Ordinary - (Dabi x OC)

Big Brother Is Always Watching

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Violet POV:

The morning was calm and quiet. Crisp with winter and perfect for thinking.

I kicked a pebble down the sidewalk, looking ahead to the familiar path of the past.

My old stomping grounds. Actually, Akio and I's old stomping grounds. Back when we were teenagers, we used to walk this path together every morning.

It's not like me to wake up early and crave a walk. But, thoughts of my best friend have been weighing on me heavily for weeks now, only getting stronger with each day that passes.

Touya offered to join me. But, he was also asleep five seconds after I told him I was happy to go alone.

I was okay with that. It's as he told me before, my friendship with Akio is just that-between me and Akio. It's unique to the two of us, just like my relationship with Touya is unique to us.

Part of rekindling my identity is remembering the person I was on my own. Touya can't do that for me and neither can anyone else.

Shoving my hands in the pockets of my sweatshirt, I kicked another stray rock down the sidewalk, watching it stop at the exact point where my walks with Akio would always end.

The corner of the neighborhood. Akio would go left towards Shiketsu, and I'd go right towards the public high school. I could practically see the faint visions of our younger selves in front of me, waving goodbye to each other before the sight dissipated in the crisp morning breeze.

The wind traveled to me now, running through my body, frigid and unforgiving.

I can't deny the feeling of emptiness that still exists within my heart. The space that Akio always filled when I needed him the most.

It's hard admitting when you've messed up. But, sometimes, it's even harder to try and fix your mistakes.

Especially when you don't know where to start.

I sighed heavily as I walked a few more steps, standing atop the point where our paths always separated.

There was a time we said our last goodbye here, and never really knew it.

I swallowed heavily and pulled my phone out of my pocket, lighting up the screen before pressing my lips together.

Akio: No new messages.

Even after I called him last night. Ouch.

I don't blame him for not wanting to see me. And, while I could physically seek him out in the hotel room that him and Touya share, or his apartment on the other side of town, I won't do that. Because I know him, and I know he doesn't want to be found right now. By me, anyways.

I know when he's done trying, willing to throw in the towel and give up-legitimately give up. He never truly says it. He just disappears into the background slowly, until he's no longer there at all. Until he's nothing more than a memory.

Akio's way of saying goodbye is heartbreaking. And it's exactly what he's doing now. Never in the ten years of our friendship have I ever experienced it, and honestly, I thought I never would.

But, things change and people do, too. I did-and not for the better during that moment I hurt him.

You reap what you sow. That's what Touya always says, right? I'm not one to disagree. But, I'd never forgive myself if I didn't at least apologize properly.