Save My Soul : Bakugou x Reader

41 - The Reunion Episode

Quick note: 'Minging' means disgusting.

"Can't I come with you today, Dabi?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No Toga, fuck off and annoy Twice." Dabi opened the creaky door, feeling the rusty metal of its hinges scrape together. "I've got shit to do that doesn't concern you." Shutting off his phone and shoving it in his trench coat pocket, he began his walk across town to your location. The pros really were idiots for making you have your location on constantly. If someone were to ask him why he was going out of his way to see you, risking arrest, he'd say he wasn't and was just out on a stroll. You would see through such a simple lie, Dabi was much too reclusive to be the type to take a stroll. In reality his feet were taking him to you, to see for himself whether you're happy.

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"What about this?" You emerged from the changing room in one of the items of clothing you had picked out in the shop to the inspecting eyes of your female classmates. They had suggested a shopping trip to expand your wardrobe to clothing you actually liked instead of just your inconspicuous hoodies and joggers. Your friends voiced their support and compliments, Mina and Tooru being especially hyper. "Okay, well that's a yes then. Now food, then back to the dorms."

You re-entered the changing room and faced yourself in the mirror, you couldn't remember the last time you radiated such confidence in your appearance. The cotton felt light on your body, a stark contrast to the thick jumpers that constantly weighed you down. You spun around and watched the material float and fall back to its resting position. You felt pretty once again, just like when your parents allowed you to wear dresses as a child occasionally. With a deep sigh, you began to change back into the monochromatic clothes you wore that day.

Once again you looked up into the mirror to see yourself, this time draped in black. The girl in the reflection, that only a few months ago reflected you perfectly, felt like a murky shadow of the person you've become. Sustained eye contact with her made you uncomfortable so you turned away.

The food court was quite crowded, but you managed to find a few tables to fit the nine of you, although you had to split into groups. So, you found yourself sitting at a table with Momo, Jiro and Ochako, zoning in and out of the conversation and eating your food on autopilot. Your gaze wandered from white wall to white wall, skimming bodies and scanning face, when someone caught your eye. A masculine, hooded figure staring straight at you with staples glinting under the fluorescents. With one nod from them you were up and out of your seat giving the girls some half assed excuse for leaving for a bit.

You followed the silhouette into a bathroom and locked the door behind you. "Dabi?"

The man turned around and blue eyes met rainbow for a brief second before you launched yourself at him. His back smacked into the wall as you buried your face into the crook of his neck and squeezed his waist.

"Woah, what the fuck?" His hand came to rest on the top of your head, the other hanging limply at his side, this was the first embrace the two of you have ever shared with each other. You inhaled deeply before stepping back, quickly followed by a strong jab to his side. "Ow, what the fuck?!"

"That's for just sitting on your ass while I was in that shithole of a basement, bitch!" Your words were harsh, but your grin softened their blow. A barely audible chuckle cut short by a grimace of pain from the ache of his side passed by his lips.

"Alright, I'll let that slide for now. How are you pipsqueak?" He said and casually slid his hands into his jacket pockets. You hopped onto the sink counter and brought one knee to your chest, tilting your head to the left to face him.