Love Notes (Dabi x Shigaraki)

Battle Plan

     Dabi scanned the fridge for something... he wasn't really paying attention because he was thinking back to what Ma had said in her shop.

     Love may go unnoticed, if you don't make the first move, love will pass like a fleeting cloud.

     He shuts the fridge, thinks a minute, and then opens it again. He grabs the jar of pickles and closes it again. He pulls out a notebook he had snatched from the last grocery trip. Dabi picks up a pencil and starts writing down ideas. He was never good at writing, and never will he be for lifetimes to come. An old friend, however, had given him some tips.

     "Never write from your mind, but from your heart. No one likes a story based on facts, readers want passion."

     "Here I go again," Dabi chuckles, "chasing a pipe dream that won't ever come true... Oh well, I have nothing else to do."

     Dabi goes back to scrabbling down ideas and then starts writing the letter itself. He is about halfway done with the first page when an unnaturally floral scent appears.

     "What'cha doing?" Toga asks as she tries to peek at whatever Dabi is writing.

     "Nothing!" Dabi tucks the notebook between his back and the couch.

     "Oh it is something, I saw the word love in it." She giggles, "Are you writing a love letter? Who are you writing it to?"

     He stands up, forcing the rising heat in his face down. Dabi tries to swipe the notebook up, but Toga had already gotten to it.

     "Ooh! You have the hots for ol' handy man himself, huh?" She teases continuing to read the letter. "Oh my god... Twice! You have to see this!"

     Dabi lunges for the notebook, but misses as Toga steps back, waving the notebook above her head.

     "Just admit that you like Shiggy and I'll give you your notebook back!" Toga taunts him, with a full grin on her face.

     "Fine! I do! Now give it back!" He makes another lunge and Toga just hands the bound papers to Dabi.

     Twice runs into the room and Toga skips over waving her phone. They talk and laugh as Dabi realizes the situation he is in. He walks over hanging his head.

     "Toga, can you not... I dunno, tell Tomura about this? I kinda wanted to tell him myself..." Dabi starts blushing from embarrassment.

     The girl shrugs. "Sure, I won't. It's not my secret, I just wanted a picture that way I can tease you later!"

      "You wanted a p- a what?" Dabi's head snaps up as Toga quickly runs off. Twice looks at Dabi, and then at the space Himiko was at and starts to scamper away. Dabi grabs Twice by the neck and pulls him back.

      "Hey, remember that little thing called 'hostage'? Because you are now one." He marches Twice down the warehouse to the little fort Toga called a room. "Hey, girlie, I got your friend here. I'll give him back when you delete the picture."

     Toga pops her head out from beneath a blanket. "Hmm... Nope, you can kill him!"

    "Hey! Himiko! Please!" Twice pleads. His voice deepens, "He'll make us rewatch the Titanic, the whole four hours!"

    "You could use some romance in your life." She sticks her tongue out at them and ducks underneath her blanket. Dabi sighs, let's go of Twice, and yanks the blanket off of Toga. "Hey! That's mine!"

    "Phone." Dabi glares at her and she begrudgingly hands her cell over. He drops the blankets on her and starts looking for her gallery. "Wow... this is really organized... did not expect that..."

     He hands Himiko her phone back after deleting the photo and walks off. He sits on the couch and looks around for his note book.

    "Where is it? Did they take it while my back was turned? No, no, no..." He frantically searches the cushions and looks under pillows.

    "Nice writing, could use some editing, but overall, quite good."

    Dabi snaps his neck around to see Shigiraki sitting on a bed frame across from him. He was reading the letter.

    "Th-That's mine..." Dabi blushes. 

    Does he know it's for him? He thinks to himself. He isn't that stupid...

    Shigiraki stands up and hands the notebook to him. "Who are you writing it to? You know that you shouldn't date anyone while with us, they might rat us out."

    "They kinda already know." Dabi chuckles. "I mean... they've known me SINCE I've joined..."

   "They WHAT." Shigiraki stares down angrily.

  "D-Don't worry! They won't tell!" Dabi stands up and tries to gain an edge to defend himself on.

  Shigiraki sighs. "Fine, but if they snitch, it's a pound of flesh as soon as I kill them."

   Dabi nod and sits down. He starts fiddling with his pencil because Tomura is still standing above him. "Do you need something?"

    Shigiraki sits next to him and turns on the television. He starts flipping through channels as Dabi feels his face heat up. He tries to scoot away, but he was wedged between the arm of the couch and Handman.

     When Tomura settles on a channel, he leans on Dabi's shoulder. Dabi freezes and forgets to breathe for a few minutes.

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