Basic Summary: Due to laundry day, Todoroki is left with no clothes so he is forced to borrow some of Toga's. These new articles of clothing, however, reveal that he has a tattoo that no one knew about. Even Shigaraki.
Warning(s): None
Word count: 1,311
Additional info: This is early into Tomura and Shoto's relationship, so they have not really seen one another without clothes.
Kurogiri knocked on the door belonging to one of the younger members of the League, a basket filled with dirty clothes tucked underneath his arm. "Todoroki Shoto? Are you in?" the portal creator asks, "I need your clothes so that I may get this week's laundry done." There came no response, but on the other side of the door, Kurogiri swore he heard movement.
After a moment or two of silence, a low, soft-spoken voice arose, "I can't." "How come? Are you not feeling well?" "I don't have anything else to wear."
Kurogiri sighed gently to himself; while the League had a tight budget, it was not like he couldn't spare a few yen to get some clothes. However, due to some type of undiagnosed sensory issue, Todoroki found it very hard to find clothes he liked. And the whole process of going out into public places did not sit well with the young male either. So, it wasn't a huge surprise that he needed more clothing.
"I do wish you'd let me take you to the shop nearby." Kurogiri mentions and he thinks he can see Todoroki's grimace through the door's thick wood, "You cannot live off of three outfits!" "No way, their dressing rooms have cameras." His voice is a little louder now, perhaps he's come closer to the door? "Can't I just wear the ones I have?" "You can after I wash them."
No response. Humming softly, Kurogiri suggests, "Why don't I ask Miss Toga Himiko if she has spare clothes? Would you wear that in the meantime while your clothes are washed?" A few minutes pass with many footsteps and Todoroki muttering something that Kurogiri doesn't understand. Then, his door opens up big enough for a cardboard box filled with clothes to be pushed out. "Well done," Kurogiri praises, taking the box to dump the clothes into his basket, "I will go ask her if she has anything that she can lend to you."
Moving quickly, Kurogiri puts the basket into the laundry room before going back towards the rooms. Walking up to Toga's door, he knocks upon it and waits patiently for an answer. Soon enough the door opens and there is a blonde girl standing in front of the warp-gate villain, half of her hair done up in a bun whilst the other was in the midst of being complete.
"Hey Kurogiri," Toga greets, "what's up?" "Do you happen to have any spare clothes that Todoroki Shoto may borrow? He seems to have nothing else to wear." "Oh, for sure!" Toga nods, seemingly very happy by this request. Racing back inside her room, the teenager could be heard rummaging through her dresser, a few loan articles of clothing being thrown behind her shoulders and onto the floor. "Oh my..." Kurogiri does not recall buying all of these..
"Here you go!" Toga presents him black shorts and a shirt with a printed picture of Hello Kitty on it. "Thank you." "No problem! Anything to make Shoto-Kun's dreary wardrobe cuter." With that, the door closes and Kurogiri leaves to go over to Todoroki's door. "Miss Toga provided you with some clothes." As soon as the announcement hits the air, the door opens a crack and a hand jolts out to snatch up the articles of cloth. Since the situation was now hereby solved, Kurogiri went on his way to finish up his previous task.
Not wanting to spend another moment wearing nothing but underwear, Todoroki rapidly put on the newly required garments so as to regain some feeling of normality. Thankfully, they did not feel too tight on his body, which was a little bewildering as Shoto was unsure if he and Toga wore similar cloth sizes. While the shorts were a bit..well, on the shorter side, they would suffice for now until his own were returned.
Later on that day, Todoroki was laying on the couch in the bar room. Currently, he was waiting on the clothes in the dryer to finish, so to buy his time he had chosen to watch TV. He was on the edge of unconsciousness when he heard footsteps entering the room. Leaning his head up, he saw Shigaraki sauntering over to the couch he was on, gesturing for him to move his legs.
Although he was comfortable in his current position, the young man obeys and pulls his legs up so that his boss could sit down. However, he did not plan to stay as a crunched up ball forever. So, as soon as the other man got situated, he draped his legs over Shigaraki's lap. Excluding the way Shigaraki's head turned to stare momentarily at him, nothing was done to get Shoto off of him.
"Don't give me that look," Todoroki says when he notices that he was being watched like a hawk, "you made me move. You'd do the exact same thing." With a small huff, Shigaraki looks forward at the TV, "This show is stupid. Give me the remote." "Yes, your Majesty." Todoroki reaches up to the back of the couch and grabs the remote, handing it over to his partner of the past few months.
As he skipped through the channels trying to find a decent show to watch, Shigaraki happens to glance down and see something that made him freeze. Dropping the clicker, Shigaraki manually moves the other's leg around so that he could see what it was. "What are you up to?" "Do you have a tattoo??" He knew the question was redundant, but as he stared down at the lotus on his boyfriend's thigh, his brain could not help but short-circuit.
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Tilting his head, Shoto inquires, "You didn't know?" "Of course I didn't know!" Shigaraki exclaims, "You're always wearing long pants! How the hell was I supposed to know you had a tattoo with you wearing clothes like that??" Pursing his lips, Todoroki hums thoughtfully, "Yeah, that would hide my legs pretty well." "No shit, Sherlock."
Continuing to look at the inked picture, Shigaraki's thumb slowly starts to trace along the lotus petals; some lines were less even than others, certain dots fatter than others, but it gave the design its own element of charm. "Where did you get this?" "I bought a tattooing kit a few years back." he explains, shifting his hips so that he could turn his thigh more towards the other man. "I felt bored of my body."
"You did this by yourself?" "Yes," the tone that Shigaraki's voice had makes Shoto a tad nervous, "is that bad?" To his surprise, the man shook his head, "No. As a matter of fact, it's really impressive. Didn't it hurt?"
He gives a nonchalant shrug, "Not really. I purposely chose one of the less painful areas just so I could see how badly it hurt. Do you want one?" "I'll pass." "Are you afraid of needles?" "No!" Shigaraki denies in an almost defensive manner, "I'm just fine without one."
Then Shigaraki begins to look around more at Todoroki's legs, lifting them up to see the underside of his thighs. "What are you doing now?" "Do you have any more?" "No, I barely have time for it. Plus it is hard to tattoo yourself while trying to make it look good at the same time."
"It does look good." insists the villain, "Sure, it's a little uneven, but I think it looks good on you." The younger male's face turns a bit red, turning bashful at the compliment. He mutters, "Thank you."
