Through the fire Dabi x Reader

Devil's Favorite

"She is the Devil's favorite."~angel a.g.

You and Dabi had finally arrived back to the hideout, the moment you stepped in the door, Jin instantly wrapped you in a massive bear hug. "Don't ever do that shit again! We're friends now, you don't get to just up and leave. Stupid asshole!"

You smile returning the hug, squeezing him even tighter. "I'm sorry Jin, I won't leave again I promise, but Scarface wants to talk to me, it won't take long."

Jin nods and releases you from his death grip, he narrows his eyes at Dabi, his tone much more serious. "If you hurt her, I'll hurt you. No I won't." Dabi blows off the threat with a "Whatever Twice" as he practically drags you down the hall to his room.

You twist your arm in his almost painful grip "Hey! I can walk on my own, I don't need you to drag me!" He lets go of your wrist, as he all but kicks open the door to his room, anxiety rises in you as he locks it, you feel like a mouse that's been caught by a cat.

Dabi flops onto his bed, patting the space next to him, wanting you to join. Leaning against the wall you shake your head, not fully trusting the situation. "I'm good, what do you want to talk about anyways? It must be important since you pulled me all the way here."

He lets out a long groan, sitting up to prop his back against the headboard of the bed, bright blue eyes staring intently into yours. "What are you beating yourself up about? Don't try to tell me nothing, I see it in your eyes."

Resting your head against the wall, you have a mental debate on whether or not to tell him. "Why do you even care? You seem like the type of guy who doesn't do something unless it's beneficial to you. So what is it, an ego boost? The idea of getting one of the most wanted criminals in Japan to spill her guts to you?"

Footsteps make you snap your head to Dabi, who is now mimicking your stance, his facial expression is soft it could be mistaken as caring. "You're right, I don't do non-beneficial things, but when I see a pretty girl hurting it bugs me. I figure if we are going to be working together we might as well get along, right?"

Your defensiveness melts away the longer you look at him, when he isn't being arrogant, he's actually surprisingly sweet.

"It's just innocent people always get hurt or killed around me, I get I'm a villain or whatever people call me, but I don't want to kill people unless they deserve it. That's why I was so pissed about you burning the apartment building down, yeah my stuff was in it, but someone could have died."

Silence falls over you both, a bitter laugh seeps from you, pushing yourself off the wall you make your way to the bedroom door. A rough hand grabs your wrist and pulls you into Dabi's slightly muscular body, to say you are in shock would be a complete understatement.

Your heartbeat thumps in your ears at the closeness between you and Dabi, his hand cups your chin, lifting your head to look at him.

"There is nothing wrong with feeling that way, but you need to understand, sometimes innocent people get caught in the crossfire. That doesn't make you a bad person, it happens to heroes too, and I'm sure they feel some type of guilt about it."

Something about Dabi's words triggers tears to slide down your cheeks, you try to pull away to hide them, but his grip holds steady. "You don't have to hide from me, because even though this is cheesy as hell, you're still absolutely gorgeous even when you cry."

Panic sets in as he leans in closer, your mind screaming at you to pull away, but your body remains completely still. Then it happens warm lips are on yours, eyes fluttering closed, the texture of his rough bottom lip contrasts perfectly to his soft upper one.

The rigidness of your body melts away, as you gently intertwine your fingers through his surprisingly soft locks, you're almost a hundred percent sure he can feel your heart racing.

Dabi's hands slowly trail down your sides before resting on your hips, as he pulls away you gently bite his lower lip, only releasing it once his forehead is resting against yours.

Dabi laughs breathlessly, his cerulean eyes hazy, this was definitely a look you wanted to see more often. "Damn doll, I could do that all day, you're definitely going to get me in trouble."

You raise a brow teasingly at him "Who said you would get to do it again? Are you that confident in your kissing ability?" Dabi squeezes your hips gently, your back is pressed against the wall again, his voice comes out like silk.

"Why don't you stay with me? You don't have anywhere to sleep and it beats that uncomfortable couch. Take it as my way of making up for being an ass to you." Your next action surprises Dabi and yourself, you throw your arms around his neck, pulling him into a tight hug.

"Thank you for letting me talk to you, it's been hard not having anyone there for me. I know the last few days have been rocky but I really do appreciate it." Releasing your grip you look up at him, your heart skips a beat when you do, Dabi has a genuine smile on his face.

"Come on, lets get some sleep it's late." He intertwines his fingers with yours, as he falls back on the bed, pulling you under his arm. Resting your head on his chest, you listen to the calming sound of his steady heart beat, Dabi runs his fingers through your hair softly.

At that moment nothing else matters, not villains or heroes, it is only the two of you for this time. This would be a memory you wouldn't forget, you just wished the two of you could stay like this forever, but you knew deep in your mind nothing perfect lasts.

You knew he was going to break you, only for him to come to the rescue and put you back together, honestly though you couldn't careless. You were so desperate to feel important to someone, that all the consequences meant absolutely nothing, you just hadn't expected the pain to come so soon.

Dabi would do the one thing he knew best, he'd push you away before you ever got the chance to see the real him, that was something he swore no one would ever get to see. So why is he so conflicted over telling you about himself or not, you were just another girl right?

He has had more than one girl in the same position  you are in, but why does it feel so different with you? Was it the fact you didn't crumble to his feet the moment he flashed that flirtatious smile? Maybe it was the way you snapped back at him when he was trying to be intimidating.

Dabi doesn't know, and he hates it, he would be damned if you ever got a look past that tough guy attitude. The one thing you both are sure of is if he's the devil that makes you the....Devil's Favorite