Ordinary - (Dabi x OC)

Scratch The Surface

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Violet POV:

It had been a few hours since Dabi and I finally returned from our mission. It was well into the night-early morning at this point, and I know for a fact that my body and mind were completely exhausted.

Yet, here I was...lying wide awake in this giant king bed, in this cozy, fancy hotel room, silently staring up at the ceiling as I listened to the continuous patter of rain outside.

I had all the makings to get a perfect sleep. The heat had come on. I was more than comfortable in the position I was in. The city below had finally gone to sleep for the most part...

But, all I could hear were the echo of Ryo Harima's blood shrieking screams as Dabi's fire incinerated him to ash.

It's not as if I'm mad at Dabi. He's a villain. These are the expectations I should have had from him at the very start of our partnership. He's right, I shouldn't expect him to suddenly change his ways for me-for someone he can barely even have a civil conversation with.

And, he did have a point. Yes, Harima was an evil man. Yes, the world will probably be a better place without him in it. But, does that mean it's right to murder him without mercy?

Before tonight, my answer would have been a flat out no. Now? Who knows.

Speaking of Dabi, him and I hadn't spoken since he'd walked out of the warehouse, stitched hands still fresh with the smoke from the execution he'd committed.

I expected him to be cruel and rub the entire situation in my face, or say how much he enjoyed murdering a man. Another.

That's how he is. I wouldn't have held it against him if he did so. I actually almost preferred that he did, so he could continue proving to me that he's a monster.

Don't make me have faith in you-faith that I shouldn't have. Hurt me and make me hate you, the way I should-

"Oi. When I told you to wait outside, I meant under the roof, stupid. You're gonna catch a cold, standing in the middle of the rain like that." He had said when he caught sight of me brooding in the rain like a moron.

I hadn't realized I'd been standing in the rain. I was too consumed in my own thoughts.

Why would he care if I catch a cold, anyways? I don't.

"Sorry." I'd uttered regardless, more just saying the word out of habit for everything I do in life as I silently walked towards Dabi so we could leave.

He'd remained standing under the roof as he watched me come over to him, keeping his hands in his pockets with an unreadable expression on his face.

But, once again, he hadn't made fun of me, or said anything to make me hate him, returning my silence with silence as we both began making our way back to the hotel room.

The silence had continued once we returned to the beautiful room we'd been forced to share, with me making a beeline to the bathroom for a hot shower, and Dabi making a beeline to the balcony with his pack of cigarettes in hand.

He'd still been out there after my shower, and well into my failed attempt at trying to fall asleep. Every time I felt my body finally starting to relax and rest, I'd involuntarily roll over in my bed to face the balcony window, seeing the continuous sight of Dabi's back and the tiny glow of his cigarette as he looked out into the rain.

Every time my eyes met the sight, my body woke up immediately and I didn't know why until I realized it was because part of me actually wanted to go out there and join him.