Ride or Die | Dabi x Reader

FORTY EIGHT

"Stay still baby, I'm almost done."

My hands slowly ran up and down Dabi's right arm, already done with the left.

His skin was awful. His scars split open or just extra dry. Everything a darker shade of red and purple. Just specifically his arms.

He didn't show me last night, too concerned about how I was doing. But now that we had settled in the hotel, he had taken off his hoodie and revealed scorched arms much worse than before.

"It's looking better, does it feel better?" I asked, healing the wounds.

He was staring at the wall, looking lost in thought. Which I now learned was a Todoroki trait.

His other hand reached across and grabbed my thigh, "Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you."

Dabi had told me the extra burns had come from him not moisturizing them. It was 'too dry' in the jail cell. But I had never seen him use anything on his scars before.

Oh Dabi.

In all honesty I think he was scared. His biggest fear was to end up in prison. So he probably fought his way to try to get out once he entered those walls, losing control of his quirk.

That's probably why they had that collar on you. To keep you from using anything but your hands that were locked up.

I rested my head against his shoulder and sighed, feeling sad that he felt that way.

"What?" He asked, coming out of his bubble.

I interlocked my fingers with his.

I don't need to remind him he didn't feel brave. He can keep that facade if he needs to.

"Just happy we are back together." I covered up.

Dabi kissed the top of my head and turned to me, "How are you feeling? I know you had a nightmare last night."

"I'm okay. I just want to get away from all of this," I locked eyes with him, "with you."

He nodded his head and kissed the back of my hand, "Well in order for any of that to happen, I can't raise any suspicion with Tomura. While I think up a plan I need to go to the hideout and see him."

I yanked my hand out of his, "What? You're going back to see him?"

Dabi stood up, "I have to. Or he will start doing evil shit again. He needs to think he has me on a leash still." He outstretched his hand to help me up from the bed, "I'll be back tonight. Stay here and don't leave."

I opened my mouth to argue but Dabi pressed his lips against mine to shut me up. I sank into the kiss, missing him too much to want to let this go.

"Just... just come back. Okay?" I mumbled.

"Understood." He smiled before throwing on his hoodie and mask and walking out the door.

I slumped back down on the bed, feeling helpless and worried. I wanted to do something. But I knew there wasn't anything I could do.

Knock. Knock.

My head swiveled over towards the door and I stood up.

Did he forget something? Why is he back already?

I opened the door but to my surprise it was the little blonde villain who had both helped me and hit on me multiple times.

"Toga?"

"Hi, ____." She grinned happily and let herself in.

I closed the door behind us and tilted my head, "How did you know which hotel I chose?"