I Like The Idea Of A Canon Compelling Fanfic Where Tomura Keeps Sacrificing Things For The LOV And None

I like the idea of a canon compelling fanfic where Tomura keeps sacrificing things for the LOV and none of them notices at first how those things are getting bigger and more meaningful with time.

Until they all survive the final war and Deku tells them Tomura is dead— he did all he could do to destroy AFO in Tomura's own body, so the man that ruined his life can't ruin his friends anymore.

The idea of them looking back and seeing all the signs... How obvious it is now that Tomura is gone and be has become the villains' hero. How much it means to them and how bad they want to reject it because they want him alive, but they'd never spit on his biggest show of love.

The irony of All Might thinking that he was the doomed-by-the-narrative hero, but Tomura has always been the sacrificial lamb. The only choice he made is to whom he wanted to be a hero for.

Dating Tenko Shimura/Tomura Shigaraki Would Include...

First off, we all know that Tomura Shigaraki has, like no people skills whatsoever.

The only people that he interacts with on/in any sort of personal level are Kurogiri and All For One.

In other words, we all know from the anime, Shigaraki doesn’t do outsiders or new people unless it’s an absolutely pivotal part of his plan to destroy hero society, so if you’re his life you’ve always been his life.

Whether that be because you were another of All For One’s protégés or someone he met before he knew what it truly meant to be a villain, you were always there.

And to be completely honest with you guys, he was drawn to you by sheer human instinct. There was no plan or ulterior motive and in hindsight it almost annoys him.

Since you have been there for Shigaraki (whether it be as forementioned being one of AFO’s protégés or someone he met before he knew what it truly meant to be a villain) you are a constant in every evolving aspect when it comes to the League.

Yes, Kurogiri is kept around also, but that’s because Shigaraki’s plan necessitates a constant and near instantaneous mode of transportation.

He has yet to find a place for you to fit perfectly into his grand scheme, but he’s too selfish to do away with you as he has with so many others.

And to be completely honest, (and we all know this to be 100% true!) with a quirk like his, it wouldn’t be hard to make you disappear almost without a trace.

Because of his inability to get rid of you, Shigaraki refers to you as his Player 2 which had seemed like an odd video game reference at first, until you realized it was his attempt at giving you a meaningful pet name that wasn’t a nuisance to say in front of others.

When you had asked him what the reason for the nickname was, Shigaraki denied its meaning as a term of endearment, stating that it only made sense as he’s Player 1 and you’re the only member of the League–honorary or not–that comes close to his rank. (Especially if you are AFO’s protégé)

He definitely gets jealous when he sees you around Dabi or Compress (especially Dabi though).

He actually gets so jealous when he sees you with Dabi that he starts to scratch his neck raw and look at the 2 of you like a territorial animal. (In other words, he just looks like he wants to kill Dabi.)

“Ooooh~! Somebody’s jealous~!” Toga teases.

Shigaraki whips his head towards her, his red eyes narrowed in an intense glare. “I am not!” he hisses.

Toga lets out a giggle. *Giggle* “Well, somebody’s definitely in denial~” she sing-songs with a grin on her face.

At her words, Shigaraki lets out a growl of frustration and anger, his pale cheeks a bright pink, causing Toga to giggle.

“Shut up Toga!” he grumbles as he turns away from her to stare down at the bar, not wanting to get teased about staring at you and Dabi anymore than he already had been.

After being teased by Toga and Twice about liking you he finally realizes that he does like you!

The thing about that is, he doesn’t know how to tell you since (as I said before) he has NO PEOPLE SKILLS WHATSOEVER!

After All For One is taken down by All Might and put into Tartarus Prison, the League starts falling apart and struggling to find some ground after the loss of their greatest and strongest ally.

As his player 2, you show your support and try to comfort him after the loss of who he considered as his foster father by making sure that he sleeps, eats and you even try to carry some of the burden levied on him.

And for Shigaraki, that was when he knew that his feelings for you were sincere.

He shows you this by removing Father from his face in front of you (and only you) on one (which turns to many) of the nights that you bring him some food.

Exposing himself for you to see his face fully like that is literally the only way that he knows how to be vulnerable.

After a few months of you comforting and helping him with basically anything and everything dealing with the League, he confesses to you (albeit very shyly).

In response to his confession, you reciprocate his feelings by telling him “I like you too Tomura.” and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

After that you are Shigaraki’s girl, make no mistake.

You’re his Player 2 (as I mentioned before).

So, he will, literally, want you to play video games with you.

That’s his idea of a date is you two playing together.

He is a sore loser though, he might love you, but he will pout for hours if you rub a victory in his face.

At the beginning of your relationship, he refused to touch you without your permission, even if he accidentally grazes you he’ll apologize and back away quickly.

He doesn’t want to risk any harm to you nor does he want to make you uncomfortable.

When you do give him permission to touch you, he’s just so gentle about it.

He caresses every curve and bump of your body as he whispers sweet nothings in your ear.

His favorite thing to touch of yours is definitely your hair.

He just loves the softness of it when he tangles his fingers into it.

He’s not going to do either of those things without his gloves or a single finger up of course.

Shigaraki (as we all know) is very touch starved, so any touch he gets from you is going to make him melt. Especially with how gentle you always are when touching him.

Whenever you cup his face into your hands he just leans into your touch.

As his girlfriend, you know that he just can’t deny that feeling your gentle hands on him is the absolutely most calming thing to him.

When the two of you are walking somewhere he holds out his pinky for you to intertwine yours with.

He is not fond of actual hand holding due to his quirk. (That is until you get him a glove that covers one of his fingers or his whole hand.)

With his gloves he can touch you without having to worry about his quirk but he’s still rather careful just as an extra precaution.

Kisses with Shigaraki in the beginning of your relationship were awkward since he never kissed someone before

After some time and practice he got better though.

The longer your relationship gets, you don’t ever want him to stop kissing you because he’s found a perfect balance between sweet and loving kisses and passionate kisses that leave you wanting more.

If he wants to kiss you or is in the mood to hold you in his arms, he has no shame whatsoever!

He’s going to do it wherever or whenever.

All of the other members of the League know this, so if any of them see you 2 being all lovey dovey with each other, they usually leave the room for fear of seeing the unseeable.

He stares at you hours from his usual spot at the bar whenever you and Toga are on the other side of the room.

If you meet his gaze, he’s not going to turn away, he’ll be unashamed and would keep eye contact with you.

As a boyfriend, Shigaraki is overprotective of you.

Now, it’s not because he doesn’t trust you or think that you can’t handle yourself in dangerous situations, but it’s because he’s afraid that he’s going to lose you.

So, he likes to keep you by his side so that he can protect you and also make sure you’re safe.

When he meets Overhaul at the Shie Hassaikai complex, this is no exception whatsoever, Shigaraki has you by his side as his second in command.

He also makes it VERY clear to him that you are not for trade, that you only stand beside him and no one else.

Another good example of this is when the league fights Deika.

He’d keep you by his side during the fights in the beginning, but when he begins fighting Re-Destro, he sends you away with the Twice clones to keep you safe.

After he wins against Re-Destro, you immediately run to his aid after his leg was broken and he lost three of his fingers, knowing that he was exhausted and malnourished after his month-long fight with Gigantomachia, but he just gives you a big smile.

We’ve all seen what he did to Overhaul for what he did to Magne and then what he did to Re-Destro for Giran, so we all know that if anyone even looks at you funny or threatens you in any way, shape, or form, they will be decayed instantly.

Shigaraki also makes it very clear to everyone (whether it be the other members of the League or anyone he meets/works with) that you are off limits unless they have a death wish.

It’s made very clear that you are off limits unless they have a death wish.

He’s like a cat when it comes to affection.

He’ll come to you when he wants it.

You never expect him to do anything like that.

For example, he’ll wrap his arms around you, plop his head down in your so that you can run your fingers through his hair, or he’ll pull you into his lap at really random moments.

You’d have to all but trick him into doing self-care.

You think his lips are too chapped?

Wear a lot of lip balm and give him long nice long kisses.

You want him to get a good night’s rest?

Entice him into resting with cuddles and/or sex.

You want him to bathe or shower?

You’d have to get in the tub/shower with him

When he becomes the grand commander (the king) of the Paranormal Liberation Front, he makes sure that it’s known to everyone that you’re his second-in-command (his queen), and in charge while he’s undergoing his body modifications.

When you had first heard that he was going to undergo body modifications, you were outraged by the extremely dangerous, lengthy and unnecessary surgery.

In response to your anger with his decision to undergo the procedure he’d be all mopey/whiny since you’re mad at him.

He’d try to resolve the situation quickly since he just wants you too not be mad at him anymore.

After you (albeit very reluctantly since you’d have to watch him be in pain during his visits with Dr. Kyūdai) agree to his wishes of being there for him during the 4 months he’d be undergoing with the modifications.

You stayed with him until the heroes arrived and you hid awaiting his return.