burn.

sure        ,         he    had    been    neglecting    her        ,         but    he    was        .        .        .         busy       ,       to    say    at    least.    so    when    she    steps    in    front    of    him       ,       he    sighs    and    tries    to    wave    her    off       ,       asking    her    to    move.    however       ,       touya    didn’t    gauge    her    to    be    this    brazen    and    straightforward       ,       but    boy       ,       was    he    proved    very       ,       very    wrong.    he    let    out    a    grunt    of    surprise    after    she    yanked    him    downwards    by    the    collar    of    his    shirt    that    she    tightly    grappled    in    her    fist.    they    stood    there       ,       nose    to    nose    and    mouths    just    barely    skimming    over    one    another.    her    eyes    told    a    very    interesting    story    as    he    gazed    into    them    and    touya    found    a    grin    slowly    spreading    across    his    face       ,       absolutely    primal.    oh       ,       so    this    is    what    she    wanted     ?    well       ,       now    she    has   his   full    and    undivided    attention.

he    reaches    forward    to    grasp    her    by    the    waist    to    pull    her    closer    so    they    were    chest    to    chest.    his    hands    slowly    mapping    out    her    curves    over    her    shirt    that    he    really    wanted    to    rip    off    her    right    then    and    there       ,       but    right    now       ,       he    wanted    to    tease    her    a    bit.

❛                 you    know    baby       ,       if    this    is    what    you    wanted       ,       you    should’ve    just    said    so    from    the    beginning.    you    know    i’m    a    bit    oblivious.                 ❜

startled    laughter    erupts    from    him.    it    wasn’t    what    he    expected    to    hear    from    natsuo        ;        the    brother    he    always    confided    in    when    he    doubted    himself        ,        the    one    he    sought    comfort    in    when    he    was    crying    and    hurting    from    the    excruciating    pain    brought    on    from    his    burns.    the    one    who    he    thought    would    be    more    understanding    as    to    why    he    did    what    he    did       ,       but    here    he    stood    in    front    of    touya       ,       wearing    a    disappointed    and    angry    look    on    his    face.    natsuo    put    him    in    mind    of    their    father    just    then        ,        and    it    absolutely    sickened    him.    it    was    so    hypocritical    of    natsuo.

he    doubled    over        ,        slapping    his    knee    as    he    continued    to    cackle.    it    was    just    so    funny        ,        he    really    played    himself    thinking    that    there    was    any    sense    of    family    left    after    he    broadcasted    their    entire    family’s    deepest        ,        darkests    secrets    to    the    entire    population    of    japan        ,        but    oh    well.    he’ll    definitely    know    better    next    time.    touya’s    laughter    finally    died    down    enough    where    he    could    straighten    himself    up    and    give    his    little    brother    a    small    smirk        ,        almost    tauntingly.

❛                ah        .        .        .        that’s    hilarious.    you    really    ask    why        ,        as    if    you    didn’t    suffer    as    well.    don’t    tell    me    you    forgave    the    bastard    after    everything    he    put    us    through        ?          i    would’ve    thought    better    of    you       ,       natsuo        .        .        .        .              ❜

it       should       ,       he       supposed       ,       but       experiencing       pain       wasn’t       something       new       for       dabi.       if       he       were       being       honest       ,       he       was       far       too       used       to       the       pain       from       burning       himself       with       his       own       fire       that       he       didn’t       quite       register       the       sensation       anymore.       so       these       new       burns       he         acquired       are       nothing       to       him.       he       speculated       that       he       charred       all       his       nerves       endings       some       time       or       another       ,       but       he       didn’t       really       see       it       as       a       problem       ,       though.

❛     nah       ,       i       feel       fine       ,       twice.       not       even       a       twinge.       ❜