno constantly running through his veins. “You’re the best oldest brother ever.”
Snapping out of the memory, Touya shot up straight. He focused on tying an elastic around Himiko’s hair – anything to distract him from remembering how Fuyumi used to stare at him wide-eyed behind her glasses. He wasn’t ready to return to that household. To the home that stood as a testament that he was born without purpose. Without reason. Nothing but a failed experiment.
“Hey, Touya.” Biting his lower lip, Keigo tapped him on the shoulder.
“What, birdie?”
At this close proximity, Touya got a front row seat to see how frantically Keigo’s feathers were vibrating. Keigo stared at the vandalized Endeavor billboard and inhaled deeply before daring to look Touya directly in the eye. “Is vengeance really what you want?”
Touya backed away from Keigo as if he had been burned, digging his fingernails into his skin grafts hard enough to form crescents on his palm. “Of course it is! You know I’ve been wanting to murder Endeavor for the past decade.”
Keigo cleared his throat but did not avert his gaze from Touya. A bird of prey set on standing his ground. “I know you’ve said that, but life is pretty good now. Do you really want to derail everything?”
Touya fumed. Just because he’d gone on a few vigilante outings with his kid didn’t change anything. Didn’t erase the burn scars Endeavor had burdened Touya with. Didn’t change how Endeavor had shipped Touya off to the Commission so he could be their problem and so he wouldn’t have to constantly be reminded of his greatest failure.
Gritting his teeth, Touya glared at Keigo. “We already made that fucking stupid compromise that I don’t kill Shouto to get back at Endeavor. What more do you want? Are you still some sicko fanboy of his?”
Sputtering, Keigo rose a couple of feet in the air. “No, of course not. Not after what he did.”
“As if I’d buy that, Keigo. You still have that crappy Endeavor plushie!”
“You know that was the only thing my mother gave to me.” Keigo clutched the fabric of his jacket. “I can’t just throw it away.”
“Why not? She said that she wished you were never born. Why do you even still financially support her?”
“Well, without the choice she made I still would have been on the streets –”
“She sold you, Keigo. How can you not want her dead?”
Touya asked with his voice cracking. He knew that Keigo stuck to a stricter moral code… but all these years he’d thought Keigo fully understood what it meant to have less than stellar parents. He remembered how Keigo would bandage his burn wounds while they sat in their HPSC trainee cots and Keigo talked about how his mother regretted him.
“She hated you, Keigo. You were just a kid. Why can’t you just hate her back?”
“Because… I’m a hero.”
As Touya gestured toward the Endeavor billboard, the corners of his eyes pulled taunt. A reminder of how he couldn’t cry ever since the Sekoto fire had seared his tear ducts shut. “We all know that heroes aren’t what they’re cracked up to be.”
“Yeah, because vigilantes are way cooler! ” Himiko shouted.
“Sure, kid.” Touya paled at the sudden realization that the kid was there. But he couldn’t back down from the fight now. Not when he could instead try to make his husband understand. “Dammit, Keigo. Just think a bit okay. If you had the chance to kill your old man, you would, right? Don’t you get it?”
Choking up, Keigo’s shoulders slumped over and seemed to collapse in on himself. “Touya, I wouldn’t. That chapter of my life is closed… I just want to move on.”
“Well, I’m not going to forget about my shitty-ass childhood or what he did no matter how much I want to. Got it?!”
“Still, Touya, this whole revenge thing isn’t healthy –”
Touya pulled away as Keigo reached out toward him. The pity swelling from Keigo’s eyes was hard to miss. And it was so disturbingly similar to Endeavor’s expression when he told his eldest son to give up on what he had been trained, groomed, to do his entire life. Didn’t Keigo get how long Touya had been scheming his revenge? Why couldn’t he understand that dreaming of Endeavor’s corpse was the only thing that had kept Touya standing as a teenager residing in abandoned alleyways while he tried to drown out the ache of his injuries with cocaine?
“Fuck, why did I even marry an idiot like you?!” Touya screamed.
Keigo’s chest puffed up. “We’re not even legally married, you know! Neither of our legal identities exist! You can just fucking leave if you want me out of your life… if vengeance is so much more important to you.”
“Maybe I will leave!”
“Wait, Dad. Please, don’t… go,” Himiko cried.
Tears brimmed in her eyes as she sniffed. Eyes the same gold as Keigo’s. Looking up at Keigo, Touya noted the tension that lingered in his brows following the shouting match. Staring back down at his clenched fists, Touya noted the steam rising from his skin.
Shit, maybe Mom was right to be scared of me. Like father, like son.
“I’ll be back. Just need to cool off a bit.”
Sticking his hands in his pockets, Touya headed for the rooftop exit. Maybe backtracking on losing his temper was out of the question, but at least he could attempt doing what his father struggled to do and clear his head before trying to patch up what he had burned.
OMAKE: Extended Family
Soba4Life
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hello!! Uncle shouto
Soba4Life
Huh? Since when am I an uncle?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
A couple of weeks.
Soba4Life
How can someone who is a couple of weeks old chat online?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I’m not a baby, you goof
i was adopted by your brother recently
Soba4Life
but natsuo doesn’t have kids
TheCrayonSong🖍️
i’m not talking about natsuo ;)
Soba4Life
Oh, then that can only mean one thing.
Endeavor has a secret love child!!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I mean,,, you’re not 100% wrong, uncle shouto
do secretly alive siblings count as secret love children?
Soba4Life
A brother who faked his death? No that would be impossible
My dead brother Touya wasn’t nearly smart enough to pull something like that off
No, your father must be a secret love child whom I have never even met
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Whatever rows your boat
At least your wacky conspiracies make u fun
You’ve been upgraded to my fav uncle
Soba4Life
An honor indeed
OMAKE: Death of the Author **
samthehyena
TheCrayonSong🖍️
hey author!
i brought my sharpest kitchen knife just for you
samthehyena
No please don’t stab me!!
I beg of you, Himiko, my precious beloved blorbo.
TheCrayonSong🖍️
but i need to teach u a lesson for making my dads fight
and leaving this chapter on a cliffhanger
will they make up? Will they split up?
I need to know
samthehyena
Okay okay
They make up the chapter after next
I promise!!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Very good :3
And you’d better promise
that this is the last of the relationship drama you will include in this fic
or it will be stabbies time (◠‿◕)
samthehyena
…
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Author-chan???
samthehyena
jfc i’m so dead
**No authors were killed in the making of this omake. Fic updates will continue as usual. The author was only lightly stabbed by Toga. And honestly the author probably deserved it for trying to make up for the angst in this chapter with funny omakes.
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Chapter 15: Can I move on from wanting to commit patricide?
Summary:
Dabi and Bakugo have a bonding moment ✨
Notes:
Thank you for betaing this chapter, Stariana <3
I'm back!! I got hit with a nasty cold for the past couple of weeks so I didn't work on this fic at all since the last update - thank goodness for my buffer chapters. My chapter 17 draft is moving along and I should be all set for updates every two weeks in February. I might take a hiatus from this fic in March - some of the canon divergence choices I made will have ripple effects on the summer training camp and Kamino so I need to rework my outline to avoid getting stuck with funky plot holes.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Twirling a cigarette between his fingers, Touya let smoke trail out from between his lips. Puddles formed by water that had dripped from cooling units sloshed around Touya’s boots as he stomped through a winding alleyway. With a deep sigh, Touya extinguished the cigarette by casting it into a puddle and paused to stare at his reflection. Cold crystal-blue eyes. A permanent scowl. So much like the kind of person he refused to be.
Maybe I will leave .
The very words he had callously thrown at Keigo echoed through Touya’s head like a taunt. Clutching his scalp, Touya shook his head. No, he couldn’t leave Keigo behind again – not like he had when he went down in a blaze on Sekoto. Besides, the way Keigo hummed softly at the very sight of Touya made him feel wanted .
Something he hadn’t thought possible until Endeavor shoved Touya onto the Commission’s doorstep over a decade ago and he found a boy with red feathers waving back at him. A perfect stranger who decided to greet Touya just because .
Too bad that birdbrain just didn’t see how much he needed Endeavor to pay – how much that fucking bastard needed to die. What was the point of being basically resurrected in a lab if Touya failed to complete that one villainous act?
Still, when Touya closed his eyes he couldn’t stop himself from seeing a wiry teenager kneeling on the tiles of a training room.
He hadn’t been reduced to a patchwork of staples and skin grafts quite yet. The handler’s voice echoed through the training room, yelling at Inferno – not Touya – to get back up again. Smoke rose from Touya’s charred arm as Keigo got up from the training bench and approached him.
“You’re hurt. Please don’t push yourself too far –”
“Shut up,” Touya spat out. Sulfur caught in his red-white hair. “I need to push myself further, okay? Not everyone has it easy like you. Not everyone has everything handed to them onto a silver platter because they’re the Commission’s darling.”
Keigo had reached out toward Touya, and even though his nose scrunched up at Touya’s searing hot touch he didn’t pull away. “Being the favorite has a price. Plus, you can’t prove yourself if you die in training from overdoing it.”
Intense gold eyes drilled into Touya. For the first time, he felt seen. And as he noted the constant shuddering amongst red feathers he wondered if being the favorite – if being in Shouto’s position – was really as great as he had made it out to be.
Slumping over, Touya let the fire die out and untangled himself from Keigo’s grip. He headed to the training benches and uncapped a bottle of water. “Fine, I’ll take five.”
No one was ever going to get the things that Touya had been through the way Keigo did. So why couldn’t Kei look past his moral compass for once and see how necessary vengeance was?
Grinding to a halt, Touya stopped by a set of dumpsters that had a doorstep from an abandoned restaurant nestled between them. Aside from the putrid stench of rotten fish, it had been a suitable sleeping spot during his teenage years. Pulling a spray can out of his trench coat pockets, Touya approached a brick wall at the end of an alleyway that he’d coated in graffiti over the past decade. And here birdbrain wouldn’t be around to nag Touya about shitting on Endeavor thanks to some good old-fashioned vandalism.
Too bad that the hiss of an uncapped spray can was already echoing through the alleyway as some blonde figure crouched in front of Touya’s brick wall of choice.
Scowling, the boy flipped around. The crinkle in his brows was so severe Touya would bet five yen that the boy had visible angry lines even when sleeping. Ruby eyes flickered manically. Touya could have sworn he heard a crackle from the boy’s arm. Taking in how the boy gritted his teeth and spat at on the pavement as if Touya were dirt, Touya wondered whether his old man had resembled this boy in his youth.
Touya snapped out of his stupor and shoved his hands in his pockets as he leisurely approached the kid. As if he’d let himself be shown up by some twerp who couldn’t even hold a spray can steadily.
“Get away from my wall, you damn punk.”
Eyebrows narrowing to knives, the kid practically hissed at Touya. “Go die, you fugly raccoon! I was here first.”
With complete disregard of how spikey his own hair was, Touya stomped up to the kid. “As if, you spiky-haired bastard! See that tag, that’s mine. So get the hell out of my turf.”
“Tch, you call that a tag?” The kid pointed to a spot on the bricks the Touya had decorated last month. “ ‘Endeavor Sux’ ain’t fucking original.”
“Doesn’t need to be original if it's the damn truth.” Crossing his arms, Touya scowled at mini-Endeavor and wondered if reducing him to ashes would be worthwhile. After all, Touya was already the culprit behind a dozen missing person cases. What was one more? “Besides, I bet you couldn’t make something even a quarter as good to save your pathetic-ass life.”
“Are you looking down at me?”
“You make it easy by being short as hell.”
Touya sent the kid a devilish grin. He couldn’t be more than a foot shorter than Touya, but thanks to Keigo his combat boots had enough of a platform than Touya could kinda-sorta crane his head downward while looking mini-Endeavor in the eyes.
“Pah, give it a few years and I’ll be towering over extras like you. Bet you ain’t growing anymore your creep.”
Smoke rose from mini-Endeavor’s palms, making Touya certain that the kid had a quirk just as volatile as his own or the number two hero’s quirk.
“Well, it ain’t like a goddamn growth spurt will suddenly make you an amazing artist.”
Clutching a spray can hard enough for the metal to creak, the kid stomped over to the wall. The kid rolled up his sleeve and shook his spray can as he scoffed at Touya. “Wanna bet, you ugly-ass extra?”
“It’s ain’t even gonna be much of a competition,” Touya chuckled.
Paint flew as Touya and mini-Endeavor aimed their cans at the bricks. The heavy aroma of acrylic enveloped the alley. Sweat seemed to billow off the kid in waves while Touya barely stopped blue sparks from flying off his skin. Twisting the can between his fingers, Touya started to sketch the outline of Endeavor with a dick for a head.
The fire roaring in his chest – the force that had wanted Endeavor dead on a spike wasn’t nearly as loud as it used to be. The image of his throat crumbling away to ash didn’t fill Touya’s bones with the icy touch of satisfaction. Biting the inside of his mouth, Touya cast those thoughts aside and started to spell out Endeawhore in all caps.
Keigo was probably just getting to him. Killing Endeavor was Touya’s whole brand. If he wasn’t the Todoroki to surpass All Might, if he wasn’t the corpse who’d rise from the dead to commit patricide, who even was he?
A father? A husband? A brother?
But were those mundane roles really going to be enough for him? Enough after a childhood where he had been poised for greatness since birth. Enough after an adolescence where he’d been convinced that his strong quirk would give him vengeance.
Bang! The dust settling after an explosion ripped Touya out of his thoughts. The sweet scent of nitroglycerin drifted around the boy who’d left the wall in a collapsed heep of rumble. The boy cast aside the shrapnel left by an exploded can and his skull T-shirt was drenched with red paint and sweat.
Touya barely repressed a snicker as the boy stared at his failure with a snarl. So determined to prove himself, so set on showing that he was the best – damn the consequences. And behind the scowl in the kid’s brows Touya saw something a little more than Enji: a boy admiring the fire on his palms and hoping that it’d give him a way to justify his existence.
Shrugging off the abrupt end to the impromptu competition, Touya elbowed the explodey kid. “Overheated?”
He swatted Touya away. “Nah, fucking dehydrated.”
With a huff, Touya fetched a dented disposable plastic bottle out of his trench coat pocket and held it out toward the kid. “Here, have a water. Can’t have a pathetic pipsqueak like you dying on my watch. There’d be no end to the lecturing from my husband.”
“Dafuq? Who’d marry an ugly bastard like you?”
“Who are you calling ugly?” Sure, Touya looked kinda decrepit with how his body was being held together, but hey, his bird liked shiny things so the staples had worked out and Touya fucking knew it.
“Besides, at least I have someone who packs me water bottles. Only someone out of their goddamn minds would date you. Heck, a bastard like you might not even have sorry-ass school friends.”
“Fuck off. Bet your husband lives in fucking Canada.” The kid glared at Touya as he snatched the water bottle out of Touya’s hand. But as soon as he took a long swig, the boy spat the water back out and drenched the rubble that remained of the alleyway.
“Jesus FUCKING Christ, why is this water so goddamn hot?!”
Touya clicked his tongue at how fumes practically rose out of the kid’s ears. So what, the brat was upset that Touya had heated up the water bottle to spite him? Good grief, that brat was so high maintenance.
Then again, Touya could say the same for his younger self. The type of kid who’d challenge every HPSC trainee to a duel and judge the quality of the water that Keigo would bring him after every match.
“What are you, some princess who wants ice cold water served on a platter to you?” Touya quipped.
Practically hissing, the boy picked up the bottle he’d dropped on the ground and took a long wistful gulp. As he settled onto the rubble, Touya sat down beside him and stretched out his arms. Every tendon ached and each muscle groaned. God, Touya felt so fucking old. How on Earth was he supposed to be in his mid-twenties? Sighing, Touya resigned himself to the fact that he’d have to use a fuckton of Icy-Hot TM to ease his pain once he got back home.
Staring down at his sneakers, the kid broke the silence. “Did you mean that bullshit?”
“What bullshit?” Touya snorted.
“The stuff you said literally moments ago.” Staring daggers, the kid snarled at Touya. “Are you saying that you don’t fucking remember?”
Touya raised his hands up in mock-surrender. “My body is literally falling apart at the seams. I’m high all the time. Why would you think I’d remember insignificant crap?”
Small pops crackled upon the kid’s palms. “Well, claiming I don’t have friends doesn’t seem insignificant, you bastard.”
“And do you have friends?”
“Are you doubting me?”
Crossing his arms, Touya rolled his eyes. Even Touya’s pain of a youngest brother hadn’t been as much of a nuisance as this brat. “Yeah. You ain’t dropping any names.”
“There’s Deku.”
“Useless?” So similar to how Endeavor had perceived Touya. “Huh, it doesn’t sound like you consider him much of a friend.”
The kid simply let out a grunt and turned away from Touya. The parallels were so similar it was almost funny. As rubbled crunched beneath the kid’s feet while his expression grew stern, Touya couldn’t help but think of how Endeavor would hide in his office wearing a stony expression whenever someone pointed out his pitfalls.
“You’re just like Endeavor. You’ll never be more than number two,” Touya said.
The kid’s head snapped around. “The hell did you say?! I am going to be the number one hero and there’s no goddamn doubt about it. I’m nothing like that flame bastard.”
“Oh really? Want a list of the similarities? Short temper, inflated ego, a cocktail of an inferiority and superiority complex. Need I go on? I know your type – you’re not that special.”
“You’ve got some nerve if you think you can read me like an open book.” The kid held out his explosive hand in Touya’s direction but Touya didn’t even flinch. After surviving both his old man and the Commission’s training, handling a puny punk was practically a walk in the park.
“It’s not my fault you make it so easy. And do you know what the most damning thing is that makes you like the flame bastard?”
Touya recalled the kid’s heavy footsteps and his I-don’t-give-a-damn-about-anyone attitude. He remembered how Endeavor hardly acknowledged Touya no matter how much he idolized him. No matter how much Touya saw his father as his whole world back then.
“It looks a hell of a lot like you push everyone who even remotely gives a shit about you away,” Touya spat out.
Shell-shocked, the kid turned and stared off into the distance. Touya let out a whistle. Wow, I must’ve really hit a nail on the head. Society must be fucked up beyond repair if everyone with a powerful flashy quirk ends up acting kinda like my old man.
Gawking at his palms as if they were grenades about to go off, the kid slowly choked out his next sentence. “The idiot extras in my class say I should get therapy.”
“I guess that wouldn’t be a total waste of time. Might make you tolerable to be around. Now wouldn’t that be an outright miracle?”
“Fuck off.”
Touya scooted closer. He even ruffled his spiky hair – because, heck, taking that kid down another peg sure wouldn’t hurt.
“It gets lonely at the top, kid. You’re better off not being up there alone. Besides, do you really think people like All Might make it to that number one spot without family, friends, etcetera rooting for them?”
The kid kicked aside some rubble and gave pause for the better half of a minute. “Maybe… apologizing to Deku wouldn’t be the worst idea.”
“Well, I can tell you one thing. Apologizing is something the Endeavor that I know would never do.”
“Like hell he wouldn’t.” Grinning wildly once again, the kid curled his fingers into fists. “I’m gonna be so much better than that bastard stuck at number two.”
Rising up from his perch atop the rubble, Touya headed for the alleyway’s exit and smiled. “We’ll see if you got what it takes, kid.”
That kid had a raging forest fire in his eyes. A sense of ambition, fury and drive to brute force his way to the top, to his end goal, no matter what. That kid had it. Touya didn’t. And as he marched past the mouth of the alleyway it fully dawned on Touya that the fury that had kept him moving forward for years was little more than an ember of what it once was.
And maybe that was okay.
Turning on his burner phone, Touya glanced at the picture of Keigo and Touya using snapchat filters that he’d saved as his lock screen. He glanced at the time and decided that he’d better get back to his purpose in life that had pushed his vendetta against Endeavor to the sidelines.
Number1AllMightFan
No.1
Hey deku
I mean Izuku
Number1AllMightFan
Huh that name sounds weird coming from you
No.1
Well it is your name
Number1AllMightFan
It didn’t seem so when i was around you
No.1
I guess I could call you nerd or whatever as a compromise
Number1AllMightFan
Well that’s definitely better than you calling me useless
Or by my first name
But why are you writing to me kacchan? You never do
If you want to rub it in my face that i don’t deserve to UA please save it for another time
I don’t want to hear it right now
No.1
No nerd
I wanted to say that
I’m sorry
For all that bs i did over the years
I guess you were never really looking down at me at the river
You were just being that same kinda heroic idiot
Like you back at the slime villain attack
Number1AllMightFan
Kacchannnn
No.1
I’m not done yet, nerd
I shouldn’t have told you that swan dive thing either
Because as dumb as your muttering and notebooks are
You did save round cheeks…
And i guess that means something or some shit
You aren’t useless or whatever
Number1AllMightFan
What brought this on?
Is someone holding a gun to your head and forcing you to apologize, kacchan?
No.1
Fuck no!! As if i’d let any extra force me to do some bs i didn’t want to do
It just seemed idiotic to wreck everything
when you’ve thought i could be number 1 even before i had explosion
Number1AllMightFan
That’s very mature of you kacchan
Thank you
No.1
Tch, don’t waste your thanks, nerd
I just don’t want to end up like that flame bastard Endeavor
Number1AllMightFan
I think Shouto would appreciate that
No.1
Tch, Icyhot better!
OMAKE: Dabi Memes
Notes:
Recent Reads - Togachako Recs:
never not for you (fluffy togachako established relationship oneshot with gorgeous poetic prose)
When She Loved Me (a childhood friend au that packs a punch with some excellent hurt/comfort)
Who is VampirePrincess? (toga writes fanfic abt her and Ochako - I liked the chatfic elements in this oneshot)
Chapter 16: Is eating raw chicken okay?
Summary:
Dabi reconciles with Hawks.
Notes:
So yeah... it's not the 14th but my laptop broke so I'm posting Dear Google to cope. I don't think I'll have another chapter out this month because of the laptop situation; chapter 16 is the last of my buffer. I'll hopefully see y'all in April for an April Fools chapter and normal updates because fingers crossed that I'll have a permanent laptop replacement by then.
Thanks to Stariana for betaing <3 <3 <3
Chapter Text
Ochie
Himi <3
The world is ending everything sucks and i wanna drown in a puddle of blood
Ochie
Wait! No! Don’t die himiko
Himi <3
but a puddle of blood would be such a yummy way to go out
Ochie
fair enough
i suppose i wouldn’t mind suffocating beneath a pile of mochi
Himi <3
Exactly! U get it
also imagine how funny the epitaph would be afterwards
“she died as she lived surrounded by her fav food”
Ochie
Omg OMG omg himi
Who gave u the right to be so funny
Himi <3
Prolly bc i’m god’s favorite
Ochie
What makes you think you’re God’s favorite
Himi <3
It’s the best explanation for why life lead me to an angle like you
*angel like you
Ahhhhh stupid autocorrect why can’t you just let me be romantic?
Ochie
for what it’s worth i thought it was pretty romantic despite autocorrect’s meddling
Himi <3
Awwww ochie ily SO MUCH
and i guess autocorrect isn’t completely off the mark
yk bc u are an aCUTE ANGLE
Ochie
OMG HIMI
I’m dead XD
i guess you’ve picked up some dad jokes from your dads, huh?
But yeah i love u 2
But srsly himi what’s wrong?
Himi <3
My dads had a big fight
Ochie
Chicken man and the fire one?
Himi <3
Yeah and dabi stormed off and he said he’d be back after calming down but i don’t know if he will
i don’t want them to be mad at each other
I’ve never had adults who actually cared abt me before and i don’t want to lose either of them bc they’re on bad terms
Ochie
I’m sorry himiko
*hugs*
You deserve to be loved by parents okay
You are more worthy of love than you know
Himi <3
Thanks, ochako
Ochie
Is there anything else i can do?
Himi <3
u being here is enough
i know that’d you’d never abandon me
Ochie
I wouldn’t
And if you want to vent more i’ll still be right here
Logical Ruse Victims
eat the rich (except momo)
feeling kinda down rn
Himiko’s going through… a lot
EndeavorSux
I see. Did she perhaps run out of a suitable blood source?
Perhaps she could drink the blood of cows instead of humans for a change.
After all, rare beef is fairly bloody.
eat the rich (except momo)
Shouto, Himiko is NOT a vampire
Midoriya literally found out what her quirk was and Himiko confirmed it
She transforms into the people whose blood she drinks
EndeavorSux
hmm that sounds like exactly the kind of lie a vampire would tell
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Agreed, it does sound awfully convenience especially since vampires can also transform
Number1AllMightFan
Not into people through
Twilight ✨theory✨
Details details
We still don’t have definitive preuve that Twilight theory isn’t real
Therefore it still stands
No.1
Give it a rest already with that shitty vampire talk, you damn extras!
The nerd made a damn good case and you need to stop acting like goddamn conspiracy lunatics
What are you idiots gonna do next? That snake people secretly rule the world or some bs?!!
Number1AllMightFan
Kachannnn, you like my theory???
😭😭😭
No.1
Ugh stop crying
It was halfway decent quirk analysis
Know your fucking worth
AcidTrip
Did bakugo just give Midoriya a backhanded compliment ?
manliestman
Woah, bakubro
That’s so wild
I think i was the only other person who got one of those from u
SparkySparkyBoomMan
What did he say?
manliestman
that my hair looked slightly less shitty than usual
Premium_DuctTape
Damn, dude
that is impressive
IidaTenya
I find backhanded compliments identical to insults in every conceivable way.
I urge you to cease such passive aggressive behavior.
AcidTrip
sry iida not also of us are as talked at being outright aggressive like you with those hand chops
IidaTenya
Ashido, how rude! I need my hand chops to emphasize my words
3D_Printer
We know, Iida. And I in the very least appreciate how animated you are
AcidTrip
yeah, we like your weird personality ticks
sry for pulling your leg dude
IidaTenya
Apology accepted.
I suppose I could also be a little less harsh regarding backhanded compliments.
now u see me
Perfect, great – anyways time to move on and get back to what’s most important
we might know what himiko’s quirk is but there’s nothing that says she can’t have a quirk and also be a vampire
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Dude you’re so right
Feel_The_Noize
Because it would be so logical for someone to be a serial killer/ vigilante/ vampire/ drug dealer/ person with a quirk
3D_Printer
Admittedly, the last item on the list is the least mutually exclusive. It isn’t entirely out of the question that Himiko isn’t a vampire.
eat the rich (except momo)
Guys! My gf is a perfectly ordinary girl w a few issues
sure she’s had to deal w quirk discrimination and has shitty bio parents
but i mean don’t things like that make her just as human as the rest of us?
Kero-sene
well-phrased Ochako
AcidTrip
but y’all idk abt the vampire dealio
i mean yeah himiko’s got fangs and all
But my money’s on that she’s a villain or sth
SparkySparkyBoomBoomMan
Are u just saying that bc u just want ochako and her gf to enemies to lovers vibes as a hero/villain couple?
AcidTrip
No, it’s just she seems like the kinda gal who’d be down to do not entirely legal stuff
Just a totally… random hunch
So guess she could technically be a vigilante like ochako said
though i think villainy is more likely
eat the rich (except momo)
Oh is it bc she has a “villainous” quirk?
Seriously mina
A blood quirk doesn’t make her a bad person
AcidTrip
Crap, sorry, Ochako
I didn’t mean to a imply that Himiko’s bad person
I mean i’ve met the gal - i think you two are good for each other
still i guess it’s not impossible to imagine a nice person turning to villainy yk
Like in another life where i’d let comments over “not looking human” get the best of me
idk i guess i’d want to murder people and burn down buildings
and be totally down to threaten pervy high schoolers with knives
Feel_The_Noize
that last one was oddly specific
But damn, having a mutant quirk is rough
eat the rich (except momo)
Sorry you’ve had to go through that, mina
manliestman
Yeah!! And anyone who made fun of your looks is wrong!
You look so manly, i mean cool, Ashido
GotAnyGrapes?
U probably don’t want to hear it from me but i think your pink skin looks nice
AcidTrip
You know what, mineta
For once i don’t mind you making comments abt my appearance, so thanks i guess
Just you don’t dare pull any creepy shit again or i won’t hesitate to turn u into a puddle w my acid
GotAnyGrapes?
… yes ma’am
now u see me
u might have a point mina but that doesn’t change that we still we don’t know for sure if himiko is a vampire or not
Bc we don’t know if she has a reflection since we got distracted by the special ingredient in the brownies at Shouto’s party
3D_Printer
I suppose we could arrange another in-person meeting to investigate
eat the rich (except momo)
Yk that might not be the worst idea
an in-person meeting might be the perfect way to cheer her up
Feel_The_Noize
well she likes cosplay, right?
maybe we can go to a convention
eat the rich (except momo)
Yes! Omg u are a genius, jirou!
3D_Printer
Indeed she is
GotAnyGrapes?
For costumes at the convention, I believe all the women there should be able to wear whatever they feel comfortable in without feeling objectified.
AcidTrip
Are you just saying that bc you want to ogle at smexy clothes?
GotAnyGrapes?
No of course not! I would never not in a thousand years! Going forward I will always ask for written consent before ogling etc… wouldn’t wanna get stabbed over that haha
now u see me
Uh okay
That sure is a 180
Kero-sene
Yup
3D_Printer
Want to forget about that and think of some cosplay ideas instead?
Feel_The_Noize
Hell yeah, babe
Himi <3
Ochie
Hey himi i was wondering if you’d want to go on a double date to a cosplay convention with Momo and Jirou
Himi <3
Ahhhhh YES a thousand times yes
We can wear the cutest couple’s costumes EVER
just the cutest girls in the world looking so adorable
Ochie
so i’m guessing you’d want to do sth w magical girls?
Himi <3
Duh
We can be anthy and utena
Ochie
Huh? I was kinda expecting that you’d say sailor moon
Himi <3
What can i say? I really want to see you in pants and w a sword
But on another note what brought on asking to meet up in person again tho?
Ochie
3 things really
I wanna see you,
My friends want to confirm that u aren’t a vampire by checking that you have a reflection
And i thought this might be a good distraction from your dads fighting
Himi <3
LMAO i can already imagine their shocked faces when they do realize i have a reflection
But seriously ochie so glad that you’re thinking of ways to cheer me up
Ochie
Anytime himi <3
Himi <3
Anyways going 2 sleep now
Who knows?
Maybe dabs will be back when i wake up
Ochie
Fingers crossed
By the time Touya reached the rooftop with the Endeavor billboard, the embers of dawn were stretching across the horizon. Baby blues and pinks mingled together – the exact same kind of hues as the hair clips Keigo wanted to spoil their kid with.
Keigo was swinging his feet over the edge of the roof as he frowned at the martyred billboard like it was spoiled milk. Himiko had her head nestled on his lap and Keigo had detached all the crimson feathers on his back to cover her with them like a blanket.
Tossing his dented spray can off the roof, Touya let it fall into the nearest alleyway, clattering on the ground. He sheepishly ran his fingers through his hair as Keigo whipped his head in Touya’s direction. Staring at the stains of cheap box dye left on his hands, Touya wondered if it was finally time to go with his natural color again.
To shatter the chains of the past. To move on from it and finally heal. Back when he’d been surrounded by the stench of charred flesh on a mountaintop, Touya thought that happiness would forever be out of reach. But now with Keigo widening his eyes and looking Touya’s way as the kid’s snoring resounded, it dawned on him that maybe all he had to do to get that domestic bliss that had always been out of the cards for the Todorokis was to jump out and take that chance.
Touya’s insides churned and liquified with every step he took closer toward Keigo. Who was he without the grand schemes of patricide? Could he still be a villain without that grand ambition? Good grief, it was so fucking terrifying to not know exactly what kind of person he’d be going forward.
Still, no matter how much of an asshole Touya had been, Keigo had stayed – even if Touya’s return hadn’t been a guarantee.
Touya waved softly. “Hey, Kei.”
As he craned his neck to face Touya completely, Keigo’s eyes lit up like lanterns. “Yeah?”
“I’m sorry.”
The words tasted acidic in Touya’s mouth. So stilted from lack of use. But he knew that speaking those words was worthwhile as soon as he got close enough for Keigo to envelop him in a tight embrace. Keigo’s cool touch eased the coals simmering in Touya’s chest, reminding him that it was okay to just exist .
“I know,” Keigo whispered into Touya’s shoulder. “And I'm sorry too.”
Weaving his fingers through the kid’s hair as she drooled in her sleep, Touya dramatically held his free hand in front of his forehead. “Will fried chicken sweeten the pot for making you forgive me?”
Untangling himself from Touya, Keigo pursed his lips and thoughtfully tapped a finger against his chin. “Yeah, though you might need to add some makeup sex to have me thoroughly convinced.”
“Don’t say that in front of the kid,” Touya groaned.
“You brought this upon yourself, hot stuff.” Keigo nudged Touya in the side. “Besides, Himiko’s asleep.”
Blinking her eyes open, Himiko murmured, “Did someone say my name?”
Touya popped his lips. “Nope.”
“Nah, you did.” Stirring in Keigo’s lap, Himiko shook off the feathers and shot upright. Clasping her hands together she leaned in closer toward Touya. “Also, did you make up? Yes! Yay! All is right in the world again!”
Sighing, Touya rolled his eyes and offered up a shoulder to Himiko. As the frosty early morning breeze sent goosebumps across everyone’s skin except for Touya’s, she nuzzled between her two parents. Refastening the hair clip that had come loose in her sleep, Touya let all the lingering tension in his frame dissipate.
Touya cleared his throat. “Kei… I don’t think I want to kill Endeavor anymore. I don’t think I have for a while. I guess it just kinda became routine or whatever.”
Keigo wrapped his hand around Touya’s, his touch like an anchor to reassure Touya that he was worth something. A feathery kiss brushed against Touya’s forehead as Keigo muttered, “That’s… good.”
“Guess so. Your goody-two-shoes hero ways really have corrupted me, huh?”
Red feathers drifted across the roof and reattached themselves to Keigo’s back as he winked at Touya. “What can I say? I’m just that charming.”
As Touya snorted, Keigo tapped his shoulder, his eyes wide and inquisitive. “Gonna expose all of your old man’s crimes to the world, hot stuff?”
“Kei, you know I don’t know how to do that without arson, killing and an improv dance number involved.”
“But you could still… I don’t know… tell the public what he did.”
“Maybe. My shitty bio fam’s always been on the private side so I don’t think they’d want me airing out their dirty laundry.” Inhaling deeply, Touya leaned back and collapsed against the cement. “I guess there’s no rush on making that judgment call, though.”
“Take all the time you need,” Keigo said.
“But I’m still burning the Commission down to the ground one of these days.” Sighing, Touya reached out to brush over the part of Keigo’s eyebrows where his handlers had forcibly plucked out the feathers that naturally grew.
“Ha, I don’t think I can stop you from that. But please wait, okay?” In turn, Keigo swept Touya’s hair out of his eyes. “I’m not ready for them to get taken down yet, hot stuff.”
“Well, I guess if I’d be capable of waiting for anyone’s sake, it would be for you, birdie.”
Giggling, Himiko pounced on top of Touya and started to pout and bat her eyelashes. “You know watching you two fight was super traumatizing. I think you should get me an apology present… like a sibling!”
Keigo turned as red as a stop sign. “Um… we’ll think about it,” he said through clenched teeth, sounding strained.
“Nope, trust me, brat. Siblings are overrated. I’m speaking from experience,” Touya groaned as he recalled the number of times Natsuo had swiped underwear from his drawer. What a menace to society. So fucking disgusting.
“But life as an only child is so so lonely !” Himiko whined.
“Too bad.” Shoving Himiko off his stomach, Touya stood up and brushed the dust off his trench coat. “Anyways, let’s go home. I’m making fried chicken.”
“Oh, Dad! Can I have my chicken raw please? I’d like it to be nice and bloody.”
“Jesus fucking Christ, do you want salmonella?!”
Himijo shrugged. “A little bit of bacteria never killed nobody.”
“Raw chicken isn’t even fried chicken anyways.” Shaking his head, Touya swatted at the air dismissively. “You know what. I’ll just make you raw beef instead.”
Pumping a fist in the air, Himiko hummed to herself as she skipped to the rooftop exit. “Yippee! Blood, blood, blood!”
Mentally, Touya was already walking through the recipe’s steps on seasoning beef and chicken. Honestly, cooking for those idiots who couldn’t make toast without burning it was kind of a pain. But for his idiots, Touya supposed that the hassle was worthwhile.
not a clone, i swear
not a clone, i swear
Hello! i saw on reddit that you were looking for a sibling
TheCrayonSong🖍️
OMG! totally am
Srsly being an only child is so so sad
Yk when you’re out and abt and want to use the restroom
but u don’t want to bring your purse full of knives inside the stall with you?
Well a sibling would be able to hold your knives and you could take turns
not a clone, i swear
I wouldn’t know; I’m also an only child
I have dozens of siblings!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ah you get it yay!!
i also want a sibling i can watch the trolls trilogy with
not a clone, i swear
A masterpiece of cinema!!
those movies are garbage!!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
well we could watch them together to find out for sure
Ahhh it seems like you’d be so much fun to watch trolls with
tell you what, i think you’ve got what it takes to be my sibling
i just need to ask u some basic questions before I introduce you to my dads
not a clone, i swear
Bring it on! I ain’t talking
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tehehehe u are so funny :3
Okie dokie big question time
Are you a villain?
not a clone, i swear
Hell yeah! What makes you think that?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hurray!! Dabs is gonna love u
Anyways, what are your thoughts on chicken?
not a clone, i swear
Dino nuggies >>>>>
I’d never even touch chicken
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hmm my papa prefers fried chicken but i think he likes nugs too
But okay… last question… have u ever been homeless???
not a clone, i swear
For years and years. Not a day in my life!!!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
ONE OF US ONE OF US
Me and my dads have all been homeless too
Welcome to the family!!
not a clone, i swear
Hurray! Oh darn
TheCrayonSong🖍️
adding u to the family group chat ASAP
or well maybe not rn
My dads prolly need some time after their fight
But SOON :)))
OMAKE: An Encounter With Canon Dabi
EndeavorSux
EndeavorSux
What the FUCK is wrong with you?!
Where is your murderous rage?
The patricide? The fratricide?
You loved those kinds of murder
Dad-bi
i mean i do still like homicide
but you saying i loved patricide and fratricide is just weird
i mean i can’t know for sure that i enjoy a type of murder if i haven’t committed it yet
EndeavorSux
That’s not even the worst of it
why do you want to give up hairdye?
Dad-bi
Bc the edginess ain’t worth it, dumbass
using that shitty cheap hair dye is why i have a baldspot
I’m twenty-fucking-four
I shouldn’t have a fucking baldspot
EndeavorSux
Well it’s not like goddamn white hair will make you look any less ancient
WTF happened to you????
Dad-bi
what can i say?
Fatherhood changes a person
EndeavorSux
Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Chapter 17: Can vampires yank swords out of their chests?
Summary:
Himiko, Ochako, Momo and Jirou go to a cosplay convention. Also, 1A selects a class president.
Notes:
Hello babes! I'm back with a random update. Throwing my update schedule out the window bc I'm too excited to share what I've been drafting. Also yay I replaced my broken laptop :D
And I just wrote an exam so I'm treating myself to an update.In this chapter, there's a small nod to How can I tell if my gaydar is broken?, but you don't have to read it for context.
Thank you, Stariana, for being a top-notch beta for this chapter! <3
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Logical Ruse Victims
Premium_DuctTape
so y’all that break in…
are you guys sure that this is really the number 1 hero school?
bc if u ask me the security is p shoddy
IidaTenya
How dare you insinuate that UA is not the best of the best!
Premium_DuctTape
I do dare tho
bc come on dude
we have a genius rat/dog/bear
that kind of alarm shouldn’t have been a thing yk
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Yuppers
It was a thing
A thing that happened
Feel_The_Noize
wow so eloquent, kaminari
3D_Printer
oh kyouka be nice
Feel_The_Noize
fine i’ll cut back on the sarcasm just this once for u hun
3D_Printer
I also appreciate how you are willing to go out of your comfort zone for me, darling.
now u see me
enough of your flirting
We’ve got more pressing things to worry about
revelry in the dark
like how eventually all the stars in the universe will go out leaving us with nothing but darkness
Kero-sene
Thank you for being so blunt, Tokoyami.
revelry in the dark
but ofc
it is my responsibility as a creature of the dark abyss to shine light on issues no one wishes to acknowledge
Tentacles
Every day i lurk in this chat and every day i get more confused
DisneyPrincess
same here
AcidTrip
Quiet lurkers!
We have priorities
now u see me
Yeah like choosing what outfits are getting picked for the cosplay double date
SparkySparkyBoomMan
I vote catradora!!
manliestman
Ooh someone should dress up as black widow
She’s so manly
Feel_The_Noize
So we don’t get free will?
AcidTrip
Nope!! Bc u have many friends who will help u make difficult decisions
No.1
Goddamit you extras
The only person worth dressing up as is number one
AcidTrip
So u want people to dress up as u?
No.1
Tch as if i want 2 deal w fucking copycats
Number1AllMightFan
You’ve got it all wrong
Kacchan means that all might cosplay is the best kind
He used to wear his all might onesie so much when we were kids
No.1
That didn’t happen
Number1AllMightFan
Oh really?
It’s not like our moms didn’t take a ton of photos
Twilight ✨theory✨
Partagez-le!!
AcidTrip
SHARE IT
now u see me
If u don’t share it i’ll die of the suspense
No.1
DON’T U DARE SHARE IT, NERD!!!
Number1AllMightFan
I won’t I promise
No.1
I dON’T
tch, nevermind
3D_Printer
Bakugo, you stopped pretty abruptly there. Is everything alright?
No.1
Pah i’m fine, Ponytail
It just ain’t worth getting worked up over useless bs
Can’t be no. 1 if i can’t fuckin prioritize
now u see me
Speaking of priorities we should get back 2 cosplays 2 the double date!!!
Twilight ✨theory✨
Oui! ✨ fashion is my passion ✨
AcidTrip
As it should be
Plus the opportunities are basically limitless
since yaomomo can just make any cosplay at the snap of a hat
3D_Printer
No, I insist on purchasing the costumes.
I simply cannot do a disservice to the economy.
eat the rich (except momo)
well then it’s a good thing that momo can also buy anything at the drop of a hat
EndeavorSux
Credit cards sure are nice
Especially if it helps you bleed Endeavor’s bank account dry
Feel_The_Noize
hmm. we can definitely all relate to that
Whoops being sarcastic again
3D_Printer
No worries, darling.
It is a part of your charm.
On another note, I do quite appreciate having financial flexibility.
And Ochako if you want any help funding your cosplay, I am happy to help.
Any excuse for more shopping is a welcome one
eat the rich (except momo)
I appreciate it but there’s no need
Himiko says she has plenty of money for cosplay now
Twilight ✨theory✨
Because she is une vampire with centuries of wealth
eat the rich (except momo)
no it’s just that one of her adoptive dads is financially stable
Premium_DuctTape
doubt
EndeavorSux
Or maybe she has a bunch of money from her vampire-drug-deals now
eat the rich (except momo)
everyone
Himiko is just a perfectly normal girl
You’ll see at the convention that she’s just a normal gal with a normal reflection
AcidTrip
Let’s vote on costumes!!
eat the rich (except momo)
We’re not voting
Himiko and i are going as anthy and utena
now u see me
Okay that’s a v nice couples costume
forget the vote we can’t improve on perfection
IidaTenya
Since we are pushing less pressing votes aside
I implore that we focus on the most important vote of all
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Uh voting for the US president?
manliestman
Kaminari, you can’t even vote for the US president
SparkySparkyBoomMan
aww man
IidaTenya
No, I meant voting for class president of course.
We did not complete it in class because of the break-in.
Premium_DuctTape
Damn, dude
u r so right
i can’t believe we got so distracted
Kero-sene
I can believe it
Feel_The_Noize
same here
eat the rich (except momo)
Does anyone still have the ballots w the votes?
AcidTrip
I DO!!
lemme count
SparkySparkyBoomMan
wonder how long it’s gonna take
AcidTrip
Don’t rush me, kaminari
It isn’t like you’re the best at counting
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Ouch that hurt
AcidTrip
Okay i’m sry i’m sry
But pls everyone in the chat quiet down 4 a hot minute
y’all have conversations that are too interesting
and i need to concentrate
Twilight ✨theory✨
le suspense
now u see me
who do u think is gonna win, yuga?
Twilight ✨theory✨
Moi!! For no one shines quite as bright
Premium_DuctTape
Never change, aoyama
never change
AcidTrip
‘Kay so the votes are in
drumroll please…
manliestman
*drumroll*
Number1AllMightFan
*drumroll*
SparkySparkyBoomMan
*drumrool*
Ahhh not a typo 😭😭
can the oh so gracious mod erase my mistake?
Feel_The_Noize
no can do
perish
u can’t just erase your mistakes
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Why cruel world??
why must i bear this fate
AcidTrip
Okay anyways
Typos yada yada
Our new class prez is
… Midoriya
who won by one point
eat the rich (except momo)
OMG congrats, Izuku!
now u see me
you’ll be a great class rep
No.1
you might have won this time, nerd
but next time i’ll be number 1
Number1AllMightFan
Ha ha so funny thing
i kinda sorta don’t wanna be class prez
GotAnyGrapes?
Why wouldn’t you want to be class prez?
Don’t the ladies… i mean people in general like that
Number1AllMightFan
It’s just w only winning by one point
I don’t deserve to be class prez
EndeavorSux
No you’d be an alright class representative
After all, you figured out what Himiko’s quirk was
AcidTrip
Tru tru we do want a smort class prez
Feel_The_Noize
All of u are forgetting that my gf is smart too
manliestman
So is iida
And that move he pulled during the mob was super manly
eat the rich (except momo)
Mina how abt u share the voting results
AcidTrip
Uh well so the thing is most people voted for themselves
So there’s hardly anyone w more than one point
Momo and iida have 2 and midoriya was 3
now u see me
Yk what forget democracy
Let’s decide class prez randomly
Twilight ✨theory✨
le hasard
revelry in the dark
let us embrace the revelry of chaos
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Woo! Randomness
IidaTenya
Alas, I suppose it has been decided.
Perhaps Midoriya can select a random number and whoever guesses correctly can be class representative.
AcidTrip
Slayyy love that
Pick a number between 1 and 1 million
No.1
i’m gonna be number one at guessing just you extras wait
Number1AllMightFan
Okay, i got a number
now u see me
Time 2 guess
I pick 16
Kero-sene
Your seat number?
That isn’t very creative
now u see me
Eh
No.1
1!
Feel_The_Noize
ofc you were going to pick that
IidaTenya
I shall select 42 for that is the meaning of life
revelry in the dark
666
AcidTrip
omg tokoyami
I’m dead
3D_Printer
I suppose 6023 will be my selection
Number1AllMightFan
Momo…
You guessed correctly
And the exact number too
AcidTrip
AHHH CONGRATS
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Woah!! How did u do that?
3D_Printer
Well, it seemed logical considering how 6023 are the first few digits of avogadro’s number
Feel_The_Noize
Momo, I am so proud of you
3D_Printer
But it was simply lucky.
Feel_The_Noize
It isn’t a crime to proud of u regardless tho
3D_Printer
I suppose you are right.
Um.. so with that important decision out of the way, would you like to go shopping for costumes?
Feel_The_Noize
Ofc!
Background Characters – and proud of it!
Tentacles
Do any of you understand what’s going on in that class chat?
C6H12O6
No, I’ve tried to backread and I’m so lost
chasing my tail
Ngl me too, sato
I think they’re going to a cosplay convention to stake a vampire?
Tentacles
Idk that doesn’t sound right
DisneyPrincess
I can go check again…
But that chat is big
And kinda scary
Tentacles
agreed it def is kinda overwhelming
DisneyPrincess
what if we left the chat?
chasing my tail
Wouldn’t that be rude?
DisneyPrincess
yes oijiro, but i don’t know how much longer i can take those message pings
Tentacles
you could just mute the chat, koda
DisneyPrincess
but what if I miss important news like study groups or sth
Tentacles
Has there been anything important so far tho?
DisneyPrincess
no
chasing my tail
then how abt we leave the class group chat and make our own study group as needed?
Tentacles
sounds like a plan
chasing my tail
Done
C6H12O6
Done
DisneyPrincess
same
Tentacles
It’s probably for the best
I didn’t understand the messages from this morning at all
What’s a catradora? Some type of soda?
chasing my tail
No idea
Ochako tugged at her shirt sleeves, hating how the fabric clung too tightly to her shoulders. Still, she was enamored by how the pale tassels on her shoulders swayed with every step and the bright green stone fastened at the base of her neck. Flushing scarlet, Ochako noticed a pair of gold eyes lingering on her chest. Gripping onto a prop sword with a handle that the convention’s security had encased in tape, Ochako gulped.
Maybe it was a good thing that the costume was so tight-fitting after all. Himiko at least seemed to be enamored by how it accentuated Ochako’s curves.
Deep red layers of fabric billowed around Himiko as she twirled. A gold diadem flashed atop her blonde hair shaped into perfectly styled curls. Yet, her bangs flashed beneath the fluorescent lights of the convention center in as much disarray as ever. Messy and perfect. Unquestionably Himiko.
As Ochako held out an arm, Himiko’s cheeks blushed so much the rouge dashed across her face got overshadowed.
Leaning against Ochako’s shoulder, Himiko hummed to herself. “Do you think you can make a sword part of your hero costume?”
“I don’t think it’d suit my quirk very well,” Ochako chuckled as she intertwined her finger’s with Himiko’s.
Skin soft to the touch save for the ridges connected her palm and fingers. Calluses there spoke of hands gripping on the hilt of a blade for who knows how many hours. Acidity stung the inside of Ochako’s mouth as her stomach somersaulted. What if there was more to Himiko being a fan of Stain? Of a serial killer. Did that make Himiko just as prone to sliding a knife between victims’ rib cages?
Shaking her head, Ochako bit her lower lip and basked in Himiko’s adoring smile. All the little nicknames echoed through her head. Cutie. Ochie. She recalled all the photos of Himiko glittering from social media filters, posing in the pleated skirts of sailor scouts.
No, Himiko was a good person. She had to be a good person. A vigilante perhaps but never a villain, never a killer. Looking at Himiko’s dress as dark as the blood her quirk relied on, Ochako recalled the villainous label that followed Himiko all her life.
Ochako pressed Himiko’s hand firmly. She’s more than her quirk. It doesn’t make her a villain.
Swallowing down the thoughts flooding in, Ochako asked, “Why are you asking if I could add a sword to my costume?”
Lighting up like a chandelier, Himiko skipped closer to the main convention hall’s entrance. “Because swords are basically just giant knives which therefore makes them awesome.”
“If you say so,” Ochako laughed. A fluttering sensation danced on her skin and at the notion of how wide Himiko would smile over such a costume change. “I don’t think I’ll add a sword per say but maybe I’ll ask for some costume adjustments after the field trip to the USJ next week.”
“Ooh, you’re going to Universal Studios Japan! That’s so cool.”
“Ah, no, I’m not.” Loosely holding onto her prop sword, Ochako scratched the back of her head with her free hand. “The abbreviation stands for something else that’s just as cool. The Unforeseen Simulation Joint. It’s a hero training facility.”
Himiko beamed. “Well, I’m sure you’ll have a great time there, Ochie.”
As Himiko took Ochako by the hand, a voice called out. “Hey, Ochako! Ochako’s girlfriend!” a soft voice called out.
By the entrance to the main call, Kyouka waved curtedly in Ochako’s direction. A gold headband rested beneath Kyouka’s dark hair as she stood in a sailor scout outfit and a yellow skirt. Beside her, Momo stood tall – all prim and proper – with a handheld mirror nestled between her fingertips and green ballet slipper ribbons curled around her ankles.
Tugging Ochako along with her, Himiko hurried over toward the couple and squealed, “Love the costumes! So cute. After all, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were such good besties .”
“Uh-huh there was definitely nothing romantic there,” Kyouka snorted dryly. “Glad to see you two had the same idea. Because we all know Anthy and Utena were just really good friends.”
Wrapping her arm around the small of Himiko’s back, Ochako clicked her tongue. “Just gals being pals.”
“Yep, just like how the word ‘girlfriends’ didn’t get switched out with ‘cousins’ in the sailor moon dub,” Himiko snickered.
Crossing her arms, Kyouka let sarcasm drip off her every word. “Mhm, and Anthy and Utena’s kiss in one of the ending credits never got cut out.”
Himiko held a hand to her chest and gasped dramatically. “Excuse me, they kissed in the movie! Utenathy is canon and I will die on that hill. Not to mention all the subtext .”
Warmth spilled into Ochako as Kyouka’s cold expression melted away. Ochako barely resisted the urge to clap her palms together with glee. If all went well maybe this double date wouldn’t be the last.
“Eh, you’re not wrong,” Kyouka said. “Now that I think about it, Utena was probably my gay awakening.”
Tilting her head to the side, Momo tapped Kyouka on the shoulder. “What is a gay awakening, dear?”
“Umm, sometimes it’s like I dunno you’re watching a TV show as a kid and then you see a character… all the pieces click together… and it’s like… women …” Kyouka fumbled.
Disregarding how Kyouka had stumbled over her words, Ochako noted the bright red hue consuming Momo’s expression. “Why are you blushing, Momo?”
“Aww, I bet it’s because her lesbian awakening was super embarrassing,” Himiko giggled.
“It was not. My gay awakening was incredibly sophisticated,” Momo protested.
“You don’t say?” Himiko winked. “Then spill, who was your first crush?”
“Utena…”
“I don’t believe you ,” Himiko answered in a sing-song voice.
Sighing, Kyouka patted Momo and the shoulder. “Hun, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. I’m sure your first crush was as perfect as the rest of you.”
Momo bit her lip and avoided direct eye contact. “You don’t get it, Kyouka. My gay awakening wasn’t because of a cartoon like with you. It needs to be based on fictional characters, correct? Otherwise, I would be breaking the rules.”
“Yaomomo, there are no rules,” Ochako said. “Your first lesbian crush can be on literally anyone. Real or fictional. I think mine was Thirteen.”
Toying with some of the threads on Ochako’s shoulder, Himiko crooned. “Why Thirteen, cutie?”
“Mostly because of the mystery of whatever Thirteen looks like without the mask,” Ochako admitted.
A mischievous grin stretched across Himiko’s face and Ochako could picture the beginnings of a scheme to transform into Thirteen cooking up in Himiko’s mind.
But before Ochako could explicitly tell Himiko not to steal Thirteen’s blood, a swarm of people spilled into the convention center and the four girls let the crowd pull them in. Dancing around the flood of people, the two couples escaped to a little nook near a stand selling handmade bracelets and necklaces.
Picking up where the conversation left off, Momo sighed. “Well, that is quite the relief. Is it required for real people to be alive to count as a first crush?”
“Nope. It’s cool beans if they’re dead. Even better actually. So much pretty blood,” Himiko said wistfully.
“Right…” Kyouka said.
Ochako wearily picked at her cuticles. God, she hoped that comment wasn’t feeding into the theory about Himiko being a serial killer. After all, the fondness for blood was simply a part of her quirk. Heck, Vlad King was a hero and had plenty of blood on stock. So all things considering wanting to have blood on hand was perfectly normal, right?
Himiko leaned in toward Momo. “What’s your first crush, Momo? Spill!”
“Why don’t you share your first crush, Himi?” Ochako asked.
“Ochie, I don’t even remember at this point. Too many people are so pretty.” Himiko reached out to twirl a strand of Ochako’s hair around her index finger. “Not as pretty as you though.”
“So corny,” Kyouka snickered.
Himiko perched both hands beneath her chin and batted her eyelashes innocently. “And that’s just one of the many things that makes me so lovable.”
Staring down at her slippers, making the air weigh heavy in anticipation, Momo finally spoke up. “My first crush was… Marie Curie.”
“Who’s that?” Himiko asked. As Kyouka sent her a baffled look, Himiko shrugged. “What? I dropped out of middle school. There’s a lot of stuff I don’t know.”
Momo’s face practically illuminated over the chance to elaborate. “Marie Curie won not one but two nobel prizes. She pioneered the field of radioactivity! I wish to be even half the chemist she was.” She bashfully coughed into her fist. “Also, her hair poof was quite lovely.”
“Hmm, if you like hair poofs so much, we could have gone as Catradora,” Kyouka said.
“I suppose.” Momo let her eyes drift toward the blue stone fastened to a yellow bow. “Although I do like how you look in your current attire quite a bit.”
“I still don’t really get who Marie Curie was… but great first crush.” Himiko held a thumbs up. In the blink of an eye, her attention drifted away from Momo and Himiko focused on something in the distance. Himiko clapped her hands together feverishly in a way that made Ochako’s head go fuzzy with euphoria.
“A photo booth! Let’s go and take the cutest pictures!”
“Sounds good!” Ochako laughed as Himiko pulled her toward the photo booth without missing a beat.
Once nestled inside the photo booth with Himiko, Kyouka and Momo, the warmth of bodies huddled so close together made Ochako’s dark costume glue to her skin. She thanked her lucky stars that Utena at least didn’t wear pants. As Momo crawled over to the bench, she practically drowned in Himiko skirt and petticoats that were practically eating away at all the space in the photo booth. Kyouka held out a hand toward Momo, pulling her onto the bench and saving her from a fate of drawing in fabrics.
As Himiko and Ochako made peace signs while the camera flashed, Ochako caught Kyouka looking at Himiko with Momo’s handheld mirror. Ochako grinned in satisfaction over the sight of Himiko’s reflection. Ha, her girlfriend wasn’t a vampire… though Ochako wouldn’t have loved Himiko any less if she were a vampire… even if she was the variety who glittered in the sun. After all, it wasn’t like the Cullens from Twilight really went out of their way to kill people – they are mountain lions etcetera instead for a reason.
Grinning mischievously, Himiko reached out for Ochako’s prop sword. Catching on, Ochako positioned the sword so it looked like it was bursting out of Himiko’s chest and held on to the small of her back.
After adding emojis and digital stickers to the photos, Himiko quickly shuffled out of the photo booth to grab the photo strips printing outside. In the process, Ochako nearly choked on the petticoats smothering her face. Though she supposed dying while looking at Himiko’s gorgeous cosplay wouldn’t have been the worst way to go.
Emerging breathless from the photo booth, Ochako smiled at Himiko who was gradually spinning in the direction of the vendor tables.
“I’m going to make copies and hang them up everywhere,” Himiko cackled. “Tehehe, Dad will probably get annoyed and claim he’ll burn them down but he’s a big softie so he wouldn't actually do it. Maybe he’d even get all sentimental and keep a photo.”
“So I take it your dads made up after their fight?”
“Yeah, thank God.”
“What a relief. I mean after all you went through it can hurt to have a stable family unit.”
Folding the photos, Himiko sighed as she stowed the pictures away in the folds of her dress. “Tell me about it.”
Stepping further away from the photo booth as Himiko and Ochako wound through the labyrinth of vendors, Kyouka ran a thumb over one of the photos with four girls crowded inside that tiny room. Her heart pounded as she took in the sight of Momo’s reserved smile. The way her curled hair fell loosely over her shoulders.
As her organs liquified into a gooey mess, Kyouka considered getting the girl who had everything a curled iron. Or maybe some headbands. Because although Momo looked like a goddess to Kyouka no matter what… wow, seeing Momo with her hair down sure was sending sparks flying through Kyouka’s chest.
Trying not to let her gaze linger too long on delicate legs peeking out from beneath a green miniskirt, Kyouka passed Momo back her handheld mirror.
While the gold handle flashed beneath the fluorescent lights, Kyouka nodded in Himiko’s direction. “She definitely has a reflection.”
“Oh dear, poor Shouto is going to be crushed over this hurdle in his theory,” Momo sighed.
Kyouka snorted. “Do you really think that will stop him from cooking up some sort of excuse?”
“No, I suppose not.” Momo shook her head slightly, making her hair ripple over her shoulders like waves – making Kyouka thank her lucky stars that she’d fallen for someone so perfect.
As Momo reached for Kyouka’s hand to look at the photo strip she was hold, electricity seemly crackled through Kyouka’s nerves. It didn’t matter how much time Kyouka spent with Momo at school – every time they stood beside each other, every time they touched Kyouka found herself falling in love all over again.
“The photos truly did turn out quite lovely,” Momo said.
Kyouka’s gaze lingered on one photo where Himiko and Ochako had positioned the prop sword just right. Save for the lack of a flash of light, it looked like the blade was in fact emerging from between Himiko’s ribs.
Playfully elbowing Momo in the side, Kyouka smirked. “Bet you a new encyclopedia that Shouto will claim pulling a sword out of your chest is a secret vampire power.”
“You have no intention of winning the bet, do you? You are simply looking for an excuse to acquire a gift for me.”
Simmering away at the sight of Momo’s flushed expression, Kyouka raised her hands up in false defeat. “Hey, I’m innocent until proven guilty.”
Standing on her tiptoes, Kyouka leaned her head against Momo’s shoulder. As she marveled over how Momo’s hair was softer than any pillow she spotted a couple familiar silhouettes perched by a stage on the opposite side of the convention hall. A girl with short reddish hair strode by in calm wide strokes as she readjusted her headband with cat ears. Half a meter behind her a girl with blue hair toyed her fake cat tail. Kyouka let out an impressive whistle as he realized that Yuyu wasn’t wearing shoes and really had committed to the bit with her Catra cosplay.
Kyouka chuckled as she noticed Neijire’s gaze linger on Yuyu’s tight-fitted red and maroon costume. Swinging a bulky plastic sword off her shoulder, Neijire flared out her red She-Ra cape and giggled as she wrapped herself and Yuyu in it.
As Kyouka clasped her hand around Momo’s, she smiled fondly at the couple. She’d have to head over to Neijire eventually and thank her for helping confess to Momo. It was only fair to give credit where credit was due in terms of her fellow music server mod’s wealth of sapphic dating advice.
Also, thank God Momo and I didn’t go as Catradora after all. Would’ve been hella awkward.
Voice as soothing as chamomile tea, Momo tapped a finger against Kyouka’s gold headpiece. “Kyouka… you know, I would technically be able to pull a sword out of my chest.”
“Does that mean my girlfriend is a vampire?”
“Heaven knows. But would that be such a bad thing?” Momo asked.
“Not if it’s you, babe.”
Planting a kiss on Momo’s cheek, Kyouka grounded herself in the weight of the photo strip resting in her palm.
For all of Himiko’s peculiarities… and a downright concerning fondness for knives, maybe, just maybe, Himiko was more than a walking talking red flag. Glancing over her shoulder at Himiko and Ochako crouching in front of a bin of plushies, Kyouka failed to suppress a smile.
Those two really fit together like puzzle pieces, huh?
Notes:
Thank you all for your comments, bookmarks, kudos and for simply reading this story! Whether you're a silent reader or comment regularly, I treasure every single one of you! I really adore the togachako community and how much y'all adore these gals and their unconditional affection for each other <3
Special shoutout to Ghost for the idea to vote on the class prez by picking random numbers. Thank you Ice for always being there to enable me with all things femslash. And thank you Eroda for being a certified cutie pie and a fellow married!dabihawks enthusiast
Also, togachako's cosplay was heavily inspired by Revolutionary Girl Ochako which is such an amazing fic that was recently completed. The final chapter still has me shook to my core (I love it so much) and Revolutionary Girl Ochako is definitely up there with Kiss Her Knife's Edge as one of my all-time favorite togachako fics.
EDIT: I'm temporarily removing the title cards for this fic because the links for my image embeds have been acting up for weeks.
Chapter 18: May I please have a big brother?
Summary:
Big brother Twice joins the family group chat.
Notes:
I know it's only been a few days since i last posted but i love this chapter so much i just couldn't wait any longer to share it
Thank you for betaing this chapter and inspiring the omakes, Stariana <3
And thanks to my baby bro for inspiring one of Himiko's invasive questions.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
my familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Eeeeeeeeep
Look at my photos
Aren't I the cutest? Isn't my sweet sweet ochie the CUTEST 🩷💗🩷
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ shared IMG167789.jpeg]
Pop-eyes
Aww you 2 are the most adorable things in the world 😊
I'd hang this photo up everywhere in my agency if the commission weren't so against me having friends and family
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Boo the commission sounds like a bunch of meanies 👎
Dad-bi
tell me abt it
those bastards won't let fucking birdbrain be his weird bird self and have a goddamn nest
TheCrayonSong🖍️
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
I don't like that one bit
We're making a nest in our apartment for when papa visits, right dad?
Pop-eyes
Awww fletching 😭
Dad-bi
I have better things to do with my time
Pop-eyes
hmm I think you're just a coward who's too scared to try new things in the bedroom… like a nest 😉
Dad-bi
Oh fuck off
I'm not making u fried chicken if you're gonna be a fucking dumbass
Pop-eyes
Nooooo pls hot stuff
I need my chimkin 🍗🍗🍗
Dad-bi
u can live without it
Pop-eyes
but it'll be a MISERABLE life
Dad-bi
so I'm not enough to make u happy?
Pop-eyes
only if you make yummy food ❤️
Dad-bi
jfc this is what I get for picking an idiot who can't cook to save his life
Pop-eyes
hey! I have plenty of other skills
Anyhow did you have fun on your double date fletching?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
The MOST fun
Dad-bi
Who are those other hero brats in the photo?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ochako’s friends momo and jirou
They're dressed as sailor Neptune and sailor Uranus
Pop-eyes
Sailors? Who?
Dad-bi
Lmao ofc u don't know
Pop-eyes
What? The commission didn't let me engage with a lot of pop culture
Dad-bi
damn sometimes I forget your shitty childhood gives mine a run for its money
Pop-eyes
Well you know what the commission was like
Dad-bi
Yeah but I was only there for like what… 2 years?
I'd say nearly burning alive beats living under a rock
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Wait dad you watched sailor moon 👀
Dad-bi
don't give me that damn look
I have a younger sister so there was no escape
Pop-eyes
can someone please explain what sailor moon is?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
How about we watch some episodes next time you visit Papa?
Pop-eyes
Thanks fletching
I'll just need to be careful bc the handlers get suspicions when I spend too much time out of my apartment
TheCrayonSong🖍️
want me to stab them?
Dad-bi
I can burn the commission down or whatever
Pop-eyes
NO CRIMES PLEASE
Dad-bi
ugh you're so boring birdbrain
Pop-eyes
Well someone needs to try and keep this household’s kill count at a minimum
Dad-bi
murder is overrated anyways
You’ve do it once, you’ve done it 1000 times
Burning ppl alive isn’t as exciting as you’d think
TheCrayonSong🖍️
That’s bc you’re not doing murder right
Stabbing ppl is wayyy more fun
Pop-eyes
umm maybe that’s enough of discussing murder methods in front of a literal pro hero
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Party pooper
Pop-eyes
What? I thought i was the fun parent
TheCrayonSong🖍️
not if you keep saying that murder is a no no
Dad-bi
i guess birdbrain has a point on murder tho
Guess it might be shitty for my fucked up mental health or whatever
and if i’m not gonna drag my ass over to a shrink i guess the least i can do is cut back and commit fewer murders
Pop-eyes
Aww you’re giving up patricide and cutting back on homicide for me?
You really do love me
Dad-bi
in your dreams
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hmm i take it that your makeup sex after your fight was just that good? :3
Pop-eyes
You bet ;)
Dad-bi
WTF KEIGO?! That’s our kid – you can’t go around saying crap like that
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well if you don’t wanna answer that question dad…
I have another very important question for you (◕ᴗ◕✿)
Dad-bi
then ask already
I don't have all day brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okie dokie ✨
so which one of u is the top and who's the bottom?
Pop-eyes
LMAO fletching XD
Dad-bi
Damn u brat
I'll have u know I tried to burn my stupid brother alive and I won't hesitate to do the same to you
Pop-eyes
what? you're admitting to a *failed* murder
and I thought u were good at being an arsonist
shame on you!
Dad-bi
good grief
I want a divorce
Pop-eyes
Joke's on you
We're not legally married 😂
Dad-bi
and yet I'm never getting rid of you, huh?
Pop-eyes
That's right! Love you hot stuff 😘
Dad-bi
You're tolerable I guess
When you're not being a damn pain
Pop-eyes
I'll treasure that complement forever babe
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tehehe
The smexy times question wasn't my real question :3
I just thought it'd make you less shocked by my real question by comparison
Pop-eyes
ooh psychological manipulation?
color me impressed
Dad-bi
you're both making my hair go white
TheCrayonSong🖍️
No we're not! You just stopped using your hair dye
Dad-bi
you have no proof brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
okay okay soooo
I dear dads
May I please have a brother?
Dad-bi
Absolutely not!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Too late
I already found one (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ added not a clone, i swear to the chat]
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ changed not a clone, i swear’s name to vote twice for big brother!]
vote twice for big brother!
Hey! Twice at your service – lovely to meet you
Fuck off and die
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yayyyy big brother!!
Dads please give him a warm welcome
Dad-bi
Dafuq? I never agreed on adopting another kid
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So? It’s not like you planned on adopting me either
Pop-eyes
she’s got you there, hot stuff
Dad-bi
No she does NOT
Pop-eyes
so you’re saying you were planning on adopting her?
Dad-bi
Hmm looks like i’m cooking barbeque chicken tonight
Pop-eyes
Oh i thought you weren’t making me chicken anymore :3
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hurray!! Dad’s letting papa being sort of cannibalistic again
vote twice for big brother!
Ahhh cannibalism is scary
So normal – it’s a chicken eat chicken world out there
TheCrayonSong🖍️
It really is
Nothing beats human blood tho
Oooh twice would you share your blood with me
if you became my big brother?
vote twice for big brother!
Ofc! Wherever, whenever my blood will be there
Please don’t put needles in me and take my blood :((
Dad-bi
For the record u are not getting fried chicken, birdbrain
Your chicken privileges are REVOKED
Pop-eyes
How dare you
Chicken is like 70% of my personality
Who even am i without it?
Dad-bi
serves you right for giving me an identity crisis
Like who even am I without patricide?
Pop-eyes
Touche
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okay okay
Twice please tell my dads about all your marketable skills
and they should accept you for the position of my big brother
Pop-eyes
Can you make fried chicken, twice?
My husband’s being a meanie and says he’s giving up on chef duty
Dad-bi
Not my fault you can’t even boil water properly birdbrain
need i remind you of the potato incident
TheCrayonSong🖍️
the potato incident?
Pop-eyes
It was ONE TIME, hot stuff
Dad-bi
well, potatoes aren’t supposed to fucking explode, birdbrain
vote twice for big brother!
Sorry, i can’t cook to save my life
I’m a gourmet chef! Ofc I can make fried chicken
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well i’m sure you have other skills, big brother
vote twice for big brother!
I can make doubles with my quirk!
I have no marketable skills.
TheCrayonSong🖍️
See dads? That’s pretty useful, right?
Dad-bi
Reducing someone’s usefulness to just their quirk?
No thanks
vote twice for big brother!
I give great commentary on movies! Especially in the trolls franchise! Those are masterpieces of cinema
I wanna barf whenever i see those movies
Dad-bi
How old is this guy?
Pop-eyes
Hey! The trolls franchise is great for all ages dabi! Don’t shame ppl who like cartoons
vote twice for big brother!
You can’t just demand my personal information. You’re an internet stranger. What if I get doxxed?
I’m 30 :)
Dad-bi
Wait? You’re older than me
Does adopting someone who’s older even make sense?
Pop-eyes
I dunno
But i wouldn’t be complaining if someone adopting me at my age
A stable parental figure? Yes please!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
besides, think abt it dads
You already adopted a kid who’s only like 7 years younger than you – and we all know that’s far from conventional
So why not just roll w it and adopt a 30 year old?
Dad-bi
i did not cut off my stupid bio fam to get stuck with yet another family
TheCrayonSong🖍️
but daBiiii you love being a dad
Dad-bi
that’s bullshit
Pop-eyes
idk, you seemed to enjoy braiding himiko’s hair
Dad-bi
I only did it bc you sucked so much at it
vote twice for big brother!
I can braid hair so well!
What even is hair?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
hear that, dad?
If twice gets to be my big brother you won’t need to be the one braiding my hair all the time
Pop-eyes
Now don’t say that fletching
Our big old tsundere loves braiding your hair even if he doesn’t want to admit it
Dad-bi
I’m not a tsundere
Pop-eyes
Yeah, and i don’t like fried chicken
Dad-bi
Good grief
How about i cut you a deal birdbrain…
i start making you fried chicken again and then no more adopting ppl?
Pop-eyes
Hmm fried chicken is my favorite…
vote twice for big brother!
Fine by me, i never wanted to be a part of your stupid family anyways
Aww darn i’m going to be homeless again
Pop-eyes
Wait you’re homeless?
vote twice for big brother!
Yep, have been since i got fired from the job i got after my folks died when i was in middle school
All because some dumb client jumped into the road with no warning
Nah, i live in a mansion with a big family! Haven’t had to work a day in my life. Everything is awesome! Everything is cool when you’re part of a team
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Omg did you just quote the lego movie?
Well now you HAVE to be my big brother
Pop-eyes
Hot stuff can we pleaseeeee
Dad-bi
No
Pop-eyes
Does homeless solidarity mean nothing to you?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Come on, everyone in this household has been homeless as a kid
Let twice join – it’s destiny (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧
[vote twice for big brother! changed their name to homeless solidarity]
Dad-bi
I’m just trying to give you the luxury i never i had of being an only child
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Eww being an only child is boring
Plus i bet having siblings is what made you so cool
Dad-bi
Hmm i guess birdbrain was an only child and did turn out kind of lame
Pop-eyes
Hey! I’m not lame!
I’m a super cool pro hero
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Umm… sry papa you’re not my fav pro
Pop-eyes
Wait then who is?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ochako of course!
Pop-eyes
But she doesn’t even have her license yet
TheCrayonSong🖍️
She does in my heart <3
Anywayssss dad what do you say to your extraordinary applicant for the position of my big brother?
Dad-bi
You’re not gonna cut it out until i give you what you want, are you?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Nope! 🙂
Dad-bi
Fine
You and twice can watch that dumb trolls movie if u want while i’m out running errands and shit
I gotta head over to Giran and turn down that dumb USJ job
It sounds like a suicide mission if u ask me
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Wait.
Did you say USJ?????
OMAKE: #GiveKeigoHisNest2024
EndeavorSux
hello brother in law
sign my petition
some like it hot 🔥🍗
What? But Shouto you don't know that touya is alive yet in this fanfic
EndeavorSux
I will find out soon enough.
A faked death conspiracy is practically calling my name
some like it hot 🔥🍗
What's this petition even for?
EndeavorSux
#GiveKeigoHisNest2024
some like it hot 🔥🍗
whatttt?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oh yeah hey papa
I told Uncle Shouto abt how nest deprived you've been
some like it hot 🔥🍗
wow fletching
u didn't need to go out of your way for me
TheCrayonSong🖍️
What can I say?
You're one of my fav parents
EndeavorSux
Any legal fees will be on me
Or rather endeavor's credit card
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yayyy grandpa's bank account is the best
OMAKE: Pop-eyes
TheCrayonSong🖍️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMdI_fozMYg
some like it hot 🔥🍗
what's that fletchling?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
watch the video and find out
some like it hot 🔥🍗
hmm no thanks
hot stuff warned me that you rickrolled him before
TheCrayonSong🖍️
now why would i do that to you?
doing the same joke in an omake again wouldn't be funny
some like it hot 🔥🍗
yeah i'm not clicking on that, fletchling
not taking my chances
TheCrayonSong🖍️
your loss
it's not like it was a rickroll anyways
some like it hot 🔥🍗
oh you don't say?
was it that whistle meme
TheCrayonSong🖍️
noooo
it was sth completely different
it was the pop eye theme song
some like it hot 🔥🍗
pop-eyes has a theme song?
why doesn't kfc have one?
i want my fav fried chicken chain to stay ahead of the game
TheCrayonSong🖍️
no, not the chicken chain
i mean pop eye the sailor man
yk from that old cartoon
some like it hot 🔥🍗
fletching you know i didn't get a lot to watch a lot of tv growing up
TheCrayonSong🖍️
rightt
anyways i just thought it was kinda funny that yk your family group chat name i kinda like pop eye the sailor
and you haven't watched sailor moon
some like it hot 🔥🍗
hmm i still don't quite get it
guess that's one more thing to add to our family tv/movie marathons, huh?
Notes:
Togachako Recs:
Catastrophic Reds And Autumn Skies (I'm only few chapters into this fic and i'm loving it so far. It's scratching my itch for post-war togachako.)
Sidewalk Chalk (the descriptions in this one shot were chef's kiss)
(Dabihawks) Fics That Inspired Dear Google:
Are You Still A Spy If Your Husband's In On It? (the fic that got me obsessed with married!dabihawks)
A Guide About Converting To Villainy For Your Boyfriend (with early dear google chapters I usually thought of this fic when writing himiko's dabihawks-related interactions)
The Todoroki In-Laws (my favorite chatfic. it showed me how much fun chatfics can be and i def used it as a point of reference while writing dear google which is my first chatfic)
area cryptid upset no bothered to inform him of his tragic backstory (absolutely a direct inspiration for the dabihawks backstory i've alluded to in dear google. and if memory serves himiko's frequent use of kaomojis in early chapters was inspired by this fic.
Mischellanous:
the league of social experiments, or how Toga Himiko managed to form a cult of Class 1-A students through Tumblr shitposting (if you like dear google you'll probably like this. it's toga social media au shenanigans. the title speaks for itself)
Chapter 19: Why do people celebrate April Fools?
Summary:
This is a very normal chapter. Definitely not an April fools prank. Totally canon to the rest of the fic.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
rationale Täuschungen Opfer
ist mir (blut)wurst 🩸
April April
bin pleite 🚀
was? Himiko was machst du denn hier
Du solltest doch gar nicht in diesen Chat sein
ist mir (blut)wurst 🩸
Naja die Autorin dachte sie gönnt sich heute nen kleinen Scherz, ochie
kurzschluss expert ⚡
echt? Mensch, was für eine blöde Kuh
Jetzt müssen alle Google Übersetzer verwenden
und dieses Kapitel ist nicht Mal handlungsrelevant
zimsalabim! bin unsichtbar 🫥
aber immerhin passt der Google Teil iwie mit dem Titel dieses Fics
E.T. 2.0 👽
Mensch toru verwende nicht Internet Abkürzungung
KA ob Leute das checken
zimsalabim! bin unsichtbar 🫥
Mina du Heuchlerin! Du und von wegen keine Abkürzungen
E.T. 2.0 👽
Oops
Tipp-ex 📼
chillt eure Eier Leute
E.T. 2.0 👽
Nicht alle hier haben Eier, Sero
Tipp-ex 📼
Na dann eben chillt eure Eier*stöcke
ist mir (blut)wurst 🩸
Boah wie inklusiv
Du wirkst nett
Kann ich dein Blut trinken?
bin pleite 🚀
Nein! Trink mein blut stattdessen!
ist mir (blut)wurst 🩸
Ach bist du neidisch, Schatzi?
bin pleite 🚀
ein wenig
ich mein du trinkst ja das Blut von Menschen die du liebst
ist mir (blut)wurst 🩸
Mach dir keinen Kopf, meine Liebe
Ich hab nur Augen für dich
✨Biss zum Morgengrauen stan ✨
Aww. Wie romantisch
Quak! 🐸
Ich glaube wir hätten nicht so skeptisch über die Beziehung sein sollen
✨Biss zum Morgengrauen stan ✨
Oui! Die beiden sind wie füreinander gemacht
immer am flexen 💪
Vielleicht ist dieser Aprilscherz doch was gutes
Das heißt doch dass alles was wir jetzt machen nicht canon ist
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Ich küss dann Midoriya
E.T. 2.0 👽
HA! Ich wusste dass du in ihn verknallt bist
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Bin ich nicht
ist mir (blut)wurst 🩸
Hmm wir sind voll überzeugt Dabi's Bruder
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Ich heiße nicht Dabi's Bruder
Mein Name ist Shoto
Wie auch immer ich geh jetzt Midoriya küssen
AUX-Kabel 🎶
Aber warum?
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Weil ich kann
verreck, endeavor!🕺🔥
Nein nein nein das tust du nicht du Hurensohn
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Warum nennst du mich Hurensohn? Wir haben dieselbe Mutter, Touya
verreck, endeavor!🕺🔥
Mit Hure mein ich natürlich Endeavor
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Ach das macht Sinn
verreck, endeavor!🕺🔥
Aber wenn du mit Midoriya rumknutscht bring ich dich um
Du bist zu jung für ne Beziehung
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Als ob nicht mit Hawks verheiratet warst seitdem du 20 wurdest, touya
verreck, endeavor!🕺🔥
DAS ist KOMPLETT anders du Mistkerl!
Hawks und ich sind nicht Mal legal verheiratet
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Oh. Lad mich zu der Hochzeit ein falls ihr das jemals macht
verreck, endeavor!🕺🔥
Niemals!
stolzer querdenker 🔥❄️
Ok. Ab geht's in Midoriyas Zimmer
verreck, endeavor!🕺🔥
Gott dieses Kind gibt mir so viele Migränen
ist mir (blut)wurst 🩸
Hey Vati, weil nichts was wir jetzt in diesem Kapitel tun Konsequenzen hat, könnten wir BITTE meine Bioeltern töten
verreck, endeavor! 🕺🔥
Meinetwegen
Ist sowieso nicht canon für den fic
Ich hab nichts besseres zu tun
bin pleite 🚀
Und ich komm mit!
ist mir (blut)wurst 🩸
Hurra! Ich hab dich doch auf die dunkle Seite gebracht 😊
Notes:
Here's the translation I made: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17cg-4J1Vdd8cGHdjGIkp6OGaZkTjS_YzyB9vlF2YfXM/edit?usp=sharing
I'm working on drafting/revising chapters 20 and 21
Tentatively I plan on posting normal chapters later this month (but first, I'm trying to recover from uni burnout rn)Anyways, some clarification the German variants of the nicknames:
ist mir (blut)wurst (himiko): Play on the idiom "ist mir wurst" which literal means "it's sausage to me". essentially it's a way of saying "i don't care".
bin pleite (ochako): "am broke"
kurzschluss expert (kaminari): shortcircuit expert
E.T. 2.0 (mina): it's self-explanatory. the german title of the movie is also more or less the same as the english one
zimsalabim! bin unsichtbar (toru): "abracadabra! i'm invisible"
Tipp-ex (sero): german brand of correction tape. it's like white-out
Biss zum Morgengrauen stan (yuga): "Biss zum Morgengrauen" is the German title of Twilight. It means "Until Dawn" and it's also a pun because "Biss" means bite whereas "bis" means "til"
Quak! (tsu): the sound a frog makes in German
immer am flexen (kiri): "always flexing"
AUX Kabel(jirou): "AUX cord"
stolzer querdenker (shouto): "proud lateral thinker". the word "querdenker" has connotations with conspiracy theorists
verreck, endeavor! (dabi): "verreck" essentially is a slang word for "die". "verrecken" basically is equivalent to "to croak" in english
Chapter 20: How do you become less of a pervert?
Summary:
The author tries to give Mineta a tiny bit of character development.
And Shouto figures out that Touya's very much not dead.
Notes:
So I'm reaching the end of the semester and y'all know what that means... the eyeliner's popping but the mental health is dropping :3
anyways that's why this chapter is unedited XD it's def not on par with the quality of the cosplay chapter but whatever i'm posting it
chapter 21 is gonna take me a while because i decided i want to add some twice pov before i hopefully FINALLY get to the usj in chapter 22
wish me luck on my differential equations exam tomorrow - that class is giving me hell and the dabihawks bachelorette au I've been reading is the only thing keeping my sanity intact
Chapter Text
Logical Ruse Victims
AcidTrip
soooo how did the double date go 👀
3D_Printer
Splendidly! We had an engaging discussion about sailor moon and gay awakenings
eat the rich (expect momo)
Yeah it was really nice to himiko in person again
AcidTrip
Can’t get enough of handholding huh?
eat the rich (expect momo)
Not when it’s himiko
now u see me
Awww you’re so head over heels it’s sickeningly sweet
EndeavorSux
Onwards to the most important aspect though
Does Ochako’s girlfriend have a reflection?
Feel_The_Noize
sure does
so she’s no vampire
or at least not the classic dracula kind
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
si je me souviens bien
the vampires in twilight had reflections
EndeavorSux
Twilight theory lives
Kero-sene
I would not have expected anything else from shouto
eat the rich (expect momo)
Is there anything that will convince you that twilight theory isn’t real shouto?
EndeavorSux
Ignore the glaring reality of twilight theory right in front of me?
Never
eat the rich (expect momo)
Why would a vampire even want to date me specifically?
3D_Printer
Perhaps because you have a particularly appetizing blood type
EndeavorSux
No, obviously you are special like Bella Swan and vampire powers do not work on you
SparkySparkyBoomMan
twilight sure is sth else it sounds like ehmm
manliestman
Anyways, what did you think of Himiko as a person?
Was she the chivalrous type?
Feel_The_Noize
lowkey ochako’s fit was giving off the chivalrous vibes if anything
bc of the utena outfit
now u see me
Omg OMG
do you have photos?
Pleaseeee sharee
3D_printer
Why certainly
[3D_Printer sent IMG7865.jpeg]
manliestman
Wow!! You all look awesome!!
revelry in the dark
I rarely reach toward colors so bright
But just this once I will acknowledge the beauty beyond revelry in the dark
Premium_DuctTape
Heck yeah to whatever that means!
now u see me
So CUTEEE
AcidTrip
Absolutely iconic
Kero-sene
Good poses
Lmk where you got the costumes
My siblings already started thinking abt halloween costumes
Number1AllMightFan
Those cosplays are so accurate!
I know that these were store bought but do you buy any chance know what kind of stitching was used
Or what fabric blends were used
I’m curious how the manufacturing compares to all might cosplays
No.1
nerd , no ain’t the time to go on a tangent, ‘kay?
Just say they outfits aren’t half bad and move on so the extras can get back to focussing on their weird conspiracies
Number1AllMightFan
Okay sorry for derailing the conversation
EndeavorSux
It happens regularly Midoriya
Now back to Twilight theory
Ochako’s girlfriend is pulling a sword out of her chest
Clearly that is a Twilight vampire power
Feel_The_Noize
Called it
3D_Printer
Indeed you did, dear
I do not associate pulling a sword out of one’s chest as being a vampire ability
That being said Himiko was a tad unusual – I suppose she does have a morbid fascination with death
now u see me
Oh is she a true crime girlie?
3D_Printer
That would not be outside the realm of reason.
Whatever the case, Himiko seems like quite a nice girl.
And if she is in fact a serial killer she appears to be quite a friendly one.
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Aren’t a lot of serial killers that way tho?
Yk that’s how they reel their victims in etc etc
eat the rich (expect momo)
For the last time my gf is not a serial killer!
Feel_The_Noize
himiko seemed earnest
Sure made for a better in person impression than when she brought her roommate’s weed brownies
eat the rich (expect momo)
Well u mean her dad
Since he basically adopted her
Though I guess technically they live together which would make them roommates I guess?
SparkySparkyBoomMan
parents = roommates
Seems legit to me
Kero-sene
Whoever her dad is sure sounds like a character
EndeavorSux
Yes. Ochako's girlfriend did bring a note from him that said to stop putting fish on my dead brother’s shrine
He does not understand. If I sully Touya's memory with his least favorite food perhaps I'll annoy him into rising from the dead
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Yup yup yup
Much logic. Very smort
AcidTrip
sure is definitely something
No.1
Why did you fuckers tell me to get GODDAMN therapy and not icy hot when he clearly needs it more?
Number1AllMightFan
so you've been going to hound dog?
Wow that's so amazing, kacchan!
No.1
Ofc it is, nerd
Everything i do is amazing
manliestman
Congrats, bro!
Therapy is so manly
EndeavorSux
I suppose I could consider therapy. That might make me feel closer to my mother
Because she is in the mental hospital
now u see me
errr shouto that's kind of a heavy topic
are you sure you're, okay?
EndeavorSux
Yes. Why wouldn't I be?
Twilight theory has been proven correct.
I am overjoyed.
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Moi aussi!
oh and shouto would you like to borrow my DVD of breaking dawn part II?
u simply must see what an adorable bébé renesme is
Feel_The_Noize
u have an interesting definition of cute
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Oh so you've watched twilight
Tehehe
Feel_The_Noize
So what, Kaminari?
It might not be peak cinema or anything but those movies were fun
Ugh I'm sick of ppl shitting on practical everything with a teenage girl audience
AcidTrip
Preach don't yuck our yum 🙌
now u see me
for real
and like a lot of the side characters backstories were OMG so cool
GotAnyGrapes
Women have superior taste and all media should be targeted toward a female audience first and foremost.
eat the rich (expect momo)
i don't think that's quite right. there should be sth out there for everyone
Kero-sene
Also what's with the radical feminism, Mineta?
Premium_DuctTape
Yeah it's almost as if someone sent you a respect women or else death threat
AcidTrip
but that would be ridiculous
Ha ha I bet Mineta here just had some personal growth on his own. Isn't that, right?
GotAnyGrapes
Yes
It
Is
Very true
manliestman
huh you're typing kinda funky?
Everything ok?
GotAnyGrapes
couldn't be better
my quirk just made my phone stick to my hands
tricky to type
Feel_The_Noize
srsly though Mineta
you don't need to say women are superior and such
just don't be a perv for fuck’s sake
GotAnyGrapes
I was just trying to show how great I think girls are
AcidTrip
By making us uncomfortable! That wasn't okay
GotAnyGrapes
That's what everyone's been saying
But I'm just not the kinda guy girls would go for
I mean just long at me
Doesn't matter how smart I am
My hair and my stutter aren't exactly attractive
Ppl would only ever be interested if I had sth like fame to balance that out
It'll be ages until I'm a hero
So the best I can hope for is admiring over the ladies even if I don't get those same kind of feelings
Premium_DuctTape
uuh maybe you need to go to therapy too
eat the rich (except momo)
the way you look isn't the problem
AcidTrip
yep you gotta fix yourself on the inside
because that's what's ugly rn
Feel_The_Noize
I have a feminist book rec for you mineta
I'll dm it
all this patriarchal shit isn't sth you can fix in one day
but it should be a good starting point
GotAnyGrapes
does this mean I need to throw out my magazines?
now u see me
Ahhhhh TMI 😭
Feel_The_Noize
no you don't have to mineta
manliestman
Yep magazines are just a normal part of being a teenager
SparkySparkyBoomMan
What kind do have, Kiri?
manliestman
The manliest kind!
SparkySparkyBoomMan
great for you dude 👍
IidaTenya
Could we bring the conversation back to a more appropriate subject matter?
AcidTrip
sure thing, I just want to give my two cents first
Mineta doesn't need to throw out the magazines
unless it's the kind that's you know… illegal
GotAnyGrapes
Oh I should be good then
now u see me
huh that's surprising
3D_Printer
I must admit I am a tad shocked as well.
GotAnyGrapes
heyYy I might be a perv
but there are lines even I wouldn't cross
don't want stuff like that derailing my hero career
Feel_The_Noize
Thank god you're smart at least
maybe that means you can be saved
IidaTenya
Anyways back to another topic. Any topic please.
EndeavorSux
Uraraka, could you please elaborate on your girlfriend’s father?
My secret lovechild senses are tingling
eat the rich (expect momo)
He has a fire quirk
And I guess he likes weed
And that he'd be the kind of person to threaten to burn sentimental photos
EndeavorSux
hmm I see
AcidTrip
Shouto are you gonna say this guy is related to burnin’ like that blue flame villain you mentioned
EndeavorSux
no I have sth even more shocking in mind
now u see me
Well don't leave us hanging
EndeavorSux
I will have to do so.
I need to confirm whether this theory is true or not first
Because it could change everything
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
As long as it does not overshadow twilight theory mon ami all is well
EndeavorSux
It will not
I will not rest until we confirm that Himiko does in fact glow in the sun
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Hourra !
EndeavorSux
Hmm I just realized
You know how the vampires in twilight have special individual powers?
What if transformation and pulling a sword out of her chest are Himiko's special power?
eat the rich (expect momo)
For the last time Shouto we just angled the sword to look like it was coming out of Himiko's chest
EndeavorSux
That's what the nanobots in the water supply want you to think
PremiumDuctTape
I have a feeling that isn't even close to ‘Roki’s wildest theory
Got any more conspiracies?
EndeavorSux
Of course! Like the one abt all might’s hair actually being a wig
Number1AllMightFan
Lalala I can't hear u
EndeavorSux
Just look at those hair tufts
They defy gravity they can't possibly be real
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
✨It's time to try defying gravity
I think I'll try defying gravity✨
Number1AllMightFan
All might’s hair is NOT a wig!!
I ate a strand, it's real
Premium_DuctTape
Dude that's a little too far with the fanboy behavior even for you
manliestman
Yeah idk if eating ppl’s hair is a manly thing to do
Number1AllMightFan
uh does it help if I had consent?
revelry in the dark
The most innocent faces conceal the darkest habits 😔
No.1
Damnit u extras the nerd isn't a fucking stalker
He has a reason that's not creepy as hell to eat that hair
He's a normal amount of damn weird or whatever
Number1AllMightFan
Awwww kacchannnn
No.1
Don’t read into nerd
now u see me
Got any more theories shouto?
EndeavorSux
Yes
The usj is a money laundering scheme
IidaTenya
An institution as sophisticated as UA would do no such thing!
AcidTrip
LMAO
now u see me
Are you all hyped for the USJ?
manliestman
Hell yeah, bro!
Kero-sene
It will be good training
Especially for an aquatic environment
now u see me
Many dangers loom within the shadows if learning…or in this case a field trip
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Ha ha
Oui
Number1AllMightFan
Soba4L1fe
Hello Midoriya.
Number1AllMightFan
Um hi shouto
What are you doing in my dms?
Soba4L1fe
As much as I dislike how you’ve threatened twilight theory
I cannot deny that you are intelligent
Number1AllMightFan
You think i’m smart?
Ah you think too highly of me
I’m not all that
Soba4L1fe
After you deducted himiko’s quirk almost immediately?
Hardly
Plus i respect your commitment to proving the all might hair conspiracy wrong
By the way, how did it taste?
Number1AllMightFan
Ummmm… ah… well hair doesn’t necessarily have a taste
I suppose the follicle has oils so…
Soba4L1fe
Interesting
We can discuss this more later
If you ever wish to eat more pro hero hair let me know
That will provide an excellent excuse to shave off all endeavor’s hair
Number1AllMightFan
What is u dming me really abt?
Soba4L1fe
I think my dead brother Touya is actually alive
Number1AllMightFan
Why?
Soba4L1fe
There being a villain on the loose with blue flames wasn’t a red flag
I mean plenty of other ppl have different colored flames
Like burning
So someone having fire like touya’s wasn’t outside the realm of possibility
Then there was the note abt not putting fish on his shrine
though natsuo talks abt touya a lot so someone with a vendetta against the todorokis could have found that out
Number1AllMightFan
Those were a lot of clues
And a secretly alive brother seems like a conspiracy right up your alley
I would’ve expected you to practically jump at the idea
Soba4L1fe
didn’t want to get my hopes for nothing
Sure finding out that vampires that don’t sparkle in the sunlight weren’t real would hurt
But the thought of going through losing the brother i never knew all over again
I don’t know
I’ve lost enough ppl enough times
Number1AllMightFan
Do they not let you visit your mom?
Soba4L1fe
I suppose the staff would let me
But why would i
Who do you think is the reason she’s in that hospital?
Number1AllMightFan
I’m sure she’d love to see you again
Soba4L1fe
Me? I doubt it
But Touya i’m certain she would
Number1AllMightFan
So what made you think Touya’s alive?
Soba4L1fe
Well Himiko’s fire-quirked father/roommate wants to burn pictures of a family member
I can’t think of anything more Touya
Number1AllMightFan
Well, you’d know you’re own brother better than I do
But why are you reaching out to me?
Soba4L1fe
I need to find out what exactly happened to Touya
He supposedly burned alive a decade ago
But clearly he’s still kicking
I think you’re the only person with enough analysis expertise to help me find out what happened
Number1AllMightFan
Shouto, i’ll do my best
Plus ultra!
Soba4L1fe
Always an All might fanboy
Number1AllMightFan
Ha ha sorry
Soba4L1fe
Don’t be
I like all might too
Now if you were an endeavor fanboy then i’d be concerned
Chapter 21: How do I know if I'm even real?
Summary:
Compress and Magne join the family group chat.
Dabi, Himiko and Twice plan to join the USJ attack.
Twice has an existential crisis.
Notes:
I'm back, my lovelies <3
i have no clue when my next update will be since I'll be joining nwa's fic fight this june. And next month I also want to focus on some miscellaneous sapphic event pieces I've been working on. I am currently drafting the usj aftermath tho so I've been making slow but steady progress with the plot (I'm hoping to maybe have shiggy, kurogiri and spinner join the family group chat by chapter 25 but low-key it depends on the subplots).
And I guess the fact I've been dealing with a power outage for a week has been making it harder to progress with new Dear Google chapters - but it's alright. Every summer something happens and a tornado knocking out the power for a week sure beats the two-month-long ear infection I had last summer XD
Anyways, thank you for beta-ing Stariana <3 <3 <3
Also, thank you lovely readers for all your comments/kudos/bookmarks. they make me really happy and helped me maintain motivation to keep working on this fic! :D
I hope y'all enjoy this chapter - I had a lot of fun with Jin's POV!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
my familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
Dad-bi
Yeah i said usj
What of it brat?
Pop-eyes
Aww fledgling must just want to go to universal studios japan, right?
we should go hot stuff
It’d be a great family outing
homeless solidarity
Family outing! Family outing!!
as if i’d want to be seen in public w any of you
Pop-eyes
what do villains want to do at a theme park anyways?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oh dad meant the theme park that’s a relief
Idk papa maybe it’s more of a vigilante dealio abt trying to convince a corporation to charge cheaper ticket prices
I want in!
Crimes that help ppl are the most funsies
Dad-bi
it’s not the fucking theme park
just a hero brat training facility w a tacky name
TheCrayonSong🖍️
No no no no
Dad pretty please with a cherry on top be lying
Please say it isn’t true
Dad-bi
No can do, brat
Pop-eyes
Baby bird, what’s wrong?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ochako’s class is going to the usj training facility
Dad-bi
Fuck
Pop-eyes
What’s the plan for the usj job?
Why are you saying it’s a suicide mission?
Dad-bi
Because the group attacking the usj is planning on killing all might
You know the newest member of the hellhole of a school’s staff
homeless solidarity
Easy peasy barely an inconvenience
Killing all might? Have they lost their marbles
Dad-bi
I doubt they had marbles to begin w considering compress isn’t enough of an idiot to do this sort of gig
Pop-eyes
Who’s compress? Some secret lover i need to be jealous of?
Dad-bi
Relax birdbrain as if i’d be into magicians
Besides he has a mask on idk know what he looks like
TheCrayonSong🖍️
but omg what if he’s like super hot behind the mask?!!
Pop-eyes
yeah! Explain yourself, hot stuff
How do you know this guy?
Dad-bi
he’s just some thief, okay?
Helped me steal a shipment of limited edition endeavor plushies 2 years ago and then i set it on fire
TheCrayonSong🖍️
yep. That does sound like sth you’d do
Pop-eyes
Hold on a minute. It didn’t happen to be the limited edition plushies of endeavor without his mustache, right?
Dad-bi
does it matter?
Mustache or no mustache he’s still a flaming hot cheeto gone bad
Pop-eyes
Answer the question touya
Dad-bi
Fine, it was the mustache-free plushies
Pop-eyes
ahhhhhhh
Do u have any idea how long i sat in front of my computer waiting until midnight so i could place my order as soon as they went live? do you know how difficult it was to get one before they sold out?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
but papa aren’t you known for being fast
Pop-eyes
Believe me, fledgling
Hero fans on the hunt for merch even give me a run for my money
Dad-bi
besides don’t you have assistants who could have ordered the plushies for you?
Pop-eyes
excuse me!
i don’t have my employees work at unreasonable hours
Dad-bi
Alright alright
How abt we call a truce?
I’ll stay up late the next time u want to order limited edition merch, okay?
Pop-eyes
deal
And it won’t be endeavor merch next time
Can’t say i’m much of fan of him knowing… well, everything
It’s just…
Dad-bi
He saved you
i get it
I just wish that bastard could have saved me too
homeless solidarity
Should i be up to date about all this drama?
as if i care about any of your lives
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Aww love u too big brother
I’ll get you up to date w all the scoop on dad and papa eventually
But first things first –
we need to tell someone abt the usj attack!
Dad-bi
Like who brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Idk but papa’s a hero
He can do sth, right?
Warn ppl
Let the commission know
Pop-eyes
And have them ask where i got the information from?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Then just lie!
a little white lie never killed anyone, right?
Dad-bi
You’re just invested bc of your gf
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I mean yeah she’s the root of it but not the only reason
these kids are good ppl
No matter how pretty their blood is i don’t think they deserve to get hurt
Dad-bi
They’re hero brats
They know what they’ve signed up for
TheCrayonSong🖍️
But they're not heroes yet
and they really don't deserve to get hurt badly
Jirou knows so much abt sapphic shows
Momo is a massive science nerd in like a super cute way
and uncle shouto well he’s just silly goofy based on what ochie says abt him
Dad-bi
not how i’d describe him
That kid is a menace
Also why the FUCK are you calling him uncle?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Because he’s your dear brother, dad
Dad-bi
Oh fuck off
TheCrayonSong🖍️
But for real we’ve got to do sth
I mean we’ve taken on drug rings,
Threatened a pervert
And committed several murders
Saving some teenagers can’t be out of the question, right?
Maybe if papa can’t warn the authorities you can dad
Dad-bi
And turn whatever powerful backer the usj attackers have against me?
yeah right
i’m not fucking stupid
homeless solidarity
Boo screw that powerful backer, we can do whatever we want
Uh yeah attacking a hero training facility sounds scary
Dad-bi
wow. You said sth sensible for once
never expected that to happen w the 30-year-old the knife brat is trying to convince me to adopt
Which doesn’t make sense btw since i’m in my mid-fucking-twenties
homeless solidarity
What? A 23-year-old can totally have a 30-year-old son
You’re right it makes no sense, i’ll see myself out
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Dad be nice!!
Dad-bi
When i have i ever been nice
Pop-eyes
Several times, hot stuff
You just don’t wanna admit it because being an asshole is like your whole personality :3
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Wait!! dad DAD! I have an idea
What if i went to the usj to make sure that ochako and the hero students i like don’t get hurt?
Dad-bi
Sounds foolhardy
A surefire way to get in the crossfire of an attempted murder on all might
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well you can’t stop me
Dad-bi
Fucking fine
Then you’re grounded
TheCrayonSong🖍️
hmm you’re weirdly confident that i won’t find some way to sneak out of the house
homeless solidarity
I got you. I’ll make copies of your house keys!
Stay locked away forever
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tysm big brother! and if it doesn’t work i can always use my hairpins
Pop-eyes
Do u even still use hairpins?
Hot stuff’s been braiding your hair and all
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Just bc i’m not rocking the space buns look anymore doesn’t mean i threw out all my bobby pins
Plus, they make for fantastic lock picks
Dad-bi
ugh fine i guess you can go to the usj
Not like i can stop u anyways, brat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
YAYYYYY
Ochie ain’t getting hurt on my watch
Dad-bi
But you can only go under 2 conditions
I’m going with you
And we’re gathering more intel first
Pop-eyes
Aww you’re such a softie for the kid, hot stuff
I doubt the commission will let me join the usj as a chaperone
But it can’t hurt to ask and frame it as getting more info on the next gen of heroes
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So who are you gonna get intel from, dad?
Dad-bi
not Giran, he doesn't need more dirt on me
Maybe magne and compress tho
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Already on it! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*.✧
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ added Magnetic_Personality and marble-ous to the chat]
Dad-bi
Brat, u need to stop inviting ppl to the family group chat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
so u admit we're family?
Dad-bi
only bc you're marginally better than my bio fam
Pop-eyes
classic hot stuff
always cooking up some tsundere excuses
Magnetic_Personality
Not sure what I'm doing here but finding out that Dabi is a family man is def interesting
Dad-bi
Am not
You just don’t have the context
Pop-eyes
The context being that you and I are married
Magnetic_Personality
yup def a family man
marble-ous
Might I inquire as to why I have been invited here?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Heya!
Compress it's a lot to explain ngl
marble-ous
In that case, let the backread commence!
Magnetic_Personality
Nah there's too much text
No way I'll read that
marble-ous
On second thought, I will not either. The amount you've written is far too immense
homeless solidarity
What it's hardly anything?
This chat history is practically as long as lord of the rings
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Eh I'll fill you in on the basics
I'm dating a hero student
Dad-bi
Which is fucking stupid
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Like you're one to talk (◠‿・)—☆
Pop-eyes
she's got you there
TheCrayonSong🖍️
That I do!
Anyways yada yada my gf is going to be at the USJ prolly when the attack happens since all might is her heroics teacher and such
And I'm joining the attack to make sure she doesn't get hurt
marble-ous
Oh how romantic!
Magnetic_Personality
So you're like a kid, right?
Are you sure going to usj is safe…
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Himiko! Sorry forgot to introduce myself
(I stole your contacts for dabs’ phone tehehe)
Anyways I'll be fine considering that I'm a bonafied serial killer
And tbh I think that's pretty impressive for a super cute girl my age
Magnetic_Personality
Oh nice!
Always happy to run into a fellow serial killer
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Likewise! Your work is totes impressive!
so much beautiful blood
marble-ous
Um… this talk of blood is interesting to say the least
But why exactly did you want to speak with us
Dad-bi
To get more info on that shit show of a usj attack
Who's involved, what are their quirks? You get the gist
Magnetic_Personality
Dunno much ngl
They have a warper though
Brought me in for an interview regarding possibly joining them
I wasn't feeling it though
The vibe was… off
homeless solidarity
Oh were there not enough knives?
Magnetic_Personality
Not exactly
The boss just seemed kind of strange I guess
marble-ous
Agreed
There seems to be a great deal of showmanship with the usj attack with wanting to kill All Might and all but there appears to be a lack of purpose behind the glamour
Dad-bi
Yeah yeah
Anyone w 2 brain cells can tell that the scheme is half baked at best
But what's the leader’s damn quirk
Magnetic_Personality
Some sort of five point quirk
marble-ous
Yeah he was avoiding touching things w all five fingers
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okie dokie
We'll just stay away from the fingies
Magnetic_Personality
And that guy wore a hand on his face
And arms
Just a bunch of disembodied hands
Pop-eyes
Yikes 😬
Were those real hands?
marble-ous
That would be my guess
Magnetic_Personality
Idk maybe that dude is wearing fake hands for his ‘aesthetic’ or sth
marble-ous
Oh dear
What a crime against fashion
Dad-bi
Like you're one to talk, magician
marble-ous
Excuse me, my top hat is very sophisticated
Tell him, magne
Magnetic_Personality
No can do
marble-ous
Pardon? Do you think my fashion sense is bad?
Magnetic_Personality
It's just a little too eccentric for my taste
Dad-bi
And calling whatever you're wearing ‘fashion’ is way to generous
marble-ous
At the very least, I do not look as if I just walked out of a hot topic
Magnetic_Personality
Damn
Sick burn
Pop-eyes
Ooh that's a good pun
I'm gonna add that to my list of dad jokes to use
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yayyyy dad jokes >>>>>>
Pop-eyes
What can I say?
I love being a dad
Dad-bi
This conversation makes me want to set myself on fire and fake my death all over again
Pop-eyes
Oh come on, hot stuff
Socializing is good for you
Dad-bi
Fuck no
It's disgusting
Anyways we have the info we needed
[Dad-bi removed Magnetic_Personality and marble-ous from chat]
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Dadddddd
You can't just yeet ppl out of the chat
Dad-bi
Need I remind you that this is supposed to be the PRIVATE family group chat
TheCrayonSong🖍️
eh fair enough
homeless solidarity
Bring ‘em back pls. The more the merrier
Bleh, good riddance
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hey big bro
Where do you think the hands guy got his hands from?
homeless solidarity
The hands store?
Like I would know
Pop-eyes
Maybe someone tried to throw hands with him and well…
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Lmao dad XD
Pop-eyes
Are you sure that this whole USJ thing is going to be safe tho?
Dad-bi
Hell no
It's a fucking villain attack
Pop-eyes
Yeah I figured
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Welp guess it's time to start sharpening my knives for the USJ
homeless solidarity
And I can help!
You're on your own w that
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Aww ty
You're the sweetest
homeless solidarity
Fuck! my paper bag!
Everything’s fine. Totally not feeling like I'm tearing in half. Definitely didn't trip or anything
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oh no! Big brother are you okay?
Pop-eyes
Are you alright, twice?
Dad-bi
u better not be hurt
That would be so annoying
homeless solidarity
It's okay don't worry about me my mask is ruined and I'm going to split and my copies will be coming to get me Are they even copies though? Am I even real? Maybe I'm the copy
Pop-eyes
Hang in there, twice!
We'll get you a new mask everything is going to be okay
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yeah! Just send us your address big bro
You're going to be okay
homeless solidarity
Please I don't want to be alone again
Go away I don't need anyone
Magnetic_Personality
marble-ous
Who do you think dabi's husband is?
Magnetic_Personality
Some hero
marble-ous
Evidently
I feel like he'd be into blondes
Magnetic_Personality
How come?
marble-ous
Just a hunch
Magnetic_Personality
Fair enough
Gotta admit that picturing him with Best Jeanist is fun
marble-ous
Best Jeanist?
I thought he'd be more into present mic
Magnetic_Personality
Huh? Why?
marble-ous
Because he has showmanship and Dabi gives former theater kid energy
Magnetic_Personality
Hmm guess you have a point
At least we can both agree that dabi's mystery husband prolly isn't Hawks
marble-ous
Agreed
Isn't he a major endeavor fan?
As far as I am aware Dabi quite dislikes that particular hero
Magnetic_Personality
Exactly
my familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Do you have a mask dad?
Dad-bi
Just a fuck ton of medical masks so I can go out in public without being gawked at
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Darn, that's not going to cut it
How abt u papa?
Pop-eyes
Sry fletching only medical masks for me too
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ughhhh do none of you have a super cute full face mask
Dad-bi
Do you brat?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Nope
Wouldn't want to hide my adorable face you know
My cuteness is my gift to the world after all ✨
Dad-bi
gross
your confidence makes me wanna barf
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Then barf (✿^‿^)
Anyways I don't really need masks to begin with since w my quirk and all disguises are a piece of cake!
Dad-bi
Yeah whatever
Let's find a damn ski mask for that twice bastard so he stops acting like that fucking sky is falling
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Nah not a ski mask
I don't want my big bro looking like a criminal
Dad-bi
We literally are criminals
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I mean yeah but a ski mask would be a dead giveaway
Pop-eyes
You're not wrong
If I saw someone w a ski mask I wouldn't necessarily arrest them right away but they'd def be on my radar yk
Dad-bi
Well what do you want then, kid?
One of compress’ weird masks?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
OMG YES
That's perfect!
Ty for the great idea dad ( ˘ ³˘)♥
Dad-bi
Is it too late to disown you?
Pop-eyes
YES, hot stuff
Srsly u can’t just disown your family members every time they annoy u
Dad-bi
says who?
Pop-eyes
your beloved husband ofc
Dad-bi
idk… beloved is kind of a strong word
TheCrayonSong🖍️
enough of your flirting, dads
time is of the essence
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ added Magnetic_Personality and marble-ous to the chat]
Dad-bi
Goddammit kid
the chat name doesn’t even work if you just keep inviting randos
marble-ous
Excuse me but I simply do not perceive myself as “some rando”
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Agreed!
Compress isn’t just some rando
he’s “some rando magician”
marble-ous
Uhh if you are to use such rhetoric i’d prefer it if you didn’t defend me at all
TheCrayonSong🖍️
No can do
I need to get on your good side so you’ll help big brother Twice
First things first tho
It’s time for a little update
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ renamed the chat to my extended familyyy 🔪❤️🔪]
Dad-bi
Eh i guess this chat name is slightly less of an unfitting dumpster fire
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yayyyyy u approveee
Magnetic_Personality
What’s wrong with Twice?
Pop-eyes
His mask ripped and he ran off
I suppose i’d be able to find him but i don’t have a mask
Magnetic_Personality
Can’t you just buy one
Pop-eyes
Not with how my handlers
Uh i mean
my bank account gets monitored
Buying sth like a ski mask would instantly get flagged
Magnetic_Personality
Gets that makes sense if you’re jeanist
Pop-eyes
HUHHH? Why would you think i’m tsunagu?
Magnetic_Personality
No need to act coy
I know it’s you
Blondes seem like dabi’s type
Dad-bi
LIES
What on earth abt me screams attracted to excessive denim?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
EVERYONE FOCUS
Papa isn’t Jeanist and yes Dad is into blondes but that’s not the point
We need to focus on helping my big brother
Dad-bi
Don’t get ahead of yourself, it’s not like i’ve adopted him yet
TheCrayonSong🖍️
But you will ;)
Compress could you spare a mask?
marble-ous
I do have plenty
So yes I can
Besides, Twice does have a certain flair to him that i admire
Magnetic_Personality
And we can help you find him
Heaven knows that with the villain alter egos and all compress and i have also had days where we didn’t know who we were
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hurrrayyyyy family outing
And if you think abt it finding twice is kind of like a game of hide and seek
Great family bonding!
Pop-eyes
Sure fledgling
A persistent pressure abounded behind Jin’s eardrums as if his thoughts were on the verge of bursting out. Pulling the collar of his shirt over his face, he curled up on the factory floor. But it didn’t matter that the loose fabric concealed his face — he still felt like he was being ripped apart along the seams.
Tracing circles in the dust covering the corner, Jin contemplated rummaging through a dumpster to find a new paper bag. A chance to finally be whole again. But what if glass shards cut his skin leaving him dissolving into a pile of goo, revealing that he was nothing but a clone?
Just bite the bullet already and accept you’re a copy. Sooner or later you’ll be taken out – all it would take is one nasty fall on the sidewalk and you’d be a goner from the pain.
Digging his teeth into his lips — the sensation so much like ripping stitches — Jin shook his head. What if he’d made himself miserable all these years over nothing? What if he’d been the original all along? He’d made it through the massacre for a reason, right? Surely, the angry scar tissue on his forehead was a sign that he had some sort of pain tolerance – that a single broken bone wouldn’t reduce him to nothingness.
Don’t be ridiculous. You know for a fact life is meaningless. That’s why your parents died. They were good people — they didn’t deserve it. The only reason you outlived the other versions of yourself was pure dumb luck.
Patting his pockets, Jin considered pulling out a pack of cigarettes. Anything to subdue the thoughts swirlingin his skull. Then again, he’d have to expose most of his face for that. Not worth the trouble. Closing his eyes, Jin imagined the smoke pooling into his lungs, not quieting the voices, per se, no, they were as loud as ever… but the haze would at least make that nagging little voice bother Jin a little less.
Trying to tune me out, huh? Tough luck. I’m here to stay.
Clawing at his hair, Jin tried to anchor himself in the draft, whisking through the warehouse. The sound of cars honking in the distance. The smell of mold festering in the walls. So what if he wasn’t real? He felt real. That had to count for something.
Keep telling yourself that .
Holding the collar of his shirt in front of his face, Jin started to pace back and forth across the warehouse. He recalled a name flashing across a Reddit thread. Exchanges in DMs about how catchy jukebox musicals were. Which Velvet and Veneer song from the Trolls franchise was the catchiest ( Watch Me Work was number one in Jin’s book). And most of all, he thought of how light his chest had become when Himiko said it was her favorite too.
Liar. You like Sweet Dreams better. You just say Watch Me Work is your favorite because you couldn’t find Sweet Dreams on Spotify.
“Shut up!” Jin screamed, his voice echoing through the warehouse. It sounded almost like a dozen voices were hollering back at him. Just like on that day in his run-down apartment when a blade had sliced his skull.
Settling on the floor again, Jin tried to steady his breathing. No need for a sad man’s parade. He wasn’t alone anymore — well, in the warehouse he physically was, but at least not in a metaphorical sense. For whatever reason he hadn’t been booted out of the group chat yet — hurray for homeless solidarity. Otherwise, Dabi might have cast him aside for sure. Jin suspected he could see right through the paper bag that had been on Jin’s head and that the truth was clear as day. Namely that Jin was a waste of space that wasn’t worth anyone’s time.
After all, who was to blame for his situation aside from himself? What good would faulting the client who’d gotten him fired do? Since the law hadn’t been on his side, Jin had probably been in the wrong.
That’s right. You could’ve been driving slower. Who cares that the client wasn’t paying attention to pedestrian rules. You should’ve known better. If I had one wish, I would’ve never messed around.
Huh? Was his brain quoting Jojo Siwa’s Karma of all things?
What of it? It’s catchy. Better than those Trolls songs you like so much.
No way! The Trolls trilogy was peak art. And come hell or high water he’d prove it to that dumb persistent part of his brain. As soon as he got around to binging Trolls with Himiko, that little voice would be enlightened. He was sure of it.
Curling in on himself in a futile attempt to keep the risk of ripping in half at bay, Jin found himself smiling ever so slightly. Right. He had a sibling now. Or at least someone who called him her big brother. God, Jin couldn’t even remember what having a family was like anymore — it had been ages.
Squeezing his lips together, Jin recalled how his mom had made Western-style pancakes in the kitchen. He recalled him and his dad laughing about how the pancakes had tasted like cardboard. But as dry as the batter had been, the secret ingredient was impossible to miss: love. So what if that’s a cheesy thing to say? These days Jin would kill for a loving home-cooked meal. Well, maybe not kill — that was a tad extreme, even for him. Jin had more than enough of his fill of murder after all the Jin-copies had attacked each other, thank you very much.
But yeah, he figured gouging on buckets of fried chicken with Himiko and her dads would allow him to regain some semblance of the childhood he’d lost all those years ago. A chance to finally erase the temptation to copy himself just so he wouldn’t be alone anymore.
Keep dreaming. As if Dabi would ever accept you into Himiko’s little family.
No, that wasn’t true. Himiko said that Dabi was a little rough around the edges. It just took him a bit to warm up to people. That was all.
And you really believe Himiko? Does she have any idea how detestable you are? So what if Dabi warms up to most people? You aren’t most people. If anyone were to be the exception, it would be you.
From the corner of his eye, Jin spotted a red feather flutter into the warehouse. He felt his breath, trying to extinguish any false hope. There was no way anyone would actually come looking for him, right?
But there was no mistaking the voices outside.
“Chillax, hot stuff. There’s no denying they were right about blondes being your type.”
“Oh my, I should have guessed that your partner was the notorious Hawks,” a theatrical voice belted.
“Yeah, I’m no Tsunagu,” Hawks chirped.
Before Jin had the chance to slither away, the double doors to the warehouse flew open. Gold eyes shone in the dark. Not missing a beat, Himiko made a beeline for Jin.
“Big brother! We’ve been looking everywhere for you! Are you hurt?”
“Nope, I’m all good. I’m terribly injured. I don’t think I’ll ever recover .”
“Oh no! Well let’s watch Trolls Band Together to cheer you up then before it’s USJ time. Brozone is always a great pick-me up.”
“Ew, gross. I can’t stand boy bands.” Jin abruptly changed his tune and started snapping his fingers. “ I don’t mind if the world spins faster… ”
“.. .The music’s louder. The waves are getting stronger ,” Himiko chimed in.
Humming along with Himiko, Magne hunched over her broad shoulders and held out a black-and-white mask to Jin. In the back of the warehouse, Compress crossed his arms and frowned beneath his baklava as if mourning the loss of a prized possession. But the second Magne flashed Compress a dirty look, Compress’ expression went neutral.
Placing the mask over his face, Jin finally felt whole and could breathe again. He turned toward Magne. “Thanks, ma'am.”
“Ma'am. Damn, that makes me sound old. How about Big Sis instead?” Magne chuckled.
Grinning widely beneath the warehouse’s fluorescent lights, Himiko “Yay another sibling!”
Dabi spluttered, nearly choking on his lit cigarette in the process. “For the love of God, brat. Please stop collecting family members like they’re Pokemon.”
“But you don’t understand- I gotta catch them all,” Himiko laughed.
As Himiko swung an arm around Jin’s shoulders and flashed him a fond smile, Jin felt some of the tension in his chest subside.
Who cared if the little voice in the back of his head thought it was impossible to become a part of Himiko’s family? All Jin had to do was prove himself. Easy peasy. Especially with the USJ as a golden opportunity. Then even Dabi would realize that Jin could be worth the space he took up.
Number1AllMightFan
EndeavorSux
So midoriya any progress on finding records on touya?
Number1AllMightFan
Not exactly
EndeavorSux
I understand if you haven’t started researching touya yet
I’m sure that this must be a daunting task for even someone with a brain as big and beautiful as yours
Number1AllMightFan
Can brains even be beautiful?
EndeavorSux
I’m sure that if anyone could make an organ that looks like a pile of noodles look good it’d be good it’d be you
Number1AllMightFan
You flatter me too much, I'm not all that
And uhh shouto
It’s not like i haven’t started up with digging info up on touya
It’s that i haven’t found anything
EndeavorSux
What? A name like Todoroki Touya is kind of hard to miss
Number1AllMightFan
Shouto
It's like touya never even existed
There are no records of him. At all.
EndeavorSux
No that can’t be
Touya was all over the media when he was little
My father took him to so many hero galas
Number1AllMightFan
I’m sorry shouto but there aren’t any photos
No records of him being enrolled in school
Nothing
EndeavorSux
How?
Number1AllMightFan
Well this might lean a little into conspiracy territory
but i think someone purposely wanted to erase your brother
EndeavorSux
That does sound like sth endeavor would do
Pretend like touya didn’t even exist bc he was a “disappointment”
But he wasn’t a disappointment, he was my brother
That’s all he ever needed to be. He was enough
Number1AllMightFan
I understand, Shouto
But i think erasing touya from existence is even beyond endeavor’s capabilities
No i think sth bigger wanted to get rid of your brother
Notes:
Recent Togachako Recs:
Right Where You Left Me (Absolutely gut-wrenching hurt/comfort with parallels between togachako and dabihawks. I think it's one of the best togachako fics I've read in a while)
The light in darkness (angel/demon au with really nice tension and exquisite prose. Ice's togachako fics are always top-notch so I def recommend checking out her other fics if you like this one)
On Monsters and Lesbians and the Inevitable Overlap Between the Two (I haven't read this one yet - it's been on my TBR for a hot minute - but my friends have been raving about how good this togachako fic is. It has greek mythology elements)My Recent Togachako Updates:
Knife On My Sleeve (college au chatfic)
smiles hide what secrets keep (hurt/comfort soulmates au)
Eye For An Eye (hazbin hotel fusion au with togachako as chaggie)
Red Wine Supernova (ochako as a magician. this one shot is the consequence of my Chappell Roan obsession)Togachako Mischellaneous:
I noticed that the Discord invite link to the 18+ togachako server that I embedded in a previous chapter has expired. The togachako haven server does have an official Twitter (@togachakohaven) account now though which I help run so just send a DM to the Twitter account for a Discord invite.
Chapter 22: Do I look like my dad now?
Summary:
There are three Dabis at the USJ.
Notes:
Thank you so much for betaing, stari!!!!
Anyways, yeah here's an update as a little treat bc life has been going well lately. Summer research is fun, I went to my first ever concert and I made some new friends.
See y'all after fic fight ends! I'll prolly post again for Dear Google sometime in July - but with how sporadic my updates are it could be sooner idk
Also btw I recently cleaned up Dear Google's tags a little bc they were a bit of a mess. (Dabihawks shouldn't have been one the last relationships listed though tbf when I started the fic I wasn't planning to have dabihawks. They just snuck their way in bc of my dabihawks brainrot XD )
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Taking a deep breath, Himiko fidgeted with a charm fastened on her belt. The acrylic keychain flickered in the light, making Utena’s rosy hair glow. Himiko smiled to herself – she’d been shocked that Ochako had bought it for her at the cosplay convention considering how expensive merch was… but Ochako had waved it off, insisting no cost was too high for Himiko.
She’s so perfect.
Practically swooning, Himiko almost crashed into Dad, who stood only a couple feet from her. The air in the bar, which was crowded with mercenaries and criminals alike, had gotten incredibly musky. At Himiko’s side, Twice’s eyes twitched back and forth beneath a fabric mask he’d gotten from the broker working with the guy heralding the USJ attack.
Following her big brother’s gaze, Himiko’s eyes locked on a guy with guns for fingertips. Gripping the knives in her pockets with determination, Himiko swung her braids over her shoulder and pursed her lips as she mentally drew a diagram of the human body, recalling the most efficient place to sever a finger. She wasn’t taking any chances. Not when Ochako’s safety was at stake. Not when the girl who loved Himiko, quirk and all, was about to be ambushed by villains dead set on attacking students and teachers alike.
Gold eyes illuminated in the dark, Himiko surveyed her surroundings. Some pale guy in a hoodie kept scratching at his throat.
This is supposed to be the leader, huh?
Tilting her head to the side, Himiko tried to picture him at the helm of an attack, but she just couldn’t see it. Then again, appearances had a habit of being deceiving. Plus, Himiko couldn’t deny that he had taste – ‘the League of Villains’ had a ring to it, and Himiko didn’t care that Dad thought it was a “fucking stupid reference to a video game.”
Himiko tapped her chin. What was his name again, anyways? Shimuraki Tempura? No, that didn’t sound right. Shigmura Tomko? Nope, that wasn’t it either. Ah, he looked like a Shiggy; that was probably close enough.
Smoke swirled a few feet away from Shiggy. As a misty-looking bartender wiped down glasses at the counter, Himiko mused over how much his glowing yellow eyes resembled her own.
Licking her lips, Himiko wondered what it would be like to become him. Although, did Mist Man even have actual blood? Beginning to skip across the hall, Himiko giggled to herself. There was only one way to find out.
Himiko hadn’t even made it two feet in the bartender’s direction when Dad grabbed her wrist, pulling her back. “Brat, this guy can literally turn you to dust.”
“And why should I be worried?” Himiko raised a brow. “Aren’t you perfectly capable of turning him to ashes?”
“Obviously. But I’m not really keen on getting burnt to a crisp.”
Darn, Dad’s flames would’ve looked really pretty and Himiko couldn’t help but wonder if Shiggy’s skin would’ve made funny crackling sounds because it was so dry. Alas, it would have to remain a mystery for the time being. Besides, Dad’s fire would’ve made the bar a little warm. And it wasn’t like Himiko was keen on getting Dad sent to the ER, especially since the doctors undoubtedly would ask a lot of uncomfortable questions, with Dad being legally dead and all..
“Aww, your quirk drawback is such a bummer.”
Sighing, Dad ruffled Himiko’s hair. “Yeah, it is, brat. So don’t do anything stupid out there.”
“I’ll be fine. After all, I’ve got you for backup.”
As a portal of swirling smoke began to open at one end of the bar and Shiggy ushered villains toward the entrance, Himiko directed finger guns toward Twice.
“Big brother, do your thing.”
As Twice fumbled with his measuring tape, Himiko imagined him going bright red with embarrassment since she couldn’t see his face beneath his spandex suit. That broker Dad had gotten in contact with on short notice had really outdone himself – there was no way Twice would feel like he was about to split down the middle with such a tight outfit holding him together.
Seconds after Twice held the measuring tape against Dad’s feet, an exact replica of a scarred man in a trenchcoat formed. Crossing his arms, Dad side-eyed his double. “Creepy bastard.”
“Like you’re one to talk, ugly,” Dad’s double snorted.
“Oh please, you’re just a cheap knockoff of the real deal.”
“Doesn’t make you any less of a disappointment to your old man.”
Sparks flashed in Dad’s eyes as he let a blue flame flicker on his palm. Grinning maniacally, the double copied the gesture.
Eyes going wide, Himiko stepped between the two of them in the knick of time. “Save the fighting for the USJ, drug dealers, or literally anyone other than yourself.” She flashed a wide-toothed smile that she knew would make Dad agree not necessarily to her every whim, but at least a couple of them. “Okie dokie?”
“Fine,” Dad grumbled, closing his palm and extinguishing the flame. The double followed suit. Rolling up the sleeve of his trenchcoat, Dad held out his wrist toward Himiko.
Himiko clapped her hands together as she zeroed in on Dad’s skin, making sure she didn’t accidentally get her fangs stuck in the staples. “Yummy! I’ve been dying to drink your blood, Dad.”
“Yeah, yeah. Hurry up already.”
“Tehehe. You really do care about me.”
Sinking her teeth into Dad’s flesh, Himiko reveled in the iron taste of blood melting on her tongue. She could taste undercurrents of charcoal and cigarettes as her jawline warped into Dad’s, the bottom of her face beginning to throb from the staples stretched across her skin. Spinning around in an exact copy of Dad’s coat, Himiko grinned wide enough to nearly pop a staple. Where her bio parents had hounded her for massacring a sparrow, Dad had given her the one thing she’d never expected.
A chance to become one of the people she loved.
Dad rolled his eyes as he nudged Himiko and his double toward the swirling entrance of the misty portal – but Himiko didn’t miss Dad’s ghost of a smile.
Stepping out through the other end of the portal, Himiko found herself staring at the domed ceiling that seemed to stretch on infinitely. A fountain bubbled a handful of meters away from Himiko. A makeshift city stood tall in the distance. Himiko eyed the boat gliding across a gigantic pool of water and let out a whistle. UA sure was something else. Ochako was really living it up, huh?
Through the crowd of villains in front of her, Himiko tried to get a glimpse of the students in the distance, to no avail. If only Dad’s body were a little bit taller, then maybe she’d have had a chance to glimpse Ochako’s hero costume. She’d heard it was pink – just like Ochako’s adorable rosy cheeks.
Instead of getting to marvel over how cute Ochako was, Himiko was stuck listening to Shiggy giving some boring speech. Blah, blah, blah destroying everything. Blah, blah, blah killing All Might. Himiko wished that he’d get on with it already so she could do something fun like stab someone.
Then, Shiggy said some keywords that made Himiko light up. Cupping a hand around her mouth, Himiko leaned in toward Dad and giggled,
“Ooh does he want to take down hero society? That’s totes cute! Vigilantism, stabbing, et cetera are more my cup of tea but I see the vision. Do you think he’s a big fan of Mr. Stainy too?”
As if on cue, Shiggy’s head flipped around toward Himiko. “The FUCK?!”
Shiggy reached out to retaliate, but before he could do anything, Dad stepped in front of Himiko and stared daggers at Shiggy. Spotting the smoke rising from Dad’s seams, Shiggy grumbled and faced the students again to continue his half-baked villain monologue.
“Brat, talk any louder like that and you’ll blow your cover,” Dad hissed.
“Whoopsie.”
Dad let out an aggrieved sigh. “I don’t fucking say whoopsie.”
The staples in Himiko’s face pulled taunt as she flashed a grin in Dad’s direction. Just then, the scent of nitroglycerin filled the air. Dad gawked at some redhead and blonde kid torpedoing toward the wall of villains when purple smoke swirled around the hired fights, swallowing them whole.
Himiko’s stomach somersaulted as the mist faded, and her head hit the gravel as she tumbled onto a dark room that reeked of moldy concrete. A staple had snagged on a large slab of rubble protruding out of the ground.
“Darn it,” Himiko cursed.
Wait, darn it wasn’t the kind of thing Dad would say – pressing together the lips that had warped into Dad’s singed ones Himiko decided to at least try to be a little more in character.
“God fucking dammit!” Himiko screamed at the top of her lungs as she shook out the rubble from Dad’s cheaply dyed hair. Squinting through a dark hallway, Himiko wished that she’d retained at least a little of her night vision post-transformation – but oh well, couldn’t have it all.
Heavy footsteps sounded as the scent of nitroglycerin filled the air again. Reaching for her knives on instinct, Himiko barely sidestepped the burst of fire and smoke hurled in her direction. Seconds later the support beam that had been behind her crumbled. Close one. Himiko’s chest beat so loudly she could hear the blood rushing to her ears. If only Dad had a bit of heat resistance, then maybe Himiko wouldn’t have needed to worry so much. But she doubted heat resistance would’ve done much against the force of the blast.
Deep red eyes shone through the dark, as Blasty snarled at Himiko as a red-haired kid took a step in front of Blasty, mimicking a shield.
Staring at the redhead with skin turned into some material akin to stone, Hiimiko frowned as she pictured her blades potentially shattering on impact.
Gritting her teeth, Himiko slid her knives back into her trench coat pockets. Ochako’s classmates knew enough about Himiko… and possibly even her quirk… that the butterfly knives would’ve been a dead giveaway. Plus, what if she cut up Blasty and it turned out his blood was super pretty! Himiko couldn’t risk being distracted from Ochako’s beauty in the slightest.
Another explosion cascaded toward Himiko and she sidestepped it with the grace of a cat. She winced at how Dad’s scarred skin tugged at even the slightest motion. No wonder Dad loved coke so much. Sure, Himiko knew that being old came with some pain – and being twenty-something was pretty ancient in Himiko’s humble opinion – but she was pretty sure that simply breathing wasn’t supposed to go hand in hand with an agonizing pressure.
Tapping her chin as she ducked beneath the red-haired boy’s fist, Himiko decided that she’d go track down a drug kingpin so she could get Dad a nice gift for Father’s Day. Too bad Dad refused to tell Himiko when his birthday was, depriving her of a perfectly good excuse to get more coke.
“Why aren’t you using your quirk, you bastard?! Think I’m too fucking weak?!!!” Blasty screamed.
Holding up her hands innocently, Himiko tried to imitate Dad’s nonchalant drawl. “No, it’s just hurting kids is totally lame or whatever.”
Pops echoed on Blasty’s palms. “Oh so you’re looking down on me because I’m just a kid?! Is that it?!!! Well, screw you!!!”
Sprinting behind a collapsed wall as rubble burst around her and the red-haired kid swung a fist in her direction, Himiko gasped, “Wow. You sure give Da – I mean, my – temper a run for its money.”
“Di– Eat shit!” Blasty screamed. “I can’t fucking believe I took advice from a villain. Half-decent advice – but from a fucking villain?!!”
Scratching her head, Himiko stared back at Blasty. Blasty knew Dad? Had Dad made other friends while Himiko wasn’t looking? Coughing up dust as she raced away from the explosions, Himiko grinned in satisfaction. Good for him – Dad could really use someone on the same wavelength in terms of his abrasive personality.
Winding her way down a hallway, Himiko tried to keep her footsteps light enough that Blasty couldn’t hear her. At last, she spotted a cavity in a wall – a perfect hiding spot to catch her breath for a minute. But it was occupied already by a lithe scarred figure curled up in the opening. The lack of white roots peeking out from black dye served as a dead giveaway to Himiko that this wasn’t the original.
Himiko waved at the double. “Hey, Dad 2.0. Mind doing me a solid?”
“Hell no. I’m not taking the fall with Blasty for you.”
Batting Dad’s surprisingly long eyelashes, Himiko clasped her hands and pouted at the double pleadingly. “But puh-lease. Don’t you love me? I know you’re just a double and all but you’ve still got to love your own kid, right?”
Dad’s shoulders slumped over slightly like they always did when he relented to Himiko. Pretty much a perfect copy. “Fucking fine.”
Giving the double a brief hug, Himiko raced over to a crumbling windowsill and started scaling the wall outside it. Arms held wide open Dad’s double stepped into the hallway. Biting down on her lip, Himiko averted her gaze because who wanted to see their dad turn into a pile of muck?
Explosions echoed as Blasty sped toward the hallway followed by his companion. Mere moments later a loud squelch sounded.
“What the fuck?!!”
“Bakubro… I don’t think that was really him.”
“Yeah, seems like some cheapass knockoff,” Blasty hissed. “I’m going to give the real deal a piece of my mind the next time I see that asshole.”
Himiko snickered as she dug her nails into the crevices of the wall, making her slow descent. Dad sure had picked out an interesting kid to associate with. But onward to more important priorities – namely, finding where Ochako was.
Notes:
Uh here's my Tumblr and Dreamwidth if you want to find me there for whatever reason. I'm also in a lot of BNHA servers so if you happen to spot someone with the same pfp as my ao3 account that's probably me.
But yeah thank you all so much for reading this story!!! seeing all the comments/kudos/bookmarks brings me so much joy. I'm feeling a little too shy right now to respond to comments (i'll try to get around to replying to stuff before the end of the month) but pls know that i read every single comment and treasure and appreciate them!!
Also, I have a togachako fic rec for y'all. Just a date is a super cute matchmaking gone wrong one shot - I highly recommend it!!
And I recently posted a togachako oneshot called (Online Love) that has Dear Google vibes.
Chapter 23: Can you please look at me?
Summary:
The USJ continues, Mineta has character development and Yuga and Toru make a shocking discovery.
Notes:
Yes, it's 4 AM. Yes, I'm posting a new chapter at this hour. I overcaffeinated on boba and am in a goofy headspace because of staying up past 3 playing mafia and catan. So why not post an update? Anyways love y'all, enjoy the chappy <3
I'll work on catching typos at a normal hour of the day (。•̀ᴗ-)✧
Chapter Text
Himiko’s sides ached as she sprinted out of the makeshift cityscape. Ribs cinching together, Himiko winched but sped forward regardless. It really wouldn’t hurt Dad to do cardio every once in a blue moon. Besides, with how motion sick Dad got in cars and such, it could only be beneficial if he managed to get around just a little bit faster on foot.
Yet, as toward the water zone her head grew dizzy from the overexertion. World spinning in circles around her, Himiko tried to keep the sweat pooling down her back in check as the blood in Dad’s veins boiled uncomfortably hot.
But as she reached the edge of the pool with the ship floating atop its side, goo oozed down Himiko’s face, gathering in the staples and blurring her vision. Breath hitching, Himiko rummaged through liquifying trench coat pockets for vials of blood only to be left empty handed. Shit. They must have fallen out at the ruins zone.
As layers of pale goo washed away scar tissue, Himiko scrambled behind a boulder – not so much because she dreaded being buttnaked in public – but because she couldn’t be caught dead in the USJ. Being a suspected vampire was one thing, but being a confirmed villain was another can of worms entirely. Plus, she wanted her body to be for Ochako’s eyes only if she had a say in the matter.
But as the last layers of goop peeled away from her gold eyes, a short boy with purple hair emerged from the water for sure. Paling, Himiko scrambled behind the boulder and let her hair done in hopes that it would cover up something. Baring her fangs, she hissed at Mineta in hopes that it would scare him away.
And by the looks of how his frame shuddered, it looked like it was working. Until he stepped forward, gulping as he averted his gaze from Himiko’s bare chest.
Surprising. Himiko thought the perv would be gawking at her, not sparing so much as a shred of basic human decency.
“T-toga!” Mineta called.
“What now?” Himiko sighed.
This was it. Himiko was one-hundred percent a goner. Sure Ochako was sweet and all considering how she’d accepted Himiko even though her quirk literally involved drinking blood. But how far would that acceptance go? Would it stop at villainy? Or the number of times Himiko had slid her blades through pulsing hearts. The fact that Himiko had reaped more lives than she could count while Ochako had sworn to save people.
Swallowing hard, Himiko bit down on her lower lip. Unconditional love was a myth. Everyone had their limits. Okay, Papa had accepted Dad in spite of all the arson and homicide… but they had history. Years of growing up together that Himiko and Ochako lacked. Papa loving Dad despite everything was an exception to the rule. Not the norm.
“I wanted to thank you. For scaring me shitless,” Mineta blurted out.
Mouth agape, Himiko blinked back at him. Was this for real? “You mean pissless. You pissed yourself, you didn’t shit yourself.”
“Right…”
Baffled, Himiko scratched her. “Why do you even want to thank me? Even I know that’s a little weird.”
Laughing awkwardly, Mineta stared down at his feet still damp from the artificial lake. “Ha ha, maybe it is. But I think that was the warning call I needed. To be less of…”
“A perv?”
“Yeah…”
“Well, good. And I’ll have you know that if you ever make Ochako feel uncomfortable again that I will skin you alive,” Himiko said in a sing-song voice as she peeled her knives from the spot on the ground where Dad’s trench coat had fully dissolved.
“Got it.” Mineta gulped. “And Toga you’re not actually here to hurt anyone, are you?”
“Ooh. The benefit of doubt? Pretty interesting considering that I literally broke into your house.”
“Well, rumor has it that you’re a vigilante – or a vampire – there are a lot of rumors to be honest.” Mineta’s teeth chattered – though admittedly that could’ve been because he had just stepped out of freezing water. “But attacking a bunch of hero students out in the open doesn’t seem like your style.”
Surveying the water zone in hopes of spotting Ochako, Himiko nodded slowly. “ Mhm . I just heard about this little USJ thingy and wanted to make sure Ochako made it out alright.”
Slinking past the boulder, Himiko spotted a collapsed villain lying on the edge of the water. Grinning, she eyed his sweater and jogging pants. The wool looked soggy but was still better than nothing Himiko supposed. Snatching the sweater, Himiko pulled it over her head and rolled up the sleeves so that she could continue looking for Ochako.
If having her crimes revealed was the cost of ensuring her girlfriend’s safety, so be it.
Mineta cleared his throat. “Don’t you need another disguise?”
“Ah. I’ll figure it out.”
Silence weighed heavily in the air when Mineta abruptly held out his arm. “Take… my blood!”
Scrunching her nose together, Himiko wondered whether his blood tasted like rotten grapes or something – but beggars can’t be choosers. “Really? Are you sure?”
“Well, no one would bat an eye if they saw you looking like me staring at Ochako weirdly intensely.”
With cliffs and buildings crashing in the distance, Himiko bit down on her tongue, mulling over what choice to make. But time was of the essence; she couldn’t afford to angst over the possible pros and cons for eternity.
“I’ll take you up on that offer.”
Cowering in a corner just outside the conflagration zone bordering the flood zone, Toru stared at a lithe blonde girl, warping and adopting Mineta’s stout form. Heart pounding, Toru found herself gasping for air. Invisible needles pricked her skull, filling her brain with a haze as the reality right in front of her sank in.
Turning toward Yuga although he couldn’t make out where her body let alone her face was since she’d cast her gloves aside on the opposite side of the USJ.
“Holy shit. So Ochako’s girlfriend is a villain.”
Scrambling to her feet, Toru whipped her head around in hopes of spotting more classmates. Sure, she’d hadn’t been able to hear Mineta and Himiko’s conversation but considering just who was attacking the USJ she was perfectly capable of filling in her blanks.
Toru took a deep breath as she dug the tips of her fingernails into her skull. Was she really ready to ruin a perfectly good relationship? In those photos from the convention Ochako had been practically glowing while looking at Himiko? And from the sounds of it, Himiko had been dealt a bad deck of cards? With a quirk like hers were there any viable career opportunities beyond villainy?
But Himiko must have chosen to partake in the USJ. How could it have been possible to stumble into a large-scale attack on accident. And at the end of the day, people had
Besides, for how long could Himiko keep her status as a villain out of sight anyways. Even things you couldn’t see had a way of coming to light eventually. Or at least that was Toru’s philosophy.
As Toru’s footsteps sounded, Aoyama reached out to grab her, missing by half a meter. “ Mon ami , wait!”
“But we need to hurry. This life and death info. We have to tell someone .”
“That is exactly why we must not tell anyone.” For the first time since Toru had met him, any sparkle or shine faded from Aoyama’s expression. “Because that could put Himiko in danger.”
“And why should she be our priority? Ochako’s girlfriend literally attacked our class.”
“But did she actually lay a finger on anybody? I did not seem as if she wanted to harm anyone.” Sighing deeply, Aoyama ran a hand across his navel. “I believe something sinistre is afoot.”
“What are you saying, Aoyama?”
“I am saying that Himiko wouldn’t be the first kid forced to work for the man behind that Nomu.” Looking up at Toru grimly, Aoyama pulled his hand away from his own stomach. “I promets I will explain more once we get out of here. When there are fewer prying yeux .”
Toru spared a glance at Himiko without having to duck below rubble like Aoyama. She stared at Himiko while the other girl looked right through her and took in the worry woven through Himiko’s furrowed brows. Could there really be a deeper reason as to why she was here? A reason that explained why Mineta had held out his arm to her, offering blood.
“You’d better fill me in later, Aoyama.”
Smoke spilling into his lungs, all Touya could hear was the crackling of flames. Fire licked away at his arms as he struggled to lift his eyelids which had gotten as heavy as iron. Was he back on Sekoto again? Was he really going to wither away into nothingness this time?
He pictured figures in gas masks standing behind the flaming trees, pouring alcohol onto the ground so the fire would roar even louder. Biting his flaking lips, Touya envisioned his old handler’s lips tugging into a smile. The Commission was probably counting their lucky stars that the last remaining ashes of their failure, Endeavor’s failure were finally subsiding.
Yet when he opened his eyes Touya was greeted by orange flames rather than blue. Rolling his eyes, Touya spat at the ground he was lying on. Pretty pathetic he was sweating his way into a heat stroke when the pathetic little embers surrounding him were nowhere on par with his own flames.
A flaming wooden pyre pinned Touya to the ground as he struggled to move beneath the weight. Fuck. Maybe he should’ve listened to his idiot husband and joined him for his gym workouts after all. Then again, maybe Touya would rather die than set foot on a treadmill.
Uncurling his palm, Touya considered turning the fire around him blue. Then, he’d at least go out in a blaze of glory. Though he supposed Birdbrain would give his ghost a piece of his mind if Touya ended up on death’s door the same way all over again.
Suddenly, hands covered in spandex reached through the blaze, shoving the pyre off of Touya. Grunting Twice slung Touya’s lithe figure over his shoulder. Hacking and coughing, Twice pressed forward through the blaze before finally falling on his knees after opening the double doors at the exit of the fire zone.
Tumbling off of Twice’s shoulders, Touya hit his skull on the ground hard. Some of the molten rubber sizzled against Twice’s skin. Touya gritted his teeth. What a damn idiot? Couldn’t he see Touya’s scars? Obviously he’d seen worse. He could handle a bit of fucking fire. No reason for Twice to go get himself burned.
“Why would you do something so stupid, Twice?” Touya grumbled.
“You were burning alive! I was bored .”
“Wouldn’t be the first time. Besides, I made it out of the fire last time just fine.” Staring at the burn marks on Twice’s knuckles, Touya swallowed hard. It was bad enough Touya had never lived up to his potential – but to have someone sacrifice themselves for a useless shit like him… that was an entirely different level of disappointment.
“Couldn’t you have just sent in a double?”
“ Oh, I didn’t think of that . They would have gone up in flames.”
“Ah,” Touya said. Right. The doubles weren’t all that resilient. Maybe it was for the best though. Imagine if the doubles were indestructible. Then, Touya would be stuck with an uncanny copy of himself for who knows how long.
Wincing as he peeled the molten rubber off his palms, Twice sent Touya a hopeful glance. “Are you proud of me now? I don’t give shit about your opinion .”
“Why the hell do you care about what I think?”
Beneath his mask, Twice’s face warped into a manic expression. “Well, I needed to be helpful to be a part of your family. You see me now, right? Who am I kidding? I’m still a waste of space. You have every right to disapprove. ”
The air was still heavy with the scent of smoke, all Touya could see was a kid with red-white hair and tears in his crystal blue eyes. It didn’t matter that Twice was thirty – all Touya could hear was that silent plea that had echoed inside his own head for so many years.
Look at me .
Touya’s stomach churned at the thought of every disapproving glance he’d sent Twice’s way. Every curl of the lip when he’d said making Twice a part of the family was completely ridiculous. Which was stupid. When had normal been in the cards for him anyways?
Dragging his hands across his face, Touya wondered when everything had changed, when he had transformed into his shithead of a father. The type of man who had broken people storming into a fire just for a shred of approval.
Taking a deep breath, Touya set a firm hand on Twice’s shoulder. “I guess you did good. Let’s go find your sister now. Kay?”
Twice nodded. After a few minutes, he gestured toward the closed off entrance of the USJ where a grotesque corpse pounded its fist into the ground. Bile crawled up Touya’s throat as he stared at the beak for a little too long, recalling that his face had almost ended up even more disfigured than it already was. His gaze pulled away from the Nomu as Twice gestured toward a girl with a brown bob standing on the staircase.
With Twice by his side, Touya sprinted toward the steps – every labored breath singing his lungs. A little bit of regular cardio probably wouldn’t have killed him. But with a powerful quirk did Touya even really need exercise? Well, save for moments like these – not that Touya was planning on joining a suicide mission of a villain attack ever again.
White tendrils flailed through the air as Eraserhead battled the Nomu pressing his face into the ground. Touya’s stomach turned at the sight. Eraserhead was a menace to practically every villain who primarily relied on their quirks – but that didn’t mean Touya wanted the guy’s skull to be reduced to shards.
As Touya and Twice got closer, Ochako flexed all five fingers and raced toward the Nomu. Touya’s eyes widened. Fuck. The brat was going to skin him alive if the Nomu killed her girlfriend on Touya’s watch.
Pulling his arm back, Touya sent out a gust of blue flames between Ochako and the Nomu, forcing the hero student to grind to an abrupt halt. “Maybe step away from the giant monster.”
Ochako curled her hands into fists as she scowled at Touya. “But I can’t just stand here and do nothing.”
“You aren’t – stay alive. That’ll be enough. Can’t help anyone if that thing crushes your skull.”
Ochako’s jaw dropped. Like she couldn’t quite fathom why one of the villains attacking her class was concerned about her safety. Still, without uncurling her fists, she stepped away from the Nomu battling Eraserhead.
Moments later, the Nomu peeled away from Eraserhead, leaving Ochako and the rest of the hero brats gathered by the staircase scrambling toward the injured hero.
“Thank God that creepyass thing is gone.” Touya sighed. “Can’t believe I’d almost been one of those.”
Twice froze as he stared at Eraserhead’s limp form. “Crap. He’s bleeding. Yummy blood! ”
Touya had to hold back a snort at that last comment. Clearly, Twice had been spending a little too much time around Himiko. He sure hoped that didn’t mean he’d have yet another person back at his apartment constantly clamoring for blood dishes. Still, any laughter froze in his throat as he stared at the blood pooling out of the cavity in Eraserhead’s abdomen. Sighing, Touya approached the collapsed hero. Better to help the guy than have Himiko’s hero brat girlfriend end up with a new homeroom teacher that’s a corrupt hero.
“Not much of a medic but I can at least cauterize the wound,” Touya said.
Black sclera flashed toward Touya as a pink girl stared him down. “And why would we trust you to do that?”
“Well, I might not be a big fan of heroes… but fighting to protect some punkass kids. That I can respect.”
Kneeling down, Touya held his palm against the wound, holding back his instinct to gag at the smell of simmering flesh. Even after all the burnt corpses he had left in his wake, the smell never got any easier to endure. Not baring the hero brats another glance, Touya stepped away from the cauterized wound. But with the scattered state Eraserhead’s ribs were in, Touya suspected that a lengthy stay at the hospital awaited him even if he did make it out of the USJ alive.
But the second Touya had stepped away from the cluster of students, a hand with flaking skin zeroed in on him. Before Shigaraki or whatever his name was had the chance to touch Touya with all five fingers, Touya blocked him off with a veil of blue flames.
“Why were you helping the damn heroes?”
Touya flashed a nonchalant grin. “Hey, I hate heroes as much as the next guy. Just don’t feel like putting a bunch of kids in the grave right now. Could change my mind tomorrow if hero brats piss me off enough.”
Shigaraki opened his mouth to retort, only to have his attention drawn away by green lightning flashing around some hero brat. “You better not pull this crap again.”
Biting his lip as he dashed in the direction of the Nomu, Shigaraki muttered to himself so quietly Touya had barely been able to hear it. “But Eraserhead is pretty cool. Guess it’s okay to not have him bleeding out.”
A sudden gust of wind burst through the dome as All Might emerged from a hole in the scattered dome. Touya whipped his head around so fast he’d almost snapped his neck in the process. Sure, technically it probably wasn’t All Might’s fault that Endeavor had gotten so fixated on eugenics… but that sure as hell didn’t mean that Touya had to like the guy.
Touya and Twice ducked behind the fountain because getting caught up in a fight between a reanimated corpse and the number one hero hadn’t been on their to-do list that morning. Touya almost fell flat on his ass when he found that pervy kid Himiko had taught a lesson to waiting behind the fountain.
“Dad!” The grape kid rushed forward to wrap Touya up in a hug.
“Gah, what happened to you?”
“Blood ran out and I had to improvise.” Himiko’s brows furrowed – and Touya couldn’t help but find it a little uncanny that Himiko still had a slyness to her expression even while wearing someone else’s face. “Is Ochako safe?”
“Sure is – but let’s get out of here.” Touya pointed toward the whirlwind of fists in the distance. “I’m not interested in being Delaware Smashed.”
“Or rather you’d only want to be smashed by Papa.”
Touya gently smacked Himiko on the back of her head. “Get your head out of the gutter!”
As All Might’s fist impacted the Nomu’s skull, a swirling portal of smoke opened in the distance. Himiko gave Touya a knowing nod. Alongside Twice and Himiko, Touya made a mad dash toward the opening and the three of them just barely made it through after Shiggy had entered the portal and the smoke had swirled shut.
Shigaraki glared daggers at the trio. “That portal wasn’t for you.”
“ Whoops, our bad. Did you really want to lose duplication, transformation and fire quirk?”
Grunting, Shigaraki scratched the side of his face. He reached toward Twice with all five fingers. But before he even had the chance to lay a finger on Twice he retreated once that misty bartender standing behind the counter with blood on his vest looked at Shigaraki sternly.
“Clean up the stains on the floor,” Shigaraki hissed at Twice.
Shuddering from how close a call he’d had, Twice knelt down and pulled off a scrap of his own costume to wipe away at the floor with.
As Touya rolled up his sleeves and marched toward the exit to the bar before Shigaraki changed his mind and reeled his ugly temper again, his world started to tilt. The constant heat beneath Touya’s skin rose by several degrees. With the adrenaline from battle gone, Touya crumbled onto the ground, gasping for air as a burning sensation ate away at his lungs.
“Dad! Are you okay?” Breathing heavily, still in that pervy kid’s form, Himiko waved a hand in front of Touya’s face. “How many fingers am I holding?”
“Do you really need to ask such stupid questions?”
“Just answer, Dad.”
“Four.”
“Oh no! Dad, hang in there. You didn’t get hurt from the Nomu, did you?”
“No, just from my bitchass quirk.”
As his world faded to black, Touya couldn’t help but wonder if his idiot father maybe had made a decent point after all. Would Touya ever have had a chance at heroics if he was on the verge of hospitalization after hardly even fighting in a thirty-minute battle?
Chapter 24: How do you buy a quirk?
Summary:
Some League members hang out post-USJ.
Toru learns more about Yuga's situation.
Izuku and Shouto find out about what happened to Touya.
Notes:
A big thank you to Stari for betaing!
Also the one and only Linky made some lovely art for this fic and I feel so honored by this amazing doodle
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(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
now u see me
okay aoyama
i want answers
What did you mean by himiko not being the only kid wrapped up in all that usj stuff?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Um well would you be able to keep un secret
now u see me
Idk depends on what it is
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
well there is un homme with the power to give and take quirks
now u see me
that’s just an urban legend, aoyama
How on earth is that supposed to be a big secret
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Because that story is vraiment
now u see me
no way – you’ve got to be pulling my leg
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Mais non
now u see me
And why should i believe u?
god if i’d known you’d been cooking up yet another conspiracy – and one’s that’s less fun than vampire theory at that – i would NOT have never kept quiet abt himiko
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Please écoutez-moi
I know that All For One is real bc i met him
He gave me my quirk
now u see me
Yeah right
I mean your quirk is nice and flashy and all and i’d probably kill to be in the spotlight like that
but it doesn’t seem like the kind of quirk you’d handpick
not with that tummy ache drawback
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
That’s why there’s the quirk drawback
Because my body was not built for my quirk
I was born quirkless
now u see me
Yeah right
Send me pictures of your feet then
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Mon dieu! How scandalous
Do you have some sort of foot fetish?
now u see me
What?! No! I’m not some sort of perv like mineta
I just wanted to check if you have a double toe joint
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
My oh my
How forward of you
Ask me out first before you request photos
now u see me
you’re not helping your case w convincing me to stay quiet abt himiko being a villain
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Alright here
[Twilight ✨sparkle✨ sent 14514367.jpeg]
now u see me
shit you weren’t kidding
Couldn’t it just be some sort of mutation though?
Like one where you were born with a quirk and a double toe joint
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
highly peu probable
the number of quirkless ppl is miniscule
and the number of ppl who have quirk but still express that gene even more so
now u see me
so it really is possible to buy a quirk?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Oui! But it comes at a cost
The man who gave me my quirk is very powerful
And if i don’t keep giving him information on ua he’ll kill my parents
now u see me
Surely that isn’t possible
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
He is capable of so much, toru
did u know that at the entrance exam i deliberately didn’t destroy enough robots so i couldn’t be his pion ?
now u see me
And he pulled the strings so you’d get in anyways?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Oui . and he said that act of resistance would be my final warning
now u see me
Crap
And you think himiko is being threatened by all for one into doing villain stuff too
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
exactement
now u see me
So you were the one who informed the villains about the usj
They couldn’t have known unless someone ratted us out
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Your guess is correcte
now u see me
And you don’t want to keep being all for one’s mole?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
non , i don’t want to keep betraying ua
now u see me
then we’ll just have to be subtle abt giving him false information
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Do you think that will work?
now u see me
There’s no way of knowing for sure
But if it helps at all I’ve had a lifetime of practice when it comes to stealth
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Merci
Truly i appreciate it
now u see me
And aoyama why did you decide to trust me with this information?
i’m sure part of all for one’s blackmail arrangement includes not telling ppl abt it
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
well i suppose w my flair for the dramatics i’ve never been able to bottle tout up
Besides you are my amie. You know what is at stake, my family could die
now u see me
So you trust me to do what a hero does best and protect their lives?
But what abt everyone else you’re putting in danger?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Well, perhaps between the deux of us we can find a way to go plus ultra and save everyone
Number1AllMightFan
Soba4L1F3
midoriya did that fire guy at the usj seem familiar to you?
Number1AllMightFan
why?
Oh do you have a secret love child theory bc of him having a fire quirk?
Soba4L1F3
Pretty much
Though secret sibling theory might be the more appropriate term in this case
Number1AllMightFan
Oh you think he’s touya
Soba4L1F3
Becoming a villain would be in character for him
You know to piss off my old man
Number1AllMightFan
Well i didn’t get a good look at the guy
But apparently he did cauterize aizawa’s wound
Soba4L1F3
touya did learn first aid once upon a time
Or rather my brother natsuo did to help touya with his wounds from training
Touya probably picked up a thing or two from him
Number1AllMightFan
How aggressive was this training?
Soba4L1F3
enough for touya to constantly be covered in bruises
and me too
started as soon as our quirks kicked in
Number1AllMightFan
but why?
Soba4L1F3
well it was the whole reason i was born
Touya was born
To surpass all might
Hence the training
Number1AllMightFan
You realize that’s messed up, right?
Soba4L1F3
from what the tone of your message implies i assume it is in fact ‘messed up’
Number1AllMightFan
Um yeah
Anyways i’ll go talk to kacchan
I heard he and kirishima
Fought your brother…
Or the flame villain that is
No.1
Number1AllMightFan
Hey kacchan!
No.1
What is it this time nerd?
Number1AllMightFan
I heard u fought that flame villain
and that you know him from somewhere else
No.1
that was just some fucking copy
Not even the real deal
Melted into a pile of mud as soon as i threw one punch
Number1AllMightFan
A copy quirk?
And one that copies someone with their quirk that
So many implications
Would the copy quirk user be able to constantly copy themselves to the point they have any entire army in minutes?
how many copies can be made?
No.1
can you save your shitty rambling from the group chat?
I’d rather not have my dms spammed with how amazing some villain’s quirk was
Number1AllMightFan
Right. Of course
So that fire villain… you know him from somewhere?
No.1
yeah, i met him while i was – you don’t need to know the details
Number1AllMightFan
What? Were you being a delinquent and spray painting or something?
No.1
I’m not some damn delinquent
Number1AllMightFan
I know :3
That’s why you go to bed at 8 pm
No.1
Fuck off
But yeah that bastard told me to be less like endeavor
which wasn’t entirely shitty advice i guess
Number1AllMightFan
you just feel kind of betrayed bc the advice came from a villain?
No.1
Screw you! Don’t tell me how i feel
I’m gonna kick that extra’s ass the next time i see him
Number1AllMightFan
And knowing you you’ll win
No.1
you bet, nerd
Soba4L1F3
Number1AllMight
According to bakugo the fire villain at the usj definitely dislikes endeavor
Soba4L1F3
That has to be touya then!
It’s his main personality trait
Number1AllMightFan
so himiko’s dad, your brother, and the fire villain are all the same person?
Soba4L1F3
indeed
Number1AllMightFan
based on how touya helped ochako and aizawa-sensei, odds are that he wasn’t at the usj to hurt ppl
Soba4L1F3
are you saying that he might have been at the usj to look out for someone?
Number1AllMightFan
Yeah
Soba4L1F3
I can’t believe it. I’d heard so many stories abt how touya tried to murder me as a baby but to hear he actually cares changes everything
I can see why fuyumi misses him so much
someone who joins a villain attack to protect his least-favorite brother must be a good person
Number1AllMightFan
Wait? What?! He tried to murder you?!
Soba4L1F3
It’s no big deal
Don’t all ppl get mad at their siblings and try to kill them sometimes?
Number1AllMightFan
I don’t think so
But also i’m an only child so I wouldn't know
Soba4L1F3
Maybe i’ll ask asui
She has siblings
I can ask if she ever tried to murder them
Number1AllMightFan
I’m not sure how she’d react to that question
Soba4L1F3
Well first things first
We need to find out how touya’s not-actual death got covered up
Considering how i never looked for him after he ‘died’ it’s the least i owe him
Number1AllMightFan
You couldn’t have known he was still alive
Soba4L1F3
But i should have
It was so suspicious that all that was left was his jawbone while the rest of him was supposedly cremated
Shouldn’t the jawbone have been just as susceptible to the heat as the rest of him?
Number1AllMightFan
You make a good point
Soba4L1F3
To think he came out of hiding after all these years at the usj…
Makes me regret not going quite as plus ultra as everyone else when fighting the villains
Number1AllMightFan
What do you mean?
Soba4L1F3
I didn’t use fire – maybe aizawa wouldn’t have been as hurt if i hadn’t held back
If i had cauterized his wound
But i can’t use my father’s fire
I can’t be like him
There’s a reason my mother hated my left side
A reason i swore an oath to only use my mother’s ice
Number1AllMightFan
Well i think that oath is pretty stupid
Soba4L1F3
Excuse me?
Number1AllMightFan
Shouto, it’s your quirk
Not your father’s, not your mother’s- it’s yours
The quirks kids get aren’t a carbon copy of their parents’
Are endeavor’s flames blue like touya’s?
Soba4L1F3
No
I think i only ever saw him manage a blue spark once
Number1AllMightFan
See! It’s your power not his
And even if your quirk were exactly the same as endeavor’s that doesn’t make you the same person
It’s all in how you use your power!
Soba4L1F3
I don’t know
Number1AllMightFan
Just think it over, okay?
But i for one think your left side is beautiful
Soba4L1F3
even the scar?
Number1AllMightFan
Especially the scar
Shows how strong you are
That even after all that training, after everything you’ve been through you still want to be a hero, still want to help people
Soba4L1F3
but what if that’s just bc heroics has been drilled into me from day one?
Number1AllMightFan
Well we can find out together then
And for the record, whatever happens, i think you’re pretty cool
Especially your conspiracies
Soba4L1F3
Same goes for your analysis work
Number1AllMightFan
Thank you!!
Anyways I don't think I'll be able to access touya’s information on my computer
Soba4L1F3
Then I’ll dig up the book my father keeps all his passwords in
He has access to hero servers
Classified information included
Blinking through his lashes, Touya felt the musty smell of his apartment waft toward him. His skull weighed heavily on his shoulders as if it had turned to lead. And the persistent pounding through his temple did nothing to dispel the fog swirling in his head.
Touya’s ribs ached as he heaved himself upright on the couch. Half empty buckets of fried chicken littered the carpet he had just vacuumed. And Himiko sat crouched in front of the small crevice between the weathered coffee table and the television with Twice, Magne and Compress sitting clustered beside her.
Bright colors so glaring Touya could’ve sworn they had fried his retina flickered on the screen. The small crowd gathered in the living room remained fixated on the images of trolls spinning around in some sort of gems while snapping his fingers. Shaking his head, Touya sighed. Those movies the brat liked so much sure were a trip and a half. Still, he supposed that the way her face had lit up when he had handed her a stolen boxed set had been fulfilling or whatever.
Eyeing Himiko, Touya noticed countless strands escaping her braids. One of the braids was barely bound by its hair tie anymore. Had the brat not rebraided her hair since the last time Touya had styled it? Touya dragged a hand across his face and groaned about how sentimental the kid was. He’d probably been knocked out for a couple of days – and yet Himiko still insisted that no one other than Touya was allowed to style her hair.
Tracing his fingers along the new burn scars he’d gotten at the USJ, Touya shook his head. He figured it wasn’t too surprising Himiko didn’t trust anyone else with her hair, considering how much Keigo had botched his last attempt.
Red feathers brushed against Touya’s back as Keigo perched himself on the couch’s armrest. Running his fingers through the patches of hair where the dye was fading, Keigo croaked, “Hey, hot stuff. You alive?”
Summoning what little strength he could muster, Touya elbowed Keigo in the side. “Nope. I’m a living corpse and you know that.”
Keigo reached out to cradle Touya’s face and traced the lines of staples. His gold eyes shone bright in the darkened room. Keigo looked at him like he was his whole world – no pity, no sign that Touya was a disappointment in his eyes. For whatever reason, Keigo kept holding Touya close no matter how many times his own quirk backfired on him – no matter how many times Touya failed to be what he was made for.
“Guess you are. You’re my favorite corpse though.”
As Keigo ruffled Touya’s hair, earning himself a glare, Touya noticed an unfamiliar figure standing a couple meters away from the TV. Light from the screen reflected off green scales. Groaning, Touya dragged a hand across his face. Having a crowd in a tiny-ass apartment was bad enough – but a stranger? Now, that was a totally different can of worms.
“What’s that fucker doing in my apartment?”
“Our apartment, Dad.”
Fine, technically he wasn’t the only one paying rent. After all, given how many drug rings Himiko had taken down she’d earned herself a pretty penny by looting the pockets of the people she had stabbed.
“Yeah, yeah. Whatever. What the hell is a complete stranger doing here?”
“Relax, hot stuff. Apparently Magne and Compress knew a guy who used to be a paramedic. So we thought it couldn;t hurt to have Spinner see what state you were in.”
Touya found himself sending a death glare in the stranger’s direction anyway. But as Spinner flinched and tried to hide his face behind purple hair, guilt cinched in Dabi’s staples. His eyes drifted toward the burn cream coating his arms. Spinner’s scales were impossible to overlook – and Touya was more than well aware of how puzzle pieces that didn’t quite fit into the rest of society’s framework were treated. How on Earth Spinner had been able to show a fraction of kindness in spite of it all was beyond Touya.
“As if that was even necessary. I’ve survived worse.” His graze drilled into the mask wrapped around Spinner’s face. And it dawned on Touya that with Twice and Compress there were a lot of people wearing masks present. Had his living room turned into some sort of weird mask convention?
“And what do you mean by used to be a paramedic?” Touya asked.
“It’s hard to hold a job for long looking like this.” Spinner grunted and crossed his arms. “Never takes employees too long to find someone ‘more qualified’.”
“Well, that’s complete bullshit,” Touya said.
“Yeah, it is. This whole society is. That’s why Stain has a point about reshaping it.”
As if on cue, Himiko’s head instantly flipped around toward Spinner. “OMG! You’re a Stain fan too!”
Grinning from ear to ear, Spinner gestured toward a pile of swords leaning against the door to the living room that Touya hadn’t noticed until that point. “Yes! I am! That’s why I have all my swords – he inspired me!”
“I love swords!” Himiko agreed enthusiastically. “They are totes cute!” Skipping over to the couch, Himiko batted her eyes at Keigo. “Papa, can you pretty please get me a sword?”
“Uh… I don’t know whether that would be responsible parenting.”
“Come on . Swords are basically just giant knives – and I have plenty of those. So why draw the line at swords?”
Lighting up, Twice nodded. “Give her a katana! No more pointy things for Himiko!”
Gasping in shock, Himiko held a hand to her chest and collapsed onto the carpet. So dramatic. Probably because she took after Touya. “But big brother, I love sharp things! Without them I’d die of despair,” she lamented from her spot on the floor.
Touya snorted. “Isn’t your floaty girlfriend worth living for?”
Sighing wistfully, Himiko sat upright again. “Fine, I’d find the will to live for Ochako.”
Reaching over to one of the knocked over buckets of fried chicken, Keigo fished out a drumstick and passed it to Touya. Against his instincts, a fond smile stretched across Touya’s face. Drumsticks had always been Keigo’s favorite – so it meant a hell of a lot that he’d save one for Touya rather than pawning off a thigh piece to him.
As upbeat pop music and the crunching of fried chicken filled the room, Spinner cleared his throat. “Are you sure it’s a good idea to have a bunch of villains in the same room as a top ten hero?”
“Birdbrain is harmless when he’s off the clock. Besides, even if he did pull some shit I could just threaten to stop making him fried chicken.”
Keigo’s eyes went wide as he pulled away from Touya a little. “You wouldn’t?!”
“I would.”
Laughing, Magne pulled down her glasses and nodded toward an empty KFC bucket. “Isn’t Hawks eating fried chicken technically cannibalism?”
“Yes! That’s the best part,” Himiko giggled.
Touya nodded. “What the kid said.”
“Hot stuff, you know that’s not true. I have a red-tailed hawk mutation, not a chicken mutation.”
Shrugging, Touya poked one of Keigo’s feathers. “Aren’t hawks basically chickens that can fly a little better?”
From his spot by the TV, Compress shrugged apologetically and barely caught his hat that had slipped off his head in the process. “I’m afraid I have to agree with Dabi.”
Dumbfounded, Spinner raised a brow at Touya. “Dabi can’t possibly be your real name.”
Touya rolled his eyes. “And Spinner is your real name?”
“Touche.”
Lying down on her stomach, Himiko rested her chin on her hands and sighed. “I don’t know why you all bother with aliases – they aren’t even that cute.”
“Because, brat, some of us aren’t idiotic enough to use our goddamn government names when we commit crimes.”
Touya suppressed a fond chuckle and settled on shaking his head a little, only stopping when a searing pain shot through his temple. The kid was really reckless, huh? Still legally alive. No alter identity to fall back on to stop her from getting caught, only the mask of a sharp smile she wore as she yearned to become the people she loved. Pensively, Touya stared at Himiko’s beloved braids, hoping that maybe the new hairstyle was a sign that the mask she’d put on as a defense against the world was slipping just a little. Because he sure as hell didn’t want his kid to be stuck with a childhood that was shitty from start to finish. That at least within the confines of the cheap apartment that she’d feel like she’d have a right to just exist with no strings attached.
Compress interrupted Touya’s train of thought as he stood up and bowed. “I simply like to maintain an air of mystery.”
“It’s just easier to be someone else,” Spinner muttered.
“A mask?” Himiko’s bright expression faded as if a light switch had been flipped. “I see.”
Touya bit back a comment about how three people in his living room were wearing masks and that Himiko’s observation wasn’t particularly astute. Still, he knew that there was something more to the pensive curl of Himiko’s lip.
Spinner turned toward Touya, snapping him back to the present. “Anyways, take it easy and try to get some rest. You’ve got a nasty concussion and some quirk exhaustion from overuse.”
“Yeah, I figured. Not like I wanted to stay awake and watch that dumbass movie anyways.”
Himiko’s blank expression shifted. Her pitying expression looked too theatrical – almost plastered on – but it was a million times better than her staring off into the distance all glassy-eyed. “Aww, poor Dad. He doesn’t understand a true masterpiece when he sees it. Trolls 3 is my favorite movie for a reason.”
Keigo blinked back in confusion. “I thought it was Human Centipede?”
“I can have multiple favorites, Papa.”
Noting the smile stretching across Himiko’s face, Touya shut his eyes again. The strained undercurrents of his kid’s voice still haunted him – but that was a problem for later. There’d be no fucking way that he’d help anyone if he didn’t get some damn rest.
Soba4L1F3
Number1AllMightFan
Shouto I looked through the servers and I found out what exactly happened to your brother
Soba4L1F3
Is it bad?
Number1AllMightFan
Ummm…
Soba4L1F3
I figured
He did burn alive after all so there is so beating around the bush
Number1AllMightFan
Okay ah where do i start?
Soba4L1F3
Wherever is easier
I don’t care how painful the truth is
I know it’s going to hurt no matter what
I just have to find out what happened
Maybe i never really knew touya
But he was trained like me – so i feel like we’re alike
I just want to understand him better like the way i was never given the chance to
Number1AllMightFan
The hpsc used to have a rigorous trainee program
They trained hawks – actually turns out his parents sold him to the commission but that’s another can of worms
Anyways trainees’ quirks were pushed to their limits
So they could climb up the hero rankings with ease
Soba4L1F3
Sounds like the sort of program my father would endorse
I take it my father sent him there
Number1AllMightFan
He did
Still even knowing abt the program that literally erased one of its trainees’ legal identities didn’t explain why Touya disappeared
And surely there had to be commission trainees other than touya and hawks
But where did they go?
Back to their normal lives?
But i don’t think they went into heroics
Soba4L1F3
Because hawks is the only hero known to have his extent of the commission backing him?
Number1AllMightFan
Exactly
Anyways even endeavor’s access to the trainee program’s files was extremely limited
Soba4L1F3
Why? What could be so bad that even the number 2 hero doesn’t get to know?
Number1AllMightFan
Something absolutely horrifying
Are you absolutely sure you want to know, Shouto?
Soba4L1F3
Yes. No one paid attention to Touya before he “died”
No one looked at him
I think I owe him this much at least
Bc at the end of the day i’m the reason he got ignored
Number1AllMightFan
You were just a kid Shouto
There was nothing you could have done
And it wasn’t your fault
Also you were hurt too
Soba4L1F3
I’m not sure i entirely agree
But Touya deserves that someone cares abt him
That ppl stop acting like he never existed
Because he mattered
He still matters
Number1AllMightFan
Alright
Well, the hpsc left no evidence of their failures
There is a reason they only have one trainee left from their program
Soba4L1F3
So they killed the others
Number1AllMightFan
Worse than that
They repurposed them
Soba4L1F3
How did you even get your hands on all this information?
Number1AllMightFan
I was a late bloomer
So i picked up a little hacking because i thought i’d never stand a chance in conventional heroics
And well with some computer skills maybe i’d still be an asset at an hero agency even without a quirk
Ofc haha i got a quirk so that kind of changed everything
it’s nice that my back-up plan is still coming in handy tho
Soba4L1F3
still even if your hacking skills are above average the HPSC must have extreme security measures beyond even your skillset
Number1AllMightFan
Yeah, i wasn’t expecting to get in
But I suspect that maybe we have someone in our corner
Who knows maybe Nezu is watching us all amused from the sidelines and helped me get in
Soba4L1F3
That sounds a lot like a conspiracy theory
Number1AllMightFan
Maybe you’re rubbing off on me?
Soba4L1F3
Perhaps
Or your hacking skills could just be better than you expected
Number1AllMightFan
You think too highly of me
Soba4L1F3
Are you saying that my judgment skills are bad?
Number1AllMightFan
WHAT? No not at all!!!
Soba4L1F3
I am just messing with you
But please elaborate
How did the HPSC repurpose the trainees that didn’t make it through?
Number1AllMightFan
Do you remember the Nomu at the USJ?
Soba4L1F3
The reanimated corpses?
So you’re saying that’s what Touya almost became
Number1AllMightFan
Yes, your brother’s accident wasn’t ever an accident
Soba4L1F3
But would Endeavor allow for that? I know how horrible he can be but to arrange for Touya’s death…
Number1AllMightFan
Well considering how he doesn’t have access to the information to what happened to the failed trainees I suspect he didn’t know
Or didn’t care enough to know
But based on touya’s file it looks like he pulled touya out of the program when he didn’t make the cut
Soba4L1F3
But at the end of the day his position as number 2 didn’t matter?
Number1AllMightFan
No
Because from the looks of the hpsc couldn’t have failed trainees
Even if one of them was a top hero’s son
Soba4L1F3
My father had to know though, right?
Didn’t he realize how suspicious it was for my brother to die so soon after being pulled out of the trainee program?
He’s trained to stop crimes, investigate crimes –
He’s saved so many people. Why didn’t he care enough to save Touya?
Number1AllMightFan
I don’t know
But for what it’s worth touya managed to escape whatever lab he’d been carted off to
He saved himself
Soba4L1F3
But I wish Touya didn’t have to save himself
Number1AllMightFan
I know
And… I have more bad news
Soba4L1F3
What is it?
Number1AllMightFan
Touya isn’t the only cover up I stumbled upon
Soba4L1F3
What do you mean?
Number1AllMightFan
You know… the conspiracy theories abt Ochako’s girlfriend?
There might be a little more truth to them that we’d expected
Soba4L1F3
So she is a twilight vampire!
Number1AllMightFan
No, she isn’t
Not that i know of at least
Soba4L1F3
Well, if she isn’t a vampire what theory got confirmed?
Number1AllMightFan
That there’s sth more to her love of knives.
She killed someone in middle school
Notes:
My friend Ice and I wrote a togachako time loop au that we think turned out pretty well ✨: your beauty never ever scared me
Chapter 25: I got bored at my internship and let someone who knows nothing about BNHA write a shit post chapter.
Summary:
The chapter is exactly what it says on the tin. Anyways, see you on August 1 for an actual Dear Google chapter.
Chapter Text
Spinner, Dabi, John and Steve skillfully entered the room. John pulled a hip flask from his hip and opened it sensually. John put the hip flask to his lips and took a swig of the contents. He quickly spat it out with a “blugh”. Someone had replaced his alcohol with eggnog. Probably Spinner. Spinner was a little freak. John gave Spinner a side-eye. Spinner let out a low whistle, turning on his heels to inspect the picture on the shelf. It was a picture of a pear. Man. Spinner loved pears. He licked the picture but unfortunately, it tasted like glossy print, rather than pear. Drat, Spinner thought. Maybe the kitchen has a pear.
Dabi looked at Spinner lick that picture, lust in his eyes. There was just something about the way he didn’t know what the fuck was going on that just set Dabi aflame. Unfortunately, Spinner was engaged to a lemur. There isn’t time to get into it, you all just have to accept that’s the way it is.
Steve jumped. He jumped so high his hair grazed the ceiling. It didn’t hurt that he was 7 feet tall. Thus, he didn’t have to jump very far. When he landed on the floor again, it gave out. But only on the left leg. All four feet of his left leg fell into the basement, where rats began to nibble on his toenails. He pulled it back up, dusted it off, and ate a rat still attached. Steve was hungry, he really needed that. The four got into a huddle. They all put their hands in the center and whispered a quiet “let’s go evildoers!”
Chapter 26: What do I do if my girlfriend killed a guy?
Summary:
Himiko goes on a killing spree and offers Ochako comfort. Ochako and the rest of 1A find out about what Himiko did in middle school.
Chapter Text
[EndeavorSux created parenting is a pain]
[EndeavorSux added some like it hot 🔥🍗, TheCrayonSong🖍️ and not a clone, i swear to parenting is a pain]
EndeavorSux
brat where are you???
It’s goddamn 2 am in the morning
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Hot stuff, why are you texting?
You really shouldn’t be staring at a screen with your concussion
EndeavorSux
oh fuck off
i know my limits
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Your burn scars say otherwise :3
EndeavorSux
Don’t make me roast you alive, you oversized chicken
some like it hot 🔥🍗
awww you want to turn me into my favorite food?
how sweet of you
EndeavorSux
Oh so now you agree that red-tailed hawks are basically just chickens that can fly a little better?
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Wait!!! That’s not what i meant at all, hot stuff
EndeavorSux
Yeah right
But on a serious note why isn’t the kid back yet?
some like it hot 🔥🍗
idk maybe she’s on a killing spree?
EndeavorSux
at this hour?
some like it hot 🔥🍗
well there are the fewest suspects around to witness killings around this time of the b
EndeavorSux
True. I should know, given… well… all the burnt corpses
some like it hot 🔥🍗
But you won’t do any more of that, right?
Could you swear off of murder for little old me?
EndeavorSux
Yeah sure whatever
Murder isn’t half as fun if i’m not practicing to kill my old man anyways
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Did i win you over from the dark side with the power of LoOOoveee?
EndeavorSux
jfc the brat is rubbing off on you
some like it hot 🔥🍗
You say that like it’s a bad thing, hot stuff ;)
EndeavorSux
Should we go looking for the kid? Like, idk, track down police reports abt any murder sprees that happened tonight
some like it hot 🔥🍗
you know i was half-joking, hot stuff
Hasn’t fledging moved on past senseless killing?
I mean you remember how excited she got abt crimes that helped ppl
EndeavorSux
what if she’s killing ppl right now bc she thinks it’s the right thing to do or some goody-two-shoes shit like that?
not a clone, i swear
Ahhh murder how scary! Good for Himiko
some like it hot 🔥🍗
You added twice to the immediate family chat?
EndeavorSux
What of it, birdbrain?
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Nothing
I think it’s just a change for you. A good change
EndeavorSux
Well i didn’t want to pull the same crap as my old man and exclude ppl or whatever
not a clone, i swear
What if Himiko got kidnapped and that’s why she isn’t home yet? She’s probably fine
TheCrayonSong🖍️
What abt me getting kidnapped? I’d always thought that i’d be the kidnapper. Not the kidnappee. yk?
EndeavorSux
Is kidnappee even a real word?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
idk i never finished middle school
some like it hot 🔥🍗
And i never went to middle school!
not a clone, i swear
But didn’t whoever raised you teach you? I bet both of you are lying and DID graduate middle school
EndeavorSux
Yeah right
As if the commission would ever focus on teaching trainees sth as “trivial” as vocabulary
All that ever mattered was stupid shit like obedience and quirks that actually fucking work
Anyways where the hell were you, brat?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ooh you were worried abt me? :3
EndeavorSux
Ofc i was fucking worried?!!
Why on earth would you think i’d want to be a neglectful-ass parent???
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okay okay i get it, dad
I wasn’t doing anything crazy tho
Just a teeny-tiny killing spree
not a clone, i swear
What a fun hobby! Can killing sprees even be tiny?
EndeavorSux
Who were you even killing?
Didn’t we kill all the weak-ass drug dealing punks in the area
some like it hot 🔥🍗
doubtful
Considering how we still have a stash of coke in the bathroom cabinet
EndeavorSux
where i get my drugs from is on a need to know basis
some like it hot 🔥🍗
But what abt say no to drugs?
EndeavorSux
have you seen all the fucking wounds i’m stuck with?
can you really blame me for wanting to be a little high
some like it hot 🔥🍗
You’re gonna guilt-trip me abt having endeavor merch if i say no aren’t you?
EndeavorSux
Duh, birdbrain
some like it hot 🔥🍗
fine keep your coke
But don’t you dare overdose!
I don’t want to see you die a second time
EndeavorSux
aww you’re that attached to me, birdbrain? Who’d have thought?
some like it hot 🔥🍗
why else did you think I married an asshole like you? (I mean yeah technically we aren't legally married but you know what I mean)
EndeavorSux
because i’m just that hot
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Was that a dad joke?
EndeavorSux
Not in your wildest dreams
I’m not half as lame as you
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Yeah yeah
We all know you secretly love my puns, hot stuff
But serious, fledgling
Why the killing spree out of nowhere?
not a clone, i swear
Is it really out of character though? Himiko wouldn’t hurt a fly
TheCrayonSong🖍️
It’s just I was you know useless at the usj
I didn’t manage to do anything to help ochako
So I thought that a little killing spree would be a way to fix that
If I kill other villains, other criminals that could hurt her, maybe I can make up for my mistake
I need to do that to protect her from ppl like me!
Make up for being a waste of space
some like it hot 🔥🍗
It’s okay that you couldn't step in at the usj, fledgling
She made it out safe
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Still!! Dad did way more than me to actually save her
I just got in the way and got chased down by hero students
Heck, I even untransformed and needed to use some blood from that grape kid
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Well, it’s not like anyone expects you to be good at saving ppl from the get go
Except the commission
But you’re not an hpsc trainee so you don’t need to worry abt their stupid standards
TheCrayonSong🖍️
but i was still useless! I couldn’t do anything to save ochako the way she saved me
The way she showed that i could be loved in spite of how i’m the furthest thing from a normal girl
Honestly standing beside all the villains at the usj really just helped remind me of my place
not a clone, i swear
You’re not a bad person! Yeah, you suck
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I guess i do suck
and not just blood - i mean the other kind of sucking
It doesn’t matter how hard i try
Bc i’m still causing nothing but trouble
Maybe a villain is all i’m meant to be
All i will ever be
EndeavorSux
Well for starters you could become a vigilante or some other shit, brat
And weren't you basically a vigilante when we were taking down those damn dealers anyways?
Villainy isn’t the end all be all no matter how “villainous” your damn quirk supposedly is
And maybe cut it out with the killing sprees
Your floaty gf probably would be traumatized if she found out you killed ppl for her
TheCrayonSong🖍️
right…
I don’t think most ppl would knowingly want to date a serial killer
Is it selfish to date her when i’m the kind of person she’d probably hate if she knew everything i’ve done
some like it hot 🔥🍗
Well you don’t know for sure until u ask
Besides, isn’t honesty the best policy?
EndeavorSux
FUCK NO
Not everyone has our sort of history, birdbrain
Ochako didn’t know himiko before the middle school incident
Do you really think that goody two shoes would be able to look past all the homicide the way you did?
Not everyone gets blinded by shiny things the way you do
some like it hot 🔥🍗
It’s not my fault shiny things are so pretty
But still won’t everything blow up if ochako finds out the truth?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
she won’t find out
if i have to i’ll become the sort of person who deserves her
Swear off killing if need be
But i can’t risk losing her
Not when she was the first person in years to treat me like an ordinary girl
Himi <3
Ochie
hi himiko
sorry i was offline for a couple of days
life has just been a lot lately
Himi <3
Because of the villain attack on the usj?
Ochie
Yeah
How did you know about that?
Himi <3
Uh bc of the news
I def didn’t know abt the attack in advance or anything
Ochie
Right, i forgot abt all the press abt the attack
Guess the news hasn’t really been the main thing on my mind
Himi <3
I wish I could’ve helped
Ochie
Aww that’s sweet of you himiko
I appreciate the sentiment
But dw there wasn’t anything you could done since the usj was a UA-exclusive field trip and all
Himi <3
Are you okay though? Like i mean not just physically
Bc the last thing we need is for you to go crazy in addition to me
Ochie
You’re not crazy, himiko
Himi <3
I literally have a knife collection
And believe me based on my dad’s comments abt it i know that’s not normal
Ochie
well, it’s not like you’re stabbing anyone so it’s a perfectly harmless hobby
Himi <3
Yup! No stabbies for me haha no way
How are you holding up though, ochie?
Ochie
Okay i guess? Or as okay as i can be considering the circumstances
Just seeing pro heroes get injured… that was a lot
Himi <3
I can imagine
My dad got injured recently so i get it
Ochie
Oh dear! I hope he’s alright
Himi <3
Just a concussion, he’ll recover
Ochie
Well, tell him that i hope he has a swift recovery
But yeah seeing aizawa lay his life on the line for us made me really think abt whether or not i have what it takes to be a hero
I mean- you know that i’m in it for the money
I don’t think I can be selfless like that or go plus ultra like that
Himi <3
Well i think you can!! Not that i want you to end up horribly injured defending ppl or anything
It’s just that you’re one of the most selfless ppl i know
You wanting to help your parents i think that’s pretty heroic
Ochie
But they’re the ppl closest to me
So it makes sense that i’d want to support them
Wouldn’t it be way more heroic if i focused more on helping virtual strangers?
Himi <3
Well I think there’s nothing more beautiful than doing whatever it takes for the ppl we love
Ochie
Thanks himiko
You always have the right things to say
I’m glad that i can spill my guts to you
Himi <3
Ochie, I have something to tell you
Ochie
What is it? You can tell me anything
Himi <3
Oh
Uh
Nevermind it’s not important
Ochie
pls u can tell me
Nothing is insignificant to me when it’s abt you
Himi <3
I just wanted to say that you’re the cutest
Ochie
Liar!
Himi <3
Wait? What? Why? I’m not hiding anything from you i swear
Ochie
Oh really?
Well, I think you’re a liar bc you’re the cutest
Himi <3
Aww ochie
Ilysm
You’re gonna make me melt into a puddle of blood or sth
Ochie
Why blood of all things?
I mean aside from you liking blood
Himi <3
I suppose I just like to think that the red means i love u
Ochie
Omggg that’s so cute
Himi <3
And i guess that the pink in your cheeks is why i like you so much
Bc pink is basically just a lighter shade of red
Ochie
Aww himi <3
You’re the best
I’ll love you forever and always
Himi <3
I’ll always love u too, cutie <3 <3 <3
Logical Ruse Victims
AcidTrip
y’all i still can’t stop thinking abt the usj
[AcidTrip changed the chat name to I was at the usj and all I got was this villain attack]
now u see me
Fitting
And tbh it's on my mind a lot too
And it totally isn’t bc i found out anyone’s secret or anything
GotAnyGrapes?
Neither did i
No secrets discovered here
Premium_DuctTape
Okay, is it just me or are Ashido and Mineta being really weird?
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Can you blame them? The usj was terrifying
Honestly i’m kinda glad i fried my brain and didn’t end up traumatized from having to watch everything
No.1
The usj was bs
Twilight ✨theory✨
Are you traumatisé too, bakugo?
No.1
Hell no, sparkles
As if i’m some weakass coward like the rest of how extras
That flame villain was fucking weird
manliestman
You said you knew that guy – right, bakubro?
AcidTrip
👀
Bakugo is friends with villains?
What a twist!!!
No.1
As if i’d be friends with that burnt piece of shit
FeelTheNoize
Mhm totally
It’s definitely not like you wouldn’t admit to being friends with anyone
revelry in the dark
Right???
I bet he’s besties with that flame villain
Kero-sene
Bakugo being best friends with a villain seems unlikely
No.1
It’s goddamn impossible!!
That was just some asshole stranger who gave some half-decent advice
I had no fucking clue that loser was a villain
eat the rich (except momo)
Well i guess you would have blasted him if you knew
No.1
Damn right
AcidTrip
Aww darn i was hoping bakugo would have some juicy secret
EndeavorSux
I have a secret
3D_Printer
I must inquire whether it is another secret love child theory
FeelTheNoize
Knowing shouto it probably is, hun
EndeavorSux
I do have one of those…
though maybe secret sibling confirmation would be a more accurate description
But that’s a reveal for another time
I have more pressing news to share
News pertaining to Uraraka
eat the rich (except momo)
What abt me?
Number1AllMightFan
Umm Shouto and I accidentally stumbled across information abt your girlfriend
And it’s not anything
eat the rich (except momo)
Well, i’m sure it can’t be that bad
Himiko’s always been an open book with me
And i know it wasn’t easy for her to talk abt how her parents made her suppress her quirk
Number1AllMightFan
I don’t think you know abt this
It’s something bad. Objectively bad
And it’s been covered up by her parents
Ugh sorry maybe we should talk abt this in dms
eat the rich (except momo)
No, here is alright
If whatever Himiko did is as bad as you – which I kind of doubt no offense –
I’ll probably need all the outside input I can get
EndeavorSux
Himiko murdered a classmate in middle school
Number1AllMightFan
That was a little blunt, Shouto
EndeavorSux
Sorry
Number1AllMightFan
No, I guess it was alright to get to the point
Dragging things out would have made everything even worse
AcidTrip
So she IS a serial killer!!
now u see me
I mean it’s only one murder
That doesn’t necessarily mean there were other ppl she killed
I mean what are the odds that himiko is actually a villain?
Twilight ✨theory✨
Oui! After all she most likely is not secretly a killer working for an urban légende
SparkySparkyBoomMan
Woah that’s weirdly specific
Premium_DuctTape
well aoyama does say a lot of strange stuff
maybe what he said makes more sense in french?
either way maybe hagakure has a point
just bc himiko is a murderer doesn’t necessarily mean that she’s a serial killer
IidaTenya
One murder or a dozen – both are wrong!
Do you hear how ridiculous it is to say ‘only’ one murder?
How dare you downplay such a thing?
eat the rich (except momo)
no, it can’t be true
himiko wouldn’t
EndeavorSux
Would we lie to you?
eat the rich (except momo)
maybe it’s just another theory, another misunderstanding
Himiko means well, she wants to help people
I know she’s a little weird – I know most people think that having a knife collection isn’t normal
Or they think that her quirk makes her a villain
But to me she’s a normal girl
I don’t want to think that’s she’s a bad person
Kero-sene
even good people can do horrific things
AcidTrip
I’m sry Ochako but… it really doesn’t seem out of the question
Like when i asked himiko to threaten Mineta
GotAnyGrapes?
You put a hit on me????!!
I mean it got me to get my act together – but still!
AcidTrip
Relax ofc i wouldn’t a put a hit on you
For one murder’s not my cup of tea
and even if it was i don’t think that even my decent allowance could afford a hitman
Maybe iida’s, shouto’s and momo’s allowances could tho
IidaTenya
As if I would ever stoop so low as to directly fund heinous acts such as the likes of murder!
eat the rich (except momo)
maybe himiko had no choice but to kill her classmate
maybe she did it bc she needed the money
it’s not like the job market is kind toward someone with a blood quirk
SparkySparkyBoomMan
i guess one could say that the gravity of this situation is pretty bad
3D_Printer
I do not know whether now is the appropriate time for a joke
AcidTrip
Sry to veto u class prez but it’s always a good time for a pun
[AcidTrip changed eat the rich (except momo)’s name to gravity of the situation]
gravity of the situation
Ugghh i want to hate that nickname but it does sorta fit i guess
FeelTheNoize
if himiko killed someone in middle school she wasn’t homeless back then, right? Was she broke back then? And if not why would she need the money for a hit on someone? Besides who would even put a hit on a random middle schooler?
No.1
Goddamit, she killed someone and that makes her a villain
It’s as simple as that
Stop trying to make things more complicated than they are
manliestman
But what if things are more complicated than they seem?
I don’t know if seeing everything as black and white is the manly thing to do
I mean wasn’t that villain we met at the usj someone who gave you good life advice
Number1AllMightFan
Wait a minute? Is that villain the reason why you’ve changed lately?
Is he why you stopped calling me deku?
EndeavorSux
Why would anyone call midoriya useless?
He is quite useful. Great at solving theories and mysteries
Number1AllMightFan
Thank you, Shouto
But i can’t come close to how out of the box your ideas are
And i wouldn’t have been able to find out about what Himiko did without without your help
EndeavorSux
I suppose this is a scenario where ashido would say “teamwork makes the dream work”
AcidTrip
That does sound like sth i would say
No.1
Whatever pinky
But yeah nerd the villain at the usj is why i stopped calling you deku
I’ve got to stop pulling dumb middle school crap if i want to be number one
Premium_DuctTape
I mean at least middle school crap like calling someone useless is better than murdering a classmate for no reason
gravity of the situation
But there had to be a reason why himiko killed her classmate!
I just can’t believe that she’d hurt someone just because
now u see me
This mad banquet of darkness continues to get more crazed with each passing fortnight
AcidTrip
Ochako, i know that when you’ve got rose colored glasses on it’s hard to see the worst in people
But please even you have to admit that murder is objectively wrong
gravity of the situation
I know it is
But i also know himiko
Premium_DuctTape
Dude, are you excusing murder?
gravity of the situation
Ofc i don’t excuse murder!
I’m literally going into a career path to save lives
It’s just I know who Himiko is – she’s earnest, she’s caring
And some of you have seen that side of her too
3D_Printer
Well, I suppose she was quite kind at the convention
FeelTheNoize
But just bc someone seems kind doesn’t change whether or not they murdered someone
gravity of the situation
It’s just there are two sides to every story so I just wanted to hear her out
now u see me
Pls be careful!!!! We don’t want you to die too
gravity of the situation
I’ll be safe dw
I could ask Himiko to meet me at a cafe
Somewhere public with witnesses
FeelTheNoize
momo and I are coming with you
It doesn’t matter how much of the benefit of the doubt you want to give her
We’re not taking any chances of you ending up like her classmate
gravity of the situation
Alright, but don’t do anything extreme okay?
3D_Printer
We will try not to
After all, part of being a hero is knowing when not to attack
revelry in the dark
I guess that it’s worthwhile to hear what himiko has to say
I might not have a “villainous” quirk but well… not everyone has taken kindly to Dark Shadow
Because sentient quirks are sth they don’t fully understand
And I’m just saying that i can empathize with how someone how is constantly being told that they don’t have a right to exist would snap
gravity of the situation
I’m sorry, Tokoyami
revelry in the dark
It’s alright, it’s not your fault
You were not the cause of my darkest days
gravity of the situation
I suppose that quirk discrimination would contextualize what himiko did
She didn’t have the easiest upbringing
EndeavorSux
We are all the products of our environment
That explains why I am horrible
Number1AllMightFan
You’re not horrible, Shouto
EndeavorSux
Even if my upbringing was?
Number1AllMightFan
We might be the products of our upbringing
But it doesn’t destine us to continue the cycle
It just makes it harder to be kind
EndeavorSux
I suppose that’s true
I would like to be kind though
And maybe I will start by showing a little compassion toward Ochako’s girlfriend…
So i have a theory everyone
3D_Printer
Pray tell what it is
EndeavorSux
Himiko needs blood for her quirk, right?
What if she was deprived of blood… and well the hunger took over?
AcidTrip
Wait… are you essentially saying that she’s a vampire?
EndeavorSux
Of course I am!
A twilight vampire to be precise
Twilight ✨theory✨
Twilight theory lives!
Himiko is most definitely a vampire
Most certainly not a murderous villain of any sorts
gravity of the situation
Well, I guess there is only one way to find out whether your theory is true, Shouto
Notes:
Wow! Can y'all believe that it's Dear Google is 1 year old as of today? I've always struggled with maintaining interest in my ongoing longfic WIPs so every day I am so greatly that I remain passionate about Dear Google and telling this story. And I wouldn't have been able to do that without all of your support for this silly goofy story.
Really I am so grateful for the outpour of support y'all have shown toward this story and I am so happy that I've been able to get more people to connect to my favorite ship thanks to this fic. Starting Dear Google was an impulsive decision I made late at night to have a way of easily writing on my phone during a road trip and I never could have foreseen this fic resonating with so many people - especially since at times it can be tricky for femslash fics to gain traction.
Thank you so much for taking a chance on Dear Google. I know it's a little out there with all the writing decisions from choosing to go with a chatfic medium to giving Mineta of all people a mini redemption arc subplot. I really appreciate y'all sticking along for the ride and all the surprises and curveballs this story has had - like I have gotten surprised by the direction this fic has taken so many times. Thank you for having faith that all the shenanigans in this fic will come together in the end :D
Anyways, to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Dear Google I got some art commissioned from the one and only Linky and she did an AMAZING JOB!!!! Live, laugh, love twilight theory and twilight!togachako!!
Chapter 27: If I were a monster, would you love me anyways?
Summary:
Ochako and Himiko talk about what Himiko did in middle school.
Notes:
First things first, thank you so much for beating, Stari!!! You are a gem <3 <3 <3
Also, secondly, I'm going on a bit of a hiatus from this fic for a few reasons but I'll probably be back sometime in September/October. Life is just in a trippy place right now because I made really close friends over the summer (closer than I expected) and it's been super sad saying goodbye because we've all had to go back to our home states so I've been in a funky mood. I've also been bummed out by chapter 428 so it's been really hard writing crackfic since I've been in angst mood which is super unfortunate since I'm way better at writing humor than serious stuff XD
I think I might also just be burnt out from writing a lot of togachako (I have dozens of fics tagged togachako) so I think I just need a little break. And I know, I know togachako is my fav ship but I gotta do what I do for my mental healthAnyways, once I'm settled into my dorm again with my new (lovely) roommate, adjust to my job promotion, physics coursework and miscellaneous research stuff I'll be back. I just wanted to post this bc leaving y'all on such a big cliffhanger for weeks on end would be a little mean XD
Enjoy the chapter!!!!And I'll respond to comments eventually! Pls know that I read and treasure every single one! I've just been feeling a little shy lately
(Also, if any of my IRLs are snooping through this fic again... y'all know how unhinged I am in-person. Idk why there's any reason to be surprised abt how bananas (/pos) my writing is).
Chapter Text
Park swings swayed in the breeze as Ochako wove past a playground sandbox. Crumbling sandcastles lay beside chipped buckets and pails kids had abandoned. As the breeze hit Ochako’s arms, raising goosebumps, she wondered whether in another lifetime she and Himiko would’ve played in that sandbox together. It’d have be an easier world. One in which Himiko hadn’t had to run away from home. One in which she maybe hadn’t stabbed her classmate.
Momo and Kyouka sat on a nearby bench, furrowing their eyebrows warily as Ochako approached the playground. A bit of the tension from Ochako’s shoulders subsided under their watchful gazes. Because some part of her was relieved that they were around as witnesses should Himiko go as far as to randomly stab Ochako.
Swallowing hard, Ochako buried that stray thought into the deepest darkest corner of her mind. She dragged her hands across her face as she sat down on a swing latched to the red railing. Sighing, she craned her neck and stared at the embers of the setting sun.
She knew Himiko was a good person.
She’d never hurt Ochako, right?
Ochako clutched onto the chains holding the swings in suspension. Was being overly cautious a sign that Ochako was just as bad as she could only assume Himiko’s bio parents were? Of course, murder was bad – there was no way around it. She hated how she kept picturing Himiko setting a box cutter’s blade against the side of her neck – as if she was seeing Himiko as nothing more than her quirk.
Not the girl who swirled around in glittering cosplays. Not the girl who helped Ochako calm down after the USJ. Not the girl who called Ochako cute at every turn.
As branches cracked beneath footsteps, a petite girl with blonde braided hair stepped out from between the trees. No space buns in sight with wispy strands resembling spider lilies. Ochako couldn’t put her finger on why – but Himiko looked more at peace with her new hairstyle.
A red Pro Hero Hawks shirt shone beneath the sunlight trickling through the tree branches as Himiko sat down on a swing right next to her girlfriend. Ochako raised a brow. She hadn’t ever taken Himiko to be a hero fangirl. Then again maybe she and Himiko hadn’t really known each other as well as Ochako had thought, if she didn’t even know that Himiko had literally murdered a classmate.
Their last in-person meeting felt like a lifetime ago. Now, there was some sort of unspoken weight in the air between them. But even though she knew about the red that stained Himiko’s hands, Ochako still couldn’t imagine anything prettier than the way that the golden rays of the setting sun fell upon Himiko’s hair.
Swinging her feet back and forth, Himiko kicked at some wood chips and cleared her throat. “You said you wanted to meet because there’s something important you wanted to talk about.”
Ochako stared down at her own sneakers. “Yeah, that’s right.”
While Ochako nodded solemnly, Himiko’s gaze drifted past the playground toward the benches lining the winding path of the park. Her eyes lit up – completely oblivious to how tense both Momo and Kyouka’s posture had gotten.
“What are those cuties doing here? Are we going on another double date?”
“No, that’s not it. They just wanted to be here to support me.”
Going pale, Himiko reached out toward Ochako. “Oh no! Ochie, are you hurt? Are you sick? Are you dying? I promise I’ll be by your side no matter what – I love you so much.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not hurt. At least not physically.”
From the park bench, Momo nodded toward Ochako. A signal to bite the bullet and just spit it out. And Ochako figured maybe she had a point. Himiko’s dark past from middle school had remained unearthed for long enough.
Ochako cleared her throat. “Himiko, would you lie to me?”
Any traces of a smile left on Himiko’s face slipped off like a mask. “You found out about something I did, didn’t you?”
“Yes. I know what you did in middle school.”
The late spring air went from the sweet aroma of cherry blossoms to something more bitter. Dropping her head in defeat, Himiko started picking at her nail beds.
“So I take it you want to break up with me? Because I’m a murderous liar.” Her mouth fell agape as she looked toward Momo and Kyouka like it had clicked for her why they were present. “Thanks for breaking up with me in person at least instead of over text. I appreciate it.”
Ochako shook her head hard enough to almost give herself whiplash. “Well, I wasn’t going to do anything rash without hearing your side of the story first.”
“What is there to say? I’m a horrible person – end of story.”
“No, I know there’s more to it. I know you, Himiko. And I don’t think that one action – however horrible it may be – defines you.”
“Telling you my sob story won’t bring him back.”
“No, it won’t.” Ochako set a hand on Himiko’s shoulder. “But maybe it’ll make stuff hurt a little less.”
Without pushing Ochako away, Himiko gravitated toward her braids and undid the hair ties. As her braids unraveled and her hair cascaded over her shoulder, Himiko hid behind her hair like it was some sort of veil that could shield her from the rest of the world.
“Well, I guess everything started when my quirk first started showing. I found a sparrow in the garden. The poor thing looked so dainty and cute. But there was this thirst always boiling beneath the surface that I had never been able to quench no matter how much water I drank.”
Ochako’s gaze lingered on Himiko’s sharp teeth and how they were as sharp as knives.
Put her canine teeth in the side of my neck.
Ochako kind of wanted to mentally slap herself. Now was not the time for her brain to have random stray thoughts or play Chappell Roan on repeat. Then again, Ochako couldn’t help but blush at the thought of Himiko’s warm breath against her throat before biting.
“Did you drink the bird’s blood?” Ochako asked.
“Yeah. I sank my fangs right into the side of its neck. Killed the poor thing.”
So what if animal abuse as a child was typical for serial killers? It was just the result of Himiko’s quirk. It wasn’t like she could help craving blood. Just because Himiko had drained a bird dry didn’t necessarily mean that she indulged in killing sprees. It just made her a murderer aparentally. But there had to be a reason for the killing. She couldn’t possibly go around killing people for fun, right?
“You didn’t know better. Drinking blood is just a part of your quirk.”
“That didn’t matter. My bio parents used to put me in cute clothes and give me all the toys I could possibly ask for. But then it all suddenly stopped when I couldn’t be the perfect pretty doll for them to show off.”
“I’m sorry, Himiko –”
“Don’t be. It’s not your fault. And it wasn’t theirs either. They hadn’t asked for me to end up with some weird gross blood quirk mutation.”
“Your quirk isn’t gross.”
“Is too. I know that the way I love is sick,” Himiko said.
Ochako bit down on her lip hard. She recalled how perplexed she’d been when Himiko had expressed wanting Ochako to send her blood via mail. But the bloodlust had never been ugly, Ochako just hadn’t understood Himiko’s quirk yet. Besides, Ochako figured that there was something beautiful about Himiko wanting to become closer to the people she loves by drinking their blood.
And nothing could compare to the way Himiko looked at Ochako like she was her whole world.
“Your love isn’t sick though. There’s no one I’d rather be loved by than by you.”
“Thanks, Ochie. I love you too.” Himiko entangled her fingers in her hair. “I tried so hard to be normal. I didn’t touch a drop of blood after that bird. Because I really wanted them to look at me again. To finally act like I existed.”
“So what changed?”
“Well, after a few years they started treating me like a normal girl again. But their smiles would falter every time I even let a word slip about blood.”
Himiko’s shoulders slumped and Ochako’s stomach churned at how sorrow dripped her face. No one deserved that. Cravings for blood didn’t change the fact that Himiko was a person. It didn’t make her any less worthy of receiving parental affection.
“I was always wearing that stupid mask. The plastered sort of smile that always left my face feeling stiff. And then I saw Saito in the hallway and he was so cute. I really wanted to be him, express how much I loved him – and well, before I knew it the bloodthirst had taken over and there was a box cutter in his throat.”
Momo and Kyouka got up from their park bench and sat down one further away. Still able to see Ochako but not close enough to clearly hear the very personal conversation with Himiko. Ochako’s throat was as raw as sandpaper. Time for the million dollar question.
“Do you regret it?”
“Every day. That day is what made me a monster.”
“You’re not a monster, Himiko.” Hopping off the swing, Ochako stepped forward to wrap Himiko in a warm embrace. And she couldn’t help but wonder for how many years Himiko had been deprived of hugs. “You didn’t deserve to have your quirk repressed. What your bio parents did to you wasn’t okay.”
“Well, what were they supposed to do? Go to a blood bank and demand blood so I wouldn’t go crazy?”
“I guess they could have done that.” Sighing, Ochako rolled up the sleeve of her sweater and revealed the pulsing vein along her wrist. “Or they could have let you love the way you love.”
Maybe Himiko had spent a lifetime resenting the way her heart beat, the way she expressed her affection. But not any more if Ochako had any say in the matter.
Himiko licked her lips in hunger before her eyes widened and she pulled away. “Ochie, you don’t need to offer me your blood.”
“But I want to, Himi.” Ochako gently grabbed Himiko’s hand and placed it on her wrist. “Because you are not defined by your worst mistake. And the fact that you regret snapping after the world had beaten you down tells me that you’re a good person.”
Shy as a cat stepping into a new apartment, Himiko leaned toward Ochako’s wrist. Light off the swings’ railing refracted onto her Hello Kitty hair clips. A slight satisfying pinch punctured Ochako’s skin as Himiko sank her teeth in. A soothing pressure rippled across Ochako’s skin as Himiko sipped on her blood.
Ochako’s eyes widened with amazement as Himiko’s face warped into hers. Gold eyes melted away, turning brown. But even with Ochako lips, Himiko's wide grin was still all her own. The cutest smile in the world.
Grinning ear to ear, Himiko placed a kiss that tasted of iron onto Ochako lips. As she fell back onto the swing, Himiko cupped her hands around her mouth and let out a euphoric scream.
“Fuck my bio parents.”
“Yeah! They can burn in hell!” Ochako pumped a fist in the air and sat back down on a swing. “But for what it’s worth at least you have good dads now.”
“Mhm. I’m lucky.” Himiko nodded fondly. Her gaze grew pensive for a minute before she finally spoke up again. “Would you maybe like to meet them over family dinner?”
“Of course.”
Ochako beamed at Himiko like she was daylight chasing away every doubt or worry. With the shadow of secrecy retreating, Ochako could only hope that her meeting with Himiko in the park had made the bonds of their love all the more stronger.
my extended familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Mayday mayday!!!!
We’ve got a BIG problem
Pop-eyes
Oh no! Did you meet up with your gf not go well
Dad-bi
if she did anything to hurt u physically or emotionally
I won’t hesitate to burn her alive
homeless solidarity
If there’s trouble I can make it double
Let’s just try to avoid any conflict
Magnetic_Personality
heh good one
[Magnetic_Personality changed homeless solidarity’s name to make it double]
Dad-bi
Why the FUCK don’t i get admin priviledges???
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Sucks to suck dad
marble-ous
I also have an idea!
[Compress added GEICO to my extended familyyy 🔪❤️🔪]
Dad-bi
why the FUCK did add spinner here????
This was supposed to be a private family group chat
make it double
sry dad ig times change
marble-ous
Besides I was thinking that Spinner could perhaps help with whatever dilemma Himiko is having
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yeah i def will need help
GEICO
idk if i can help much but i will try
Dad-bi
My arson offer is still on the table
Pop-eyes
but hot stuff, u said that you’d stop murdering ppl
Dad-bi
Hey just bc i burn someone alive doesn’t necessarily mean that they’ll die in the process
TheCrayonSong🖍️
No please do NOT burn ochako
She’s literally the sweetest
She found out abt me killing a classmate in middle school
But when i told her abt my bio parents and such she understood
She accepted me anyways
GEICO
So what’s the problem?
If she accepts you murder and all that sounds like a win
TheCrayonSong🖍️
she’s a hero in the making
she’s someone who wants to save lives
even if she can forgive one murder do you think that she can forgive dozens?
GEICO
well idk murder isn’t that bad
marble-ous
Besides perhaps your girlfriend wishes to become a corrupt hero
In that scenario serial killing is not necessarily a deal breaker
Pop-eyes
Woah woah WOAH
I’m a corrupt hero and i’m not okay with serial killings
Dad-bi
Speak for yourself hot stuff
I for one would love to have a hero brat around who isn’t as much of a goody two shoes as u are
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ochako wouldn’t be okay with murder!
And she wouldn’t become a corrupt hero either
Her parents are good people, she’s a good person, she’s surrounded by good ppl (excluding me ofc)
So i can’t see her falling down the same rabbit hole as papa
make it double
you’re not a bad person
I hate you! Worst person ever
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yeah I AM the worst
Dad-bi
What abt your vigilante era?
Your killed a bunch of fugly drug dealers
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I mean like yeah i did
But just bc i committed a few crimes that help ppl doesn’t change how many lives i’ve cut short
Hence why ochako can’t ever find out abt it
make it double
I’m sure she’ll accept you serial murders and all
Keep it a secret, i love being in on secrets
Dad-bi
So how were you planning on keeping it under the rug?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I invited her to family dinner ofc!!!
marble-ous
And why did you choose such an action might I ask?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Bc if Ochako sees that one of my dads is a hero then there’s no way that she could possibly think that i’m a villain
Dad-bi
jfc! that’s the dumbest fucking idea i’ve ever heard
Pop-eyes
Umm fledgling i hate to break it to you
But there’s a little flaw in your plan
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Wdym????
Magnetic_Personality
That your other old man was a villain your gf saw at the usj
Chapter 28: Will you be the imposter, please?
Summary:
The League needs to resolve the family dinner issue. Also Shouto messages Himiko about Touya. Mischellanous typical shenanigans ensue. (It's 12 AM idk what else to do for this chapter summary)
Notes:
Sorry that this chapter isn't betaed or proofread y'all (I'll try to edit later when I have the spoons for it) - life has just been rough since school started up again and I need to post something to feel a little less shitty. My dad is in the hospital, I fucked up some administrative work-related stuff and I'm back in academic hell (i hate my classical mechanics class so much - the mathematical methods in physics course and linear algebra course weren't prerequisites for this course so i wish my prof would stop expecting us to magically know all that information. physics is painful enough don't make it harder). On a positive note I would've never started writing and posting fanfic if it weren't for the fact that math/physics stress made me need a low stakes creative outlet
So anyways enjoy the chapter! It's a longer one with lots of LOV stuff :DDD
I guess I'll do the family dinner next chapter? idk that's a later problem, i'll figure it out
See y'all whenever I have time to write again - it's going to be a busy semester (sometimes it'll be a good kind of busy just not this week)Also, I'll try to respond to all the comments in my AO3 inbox by the end the month! Sorry I've gotten so backlogged. Know that I treasure your kind words and support and that every comment is read with joy :))))))
Chapter Text
my extended familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Anyways so, spinner
I have a teensy tiny little question for u
GEICO
What is it?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
how comfortable are u with the idea of being set on fire?
Pop-eyes
Fledgling, you can’t just set ppl on fire
Dad-bi
get over yourself, birdbrain
the brat just takes after me and that’s that
GEICO
i don’t care who toga takes after
i am NOT comfortable being set on fire
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Aww darn
Are u sure?
GEICO
Yes! I am very sure
Dad-bi
Huh, what a shame
I really wanted to find out if fried geckos taste like fried chicken
Magnetic_Personality
Maybe idk i heard that frog legs taste like chicken
So maybe other things do too
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ooh speaking of frogs my sweet sweet ochie has a friend w a frog quirk
Do you think she tastes like chicken?
make it double
No way! Frogs and chicken aren’t similar at all
There’s only one way to find out. Chomp, chomp.
marble-ous
Let us perhaps not theorize about what people taste like
Pop-eyes
Agreed
And fledgling why on earth do you want to set spinner on fire
Dad-bi
Yeah, brat
Arson is my thing
Find your own gimmick
Pop-eyes
But isn’t imitation that highest form of flattery?
Dad-bi
Imitation can kiss my ass
Pop-eyes
Aww now i’m jealous
After all you have a very fine ass and i don’t want to share
Magnetic_Personality
TMI
GEICO
Yeah, go get a room or sth
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oh come on
I think their flirting is kinda cute
Anyways i was thinking that spinner could pretend to be Dad
And setting him on fire would be so it looks like he has a fire quirk
marble-ous
Does having a fire quirk not involve being able to put out the flames?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
nah
I mean look at Dad’s burn scars
clearly he’s not great at putting out his own flames
Magnetic_Personality
eh fair enough
i guess i can see it
Dad-bi
Well i sure fucking don’t
I have goddamn fantastic control of my quirk thank you very much
I can even turn my husband into burnt chicken to prove it
Pop-eyes
aww u really do know me
how did u know that death threats turn me on?
make it double
Ah stop talking enough of the innuendo
Ooh i want to know everything
GEICO
Could we just outright ban innuendo from this group chat?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Nope, i think it’s super cute that my dads are in love
GEICO
Well can you at least say why you wanted me of all ppl to impersonate dabi
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ochako wouldn’t recognize you from the usj
Plus you know what Dad acts like
I think you’d be a great imposter
GEICO
Uh yeah thanks for the vote of confidence but I can’t pull of a dabi impression
My stain impression isn’t half bad though
Dad-bi
Yeah you would be a pretty good replica of a shit- stain
GEICO
Screw you, you know what kind of Stain i meant
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Live laugh love stain
His ideals are top notch
Dad-bi
Pah yeah right
He's just using them as a means to an end
Who's he to say whether ppl are true heroes or not?
I'm calling bs
Pop-eyes
Huh I would've expected you to be a fan
Yk since you'd be down with knocking hero society down a peg
Dad-bi
Yeah yeah
But what does stain even want to replace society with. Okay he wants to get rid of false heroes and then what?
Maybe in another lifetime I'd like his farce of an ideology
But in this lifetime I'm over his crap
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Booo you're so boring dad
Anyways spinner where did u get your stain merch?
GEICO
I made it myself
TheCrayonSong🖍️
OMG I love a good diy project
make it double
Let's all make arts and crafts together!
Making stuff is stupid, just buy things premade
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ahhh that's an awesome idea big brother!
But first things first we need to address the family dinner issue
Compress what do you look like under your mask? Are you hiding burn scars? Could you impersonate Dabi?
marble-ous
I am afraid not
Dabi and I do not look alike in the slightest
Magnetic_Personality
I don't think anyone in this chat could successfully impersonate Dabi
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well I could just have one of you fill in without showing off a fire quirk
I could come up with some sort of excuse as to why my dad isn't using his quirk
Magnetic_Personality
How about the fact that his own quirk burns him?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
OMG YES
Great idea! You're a genius
Dad-bi
You have a pretty damn low bar of what a genius is
Especially since I'm wearing the literal proof of how shitty my quirk is on my body
Pop-eyes
Your smoking hot body
make it double
Not another dad joke!
That was the funniest thing I ever heard
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tehehehe
Good one, Papa
Pop-eyes
What can I say?
Dad jokes are my purpose in life
Dad-bi
More like being the bane of my existence is your purpose in life
Pop-eyes
Nah u love me!
Anyways fledgling maybe you should take back the family dinner invite
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Wait no! I have an idea
There’s someone who kinda has Dad’s vibes
He was also at the usj though! He just wasn’t showing his face
Dad-bi
Hell no! That bastard is a crusty pain in the ass
Magnetic_Personality
I doubt shigaraki would want to sub in for dabi
TheCrayonSong🖍️
He won’t have to, big sis :3
Big brother twice what info do you need to make a copy
DustToDust
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hey shiggy 🙂
DustToDust
That’s not my damn name
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Nope it sure is
I thought that u were in need of a super cute nickname
DustToDust
What the fuck are you doing in my dms?
Get the hell out of here
You messed up the usj badly enough
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Did not!! Dad, twice and I were the only ppl u hired who made it out
If anything you fucked up
DustToDust
Are you asking to be dusted?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tehehehe
Good luck dusting me
My dads would eat you alive
DustToDust
Well i’m not afraid to take my chances
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Omg teehee i was right
You are a lot like him
DustToDust
What the fuck is that even supposed to mean?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Dw about
Anyways onward to more important things
What’s your shoe size?
DustToDust
Why the hell would I tell you?
Do you have some foot fetish or sth?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I’m not into feet
I like blood
DustToDust
Gross
I didn’t need to know that
And there’s no way in hell that i’d tell you my shoe size
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Guess i’ll just have to figure it out the hard way
DustToDust
Dafuq!!!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oop sry gotta go some random stranger just messaged me
Soba4L1FE
Soba4L1FE
So you killed a guy?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Excuse me! I’m innocent until proven guilty
Who even are you?
Soba4L1FE
I’m shouto
From your Uraraka Ochako’s class
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Omg Shouto! It’s great to finally meet you as my uncle
Shit i probably shouldn’t have said that
Soba4L1FE
I think it was good that you said that
It confirms what I know about your dad
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So you know that Dabi is…
Soba4L1FE
Yes
TheCrayonSong🖍️
How?
Soba4L1FE
A friend of mine went digging
And that’s how we found out about what happened to Touya
And about what you did in middle school
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Oh. i bet you all hate me now
Soba4L1FE
Not at all
After getting back from the playground Ochako explained why you killed
And i can’t speak for everyone, but I can understand a thing or two about a terrible childhood
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So you really don’t hate me?
Soba4L1FE
No. besides it’s not like haven’t ever considered homicide before
Patricide to be specific
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I guess it runs in the family then :3
Soba4L1FE
Perhaps it does
Besides i think it would be pretty cool to have a vampire as a niece
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So you think I’m a vampire?
Soba4L1FE
Yes, a twilight vampire to be precise
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Omg HELL YEAH!!
Those are the best kind
So shiny
That takes me back to when i used to read bellice fanfic
Soba4L1FE
That is indeed quite a nice ship to read
TheCrayonSong🖍️
AHHH YOU’RE A BELLICE FAN TOO????
You’re my fav uncle now
Also btw how did you even stumble into twilight fanfic?
Soba4L1FE
I needed to do research to fully flesh out twilight theory
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Fair enough uncle shouto
Soba4L1FE
I have a question, himiko
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hit me with it
Soba4L1FE
Do you think that maybe I could meet Touya?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Idk uncle shouto
I guess he’s in a better place now
But i don’t know if he’s ready to reconnect with you just yet
Soba4L1FE
That’s alright
I understand. He and i were never that close anyways
But could you at least tell me one thing?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ofc uncle shouto!
Soba4L1FE
Is Touya happy?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yes!! He doesn’t smile much but i think he’s happy now
Soba4L1FE
I’m glad
Marching down the street, covered in bandages and antibiotic ointment, Touya wound through dark streets with Birdbrain, the brat, Twice and everyone else who had been roped into what was originally supposed to be a private family group chat.
Sighing, Touya begrudgingly walked around a glass bottle shattered on the pavement. Because he was pretty sure that if he even got the smallest cut Keigo would fuss over him and insist he go back to bed rest (or rather couch rest given the extremely limited budget of Touya’s apartment). Hell, Birdbrain had barely even let Touya join on Himiko’s newest hairbrained scheme. Why couldn’t Keigo be more of an enabler and just let Touya be self-destructive without nagging him?
Spinner knocked other trash can, making echoes resound through whatever godforsaken alleyway in Kamino they were passing through. Touya facepalmed as Spinner backed away from the fallen trash can. What a stupid motherfucker.
Okay, Spinner wasn’t horrible or anything – but Touya really wasn’t a big fan about how many new guests his apartment had gotten even with how Spinner had helped patch him up after the USJ. It was just getting crowded and for crying out loud Touya was very much not a people person.
Touya tapped his chin. Spinner. Same root word as to spin. Made it ironic that he was pacing around in circles. Or maybe it was just that Spinner was a little off his rockers. Why else would he have latched on to a band of burnt out, patched up misfits? And Touya supposed it was fitting in a way since in German Spinner’s name essentially meant “crazy person”.
Yes, Touya knew the occasional useless fact like that. But it wasn’t like he was a nerd or anything lame like that. It wasn't his fault that as a kid Fuyumi kept spewing random anecdotes and fun facts to drown out Endeavor’s yelling while the Todoroki siblings huddled in her room. Minus Shouto of course – which was probably for the best
But Touya knew that the real reason wasn’t that simple.
That shithead of an old man probably didn’t want to “infect” Shouto with the failures that were his siblings. Because it didn’t matter that Natsuo knew how to calm Shouto down from a panic attack. Or that Fuyumi would make little ice cubes from Shouto to stack as building blocks.
All of it was useless in Endeavor’s eyes.
Fuyumi, little Natsu and for God’s sake Touya probably most of all didn’t matter. Touya couldn’t help but wonder whether his old man had been glad when he’d died. Because that meant he didn’t need to look his greatest mistake in the eyes every single day.
And yes, Touya knew that there was a shrine. And some idiotic wishful childish part of him wanted so badly that it meant Endeavor regretted putting the weight of heroism on his oldest son’s shoulders only to violently tear it away.
But if Endeavor was actually grieving Touya, why didn’t he ever go looking for him? After all, no one ever found a body. Maybe Endeavor just hadn’t cared enough.
Or perhaps he preferred a dead son over a mutilated one.
Himiko’s lithe calloused hand gripped Touya, anchoring him back to reality. Resurfacing from the sea of thoughts that left him feeling like he was withering away, he focused on the little details around him. Like how Magne was snorting at how Twice was singing a duet with himself. Or how blood red nail polish covered Himiko’s fingernails courtesy of Compress.
It was definitely a step up from birdbrain’s attempts at painting Twice and Himiko’s nails. And for as much of a fashion disaster Compress was, Dabi could give credit where credit was due for having a couple tricks up his sleeve.
He stared down as Keigo grabbed his other hand. Touya gazed at where Keigo’s talons had been shaved down by handlers. Biting the inside of his mouth, Dabi fumed. Because his pretty bird was supposed to fly free – not forever be trapped in the Commission’s gilded cage. Touya would make sure of it – someday when Keigo was ready.
And maybe they could finally do all that crap that normal couples did. Like going on dates in public. Or for fuck’s sake get back their legal identities so they can actually get honest to God legally married.
Touya found himself grinning smugly at the idea of how easy it would be to make his own hypothetical wedding outshine Endeavor’s. Sure Mom and Endeavor’s wedding was lavish and all according to the photos that appeared in magazines. But they had nothing on the fact that Touya had found someone he’d be happy to be shackled to for life – marriage certificate or not.
And heaven knows he was a lucky bastard to find his middle school crush years after nearly burning to death.
Taking a deep breath, Touya unclenched his fists and tried to will the smoke rising from his seams to dissipate. There was no changing the past as much as it left Touya in ashes. He had to let the fumes subside. Had to be the bigger person.
Because he’d be damned if he let the cycle continue with him. And with how much he’d already exposed Himiko to constant strings of curses and made Twice desperate for approval, the last thing Touya wanted was for his anger issues to rub off on his kids the way Endeavor’s did.
Keigo pressed Touya’s hand firmly, eliciting a sigh from him. His palm was warm though not as hot as Touya’s – yet Keigo still had the typical avian feature of an elevated body temperature compared to the average person. A slight smile stretched at the corners of Touya’s staples. It was nice to have someone on his level – even when it came to dumb insignificant shit like warm hands.
So not to get all sappy and whatnot, but maybe it was for the best to focus more on the people he loved rather than the people that broke him. Well, save for the HPSC President. Shipping “defect” training program kids off to become Nomu? That was so fucking messed up.
His train of thought ground to a halt as the widow to the bar that freaky hand fucker resided in emerged in front of him. Crossing his arms, Spinner wearily glanced back and forth between the bar and Keigo’s scarlet feathers.
“Don’t we need to worry about him selling out Shigaraki’s hideout?” Spinner asked.
Touya rolled his eyes. “Does it even matter? Like who gives a shit about Handjob or whatever that bastard’s name is.”
Fingers still intertwined with Touya’s in a hawk-like death grip, Keigo shrugged. “Well, I wouldn’t either way. Because how am I supposed to explain to the Commision how I got the intel without making them suspicious about the connection between me and Dabi?”
“Fair enough.”
As Compress captured the side of the bar into a marble, Magne complained that he didn’t need to do that given that she could’ve used her magnet to pull Shigaraki outside. Touya figured that Compress made the right judgment call since odds were that Shigaraki would’ve shattered on impact with the walls of the bar because of his weakass bones if Magne tried to reel him in. Plus, it wasn’t like Shigaraki made their job hard anyways given that he was snoring loudly on the couch that
Breaking into someone’s home to find out their shoe size? If someone a year ago had told Touya that he was going to be spending his Friday night sneaking into some punk’s home to figure out his shoe size, Touya would’ve probably thought he’d found someone as clinically insane as himself. Then again, he figured he wasn’t too opposed to the brat’s newest shenanigan. After all, Touya had to find entertainment somehow now that he’d agreed to cut back on murder for Birdbrain’s sake.
Slowly pulling out his measuring tape, Twice approached Shigaraki’s feet – because for whatever reason the bastard was still wearing shoes in his sleep. In the meantime, Compress wound toward the bar counter, muttering about how he could really go for a gin and tonic. But as he pulled out the bottle of gin it slipped out of his hands and loudly scattered on the wood floor.
Touya set him a death glare. Weren’t magicians supposed to be good at sleight of hand? Why did Compress have to be clumsy at the most inconvenient time?
Shigaraki’s eyelids pulled open and he lashed out at Twice with all five fingers, making Twice fall onto the floor in panic. Jesus fucking Christ! Why didn’t Handjob wear artist’s gloves or something to sleep? Sure, Touya figured they wouldn’t be comfortable – but there was no way gloves could be more uncomfortable than accidentally dusting the couch in his sleep.
Jumping in the rescue Twice, Himiko leaped onto Shigaraki’s ankle and clung on for dear life. And the bastard must have been pretty out of shape since he couldn’t bend down far enough to reach his shoes as he tried to shake Himiko off.
“Get your hands off my shoes!”
Touya scoffed at the shoes. No way. He’d never expected to see those hideous red montrocities again. Natsu used to always tell Touya he looked like he’d crawled out of the trenches of Hot Topic – like he was one to talk with those tacky sneakers. Then again, it hadn’t been until years after Touya’s “death” that the brand had introduced more neutral so everyone wearing them wouldn’t immediately
“Why do you wear that dumb shoe brand?”
Snarling, Handjob glared at Touya. “What the fuck do you mean? These shoes are cool.”
“No, they’re the fugliest things I’ve ever seen. Also, they’re meant for the quirkless.”
“I have a damn quirk!” Shigaraki raised all five fingers on his left hand. “Do I need to show you the hard way?”
“Only if you want to get burnt to a crisp.”
“Bite me.”
Cackling, Touya gestured toward the brat. “No thanks. The kid does most of the biting.”
Himiko nodded. “I do love biting! Ochie let me bite her wrist the other day. And it was 100/10 – one of the best moments of my life.”
Compress cleared his throat. “Might I ask how you know that the shoes are designed for the quirkless?”
“Because my idiot brother used to wear this tacky shit,” Touya sighed. He kind of missed Natsu’s horrible taste when it came to clothes. Like those corny socks that had the days of the week on them. So Shigaraki’s sneakers weren’t a completely unwelcome sight.
“Huh. Dabi lore,” Magne said.
Himiko swatted at the air. “Ah that’s old news, big sis. Dabi has multiple siblings.”
“Wait, does that mean we get multiple aunts and or uncles? No way that Dabi has siblings. He’s giving only child energy.”
Grinning from ear to ear, Himiko let go of Shigaraki’s leg so she could get up and clasp her hands together. “You bet! Who knows, maybe we’ll even have a big family reunion some day.”
“As if. I don’t want anything to do with those dumbasses. They’re estranged for a reason,” Dabi said.
Shigaraki let out a muffled scream from behind the hand on his face. “I don’t want to know about your dumb families. Get out of my damn bar.”
“Isn’t it Kurogiri’s bar?” Spinner asked.
“Get. The. Fuck. Out.”
Smirking, Keigo set out a feather to poke Shigaraki. Face growing red behind the hand latched to his face, Shigaraki swatted after the feather as it danced around him. Giving up on the feather, Shigaraki held out all his fingers and started running toward everyone else in the bar. As if on cue everyone scattered into the alleyway – save for Touya and Keigo who started flying overhead.
Sighing, Touya shook his head at the group as they ran away all while holding a flame to get Shigaraki to back off as he leisurely followed after his band of idiots. He held back a snort as Compress and Magne crashed into each other while scrambling away like chickens. Ugh, such cowards. Magne could easily crush Shigaraki with her magnet or Compress could put Shigaraki in a marble before he could even react. Then again, whoever Shigaraki’s backer was is powerful considering the Nomu. And no thanks, right now Touya didn’t want to deal with the freaky undead shit that haunted his teenage years.
Besides, it was more likely those idiots had scattered because they wanted to be dramatic and thought it was funny. Maybe Dabi was rubbing off on them with his dramatic flair – who knows?
Finally no longer spinning in circles in the air with laughter, Keigo swooped toward the ground and held out his hand for Touya. Rolling his eyes, Touya accepted. Even with the risk of motion sickness, Touya really couldn’t say no to little moments with his birdie.
As Keigo took to the skies while clinging onto Touya the latter looked over his shoulder to the wreckage of the bar. Shigaraki limply stood where the wall Compress had taken used to be. And there was a sort of longing weary look in that crusty bastard’s eyes as he glanced at the brat and her friends running away. Like he wanted to be a part of the chaos Touya found himself on a daily basis.
Shigaraki should count his lucky stars that he didn’t need to deal with Twice bickering with himself or Birdbrain’s downright wrong opinions about patricide. After all, Touya hadn’t abandoned his bio family to find another one. Still, he had to admit the apartment would be uncomfortably quiet without Twice and Himiko pulling dumb shit like belting the Trolls soundtrack from the top of their lungs.
Wind whipping past his hair, Birdbrain cleared his throat. “So I take it that a Shigaraki double wouldn’t be very cooperative?”
“Fuck no, he wouldn’t.”
Birdbrain flapped his wings, and nodded toward Touya’s healing wounds. “You know your bandages could make you unrecognizable if we put them everywhere.”
“Like that would fool anyone.”
“You’d never know,” Keigo sighed wistfully. “Plus, the fact that I’m a hero could throw Ochako off as long as you’re wearing some sort of disguise.”
Staring up, Touya found himself staring into pleading golden eyes. And goddammit that stupid puppy dog look was working. Keigo really wanted that family dinner, huh? After all, he needed to figure out if Ochako was actually good enough for Himiko and whether a shovel talk was needed or not.
“Fine, Birdbrain. But don’t blame me if your idea doesn’t work out – I’m not a bird with a raisin for a brain so I know it’s stupid.”
“I could drop you, you know.”
“And be left making your own fried chicken?”
“Guess I’ll stay codependent,” Birdbrain cooed. “The double thing probably wasn’t the best idea anyways. Because there’s no one else out there as amazing as you.”
“Don’t get all sappy, Birdbrain. You’ll make me go soft.”
“You’re saying that like you haven’t already.”
Yeah, right. Touya hadn’t gone soft. If he really wanted to, he could still burn people alive easily. He just didn’t feel like it at the moment. Arson does get boring sometimes. And if he was spending more time thinking about what to for dinner instead of how to get revenge on those who wronged him, sue Touya.
[TheCrayonSong🖍️ added taxi/butler/nanny/bartender and DustToDust to the chat]
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yayyy shiggy and kurogiri in the chat!!!
Dad-bi
Jfc what are these dumbasses doing here?
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
I requested that Toga add me and Master Tomura to this group chat since Tomura is in need of more friends. Especially since most of you are like-minded villains
DustToDust
Like i’d want anything to do with the bastards who tried to make a double of me
And as if I need friends
I have plenty
Magnetic_Personality
Not with that attitude
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
I mean friends who you can meet in real life
Not the online acquaintances you yell at while rage gaming
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Lmao shiggy is getting exposed XD
Anyways back to business
I have an idea to get around the dabi getting recognized situation without using a double
DustToDust
Thank FUCKING god
The last thing i need is a creepy-ass copy of me walking around
Dad-bi
The only reason the double would be creepy is because you’re creepy
DustToDust
Oh fuck off
Like you’re any better
Pop-eyes
He’s got you there, hot stuff
Dad-bi
Yeah right, don’t act like you don’t stare at my staples constantly
Pop-eyes
I can’t help it
I love shiny things
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okay okay
We all know u love the shinies, papa
But back to business
If we just wrap dad in bandages then no one will recognize him as a usj villain
Pop-eyes
I had the same idea!
I was literally telling hot stuff abt it on the way back
great minds think alike
Dad-bi
more like idiots think alike
make it double
What a brilliant disguise idea, Himiko. It will never work
Dad-bi
It better work
The last thing i want is for the brat’s floaty gf to send photos of family dinner to her class and have my dumbass brother notice the family resemblance
GEICO
Is anyone else not quite understanding what’s going on?
Magnetic_Personality
Yeah i’m a bit confused
DustToDust
None of this makes any fucking sense
Pop-eyes
My dear husband had a faked death
As for the details just roll with it
marble-ous
Why do you not wish to see your family?
Dad-bi
they moved on when i “died”
the shrine is just for appearances
even in death they don’t look at me
why on earth would i be stupid enough to go back?
Pop-eyes
Well it’s not like they knew that you were still alive
I mean it took me forever to figure out that you weren’t dead
Dad-bi
But it wasn’t like you needed a shit ton of hints
Running into you at a bar a few years ago was enough for you to recognize me
Scars and all
Pop-eyes
What can I say? You’re a hard person to forget, hot stuff
Dad-bi
So why did everyone else forget me?
There wasn’t even a body left on sekoto
Just a damn jawbone
Why would a FUCKING jawbone be the only thing that hadn’t melted?
Why didn’t they realize that sth was off? That maybe I wasn’t really dead
Magnetic_Personality
Well… grief does a lot of things to ppl
Making they don’t want to get their hopes up by thinking you could be alive
Dad-bi
As if me being alive would be the hardest thing to believe in a society where quirks exist
I even sent a note to shouto so that he’d maybe realize what happened to me
DustToDust
What did the damn note say?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
“Stop putting fish on Touya’s shrine”
DustToDust
Who the fuck is Touya?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
It’s what Dad used to go by
DustToDust
I guess I know a thing or two abt changing names
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Ooh you haven’t always gone by shiggy?
make it double
My name isn’t shiggy!
TheCrayonSong🖍️
But it has a nice ring to it
make it double
No it doesn’t
But i can bet you all five fingers that the name i had before i met sensei was better than “shiggy”
If I remembered it that is
Screw my shitty memory
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
Don’t feel bad Tomura
I do not remember my old name either
marble-ous
Well, that is quite cryptic
Anyways, I am curious regarding what dabi has to share regarding the note
Dad-bi
As if i want to share anything with any of you
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Spill your guts, dad! (if u want to)
I mean it’s not like you can get therapy since you’re legally dead and everything
So this group chat can be the next best thing
Dad-bi
Whatever sure fine
Back to the note ig
I thought that the note would be enough for him to realize what happened to me
But apparently it wasn’t
And that’s good! Bc i don’t think i want to see him or any of my idiot siblings after all
Pop-eyes
Maybe he will notice that you’re alive
He’s is pretty big on conspiracy theories
Dad-bi
Yeah right
Fucking shouto wouldn’t even remember me
The dumbass was too young when i “died”
TheCrayonSong🖍️
but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care
Dad-bi
I’m not delusional enough to get my hopes up like that, kid
I know that my “death” is the reason his training got more intense
He has every reason in the world to hate me
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okay but let’s say that hypothetically shouto would want you back in life
Would you want him back in yours?
Dad-bi
Yes maybe idk
I guess i kind of miss that dumbass
He had the stupidest stare – it was fun too laugh at
Pop-eyes
Aww you really do miss your siblings, hot stuff
Dad-bi
No i fucking don’t
I just miss making fun of them!
That’s it
Magnetic_Personality
Yeah right…
Dad-bi
You all are so damn annoying
See, this is why i sometimes want to burn society and everyone in it down
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tehehe that just sounds like your way of saying that you care abt us
Dad-bi
I don’t give a shit about any of you
DustToDust
For what it’s worth dabi
I guess seeing your siblings again isn’t the worst idea
Sometimes i wish i could see my sister again
marble-ous
You used to have siblings?
DustToDust
I guess so? I don’t really remember clearly
Just brief flashes or some shit
I do have her hand tho
GEICO
WAIT the hands you wear are REAL human hands?
DustToDust
Yeah
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
Master gave them to Tomura
Dad-bi
Who the hell is “master”?
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
That is on a need to know basis
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Whatever! I think wearing real hands for your villain costume is pretty cool
Dad-bi
Ofc u would
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Hey dad! Could you pretty pls donate one of your hands to me?
I want to have a super cute look like shiggy
Dad-bi
That’s not happening, kid
make it double
I think your outfit is cute as is, Himiko! No it’s not. You really do need hands as an accessory
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Aww thank you, big brother! I guess it is pretty cute!
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
Anyways, might I suggest a change in topic?
Perhaps a discussion on which food to prepare for family dinner
Dad-bi
Sounds like a damn good change of pace
I don’t want to think abt my dumbass bio family anymore
Pop-eyes
So i was thinking kfc…
Dad-bi
Ofc you were
Chapter 29: Isn't fried chicken fine dining?
Summary:
Family dinner with Himiko's parents goes a little askew.
Notes:
It's Christmas miracle! A new Dear Google chapter! Anyways, hope y'all enjoy - life is lowkey still kicking my butt so idk when i'll be back. Could be next week, could be in a few months. But yeah happy holidays and merry christmas to those who celebrate <3
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Taking a deep breath, Ochako flattened out her pleated skirt and tugged the collar of her polo shirt into place. She hadn’t been exactly sure what the expected unspoken dress code for dinner was so she had tried to tow the line with an outfit that was acceptable as both business casual or everyday wear. Besides, it wasn’t like Ochako could really afford to dress too fancy if she could help it since that would’ve cost a pretty penny.
Ochako straightened her back as she stared at the apartment door in front of her. The box of brownies in her hands suddenly felt like it weighed a thousand kilos. Originally, she’d settled on brownies because the box of brownie mix had been on clearance at the supermarket – but now she was second-guessing her choices. Not because the mix had been slightly past its best-by date but rather because Himiko’s dads could see her attempt at bringing a gift as a good guest as a passive aggressive dig about the weed incident.
But maybe Himiko’s dads had a good sense of humor? One could only hope. And if not, Ochako didn’t exactly consider it poor taste to rub it in Himiko’s dad’s face that getting a bunch of teens high at a house party hadn’t been the best idea.
Rocking on the balls of her feet, Ochako pressed the doorbell. As the tone echoed through the house she bit on the inside of her mouth and hoped that Himiko’s parents would like her. The fact that Himiko’s dads were her chosen family made Ochako even more desperate to want them to welcome her with open arms. Yet the second the door cracked open, Ochako’s eyes went as wide as saucers. Met with the familiar sight of crimson red wings that she’d only ever seen on billboards or television, Ochako nearly dropped her box of brownies.
Pro hero Hawks waved back at her. “Hey, kid!”
Hang on. Pro hero Hawks was one of Himiko’s dads?
How had she not known? Himiko wouldn’t hide something so big from her, right? Well, she had hid the fact that she’d murdered a kid in middle school from Ochako. But that was it – it had to be. Because Himiko couldn’t possibly be hiding an even darker and more horrifying past from Ochako.
Clutching onto the sides of the brownies container, Ochako knocked some sense into herself and followed Hawks inside. She was probably overthinking it. After all, having Hawks as a parent must have seemed everyday to Himiko at this point that it hadn’t even crossed her mind to mention it. Besides, the only other kid Ochako knew had a hero for a parent only mentioned it as frequently as he did because he wasn’t exactly Endeavor’s biggest fan.
As Ochako hung her coat on the coat rack, Hawks leaned over the container – his eyes brimming with curiosity like a magpie. “I see you brought something.”
Nodding, Ochako tapped her fingertips together. “Yeah, brownies.”
“Sweet. Hot stuff loves those.” Hawks turned his head over his shoulder. “These brownies don’t have a special ingredient in them, right?”
Ochako went pale. “No.”
Laughing, Hawks swung an arm over her shoulder and steered her toward the living room. “I’m just messing with you. No hard feelings if you did dump weed in the brownies to get back at my husband.”
“Um… that would probably be too petty.”
“Aww, I think you definitely have what it takes to be a great hero if you’re already trying to be the bigger person over something so small.” Hawks tapped his chin as he stepped through the door frame. “Then again, he’d probably actually appreciate some drugs to numb the pain.”
“Drugs to numb the pain…” Ochako trailed off as she spotted a silhouette encased in bandages perched on the couch in front of a coffee table that had seen better days.
A limp hand raised as the figure encased in bandages turned toward Ochako. Tufts of black hair with white roots stuck out the top. Heart racing, Ochako set down the box of brownies and waved back at him.
“Hello, Himiko’s other dad!”
“Oh, just call him Touya,” Hawks chuckled.
Looking an uncanny amount like Aizawa in his bandages, Himiko’s other dad elbowed Hawks in the side with what had to be an injured arm. “Ew, I don’t want people calling me that. Dabi’s fine.”
“Want yet another person to call you ‘Cremation”? What an edgelord.”
“Shut the fuck up. Or I’m serving you as fried chicken.”
“Always the same old threat. You need to get more creative, hot stuff.”
Humming echoed from the nearest hallway as Himiko skipped into the hallway. Plopping herself onto the worn-out couch, Himiko leaned over and plopped a kiss onto Ochako’s cheek.
“Aww, you must have caught my dads bickering. They’re funny aren’t they?” Himiko asked.
As Ochako nodded softly, Dabi snaked out of the room and made a beeline for the kitchen. While clattering pans and plates echoed from the other room, Himiko’s eyes lit up as she eyed the box of brownies.
“Oh, you brought dessert! So sweet of you cutie! And brownies too – we love brownies.”
“Yep, I definitely got the memo from the house party at Shouto’s.”
“Glad you remembered.” Himiko leaned over to whisper to Ochako. “Maybe if Dad likes you enough he’ll even share the secret family brownie recipe with you. By the way, the secret ingredient is weed.”
“I figured,” Ochako chuckled.
The sound of a platter of fried chicken being set on the coffee table grounded Ochako to reality. No sight of a dining table in the apartment – but crowding around a coffee table and couch was bound to make dinner all the more cozy. Slipping his gloves together, Hawks tapped his talons together. Ochako tilted her head to the side – she had no idea that Hawks had talons, but Tokoyami was bound to be happy to hear that he had a trait in common with his heteromorph hero.
As Dabi wrapped a bandaged arm around Hawks’ shoulder and settled back down on the couch, Hawks eyed the fried chicken and his eyes lit up like lanterns.
“We should probably dig in,” Hawks said.
Himiko nodded and did not hesitate to lunge for a drumstick. “Yummy!”
Licking her lips, Himiko seemed to be savoring the juice. “Wish it were a little more bloody and undercooked though.”
“But you wouldn’t want to get salmonella,” Ochako laughed.
“I’m sure if I did you’d find a way to save me,” Himiko said. She proceeded to set a couple fried chicken wings onto a plate and held it out to Ochako.
Raising a wing to her mouth, Ochako marveled over the flavorful herbs. A perfect blend of garlic and parmesan as well as something else she couldn’t quite place. As the flavor melted in her mouth, Ochako bit down on the fried chicken and found it to be crispier than anything she had ever eaten before.
“This is great. Even better than the stuff my folks order for Christmas,” Ochako said.”
“It’s homemade. Well, not by me but hot stuff sure has a knack for cooking.” Hawks proudly gestured toward Dabi’s bandaged form.
“Oh please, it’s not that hard. You’re just incompetent in the kitchen,” Dabi huffed.
With an indignant pout, Himiko kicked Dabi in the shin. Ochako winced, given that this particular sign of affection couldn’t possibly be good for Dabi’s obvious injuries.
“Hey Dad, Papa’s not completely incompetent. I think I saw him put a Poptart in the microwave once without setting anything on fire.”
“And what about the time he put a Poptart in the microwave with the wrapper on ?” Dabi asked.
Licking grease from the fried chicken off his talons, Hawks dramatically held a hand to his chest. “What? It was an honest mistake.”
“More like an idiot mistake. Besides, aren’t Poptarts supposed to go in the toaster, not the microwave?” Dabi said.
Laughing, Ochako raised a brow. “I thought you were supposed to just eat Poptarts as is. No toasting whatsoever.”
Nodding in approval, Dabi pointed in Ochako’s direction. How he could see clearly enough to do so while his eyes were wrapped in bandages was a mystery to Ochako.
“Exactly. I like it better that way. Just a quick snack. No need to make it high maintenance.”
“Putting a snack in the microwave for a couple minutes doesn’t make it high maintenance, hot stuff.”
“It is when you set off the fire alarm,” Dabi said.
“Again with that.” Sighing, Hawks rolled his eyes and leaned in toward Ochako. “Isn’t he insufferable?”
Ochako choked up under Hawks’ expectant gaze. “I don’t think there’s an answer to that question where I don’t offend at least one of my girlfriend’s parents.”
“Smart kid,” Dabi snickered.
Shaking his head, Hawks ignored his husband. Funny how Hawks was always marketed as a bachelor but seemed to be in a more stable relationship than most. Brushing her elbow against her girlfriend’s, Ochako found herself smiling. After everything she’d been through Himiko could certainly use the kind of stable home life that Dabi and Hawks’ relationship offered.
After scarfing down a few more chicken wings, Hawks took a moment to breathe and turned toward Ochako. “Anyways, kid. There’s the sports festival soon, right? You ready for it?”
In less than a week. Far too soon in Ochako’s opinion. Especially with the USJ attack still fresh on her mind. Images of the Nomu ramming its fists into the ground still flashed before her.
“Not really but I’ll figure it out. No way around it so I just got to go through it.”
“That’s the spirit! I’m sure you’ll have a bunch of agencies lining up asking you to for intern with them,” Hawks said.
Himiko nodded excitedly and clapped her hands together. “Of course she will. Ochie’s the best!”
A snort sounded from Dabi’s pile of bandages. “We’ll see about that. My money’s on Shouto getting first.”
Hawks raised an eyebrow. “Oh is it now?”
“Just because I don’t like the kid doesn’t mean I can’t acknowledge that he’s good in a fight, Birdbrain.”
“Aww, you’re more of a softie than you let on, hot stuff.”
“Fuck no. You’re delusional.”
Reaching over Ochako lap, Himiko zeroed in the chicken platter and gestured toward the remaining drumsticks. “Do you think we have enough fried chicken left for the others when they get back?”
“Yeah, there’s plenty left in the kitchen for when they get back from tracking down that knife freak.”
Knife freak? Well, Ochako did suppose that Himiko did have that knife collecting hobby. No need to overthink it. And no need to think too much about who “the others” were. Time to focus on getting to know Himiko’s parents. She didn’t need to know everyone in and everything about Himiko’s life just yet. After all, Himiko was clearly a private person as made even clearer by the fact that she hadn’t told Ochako that she had Hawks as a dad. Which was a pretty big thing to hide – though Ochako figured Himiko wasn’t lying since Ochako had never asked in the first place.
Inhaling deeply, Ochako focused on wiping the grease off her fingers. She’d gone so long without pushing Himiko too much. She hadn’t pressured her into revealing her quirk so there was no need to start now.
And if people Himiko knew were tracking someone obsessed with knives down, that was probably none of Ochako’s business. Unless they were hurting people. But that most likely wasn’t the case since if Himiko’s dads were any indication, Himiko seemed to surround herself with good people.
Or least so she thought until one of Dabi’s bandages got caught on one of the legs of the coffee table. As Dabi stumbled onto the carpet, bandages unraveled and revealed a patchwork of staples and purple scar tissue. Eyes going wide, Ochako was suddenly surrounded by roaring flames and the Nomu’s cries again.
Going pale, Ochako stood up from the couch and slowly backed away from Dabi. “You’re… that guy from the USJ.”
Stumbling to his feet, Hawks hurried to Dabi’s side. “I can explain!”
Ochako’s world was spinning, the air heavy with the memory of the stench of sulfur. All she could hear was the crunch of Aizawa’s skull against the cement as he was rammed into the ground. She could still hear Midoriya’s bones snapping. She could still hear the roaring winds as Thirteen’s suit was promised. And yes, Ochako knew that the scarred villain had pulled her aside from the worst of the League of Villain’s rampage. She knew that technically Dabi had saved her ass during the USJ – but she still needed to get away, she needed to breathe.
“I just need a moment. I just need a little air.”
Rising to his feet, Dabi slowly nodded in agreement. Hawks sent out a feather to open the door to the balcony. Himiko reached out toward Ochako only for her to hold out her hand to silently tell Himiko to back away. Stepping outside, Ochako let the wind blow against her face. She just needed a bit to think. So the thoughts swirling in her head could quiet down just a little.
Himiko had to have known that Dabi had been at the USJ. And maybe Hawks did too even though he was a hero. Which made sense because he was trying to prioritize his loved ones. But did that mean Himiko hadn’t told Ochako because she didn’t see her as a priority?
After a few minutes, the balcony creaked open and Himiko walked over to stand beside Ochako. Setting her hand on top of Ochako’s, Himiko didn’t say a word. Just let Ochako bask in the silence she needed. And the sea of storming thoughts finally stopped swirling as loudly.
Ochako cleared her throat. “Himi, did you know that your dad was attacking my class?”
“Uh. Yes. I did.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
Himiko opened her mouth only to hesitate and bite on her lips. “It’s too difficult to explain. It’s a long story.”
Great. Yet another instance of omitting or dancing around the truth. Like when Himiko hadn’t told Ochako about Saito or about her quirk for the longest time. Not that Himiko owed Ochako her whole life story. Looking over to golden eyes swelling up with tears, Ochako swallowed hard. She had hoped that she and Himiko had grown close enough to share their full entire selves with each other.
And she was so tired of Himiko hiding parts of herself from Ochako. Like even around Ochako Himiko still acted like she needed to wear some sort of mask and pretend to be someone she wasn’t.
As tired as she was… maybe Ochako had to be patient. Try to be the bigger person, try to be closer to the hero she wanted to be. And if Hawks hadn’t put Dabi behind bars he couldn’t be that bad, right? And if memory serves he hadn’t caused much damage at the USJ – really he had just loitered and run around. Plus, he had protected Ochako so that had to count for something.
The world wasn’t as black and white as hero society made it out to be. What she knew of Himiko’s mess of a childhood taught her that much. People are the victims of the circumstances – they don’t become villains for no reason. They get pushed toward it.
“Himiko, I’m sure your dad had a reason for being at USJ. And even if not he did me a solid and saved my life at the USJ.”
“Doesn’t change the fact that he’s a villain. You must think I’m a villain too.”
“Just because one of your dads is a villain doesn’t mean that I think you’re a villain. Besides, it wasn’t like you were at the USJ.” Ochako sighed as her pressed her fingers against her forehead. “Even if I had that kind of stupid logic, your other dad is literally pro hero Hawks so it cancels out.”
“So you don’t hate me for one of my dads being a villain?”
“Of course, not. We’re not our parents, we’re our own people.” Reaching out, Ochako cupped Himiko’s cheek while lifting her pinkie. “I just wish you trusted me enough to be honest about these kinds of things.”
“Sorry, I guess I was just… scared. Especially after my bio parents made me feel like a monster for so long.”
“I know, I understand. But come hell or highwater I won’t see you as a monster, Himiko.” Stepping closer to Himiko, Ochako took her by both hands. She pressed her thumbs against Himiko’s palms to ground both of them. “So no more lies, okay?”
“Yeah. No more lies. Promise.”
As she leaned against Himiko’s shoulder, Ochako noticed the lump go down her girlfriend’s throat as she swallowed hard. Himiko was hiding something from her. No doubt about it. Running her fingers through Himiko’s hair, Ochako just hoped that someday Himiko would feel safe enough around her to entrust her with the trust.
Because even though Ochako could forgive most things, she wasn’t sure how many more secrets she could take.
After all, what was a relationship without trust?
Chapter 30: Why can't people just be honest?
Summary:
The League has some bonding time, Ochako talks with her class about the new Himiko developments and gets gaslit a little. Also Endeavor gets a task from the HPSC president.
Notes:
I had the writing spoons so here's another chapter :D
Thanks for y'all the comments, they helped me get more writing momentum
This one is a bit messy though because I'm a bit sick rn and low-key don't want to bother with editing at the moment
Anyways, enjoy!!!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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my extended familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
make it double
Why is stain so hard to track down?
I bet he’s super easy to find, probably just overlooked him
Magnetic_Personality
Is he even worth recruiting?
GEICO
Of course he is! He’s stain!!!!
The hero killer
Magnetic_Personality
Yeah yeah
We know how obsessed you are with him Mr. Cosplay
Your costume kind of gives that a way
marble-ous
Excuse me but i insist on being the only one in our troupe to have Mr. in their name
make it double
You can’t have a monopoly on Mr., that’s insane
Hell yeah, the only mister I know is you compress
DustToDust
Stain can’t hide forever
We’ll track him down sooner or later
But if it’s later i swear i’ll dust this whole damn city to the ground
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
No need, master tomura
With my warp quirk tracking down a serial killer isn’t outside the realm of possibility
Magnetic_Personality
Plus like finds like
I mean look at me and himiko
Fellow serial killers in these parts are bound to cross paths eventually
make it double
Why do we even want to track down stain?
Are we looking for him to make him part of our family?
DustToDust
We are not a fucking family
marble-ous
I believe the fact that you are in a family group chat would imply otherwise
DustToDust
Oh fuck off
Stain just has a common goal with the league, okay?
That bastard seems to want to tear down this shitshow society just like the rest of us
Magnetic_Personality
My money is on you tracking down stain to impress spinner
GEICO
Huh?
DustToDust
No damn way
I’d rather turn my hands to ash
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
I can guarantee that is not the case
Tracking down stain was simply a mission from Tomura’s sensei
Magnetic_Personality
Wait? You have a teacher?
DustToDust
Something like that
He raised me
make it double
Wait, was he the masked guy who apparently was really behind the usj attack?
No idea who this sensei is
GEICO
So you’re just some kid doing your dad’s dirty work?
DustToDust
Shut up if you value those stupid swords of yours
Magnetic_Personality
Aww you’re not threatening his life anymore
That’s what I call progress
make it double
Yeah yeah, whatever. I just wish the hunting for stain made me miss family dinner
Glad i had an excuse not to be there. I hate fried chicken!
Magnetic_Personality
Yeah kind of bummed out we’re missing out on that fried chicken
DustToDust
Well it’s not like we want their family dinner anyways
Because as i’ve said time and time again they’re not our family anyways
GEICO
Yeah bc your family is a bunch of creepy hands
Magnetic_Personality
Wait what?
GEICO
Shigaraki literally calls the hand on his face “father”? Isn’t that fucking weird?
make it double
Nope, it’s the most normal thing i’ve ever heard
Ha, weirdo!
DustToDust
I’ll show you all fucking weird
Want to see how weird a lizard reduced to a pile of dust is?
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
Tomura calm down
Do not reduce spinner to dust
DustToDust
And why shouldn’t I?
Magnetic_Personality
Idk maybe kurogiri is tired of vacuuming up your messes
DustToDust
Are you asking to be dusted too?
Magnetic_Personality
Yk sometimes i wonder if you and dabi are secretly twins
marble-ous
Agreed, after a while the threats of being burned alive vs. dusted alive kind of blend together
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
What I was trying to say is that it would be unwise to kill an ally of yours, Tomura
DustToDust
Losing spinner wouldn’t be the end of the world
I can find more allies
Magnetic_Personality
With that award-winning personality of yours? Good luck
DustToDust
What the hell does that mean?
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
She does have somewhat of a point, Tomura
You could benefit from more practice with diplomacy. Could be a good skill as a leader
Besides do you really wish to forgo the only ally of yours who plays video games
DustToDust
Fine
But you’re going down in mario kart tonight, spinner
GEICO
Not if you dust the controller
marble-ous
Well while you too have fun with that I am going to spam Hawks’ phone to make sure he doesn’t eat all the fried chicken and saves some for us
Magnetic_Personality
Still kind of wish we could be there
Plus I guess most of us are known criminals and all
which would be iffy given that himiko’s gf is a hero in training
GEICO
Is it even like you want to meet Ochako’s girlfriend in a meet-the-parents kind of scenario?
Seems kind of awkward
marble-ous
Indeed, I do hope that everyone is having a pleasant evening though
Magnetic_Personality
Mhm , hopefully they’ll be done soon though
Toga and were having a great conversation about our serial murders so I’d like to get back that
marble-ous
Oh I see how… dignified
The peak of bonding experiences
GEICO
Yeah, I bet Stain would agree! Serial murders are the best
make it double
They are! Himiko loves them too!
Serial murders are kind of mid imo
Snoring, Touya lay draped on the couch across Keigo. Talons ran through his hair attempting to weave it into small braids. Keigo cursed under his breath as tangles formed and Touya shuffled ever so slightly at the sound. It was a miracle Touya hadn’t woken up yet despite all the hair tugging. Keigo didn’t recall Touya being a deep sleeper when they were both Commission trainees. Back then, even the smallest flap of a feather had been enough to make him stir awake.
Not so much now. Touya’s breathing was steadier than ever as his chest rose and fell. As if the inner flame ragging in him like a wildfire for the better part of his life had settled into a calmer flame. Like he was comfortable enough now that he could sleep soundly without having to be ready to spring into a fight at any moment.
Attempting to pick out the knots that had formed in Touya’s hair, Keigo started over on one of the small braids. He hoped Touya wouldn’t chase him around the apartment for braiding his hair while he was asleep, but Keigo really needed to get more hairstyling practice if he wanted to regain his privilege to braid the fletchling’s hair.
After all, it wasn’t Keigo’s fault that Touya had gotten practice from braiding his sister’s hair while Keigo was an only child. Not that Keigo thought that the Takamis were suitable parents to have yet another unwanted kid.
Burying thoughts of a blonde woman with sunken eyes into the darkest corners of his mind, Keigo cupped the side of Touya’s face. Even with all the scarring, Touya still had distinct frown lines twisting between his brows. And yet he looked so much more peaceful asleep. All the tension he carried around with him during his waking hours subdued.
Against the gray fabric of the couch, stark white roots stood out against black hair. Recalling the stinging scent of ammonia, Keigo chuckled to himself and recalled all the times he helped Touya touch up his roots and worked the dye into the hair close to Touya’s scalp. Keigo was going to miss crouching on the bathroom floor with Touya over a bowl of hair dye, but Keigo figured quitting to use cheap hair dye meant that Touya was less likely to go bald from the questionable dye brand he was using. Then again, if anyone could rock being bald it was probably hot stuff. Honestly, it would probably make him look even more rugged… maybe Keigo should convince Touya to give a buzz cut a whirl?
Keigo’s heart skipped a beat at the idea but he nipped the thought in the bud as Touya continued to snore. How was he supposed to practice braiding if Touya’s hair was too short? Pausing for a moment, Keigo took a deep breath and started unweaving all the braids he’d made to give Touya’s scalp a break.
After all the rest was well deserved since dinner had probably worn Touya out given that he had basically made an industrial amount of fried chicken.
And Keigo suspected that as much as Touya pretended not to care about the fletchling’s “silly little relationship” that the emotional rollercoaster had probably depleted whatever energy he had left. It was supposed to be a nice dinner over some comfort food. And it almost had been – Ochako was as sweet as Himiko claimed the pink in her cheeks was. But of course relationships between heroes and villains were never meant to be easy.
Keigo massaged his forehead. At least, Touya’s status as a full fledged villain wasn’t a deal breaker for Himiko’s girlfriend. Maybe Keigo’s status as a top hero cancelled some of that out. Still, Himiko crawled into bed shaking when Keigo had tucked her in, muttering that it was only a matter of time before Ochako cast her aside due to finding out about the full extent of what she had done.
And well it wasn’t like Keigo was waiting for the house of cards to topple – especially because Himiko’s girlfriend was all too understanding when she discovered Himiko’s box cutter incident in middle school. But there could only be so many secrets between a couple. Glancing toward Touya, Keigo unwove another braid. Part of why he and Touya worked despite being on opposite sides of a conflict is that they knew everything about each other. The good, the bad and the ugly. Everything from plans for patricide to Endeavor plushies.
Still, Ochako hadn’t run for the hills just yet so there was still hope.
The door to the apartment cracked open and a swarm of heavy footsteps stomped in. As Shigaraki, Twice and the rest of the entourage spilled into the overcrowded apartment, Keigo held a finger to his lips and gestured toward Touya’s slumbering form. Still, as the group made a beeline for the kitchen Keigo could hear Twice audibly squeal over the fried chicken that had been left out for everyone. But Keigo could hardly blame Twice for appreciating his dad’s food – nothing could quite beat home cooking anyhow.
Plates in hand, the League made their way onto the balcony. Keigo noted that both Kurogiri and Compress were carrying some of Touya’s nicest silverware out with them and he wasn’t sure how they planned to eat fried chicken with that. But where there was a will there was a way he figured. As Magne filled onto the balcony, Spinner suddenly paused behind her before he and Shigaraki could step outside.
“I thought we were going to play Mario Kart,” Spinner said.
Rolling his eyes, Shigaraki nodded toward the drumstick on the plate he was holding. “Food first.”
“Oh are you too chicken to play right now because you think I’ll beat you?”
Hawks held a thumbs up. “That was a high quality pun.”
“Ew, don’t let his dad jokes rub off on you,” Touya muttered groggily.
Of course it was just like him to solely wake up to call Keigo out on his sense of humor. But Keigo couldn’t help it that the dad jokes just came so naturally to him these days.
Spinner shot Keigo a half smile before looking Shigaraki in the eyes again. They stared at each other for what felt like a couple minutes before coming to some sort of silent understanding and perching themselves on the carpet. As Shigaraki handed Spinner a switch controller he noticed Spinner’s scales on his face go a little pink as their skin touched. A detail Keigo would have likely missed without his Hawk-like vision.
There was definitely something there.
Not quite love, not quite fondness but something that could become that someday.
As Shigaraki and Spinner sat closely together with their eyes fixated on the screen, the whisper insults to each other under the breaths. The kind of insults they could throw at each other without remorse because they knew the other wouldn’t take it to heart. The adrenaline rush of trying to surpass each other in a race. So similar to when Keigo and Touya’s hearts first started racing around each other when they began sparring as kids.
“They remind me of us when we were young,” Keigo whispered to Touya.
“As if. Stop being such a sap.”
But Keigo didn’t miss the split second smile tugging at Touya’s staples.
The kids would be alright. That much was clear. Well, Spinner and Shigaraki were hardly kids and they were practically Keigo’s age – but the point still stood. If Touya and Keigo had managed to find each despite faked deaths and everything, the relationships of everyone else in the apartment were bound to stand a fighting chance too.
Even Himiko and Ochako’s which could use a little more honesty.
Logical Ruse Victims
gravity of the situation
Okay guys i have an update on the himiko situation
FeelTheNoize
Please tell us that you found out that himiko is in fact a twilight vampire so shouto can give that conspiracy theory a rest
EndeavorSux
Yes please do
Then i’ll finally be able to devote more time to my theory about midoriya being all might’s secret love child
Number1AllMightFan
Shouto all might is not my dad
Why would you think that?
EndeavorSux
Similar quirk, you spend a lot of time around each other, need i go on
3D_Printer
Perhaps we could discuss such matters another time
What Ochako wants to discuss with us seems more pressing
gravity of the situation
Um it is
I’ll just get to the point
One of himiko’s parents is a villain
AcidTrip
WHAT?
SparkySparkyBoomBoom
Huh?
Premium_DuctTape
Dude that’s wild
No.1
Those damn villains are fucking everywhere!
IidaTenya
If she’s from a villain family odds are she is a villain too
manliestman
Idk bro jumping to conclusions like that is kind of unmanly
IidaTenya
What makes my theory so unrealistic?
If there are hero families certainly there can be villain families too
revelry in the dark
What a dark path of a familial legacy indeed
gravity of the situation
If it changes anything with the theory… himiko’s other dad is a pro hero
Kero-sene
That’s shocking.
IidaTenya
Hmm i suppose that throws a wrench in my plan
But perhaps he was unaware of his significant other’s villain status when they began to date
3D_Printer
How did you find out Ochako?
gravity of the situation
Over family dinner with himiko’s parents
FeelTheNoize
That’s a big step
Took momo and me ages to get to that point
EndeavorSux
Ofc you got to family dinner
He always excludes me
AcidTrip
What, Shouto?
Number1AllMightFan
Shouto sent that to the wrong chat, ha ha
Right? That was meant from the todoroki family group chat
EndeavorSux
Yes?
Number1AllMightFan
See, everything’s normal
No secret family members here
EndeavorSux
Except secret love children
gravity of the situation
Sorry, shouto but not now
It’s not that i’m bothered about himiko having a parent as a villain
After all she’s her own person
This is just the second big thing about herself she hid from me and i’m worried abt it becoming a pattern
AcidTrip
So you’re saying she’s a liar?
gravity of the situation
Well i wouldn’t say it like that
IidaTenya
Given what your girlfriend has failed to mention before it is not out of the question
Kero-sene
Just to clarify she didn’t tell you her other dad was a hero, right?
gravity of the situation
No she didn’t
now u see me
Then maybe the omission was more a subconscious thing since she also didn’t mention her other dad being a hero
Number1AllMightFan
Maybe she was just hesitant about mentioning who her parents are
I could imagine kids with famous or infamous parents doing that in general
EndeavorSux
Are u speaking for yourself midoriya?
Number1AllMightFan
Once again all might is not my father
EndeavorSux
A likely story
Maybe I can recruit my twilight theory disciples to uncover the truth
Twilight ✨theory✨
peut être
I have followed your wisdom once before, i don’t see why I shouldn’t do so again
Number1AllMightFan
Anyways todoroki you have multiple siblings
Do any of them not mention your dad being endeavor?
EndeavorSux
Yes, my brother natsuo is quite private about our family
Sometimes I wish i had the same luxury
Having ppl not know I’m related to endeavor would be… nice
gravity of the situation
I guess I see what you’re trying to get at midoriya
It makes sense. And of course I don’t except himiko to spill everything about herself to me
And i’m not entitled to anything, himiko has a right to privacy
I just can’t help but wonder if she’s already hidden two major things from me what other lies by omission might there be
Twilight ✨theory✨
I do not believe she’s telling more mensonges
After all the secrets she has already revealed are bigger than the type secrets most people have
now u see me
Yeah like it seems that you too have come a long way in your relationship
There’s probaby not more to hide you know
And i know a thing or two abt hiding
gravity of the situation
But what if… idk she was at the usj in disguise?
She can transform with her quirk. The possibilities of what she could be hiding are endless
now u see me
Ochako, I think you’re being paranoid? That seems like a bit of a stretch
GotAnyGrapes?
Yeah, ha ha
just because she’s a little scary and can transform into a villain at usj doesn’t mean she did
Twilight ✨theory✨
Oui! Perhaps it is time for a little trust
After all having a villainous quirk doesn’t make her a villain
So just because she can transform into someone else at the usj doesn’t mean she did
gravity of the situation
Yeah. What are the odds of her hiding something crazy like being a villain?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
now u see me
Do you think it was wrong of us to tell ochako to not have as many suspicions about himiko?
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
je ne sais pas
but she was certainly right about himiko hiding something big
now u see me
Yeah i feel like being a villain could be a total relationship deal breaker
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Oui, but i do not want to put himiko into a predicament with all for one by revealing her connection to the league
now u see me
Right we really shouldn’t put her jeopardy in safety
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
?????
now u see me
Shit, i meant safety in jeopardy
U know what i meant
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
bien sûr
And all signs do point toward her being forced to work for all for one
now u see me
Yeah after all. She’s just a kid
Odds are that all for one has found sth to hold over her head and make her be a villain
I do still hate lying to ochako
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Perhaps we can consider it practice for attempting to outsmart mon patron all for one?
now u see me
I suppose that’s one way to think about it
But i still feel dirty for manipulating ochako
Twilight ✨sparkle✨
Maybe this is one of those situations where we’ll need to ask for forgiveness later
now u see me
Yeah. after all lives are on the line
HPSC President
HPSC President
Pro hero endeavor
Todoroki Enji
Yes. Are you contacting my personal number because of an emergency?
HPSC President
One could call it that
Todoroki Enji
Please send me the coordinates of whichever villain attack is occurring so I can address it as quickly and efficiently as possible.
HPSC President
It’s not a villain attack, Todoroki
It’s about your son
Todoroki Enji
What did Shouto do? Whatever he did he should know better; he is not a failure.
HPSC President
I’m not referring to Shouto
I am talking about Touya
Todoroki Enji
What about him is there to talk about? He’s dead.
HPSC President
Exactly the question I was asking myself
Especially since we made a contract not discuss the trainee program’s… little mishap
We wouldn’t want to create unrest about the HPSC among the public now would we?
Todoroki Enji
No, we cannot afford to have such pillars crumble. Now more than ever after the attack on UA
HPSC President
Glad to hear that we are on the same page
Though that does lead me to wonder why someone has been digging up information on Touya Todoroki in servers as of late
Which should not be the case
I thought you guaranteed that not even your own family would speak of him?
Todoroki Enji
I do not know
Fuyumi and Natsuo hardly speak a word of him
And Shouto doesn’t even remember Touya
HPSC President
We went to great lengths to erase your son from the web. Which was no easy feat given how many hero galas you took him to in his youth
Todoroki Enji
Yes, I understand
I know when to let sleeping dogs lie
HPSC President
Are you certain?
Why would some hacker decide to suddenly dig up information on a teenager who died a decade ago?
Did you really leave no trace of him?
Todoroki Enji
Well, there is a shrine for Touya at the house…
And perhaps visitors to the house have seen it.
HPSC President
Then you need to get rid of it
There’s supposed to be no trace left of Touya Todoroki
Todoroki Enji
But it is all I have left of him.
There’s not even a grave because there was no body to bury
HPSC President
Good, it’ll make it even easier to act like he never even existed.
Todoroki Enji
But he did exist, he did matter… I was just too late to realize it
HPSC President
I understand that you are hurt by your loss. But it has been ten years, Todoroki. It is time to move on. The shrine won’t bring Touya back. However, getting rid of it could help uphold the hero society he would’ve been a part of if not for his deficiencies
Todoroki Enji
Yes, I see. I will get rid of the shrine
HPSC President
Excellent! This sort of work ethic is exactly why you are a top ten hero
Notes:
To clarify, endeavor did not know about the HPSC being behind Touya's "death" and he genuinely believes Touya to be dead. Mostly, he agreed to erase everything about Touya as a mean to bury his grief and because he feels it's his duty to not leave a bad mark on the HPSC through one of their former students who "died".
And also I think the sports festival might be soon, could even be next chapter depending on what scenes i feel compelled to write next :D
Chapter 31: Do I stalk a serial killer or support my girlfriend?
Summary:
The Todosibs talk about Endeavor destroying Touya's shrine. Himiko has to decide between tracking down Stain and supporting her girlfriend. Dabi figures out that Kurogiri is a nomu.
Notes:
New chappy yay!! Thanks for all the sweet comments on the recent chapters y'all! sorry about being slow on responding (in my social anxiety era atm) but i'll try to reply soon. Just know that I treasure every single bookmark/comment/kudos
Starting my spring semester soon so expect updates in the upcoming months to be sporadic/slow
Wish me luck! :D
Chapter Text
broken home → broken chat
forgotten middle child
I’m not coming for the holidays, fuyumi
Not even if it killed me
Elsa❄️
Why? Natsuo, please it’s just for one week
I promise I’ll try to get dad to keep his cool
forgotten middle child
No it’s not going to happen
Not after what he did today
Soba4L1F3
What did Dad do?
forgotten middle child
I was stopping by the house because I needed to pick up my vaccine documentation for the uni health clinic
When i saw him
Elsa❄️
Saw him doing what?
forgotten middle child
Maybe it’s better if you don’t know
Soba4L1F3
I have been told ignorance is bliss – whatever that means. Those words aren’t actually synonyms as far as I know
Elsa❄️
I’m sure we’ll find out what happened sooner or later so just tell us
Whatever it is i’m sure I can fix it
forgotten middle child
He destroyed Touya’s shrine
Elsa❄️
Come again?
forgotten middle child
HE DESTROYED OUR DEAD BROTHER’S SHRINE
I’m good to kill that bastard
Elsa❄️
Natsuo!
forgotten middle child
Don’t yell at me
Yell at him for getting rid of the ONLY thing we had left of our brother
Elsa❄️
Maybe it’s his way of coping
Everyone grieves differently, we just need to accept that
forgotten middle child
Like hell i would
There’s no way
How can you pretend to be okay about it?
Elsa❄️
We could ask him why maybe then it’ll make sense
Maybe he’s finally ready to talk about what happened
forgotten middle child
I doubt it
It’s been ten years fuyumi and he’s still trying to pretend like touya never even existed
As if ignoring touya while he was alive wasn’t bad enough
Elsa❄️
I just… want us to be a family again
Is that so wrong?
forgotten middle child
No it isn’t
I just think it’s impossible
Soba4L1F3
It doesn’t have to be
Elsa❄️
What do you mean Shouto?
Soba4L1F3
I can explain later
I might be able to help make things the way things were before sekoto peak
forgotten middle child
Why are you being so cryptic?
Soba4L1F3
Hmm, I don’t actually know why
Then I’ll just get to the point
Touya is alive
Elsa❄️
Shouto, if this is some sort of practical joke it’s not funny
Soba4L1F3
I don’t make jokes
forgotten middle child
Then is this some conspiracy theory that got out of hand?
Please not right now, Shouto
We love your theories but after what happened today we don’t need this one
Soba4L1F3
It’s not a conspiracy. Touya really is alive
I saw him myself
Elsa❄️
Maybe it was just a hallucination bc you still wanted him to be alive
Soba4L1F3
I don’t think it’s likely I hallucinated someone I hardly remember
Besides, how many people aside from people have blue fire?
Elsa❄️
Fire quirks aren’t exactly uncommon
And even if it was touya why would he have not let us know he was alive all these years?
Why did he make us think he was DEAD?
Soba4L1F3
Because his “death” wasn’t an accident
forgotten middle child
Another conspiracy shouto?
Soba4L1F3
No. I’ve found records proving otherwise
But I probably shouldn’t tell you more
Midoriya says that anyone else who knows too much might be at risk
forgotten middle child
We’re his family though, Shouto
Don’t we deserve to know?
Soba4L1F3
You can ask him about the details yourself when i bring him back
Elsa❄️
That’s a nice sentiment, shouto
But even if you try your hardest you can’t bring back the dead
He’s gone
forgotten middle child
But what if he isn’t?
Elsa❄️
Then I’m the worst sister there is
For trying to move on. For trying to pretend I don’t miss him
Soba4L1F3
No, you aren’t
You are a great sister. And I’m sure Touya will agree once I bring him back
Elsa❄️
Shouto, I know you’re an honest kid but there are some promises even you can’t keep
How about you focus on the sports festival tomorrow instead bringing back the dead?
forgotten middle child
Not sure if I agree with yumi
But good luck on the sports festival, little buddy!
Soba4L1F3
I’m not little
forgotten middle child
You are compared to me
Soba4L1F3
It’s not my fault you’re an ox
forgotten middle child
*gasp* yumi he called me an ox!!!
Where did he get that sass from
Elsa❄️
From you probably
Ochie
Ochie
Hey himi
I’m a little nervous about sth
Himi <3
About what, cutie?
Ochie
Well the sports festival is tomorrow and I’m worried i’ll bomb it
Himi <3
You’re not going to bomb it
You made it through the UA entrance exam, the quirk apprehension test, etc with flying colors
Ochie
Yeah, i fought those crazy villains at the usj too
Himi <3
Yep those crazy villains hahaha
Ochie
Oh sorry
I shouldn’t have called them crazy
Especially with your dad being there and all
I’m sure that deep down he had perfectly reasonable reasons for villainy and being at the usj
Himi <3
Yeah that was totally the reason for my nervous laughter. Not because I was involved with the usj attack directly in any way whatsoever
And actually dad is pretty crazy
If psychologists ever got their hands on him they’d probably call him a fascinating case study
Ochie
My dad would be pissed if I said sth that sassy XD
Himi <3
I can’t help it that my dads set a precedent for sass LMAO
Anyways back on topic
If history is anything to go by you’ve managed to get over past obstacles
So odds are that the sports festival will go well too
Ochie
Thanks Himiko
I hope you’re right
The other UA students are just so talented – so I don’t know if i can hold a candle to their flame
Himi <3
Would it help if a certain someone were in the audience to cheer you own?
Ochie
It would
but you don’t have to
Himi <3
But i want to
I’ll be your number one cheerleader always
Ochie
Even if i don’t become a top ten hero
Himi <3
Yeah
Bc you’ll always be number one in my heart
Ochie
I love you too himiko
No matter what
You know that, right?
So if there’s anything you’ve done you can tell me
Himi <3
Gotcha ha ha
Anyways see u tmr ochie
my extended familyyy 🔪❤️🔪
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So any progress of tracking down mr. stainy?
GEICO
Yes actually! He’s in hosu! Or at least so we think
TheCrayonSong🖍️
OMG YAY! I can finally see him spill blood for myself
GEICO
And i’ll get to see his swords up close and personal
make it double
And I can ask him what his shoe size is!
Like i’d want to meet stain
TheCrayonSong🖍️
OMG AND U COULD MAKE COPIES OF STAIN
This is why you are the best brother!
GEICO
Are you sure he’s the best brother?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Why are you asking? Are you trying to compete?
GEICO
I’m just saying that the fact i’m also a stain fan makes me better brother material
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tough luck
Jin has a solid hold on the fav brother spot
Maybe you could be my second favorite brother though
GEICO
I’ll take what i can get
Plus stain clones are pretty hard to top
What else do you want to ask stain?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
So many things!!!
Maybe we’ll also be able to figure out what his quirk is
Magnetic_Personality
I think it’s probably knife related. Like maybe he can throw a blade and make sure it always hits its target
GEICO
Lame
Stain’s quirk has to be much cooler than that
DustToDust
Like you’re one to talk
Isn’t your quirk just sticking to walls?
GEICO
Isn’t yours just making dust?
I can do the same thing with a lit cigarettes and I don’t even need all five fingers to do it
DustToDust
Oh I’ll show you what I can do with all five fingers
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Was that innuendo?
Dad-bi
Fuck no, brat
You’ve been spending too much time around, birdbrain
His mind might not be big but it sure is dirty
Pop-eyes
Excuse me, my mind is not dirty
Dad-bi
That’s a lie if I’ve ever heard one
Not surprised you’re a bad liar though since your brain is the size of a small grape
Pop-eyes
Just because i’m a bird heteromorph does NOT mean that my brain is the size of a bird’s
Let alone the size of a small grape
Dad-bi
Fine, a big raisin then
Pop-eyes
I guess that’s better??
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Aren’t a small grape and a big raisin basically the same size?
Dad-bi
Yep
See birdbrain the brat got it
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Enough of your flirting! We need to get back to priorities
Like paying mr. stainy a visit
Maybe i can ask him what his fav blood type is
Mine is B!!
marble-ous
I will assume because that is the blood type of your significant other
TheCrayonSong🖍️
It was always my fav
So let’s just take it as a sign that Ochako and I were always meant to be
make it double
Himiko and Ochako sitting on a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G
I can’t see this working out
DustToDust
The fact that you are constantly lying to her says otherwise abt that you were meant to be
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Well i’m not usually lying exactly
I’m just omitting a few small details
Magnetic_Personality
Like being a serial killer?
DustToDust
And being at the USJ?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Exactly
Just a few things
I bet I could even count them on one hand
make it double
That’s not lying. Ochako doesn’t need to know everything
Liar liar pants on fire
GEICO
They are pretty big things tho
Bc of the you know… murder
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
If I may give my two cents
We have no room to judge given our own status as villains
Pop-eyes
Well, I’m not a villain
Fletchling, have you considered telling ochako the truth?
Don’t you think she’ll be hurt if she finds out what you’ve been hiding from her?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
She won’t find out
And i can’t lose her. She was the first person to accept me even with my weird blood quirk
Also i know i’m a hard person to love. I won’t be able to find someone else
Pop-eyes
You’re not hard to love, fletchling
We love you
make it double
Yeah, i’m glad to have you as a sister!
Siblings are the worst
TheCrayonSong🖍️
You’re my family tho so you kind of had to, papa
Dad-bi
But we chose to be your family
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Aw are u saying to you love me in some roundabout way, dad?
Dad-bi
Don’t make a big deal about it
TheCrayonSong🖍️
I love you too!
DustToDust
Bla bla bla
Enough of this mushy gushy shit
Let’s get back on topic
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
Tomura, it is rude to interrupt such moments
DustToDust
Like family means anything
They all betray you in the end anyways
Just like… I don’t remember but the point is so-called family is not to be trusted
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Okay… we’ll unpack shiggy’s trauma for later
But for now when are we paying stain a visit?
GEICO
Tomorrow morning is probably the best idea since it’s too late tonight
We should try to catch him in time before he leaves
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Shit, the UA sports festival is tomorrow
I want to be there for ochako since she’s feeling nervous
Magnetic_Personality
Can’t kurogiri just teleport you between the sports festival and hosu so you don’t need to worry about the commute and go to both?
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
Ordinarily I would be able to
Unfortunately I have a doctor’s appointment tommorrow
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Darn i guess I have to decide between supporting my gf or meeting my idol then
Pop-eyes
Kurogiri, I want to believe you, buddy
Really I do
But the doctor’s appointment sounds like a made-up excuse
DustToDust
It’s not made up
Why the hell would you think Kurogiri is lying?
GEICO
Well the timing was awfully suspicious
DustToDust
You’re awfully suspicious
GEICO
Wow comeback of the century
make it double
Sick burn spinner!
Sarcasm is so unfunny
DustToDust
All of you shut the hell up
Dad-bi
You can’t tell us what to do
You’re not our boss
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Wasn’t he our boss at the usj though
Dad-bi
Whatever
Just a technicality
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Wait! I got a better idea
You’re not our dad, shiggy
make it double
Yeah, Dabi and Hawks are!
Will you adopt me as your son, shiggy?
DustToDust
All of you are the fucking worst
Kurogiri just needs to have his head rewired again
marble-ous
Excuse me, could you repeat that?
Dad-bi
No need it’s exactly what it sounds like
The only way anyone would listen to Handjob would be if they were fucked up in the head
DustToDust
Kurogiri is NOT fucked up in the head
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
No, I am
Although I would phrase it in a more eloquent way
I have no memory of my time before tomura
And when the memories come flooding back it’s painful and distracts from serving Tomura
Dad-bi
Great
Of course you're brainwashed
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
No, I serve Master Tomura from my own free will
It brings me great joy
Dad-bi
Oh really
Are you so sure about that?
Or is it just whatever who fucked your head made you think you wanted?
Pop-eyes
This is really about you and Endeavor, isn’t it?
Dad-bi
Fuck off, birdbrain
Not everything is about me and my dumbass old man
If i weren’t able to see the signs of someone getting played i’d be an idiot
And honestly you’d be one too after what the commission did to you
Pop-eyes
Ofc I see the signs
I’m not as much of an idiot as you think i am
But kurogiri is his own person. It’s his decision to make
DustToDust
Screw you
Is it so crazy to believe that kurogiri cares about me and tearing this bullshit hero society down?
Magnetic_Personality
It’s crazy that it’s the only thing he seems to care about
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
Enough bickering. I am going to Garaki for my annual check up and that is final
Dad-bi
Wait, Doctor Garaki?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Duh he said he was going to the doctor after all
Dad-bi
Is he bald? With these stupid oversized glasses and teeth as bulky as a cow’s?
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
Yes, I suppose that description does fit him
Dad-bi
FUCK fuck shit fuckkkkkkk
Pop-eyes
What’s wrong, hot stuff?
Dad-bi
I burned down that shitshow of a lab
That doctor should be gone
I shouldn’t be so surprised though
That nomu from the usj had to come from somewhere
TheCrayonSong🖍️
How do you know a weird nomu doctor, dad?
Dad-bi
He tried to make me his science project back when i was a dumb teenager
Pop-eyes
After sekoto?
Dad-bi
Yeah, got sent to that same nomu factor every failed hpsc trainee got sent to after I “died”
Pop-eyes
You almost became a nomu? Why didn’t you tell me?
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Yeah, i thought you two knew everything about each other’s past
Pop-eyes
Apparently everything except his almost nomufication
Dad-bi
Because i didn’t become a nomu that information was irrelevant
Knowing that information would only stress you out
Pop-eyes
I’m supposed to be stressed out abt you – bc I love you
We’re married touya so shouldn’t you be able to tell me these things?
Dad-bi
Well it’s not like we’re legally married
Pop-eyes
That distinction hasn’t mattered to you before
Dad-bi
It does now if it means I don’t need to be stuck with you for life
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Dad and Papa stop fighting!
It’s not going to get us anywhere
Pop-eyes
Yeah alright
Sorry, hot stuff
I shouldn’t have pushed since i know that was a dark time for you
Dad-bi
You shouldn’t have, birdbrain
But maybe i should set a better example for the brat abt honesty in relationships or whatever
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Speaking about honesty in relationships
Or well maybe not honesty per say but making more of an effort…
I can’t exactly tell Ochako that I’m a serial killer
But I think I should put her first and go to the sports festival instead of chasing after stain
Pop-eyes
I think that’s a good call fletchling
GEICO
Yeah besides we can always track down stain again at some point and try to track him down
And if we’re lucky he might not leave hosu soon
Dad-bi
I’m coming with you to the sports festival
TheCrayonSong🖍️
But don’t you think that kind of thing is stupid?
Dad-bi
It is. I just make sure that you don’t do anything idiotic while we’re there
TheCrayonSong🖍️
Tehe, you just don’t want to admit that you care
I bet you also want to go to watch my dear dear uncle shouto compete
Dad-bi
Go burn in hell brat
As if i want to watch a bunch of idiot kids fight each other
DustToDust
Yeah it’s just one big boost for hero society’s ego
Yet another reason why we need to it all down
GEICO
Is that the only topic you talk about?
DustToDust
Is stain the only thing you talk about?
GEICO
Point taken
Although you’ve got to admit that stain is pretty awesome
DustToDust
I’ll see about that once i meet him
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
EndeavorSux
Kurogiri
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
I take it that you know what I am
EndeavorSux
it wouldn't take a genius to figure out what you are
if the others bothered to rub their two braincells together odds are they know too
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
What are you going to do about it?
I'd prefer if you didn't try to ash my doctor again
EndeavorSux
no promises
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
why are you reaching out to me?
EndeavorSux
I just wanted to let you know that i'm here
if you want to ever talk about shitty doctors and the crappy nomu process
or whoever you used to be
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
no need for that
but i appreciate the sentiment
EndeavorSux
there's no damn sentiment there
just need to support morale for this dumbass team or league or whatever
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
If that is what you need to believe.
Also, the person I used to be... is gone.
EndeavorSux
fair enough
even without getting turned into a nomu i think the kid i used to be is gone
taxi/butler/nanny/bartender
you're a good man, dabi
EndeavorSux
I'm not
but maybe in another life i could have been
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