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Happy Fatherâs Day to maybe the worst dads of all time
SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR
Just an idea I wanted to get out of my head. A quick Dabi x F!Reader where he gets the (mostly) happy ending that he deserves, god damn it. I may expand on this at some point, weâll see. Contains vague spoilers for chapter 390.
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Youâre watching the coverage and you see the moment when Touyaâs badly charred body hits the ground. You were supposed to stay away, to remain in the flanks supporting the fight, but you book it to his location; Endeavor and all the others be damned.
The Todoroki family looks on in stunned silence as you drop to your knees beside him, crying his name and begging him not to die. He canât see you, but he can hear you, and he croaks a single, pained word, ââŚDollâŚâ
Your heart shatters.
He was your world and you were watching it slowly slipping away.
You plead for him to hang on while searching for a place to lay your hands. Even in his fractured state of mind, he knows what youâre doing and heâs afraid that you might take a lethal toll on your body by using your quirk to heal him. It probably wouldnât even be enough to save him, you were bitterly aware of that, but it wasnât going to stop you.
âDonât.â
âI have to try, Touya! I love you! I love you so much! Please donât leave me!â
He knew this. Youâd told him countless times before, but even so, heâs grateful that these are the last words he ever hears. Knowing that he was truly loved tempered the pain of failing to accomplish his goal. He just wished that he could stay to love you longer, to give you the normal life that you deserved.
You pour every ounce of yourself into keeping him alive and the chaos around you eventually fades to black.
. . .
It feels like everything is over in an instant.
His eyes flutter open and he briefly experiences the same sights and sounds from the battlefield before realizing that he was somewhere else; in a brightly lit, sterile room. He didnât recognize this place, but you were sitting beside his hospital bed, fast asleep while upright in a folding chair.
Heâs so relieved to see you that bloody tears well in his eyes before spilling over onto his cheeks. You looked different, healthy, and no longer war-torn. How much time had passed?
Heâs not entirely sure what heâs expecting to see when he looks down at his hands, but the fact that he has both is startling enough. It takes some effort for him to move his tired body. He touches his face and finds smooth skin where scars and staples had once been. Was he dreaming? Was he dead?
He quickly decides that he didnât mind either option, so long as he got to stay with you. He watches you sleep for what feels like an eternity before finally reaching over to take your hand.
You were solid. Real. Warm. Familiar.
âDoll?â
You wake to the sound of his hoarse voice and, for a second, youâre half convinced you must be hallucinating.
âTouya?â Your heart leaps inside your chest. Youâd been praying for this moment for so long, having fantasized about it so many times that it almost didnât seem real.
You throw yourself at him, pulling him into a fierce hug, which he reciprocates as best he can.
âDonât cry, Doll,â he says softly while rubbing your back.
âYouâre one to talk,â you sniffle, having noticed the crimson tears on his face. âFuck, I love you so much, Iâm so glad youâre awake.â You start sobbing in spite of yourself, âI missed you.â
He clears his throat, getting choked up as he squeezes you tighter, âI love you, too. More than anything.â
You enjoy each otherâs company for a while, holding each other in comfortable silence, just as you always had. This man was your best friend, your lover, your fucking soul mate. You could have sat with him in silence until the end of time and it would have been more than enough just knowing that he was still breathing.
âHow long was I out?â He asks quietly, expecting you to say a few weeks, or maybe a couple months.
You pull back to look at him wearing a sad smile, âThree years.â
âWhat!?â He blinks at you in shock.
You nod while squeezing his hand, âJust like Sekoto Peak.â
He probably shouldnât have been surprised, it made sense considering his previous experience, though he was in much better shape this time around. His body looked damn near brand new, but he did still have some scarring on his torso, which would forever serve as a reminder of the pain and suffering heâd endured.
Over the course of the next few days, you explain how youâd found the best healers whoâd survived the war to work on him. You also gently break the news about the villains losing and Endeavor still being alive, though heâd long since retired after issuing an apology to him and their family. You assure him that his efforts hadnât been completely in vain, as society had made some changes for the better over the last three years, and the PLF was still working underground.
He takes his time processing all of this information, not quite sure how to feel. You help him through it, rarely leaving his side.
. . .
One week later, you walk into his room and sit on the bed to take his hand. Heâd been doing well. You could see him slowly starting to envision a future for himself for the first time in years and you believed it was time to press forward.
âTouya, thereâs someone very special who I want you to meet.â
He looks at you curiously, and with a bit of apprehension.
You smile fondly, âI think youâll like him. Heâs a lot like you.â
He narrows his eyes, but agrees to this meeting.
You step out and return a few minutes later carrying a small boy on your hip.
Touya knows as soon as he sees him.
His heart stops, his blood runs cold, and his stomach lurches. He tells himself that it couldnât be possible, but there was no denying what was right in front of him, and the timeline added up.
âMama!â The toddler says sweetly, beaming while tugging on the front of your shirt. He had a mop of white hair and big, beautiful blue eyes, just like his father.
He was the most precious and yet utterly terrifying little thing that Touya had ever encountered in his life. He stares at him in awe while fighting back tears.
You move to sit in the chair beside the bed and the boy suddenly takes notice of Touya. Itâs rather endearing how the two gawk at each other.
âTouya, this is Seiko,â you say softly while ruffling his messy hair.
The look of pure love and devotion on your face as you gaze at your sonâhis sonâmakes his heart swell. His Adamâs apple bobs in his throat as he struggles to keep his emotions in check.
âThe Sweepy Man,â Seiko says while pointing at Touya. âMama, he âwake.â
âYes, baby. He was asleep for a long time, but heâs finally awake. Do you wanna say hi?â
Suddenly shy, Seiko hides his face against your neck before mustering the courage to peek at the so-called Sleepy Man, whom heâd been visiting every day since birth. âHi.â
âHi,â Touyaâs voice cracks as a single crimson tear escapes from the corner of his eye, yet he finds himself smiling. âHi, Seiko. IâmâŚIâm your dad.â
Dabi Touya has been plotting.
Am I the only one who feels doomed to die young? Like, when I think about my future, the only thing that feels right is me dying young.
He says, while wearing a League of Legends shirt
dabi praying at touya's altar is so poetic. he pays adieu to touya because every part of touya in him had died in those three years and ultimately when he visited his home in hopes he could still mend things only to submerged in the same despair that had burned him alive; to learn that he is nothing but a memory on display, to know that his supposed death hasn't changed the meaning of his existence one bit, to live over again that he is still very much replaceable and forgettable to his family and to witness again the very burning house that had once suffocated him in his own fumes, that the same flames still burn fleshes of those who bleed his blood. and along that died everything touya had in himself, which is essentially forgiveness and trying to look for his father's validation that he's enough. dabi was born from years of ruins of a burning household, from years of continuous abuse and mistreatment and pain. from being neglected and constantly living with the truth of not being loved enough. when one hasn't been loved and shown empathy without a condition to fulfil how could one be expected to love and empathize? how could one know love and empathy? dabi was born from touya's ruins that had burned once from the very feelings of lovelessness and grief.
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