Chockolate Peanut Butter Cake

Chapter 23: Dabi's 'Friend Talk'

It was back to the way things were before Izuku had gotten hurt in that building. He was back to work sixty hours a week at night and doing random rescue work here and there. Some things were different though. Shouto came around a lot more and it was mostly for Dabi but he didn't mind.

Tenko had been a lot more quiet lately. His random bursts of jealously had died down some and he had chilled out against Dabi even. Truth be told, Izuku had distanced himself some too. Even though they slept beside of each other every afternoon, they were quiet sometimes.

This worried Dabi. He was expecting Tomura to explode at some point. The two of them were always playful and loud but it died down a lot.

"Where are you going?" Tomura asked.

Dabi stood up from the couch. They were watching a horror movie but he had no interest in it.

"I have things to do."

The villainous leader rolled his eyes

"What are those things you have to do?"

"Friend stuff."

"Friend stuff? I find that fucking hard to believe."

A warp opened up and Dabi made his way through, leaving his leader behind in Izuku's living room.

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Izuku had left with letting anyone know but Kurogiri. Dabi had seen him leave only because he had went to turn into the kitchen. The look on the hero's face as he walked through the warp spoke volumes of the problems that were plaguing him.

"What's your problem?" Dabi asked.

Izuku jumped and turned around. He was in the same place Kurogiri had seen him the first time when he needed time alone.

"Why are you here?"

"Because you have been a mopey cry baby. Shouto has been worried about you and he hasn't been able to talk to you."

"There's nothing wrong-

"Bullshit dumbass. I think we are way past hiding shit. You owe me for that fucking lap dance I was forced to sit through."

Izuku raised his eyebrows with a little smile on his face.

"This is literally the weirdest place Kurogiri would come up with to go too. Fucking flowers everywhere."

"It's calming."

Dabi sat down beside of him. The flowers did have a soft sweet smell.

"So, what's the problem?"

"Nothing at all."

"Please, Tomura is the same fucking way. He shuts his mouth when he has problems and he explodes like a psycho. For someone so fucking nice you sure keep things to yourself."

"I don't like burdening others with my problems."

"Not even your own fiance?"

"What? That was just because he was drunk-

"No it wasn't. He was drunk but he wasn't stupid. He knows you're too good for him. He wants you anyways."

Izuku smiled.

"I'm not so sure about that. He seems like he prefers the boyfriend title instead."

"Is that what's bothering you?"

The smile faded off the hero's face.

"What is that you won't tell your man bride to be?"

Deku snorted but stayed quiet.