It was a normal day at UA, it was the weekend which meant a rest day for class A. Some people were in their dorms while others were in the common room or out and about around town.
You had been hanging out with (people of your choice) for the past few hours but hadn't seen your boyfriend all day. He had been acting weird this last week and when he didn't come to you first you had assumed he wanted to be left alone.
You gave him his space but the day was almost up and he hadn't left his dorm at all. The only glimps of him was when he dash to the bathroom and was back in his dorm in a minute.
You wave goodbye to your friend(s) planning on going to your beloveds dorm. Once you made it to the door you were quickly stopped by noneother than Dark Shadow. They peeked their dark head under the door and poked out. "Oh hey Dark Shadow, can I come in?"
You asked politely with a wave downward. The shadowy figure shook its head and retreated back under the door. The denial of your request took you by surprise, the shadow loved you coming over. Same with Tokoyami, you spent the majority of you time together so why would they refuse now?
You knock again this time a bit harder incase Tokoyami is asleep and DarkShadow is just fooling around. "Fumikage? Can I come in please?" You call out with no response except some shuffling from inside the room.
This worries you and you start to try the door know hoping it would open. Luckily a few days ago the lock broke and has yet to be fixed so yiu were able to open the door part way. "Fumikage?" You call out curiously taking a step into the darker than normal room.
A light crunch comes from under your foot causing you to move away and look down. When your eyes finally adjusted you were met with dozens of feathers covering the floor. They black feathers were scattered across the whole room centering around Tokoyami's bed.
Atop the bed was a pile of blankets you assumed to be your boyfriend. "Babe? Are you alright, what happned?" Your voice was full of worry as you closed the door and took another small step forward. "Darling I apologize but I ask that you please go."
Tokoyami's voice was muffled under the think blankets but that didn't muffle the desperation dripping from every word. "Fumi I'm not leaving when I'm worried so please tell me what's wrong." You are basically pleading now, only a few steps from the bed awaiting a response.
After a beat of silence you hear a incoherent mumble come from under the blankets. "What Fumi?" You ask. "Molt." Is the only word the comes fron the pile of cushions. It takes you a second to understand, Tokoyami had told you this was a possibility but he never had it happen before.
"You're molting? I mean are you ok?" Urgency prominent in your voice, you had to make sure he wasn't in pain before you dealt with anything else. "Yeah, just uncomfortable." Tokoyami's voice is weary and soft.
With a sigh of relief you ask, "Babe can you please come out from under there?" Your voice soft and gentle hoping to coat him out from under the make shirt nest. It takes a moment but the blankets slowly start to move. Tokoyami pushes himself into a sitting position facing you.
His feathers are in clumps and you can tell some are bent, others look loose and ready to fall out. "Oh honey..." Tokoyami keeps his eyes downcast towards his hands, a tell tale sign he's uncomfortable/embarrassed.
"Is there anything i can do to help?" You cautiously ask the poor man infront of you, cupping his face with one hand. He shakes his head slowly, "you shouldn't have to see me like this." His voice sounded weary but his actions defied his words when he leaned his face into your hand.
"I just want to help you feel better." Is all you say, not wishing to push him too much but knowing he needed help. He seemed to battle something in his mind for a minute before letting out a heavy sigh. "I... please?" He finally looks up at you and despite not being able to see bags under his eyes you can tell he's beyond tired.
"What can I do?" He takes a moment before responding. "I'm unable to mess with the feathers myself so could you just..." His voiced trails off, not sure what he was asking for but you understood. "Yeah, want to lay your head in my lap so I can see what I'm working with?" You move to sit on the bed in a better position.
He nods his head and moves around a bit till his head is resting in your lap and you are sitting with you back on his bed rest. Before you can attempt to help the mess on his head Dark Shadow wearily comes out and wraps around your mid section. "Oh hello Dark Shadow." You say cheerily. The shadow doesn't respond but keeps himself wrapped tightly around you.
After he doesn't move for a minute you go back to the tired man resting on you. "This might be a bit rough at first." You say pulling out your phone and taking a minute to skroll through some articles in molting practices. Tokoyami just let's out a small hum and chirp, already falling asleep.
It takes you about 5 minutes of research to feel like you have enough knowledge to do a semi good job grooming your boyfriend (pause that sounds so weird 😭). The hand not on your phone has been massaging Tokoyami's head, careful to not pull at any of the mats or loose feathers.
By the time you set down your phone Tokoyami is almost fully asleep. "Ok Fumi' I think I got it." Your voice is queit as to not disturb the sleeping shadow wrapped around you and the almost asleep biy on your lap.
"I'm sure you'll do great," His words are slurred with slumber. "Thank you sweetheart, I love you." His voice turns into a mumble as he falls into a deep sleep but the sentiment isn't lost.
With a smile on your face you begin running your fingers through the soft feathers. They catch at the loose ones and you carefully let them fall but are careful to not tug on any. You go slow as to not hurt your boyfriend, each move deliberate.
Tokoyami stays asleep for a long while, only hums and chirps come from his sleeping form. Dark Shadow on the other hand awakens much earlier. Although he isn't as energized as he normally would be in such a dark room.
You spend the night watching videos and massaging the sleeping boys head. Eventually you fall asleep as well, curled up with Tokoyami.
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