cold to the touch || tomura shigaraki

laying low - 16

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Tomura filled Kurogiri in on what had happened. Kurogiri was currently searching for a place to take the two of them to hide out that would still allow them to live without having to travel between places. It was going to be a risk, but he'd found a place that wouldn't draw much attention.

It was a rundown apartment building on the outskirts of one of the nearby cities. The apartment they'd be lying low in was on the seventh floor. It had a roof access stairwell down the hall from the door that led into their apartment.

The entire seventh floor had been blocked off, and the only means of entering would either be from the roof, a window or by teleporting in. Luckily for Tomura, he had Kurogiri. And it didn't seem like anyone would be trying to get to the seventh floor.

There were a few other occupants of the building, but none seemed to notice Tomura's presence. 

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There was no working heat in the building. It colder in the night, and it showed. You were bundled up in a sweater and sweatpants, a blanket draped over your shoulders. 

"Hey, Tomura?" You spoke softly. You pushed the door open to one of the rooms. He hadn't come out of it since you got there earlier that day.

"What?" Tomura looked at you, his expression softened.

"You haven't come out since we got here. Is something wrong?" You knew Tomura would be distant, but if something was the matter, you wanted to help.

Tomura was battling telling you Fury's plan, but he didn't want to involve you. It was better if you didn't know. But at the same time, if you knew, you could protect yourself if someone did find and ask you a bunch of questions and tried taking you with them.

"Fury is..." Tomura began. You took a seat on the old bed in the room, the one Tomura was sitting on.

"Constructing an army. He intends on giving them a drug to make them immortal, or invincible. He was going to use the ones manufactured from your DNA." Tomura finished explaining. You looked down at your lap as the words processed in your head.

"That guy, was looking for me?" You questioned, realizing why you had to move. This was all because of you.

You knew the lab would say something, or at least attempt to find their prized lab rat.

"Yes. But they aren't going to get their hands on you. I won't let them."

Tomura was acting protective. No not acting, being. It made your cheeks flush. He seemed to care about you.

You leaned your head on Tomura's shoulder. Tomura shifted at your presence before he got comfortable with you laying on him.

"I'm sorry for being a hassle." You apologized, closing your eyes.

"You're not a hassle. Fury is just assuming he has power and can take whatever he wants. You're not a fucking thing, you're a person." Tomura hissed. He immediately felt his cheeks burn. He'd just admitted that he thought of you as a person.

That he viewed you as a person.

He wasn't acting half as cold as he had when he met you.

You couldn't help but slowly fall asleep. You were tired, and after the events of today, you wanted to sleep. Your body fell limp against Tomura, falling asleep.

Tomura noticed and moved so you could sleep comfortably. Tomura struggled to fall asleep, but he didn't want to move since being beside him was about the only warmth you'd be getting beside the warmth from the covers over you.

Still, Tomura closed his eyes and tried to sleep, unable to get you off of his mind. 

He wanted to protect you, Fury didn't have any rights to take you, Tomura wouldn't allow him to.

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