Bad Habits - (Shouto x OC)

Golden Hour

Top pic credit: Joikzo

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Lani POV:

"Alright, Shouto. It's officially golden hour. You know what that means, don't you?"

The half and half guy looked at me blankly, tilting his head with empty thoughts before answering curtly.

"No."

I chuckled and lowered the phone camera from my vision, bouncing back and forth on my feet.

"It means it's officially prime selfie time, obviously." I teased a bit, gesturing to him expectantly. "Go on. Give me your best smolder."

Shouto's face morphed into confusion now, awkwardly moving his hands up halfway before bringing them down to his sides.

After thirty minutes of trying to position his stiff body, we ended up here. With Shouto standing next to the river like a kid being forced to take birthday pictures with his grandma.

"Smolder? Like....fire?" He raised a brow, dual colored hair gently dancing in the early evening breeze.

Honestly, with the way the sun was hitting him right now, and the backdrop of the park lake behind him...

Subtly, I snapped a picture of him from where he stood, already impressed with the way it turned out.

He's pretty photogenic. I'm not surprised.

"I mean, in a way, yeah—fire. Spice. Smolder. You know, like, your sexiest look." I explained vaguely, not really knowing how else to say it.

Usually, most other heroes already know exactly what I'm looking for when I say that. Nine out of ten times, they double as models. Would you believe it? That was sarcasm.

But, Shouto? He's a different breed. Part of the reason he's growing on me so much is because he doesn't feed into the typical hero bullshit.

I guess that does make my job harder on most levels. Especially stuff like this. But, worth it.

He looked at me a bit bewildered from his spot under the big oak tree, already seeming intensely confused by the 'heartthrob' instructions.

Yep. Didn't see that one coming, right...

"I...don't know what any of that means." He said bluntly, stroking his chin and looking to the grass with his 'over analyzing' face.

I watched him battle his thoughts in amusement. It's definitely not as serious as he's making it out to be in his head.

We gotta loosen this guy up a little.

The fading rays of sun showered his face perfectly, painting it with warm oranges and yellows that captured his 'golden hour' so well. Truly, he could be a model if he wanted to. And he'd be a damn successful one.

He'd be everyone's crush. Everyone's dream.

His eyes lit up like jewels. His skin was glowing.

In a way, I kind of like the fact that Shouto is still so 'hidden' from the public. He won't be after today, and I know that. But, for now...

It's like he's my own little secret.

Only I get to see how cute he is. Maybe that makes me selfish. That's okay. I never said I was a good person.

But, for the sake of his success, I know it's not right to keep him for myself.