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𝟬𝟲 | 𝘊𝘈𝘛𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘚𝘜𝘕𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘌

Maybe hanging out with a stranger wasn't so bad.

"The sun is good for the eyes in this kind of hour." I say, my hands shoved in my pockets. I hear Dabi hum in response.

I don't know how I ever convinced him, but all I remember was that I asked as a joke, and he agreed. So now I can't be rude and say I was joking.

We were out in the beach at like around 6 AM. Or something around that, we planned to catch sunrise, and we did thankfully.

It wasn't so bad and all.

But still, don't talk to strangers kids. The cliche 'stranger danger' is still very much active. Especially creeps. Okay Dabi isn't like that, but he did act a little scary at times.

Sometimes I wondered where he came from, or his family, his whereabouts and where he went whenever he left my house.

He practically made my house his house too. Despite the drastic change, I didn't tell anyone, even Eugene. I didn't wanna scare him away.

From the parking lot we finally made it to the shore. Just a few feet away from the water. I grinned pulling my pants up and running on the wet and compressed sand,

"Record me!!!!!" I yelled shoving my phone in his hands as I ran as fast as I could.

"I'm not your servant!" I heard him say in the distance and I scoffed at this point, raising my arms and flailing them around in the air as I ran, letting the sea breeze cool me off.

Dabi watched me from afar and he simply shook his head, walking closer to the water till he was inches away from it. He was unbothered till the waves eventually caught up and embraced his feet.

Cold.

"Dabeee!!!!" I ran past behind him like a mad woman exerting out energy.

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I guess running took a toll, I panted like a rabid dog for air. Chugging down water like a camel in a desert and Dabi could only chuckle from this view.

We both were sitting on the sand, we brought a few snacks just in case we got hungry too.

"You're really carefree." He suddenly says

"I am?"

"I think you are."

I hummed in response and stretched my limbs looking at the sea.

"Why do you keep coming back?" I suddenly asked out of nowhere and he looks at me confused.

"What do you mean?"

"I healed you one day, and now you come back to my home like it's yours.."

"Are you complaining?" I shook my head.

"Nah you're kinda chill." He grinned at my comment. "You're not too bad yourself." Dabi says and I smile.

"Is the big scary man getting soft?" I teased with a cheeky smirk and he scoffs. "Like I ever will." He immediately shoots me down and I rolled my eyes.

A few minutes of silence pass.

"So how did you end up in my apartment..?"

Suddenly, even though we're in the beach - the tension stiffens. I regret asking that to be honest. My eyes only move and I side eye him, waiting for him to say something.

'He looks pissed.'

"I'd rather not talk about it sweetheart." I blinked rapidly, not just because he kept it classified, but because of that nickname -

"Excuse me? You don't just get to shoot me down that fast." I crossed my arms and he raised an eyebrow.

"And don't call me that." I added feeling a bit flustered.

"Hey it's none of your business-"

"It's my business when you break my window, take up half of my space and don't pay rent hm? Now speak up." I sassed getting irritated, why so secretive? I waited long enough there should be an explanation for this inconvenience.

"...I got caught up in a fight.." he hesitantly says.

My eyes soften.

"Okay, I see. I won't push further than that." I place a hand on my chest as a form of respect. But I did wonder why he was in a fight that serious in the first place.

Dabi stares at me for a moment, before looking away into the ocean.

The mighty sun was raising, the day becoming brighter. Also made it hotter, it wasnt really my thing to hang around when it got hot.

But I shrugged it off, I won't just suggest we leave right after that.

We both stay quiet letting silence and the waves of the crashing ocean against the shore engulf us.

"Hey.. since you got mugged... Why don't I tell you this?" I gulped recalling the night I almost died. Dabi looks at me.

"One night I was out......"

I explained the night to Dabi, he listened quietly. No snarky comments or anything, I'm glad he didn't do anything like that though.

"And now.. I just feel so trapped. Like nothing ever is the same. I can't return to my old life." I stare at my lap and he looks back at me.

He doesn't say anything.

Busy in my own world I fail to notice his own expression.

"I'm sorry you went through that." I hear Dabi say, and I smiled softly looking up at him. I felt myself chuckle and stretch my limbs.

"I'm just glad me and my friend survived."

Soon enough, we both went home in a 'comfortable' silence.