Ordinary - (Dabi x OC)

Phoenix

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Dabi POV:

A moment where life and death intersect. The story of the phoenix rising from the ashes has always been just a meaningless quote.

And, yet, I felt a sense of downfall and redemption all at once as I look to the broken home where it all began, not knowing which feeling I should give into that would determine the rest of my short life forever.

It was a simultaneous pull of heaven and hell tearing me apart by the seams. It left me floating in this weird sense of purgatory until Dabi or Touya would finally win.

Am I being reborn? Or just dying again?

I don't know. I wasn't sure of anything anymore. The ten year cycle of my destruction had been shattered when I made the instinctive decision to come here. It was the purest, most genuine thing my fucked up conscience had ever done.

Because it was Touya's heart that walked those blind steps and wandered into the garden. Her garden.

It was the first choice Touya ever made for himself. The first time he did something because he truly wanted to.

In that moment, he was finally free. Free from the prison of his mind and shackles of the world.

Gone from infection of resentment and hate. Not tainted with desire for his dad's attention or the worry of failure. Hesitations and denial nonexistent as he knew exactly why he came here.

I can't pretend anymore.

I can't keep running from Touya. From the person I know I still am.

Because the truth is, he never died. He never left. No, he's been here the whole time with me, having even been ignored by his own conscience in hopes he'd give up and drown under it.

But, I should have known better. Touya can't ever seem to die, even when he should. As if ten years of self-neglect would be the thing to kill him. He built a high tolerance to being ignored, after all. He's only reminded of that with all the memories of the past flashing before his eyes as he looks to the scene in front of him.

It's home, but not because of the broken house I've finally returned to.

It's home because of the person standing directly in front of me.

Her golden eyes catch mine through the storm, filled with a million questions I'd never be able to answer because I still didn't have the answers myself.

I don't know a lot about my own choice. I just know that I'm here. It took me a long time to get here. To finally admit the truth that's become all too clear in a matter of minutes.

My own words from an hour ago echoed into my ears. The words of the past that served to mask the reality.

'All you've ever fucking done...is chase me, Violet. All the time. You can't ever leave me alone. Wherever I turn, you're always there. You always....find me.'

And, yeah, she is always there. But, I'm forced to acknowledge now...that it's not because she chases me.

No. It's because I....

I...

...chase her.

From the moment I first laid eyes on her, I knew in my heart I'd never stop chasing her.

Even before she met me, I'd always watch her from afar, subconsciously making an effort to catch another glimpse of her features or eavesdrop on her conversations with Fuyumi and Natsuo...always with the intention to learn her interests and personality.