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Void sighed as he laid down on a rood, grumbling about missing out on his daily coffee again. He hated that his shift had once again kept him out so late that he couldn't have coffee with Chuuya. He bit his bottom lip from behind his mask and started to verbally complain about his working hours.
“Void.” A voice which had a voice changer sounded, it was rough and calm. Sorrow was here. Void sat up slowly and looked over his shoulder at the villain which had a ‘Sorrow’ in his hand. It was a drink from Chuuyas cafe. His body stiffened and he glared at him.
“Is that a Sorrow?” He asked as he stood up, dusting himself off while hoping he had reactivated his voice changer, if not then he would have to deal with that later.
Sorrow raised a brow. “You know your drinks.” He said as he walked over and sat down on the end of the roof, holding up one of the newest menu items up towards him. “You give me ‘I want pure sugar’ vibes.” He said simply, looking up at Void through the veil wrapped around his hat. “Convinced the kid who was at the counter to make me one of those halloween drinks.”
Void raised a brow and sat back down next to him. “Awww does Sorrow love me?” He joked, trying and failing to peek behind the gems attached to the veil.
“No, I just thought you might need a sugar hit.” He grumbled. “Cant have an entertaining fight with you if you're exhausted.”
Osamu Dazai, the one behind the mask of Void grinned as he slowly took the drink, which he knew Chuuya had not named yet. It was pure sugary goodness which was formed into a milkshake. He lifted his mask slightly just so he could slip the very vibrant rainbow crazy straw under it and take a drink. The vanilla milkshake filled his mouth as did chunks of popping candy. It had been two years since he had had this drink and it was still as amazing as he remembered.
The drink was in a clear plastic to-go cup, the kind with a rounded lid with a hole for the straw. The logo for the Stray Dogs cafe sat on the middle of the cup as well. The top of the drink, which Dazai was attempting to chug through the straw, was topped with whipped cream, sherbet, two popping candy sticks and came with a plastic spoon. As he swallowed he looked at Sorrow.
“Marry me.”
The villain choked on his drink, eyes wide as he coughed and spluttered. The scent of raspberry, strawberry and dragon fruit mixed together in Dazais nose, however the scent of dragon fruit was a lot weaker than the other two fruits and the alcohol in the drink. He continued to cough for a moment before wiping his mouth with a gloved hand. “No!?”
Void sighed and crossed his arms. “Why not?” He asked before taking another drink, eyes rolling back as the sugar filled his mouth again. “You’d be the perfect wife.”
“Are you drunk on sugar or something?” Sorrow asked with a frown. “There's no way I’m marrying a hero who whines and cries about missing opening hours of a cafe.”
“Okay, but, like Stray Dogs cafe is the only good cafe in the city.” Void countered. “I’m allowed to cry and complain as much as I want when it comes to missing my chance at getting a drink from there.” He pouted.
“How the hell do you have your job?” Sorrow asked while rolling his eyes.
“Because they found me in a river.” It wasn't a lie, it was true. The hero agency had found Dazai in the middle of a suicide attempt and picked him out of the water, carried him back to the hero tower and threw him into hero training. It was one of the weirdest moments of his life.
“Why were you in a river?” Sorrow asked with a chuckle.
“I was trying to kill myself, but once again the world had decided not to let me die.” He sighed, looking dreamily over the edge of the building, thinking about what it would be like to fall off and go splat.
Sorrow hit him in the stomach, actually moving him away from the edge. “Kill yourself when I’m not here. I’m here as a way to get away from some… family things.” He said with a shrug, he just needed a small break from his kids so his sister was there to look after them for an hour or so. “You jumping would just be an annoyance.”
Void nodded. “Alright, I’ll do it during our next fight then.” He smiled. He could feel Sorrow roll his eyes under the gemmed veil. “So family things…. You have a family?”
Sorrow's left eye twitched. “Why wouldn't I have a family?”
“Most villains have a tragic backstory that normally includes their parents dying… like Batman or something.” Void explained with a shrug. This was one of the stupidest conversations he’d ever had with someone else– let alone a villain.
The male with the hat sighed through his nose, it was more a huff of anger than anything. “I have kids and an elder sister. My family is fine.”
“A-ha! I was right, you don't have parents!”
Sorrow deadpanned. “I bet you don't either.”
Dazai paused. “How’d you know?”
Sorrow shrugged. “You seem like the kind who never learned how to shave.”
Dazai gasped, then huffed a sigh and his shoulders slumped. “Teach shaves my face for me.”
Sorrow nodded. “I feel bad for ‘em, having to put up with you and take care of you. And you’re what? One hundred and twenty?”
Void gasped “I am not! I’m only twenty-two!”
Sorrow raised a brow. “Oh, we’re the same age.”
“You have kids and are twenty-two? Let me guess their three?” The hero questioned as he glanced over at the male.
“No?” The villain was confused. “My oldest is fifteen and my youngest is five. My other two kids are in between those ages.”
The hero's jaw dropped. “Your oldest is seven years younger than you?? Isn't that like, uncomfortable or something??”
Sorrow tilted his head, showing his confusion. “I took him in a few years ago.” He said simply. “Plus I’ve had my youngest for three years.” He was truly confused by the hero's reaction. “They all call me papa.” It wasn't the exact word they used for him but there was no way he would tell a hero that and have it announced during a fight for the world to hear.
“Huh… I never thought a kid that age would see someone our age as a parental figure, after all you’re so close in age wouldn’t you be more likely to be considered to be a big brother?”
Sorrow was about to knock this man out. “I am their legal guardian and their father. They call me papa because they feel safe enough to and think of me as their father.” He said coldly, hoping this would be the end of the discussion.
Clearly the hero understood the cold tone and just went back to slurping his milkshake for the next few minutes. “Since you have kids, how do you train them?”
“They’re not dogs, Void.” Sorrow pointed out. “Most learn by watching, then doing or some by doing. It depends on the child.” The villain sighed, reaching under his veil to rub his temples. “Why?”
“We have a new recruit on our team called Torch–”
“I'm not giving you advice on a grown person.” Sorrow said before simply waving and dropping off the roof. Dazai watched as the villain slowed his fall until he landed gracefully on the ground.
“Such a show off.” Dazai rolled his eyes.