A Tenko x Dabi Beauty and the Beast

The Guest

Tenko slept fitfully that night plagued by nightmares he wound up sleeping in late and still woke up exhausted. His eyes red from tears and lack of sleep. Seeing the way he looked the next day Magne was concerned and pitied him so she arranged a bath for him.

"You look exhausted maybe a nice warm bath will make you feel better?" she proposed.

"You don't have to worry about me I'll be fine." he said slumping into a chair by the fire. Despite the fact he had not added any logs to the fire it was still going. Perhaps one of the "enchanted" household objects had taken care of it for him?

"Oh, I insist it has been so long since we have had a guest to wait upon the bath is already prepared you don't want it to go cold now do you?" she asked.

"Well if you put it like that then I guess I could use a bath." Tenko shrugged standing up and walking towards the open door which Magne had been gesturing him towards.

He stepped in the room seeing it was once again a large room, bigger then the bathhouse he shared with Kurogiri back home, for a bathroom. A large, white porcelain claw foot tub was situated in the center he could see the steam rising from the water to show it was warm. A fluffy dusty pink rug was laid on the floor before the tub which looked very welcoming and cozy. There was a full dressing table covered in bottles and grooming accessories with a large mirror. A cabinet filled with fluffy white towels and soaps was also included.

He looked around nervously at the objects hoping none were sentient as he really didn't want an audience when he disrobed. Upon finding nothing moved or spoke he decided he was safe from prying eyes and disrobed behind a folding screen before sitting upon a stool where he took to cleansing and scrubbing himself down. The brush provided felt like gentle fingers rubbing his skin. When finished he stepped up from the stool and checked the water finding it at a hot yet comfortable temperature and he sunk into the water feeling the tension leave his body at once.

He laid back and closing his eyes it was more than tempting to sleep there but he kept awake as not wanting to accidentally drown. He remained in the tub till the water began to cool down and he was almost wrinkled and then heaved himself up and out of the tub standing on the rug. He grabbed a large fluffy white towel which had been left for him and dried himself off and then put his clothes back on feeling perfectly content.

He strode out of the room and decided to take a nap as he felt more than relaxed. Magne had offered him different clothes once again but he preferred his own right now. She also asked if he enjoyed the bath and he said "yes, he had and thank you it was just what he needed but if it was alright he would take a nap now."

He slept most of the day away until mid afternoon.

He went back to work plotting his escape plan tying the fabric together till he had finished tying it all together he tested out the strength once more finding it sturdy enough.

Magne had been watching over him as he worked on his plans. She had tried asking him what he was up to but he refused to share.

She watched him now as he tied the end of the fabric to the leg of the bed when it was tight he opened the window. He dropped the length of fabric from the window and watched over how far it went. I it wound up falling short by two stories if he jumped from that height he would definitely break something. Which would hamper his escape.

With a curse he pulled the makeshift rope back in and shut the window. Then he slumped in a chair before the fire once again plotting out alternate escape routes till it was evening once again. Magne had attempted at polite conversation but had given up after awhile and was quiet.

He then realized he was feeling hungry as he hadn't eaten since yesterday morning before everything had happened. His stomach made sounds. He thought about asking Magne for help in obtaining food but then he remembered the beasts words "If he doesn't eat with me then he doesn't eat at all." Frowning he decided to ignore what the beast had said and would try to avoid him and sneak his way to the kitchen.