#GlareOfTheLimelight

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Shooting Stars

This has been almost 6 months in the making. The amount of research I have done for this is fucking ridiculous. Motorcycles, helmet unboxings, the fucking route driving from Tokyo to Yonezawa specifically to avoid the toll roads, ryokan’s, onsen’s, temples. Fucking ridiculous. But totally worth it.

The room is based on the Hanare rooms at the Kajikaso Ryokan, if you would like to see photos.

I allude to it through the short, but this takes place about 5 years post-canon, just so we’re clear.

Also holy crap, I think this is the first thing I've posted that didn't need tw for unaliving people or injuries. The read more is just cause it's long.

Happy 1 Year Anniversary Dabi! I love you so much!

Pairing: Touya ‘Dabi’ Todoroki x Gabriel ‘Spook’ Shinso

Rating: T

Warnings: Implied Sexual Content, Adult Humor, Excessive Amounts of Fluff

Word Count: 3227

Tag List: @cherry-bomb-ships @wings-of-protection @mxstrongfork @unorthodox-exister @thedragonlover @alovesickdork @nikkzships

"Dabi, you look like you're gonna faint."

Said Firestarter slowed his pacing enough to look at the purple haired man on the couch. He slowly nodded in acknowledgement, taking a deep breath and stopping to sit in the armchair across from him.

"Hey, you'll be fine. You've had this planned out for months, it'll go off without a hitch."

"You can do it, Dad!" Eri walked over to give him a hug, letting the white haired man pick her up and settle her on his lap.

Dabi felt the familiar pang of guilt hit as the small girl cuddled into him. She adored him, enough that she wanted to call him her Father, and had for years, but that nagging voice in the back of his mind, almost constantly proclaiming he didn't deserve that love, was hard to listen to. By now, he'd had plenty of practice to ignore it, but it still hurt from time to time. He hugged his daughter closer to him with a content sigh, pressing a kiss to the dyed black hair on top of her head. "Thanks, sweetheart."

Eri moved to squish his face between her hands, forcing him to look at her. The young girl had trained her Quirk enough to be able to heal the prevalent scarring over his body, which Dabi had finally agreed to the year before, allowing him and Gabe to go out and enjoy the cheesy couples dates he'd always wanted to take them on. Having the feeling back in the lower half of his face was still an odd thing to experience, wincing as the now 12 year old pinched his cheeks. "Daddy," she said forcefully, knowing his mind was wandering back to the worst case scenario, "it'll be alright."

The low rumble of a motorcycle approaching drifted through the open windows, catching all of their attention. Eri happily bounced out of Dabi's lap, pulling at his hand to stand him up. "You've got this!! Gambatte!!"

Hitoshi laughed at the scene, also moving to stand. "I think your Dad can stand up on his own. Why don't you go get Hancock out of their duffel bag?"

She turned to glare lazily at Hitoshi, pouting, but letting go to go and find the tom cat. "Hanny~!"

Dabi stood up, running his hand through his white hair as Hitoshi walked up to him, grasping his shoulders in support. He towered over the Todoroki, now that he was an adult, standing well over six feet, and was very well versed in using it to intimidate when he needed to. Now though, he was nothing but encouraging to his Mom's boyfriend.

"It's four nights of just you and Mom. You'll have a great time in Yonezawa. You’ll get fat on all the great food, and relax in the onsen. He's already pumped you’re making the trip up with them on the bike. It’ll be perfect." A tired smile crossed Hitoshi’s face, eager to get them sent off on their journey. Between dealing with Dabi’s panicking, and making sure the transition of power went smoothly, so InfoNET didn’t collapse without his Mom for a week, the Brainwash user was feeling very stretched thin; He was starting to realize exactly why Gabe had such a severe caffeine addiction.

Dabi nodded, whispering in agreement and thanks. Hitoshi passed him a small box that was quickly tucked into his jacket pocket as the front door opened, revealing the grinning Puppeteer holding a large box. The gold honeycomb pattern of his helmet, resting precariously on top of the box, caught the morning rays of the sun, casting the pattern onto the walls of the entryway. He carefully toed off his boots, and finally hip checked the door closed, shutting out the chill autumn air.

"Hey Bee, can you come take this?" Hitoshi hopped into action before his mom’s helmet could fall, taking the box and letting the blonde undo their riding jacket, covered in patches of bands, symbols and scraps of cloth layered thick enough to ward off even the coldest wind chill. “Thank you. Where's your sister?”

"Trying to get Hanners out of your bag. He knows you two are leaving, and he wants to go with you, as usual."

"I got him!" Eri cheered, striding back in, triumphantly cradling the loudly purring Sphinx like a baby.

"Good job, honey. Thank you for getting him."

Eri looked at the box in her brother's arms, eyebrows shooting up in excitement. "Is that Dad's new helmet?!" The blonde nodded, watching his daughter start bouncing around her brother in excitement.

"I've already seen it, so go ahead and open it. I'll make sure we're all set." As Gabe went to walk away, Dabi grabbed his hand, threading their fingers together and pulling him in for a soft kiss. His free hand slid home onto their hip, which he squeezed lightly, clearly missing the feeling.

"Thank you, Sunshine~."

Gabe smiled and hummed happily, rubbing their nose along his. Dabi leaned in to press more soft kisses against his partner's mouth when their youngest let out an impatient whine.

"Daaaaad! I wanna see your helmet!!"

The two chuckled low as they parted, slow to release the other's hand; Dabi slowly turned his attention to the box and Gabe wandered further into the house. Hitoshi set the box and helmet on the table, setting the latter off to the side. Dabi waited til Eri had hopped on to one of the chairs to see in before pulling back the cardboard flaps.

A black bag adorned with ‘Minamino Customs’ greeted them, along with an absurd amount of packing paper, which Hancock happily claimed, wiggling out of Eri’s arms to drag away, the paper comically trailing behind him into the living room. The Cremation user lifted the bag out, allowing Hitoshi to pull the box away to make room, and slowly pulled at the drawstring for dramatic effect, much to the others annoyance. The echoing groans of ‘Dabi!’ and ‘Dad!’ pulled a laugh from their mom, still working in the bedroom.

“Fine, fine,” Dabi laughed, shaking his head. He pulled the fabric away to reveal a glossy black carbon fibre helmet, with blue flames erupting out from under the chin guard, reaching around to lick past the edges of the visor, that mirrored the group's reflection in a dark blue. The three stared awestruck at the protective gear, mesmerized by the way the artificial light of the kitchen caught the metallic highlights of the flames.

“Holy crap, Dad. It looks so cool! It looks just like your Quirk!” Eri bounced, the chair squeaking under her in protest; Hitoshi and Dabi nodding in silent agreement. “It’s perfect!!”

“Try it on, make sure it fits comfortably,” Gabe called, the unmistakable sound of the zipper signaled he’d finished up sounded after him. Moving the helmet to his head, Dabi made sure to tuck his ears in first, so the metal of his piercings wouldn’t catch on the padding, and pulled down, settling the protective gear in place. A few solid wiggles ensured it was comfortably snug, and he flipped up the mirrored visor, turning as Gabe returned, carrying a dark green duffel bag and Dabi’s own patch-work ride jacket.

“See? Perfect fit.” Dabi raised his arms in presentation, striding towards his partner confidently. The blonde reached up, grabbing the chin guard to tilt his head from side to side, before pulling him down to touch their forehead to the visor, a content smile quickly spreading across their face.

“Perfect. Happy anniversary, Touya.”

The pair said their goodbyes, to both kids and pets, with hugs, kisses, and a threatened reminder to not forget to water the marigolds again. Their respective helmets tucked under their arms and the duffel slung over the taller's shoulder, they left towards the bike, a much loved and cared for maroon V-Star 650 named ‘Lady’.

“I’ll drive for the first leg?” Dabi offered, lifting his helmet to rest on top of his head, waggling his eyebrows in question. Gabe's own eyebrows shot up in delight, the grin that sprung up on their face contagious as Dabi’s began to mirror it.

Gabe’s grin then gained a cheeky edge that gave Dabi’s stomach butterflies. “You just wanna drive the thing vibrating between my legs for hours, don’t you?” Heat rose in the fire user’s face as he not so subtly eyed his lover up and down.

“Maaaaybe~.”

“Our first gas stop is in Goka, we’ll see how you’re driving by then.” Gabe stopped to kiss Dabi’s cheek, taking the duffel off his shoulder while passing him the keys. The white haired male smiled dreamily as the blonde walked away, eyes wandering down to watch the two skeleton hand patches sewn on the ass of his pants sway in time with his steps. His hand subconsciously reached down to pat at his pocket, making sure his gift was still safely inside. Feeling the shape brought on a wave of excitement for the days ahead, and he jogged to catch up, pushing his helmet the rest of the way on.

~

8 hours of driving, pit stops, sight-seeing, and various pauses to cure their wandering hands, and the sight of the ryokan finally came into sight. Parking was easily settled, as was checking in, and they were finally granted access to their rooms for the next few days.

The entryway opened facing a raised platform, where 2 twin beds lay, thick blankets covering both of them. Past the platform, the floor transitioned from the hardwood flooring to tatami mats, and the most inviting looking kotatsu took up the center of the room. The large, floor-to-ceiling window held the view of a quiet pond around a cherry tree, it’s leaves already having lost their green and were well on their way to becoming mulch. Small lanterns around both the pond and the tree lent the scene a gentle glow in the twilight.

“I don’t care how comfortable those beds are, I’m sleeping under that kotatsu,” Gabe groaned, kicking off their boots and resting their honeycomb helmet on top of the shoe shelf. Dabi laughed, toeing off his own boots as he watched his blonde shuffle towards the table.

“Babe, we should probably, ya know… eat first? Then you can fall asleep under the kotatsu,” Dabi set the duffel bag and yukata’s provided by the ryokan down, starting to strip himself of his riding crust. “The faster we get changed, the faster we can get some of that shabu-shabu in us. Just think, Yonezawa wagyu…” he trailed off, starting to drool at the thought of the delicious beef.

Gabe’s own appreciative hum followed after, mouth also watering at the thought, making him turn back to his boyfriend, shucking his jacket in the process, but a sight stopped him in his tracks.

“Or…”

Dabi stopped part way through undoing his belt, looking up in confusion. “Or… what?”

The Puppeteer stared at the shoji in front him, smiling slyly, slowly tilting his head in Dabi direction, eyes quickly shifting from his pyro to the door and back. “Or…” they dropped their jacket down enough to catch on their elbows, biting his lip, “we could make a head start on breaking in our onsen?” He quirked an eyebrow, turning towards the flame user just enough to show him that his hands had slowly begun bunching up the bottom of their shirt, showing off the delicate ink work decorating his stomach.

Dabi licked at his lips, and slowly stalked forward, belt hanging loosely over his hips, temporarily forgotten, his eyes only leaving his partner's stomach when his hands had slipped under the fabric of the shirt to rest them on their hips, pulling them close with a rough tug. He swayed gently, pulling them along with him in a sort of dance, leaning into the blonde's ear with a low growl, “... I think I like that second option.”

~

The sun shone through the window the next morning, gently coaxing the lovers awake from each other's embrace, and the warmth of the kotatsu. A faint buzzing sound from the tabletop caught their attention, the phone screen lighting up to show Eri’s smiling face. Dabi rolled onto his back, rubbing the sleep from his eyes, and Gabe sat up, adjusting the dark green yukata they’d worn last night, and answered the video call.

“Morning Mom! Morning Dad!”

Gabe smiled through their yawn. “G’morning Baby Girl. How are you and Grandma Rei getting on?”

“Really good! Auntie Fuyu came over last night with her girlfriend, and we had some really good… uh… Grandma, what was the food Auntie made last night called?”

“Sukiyaki, dear.” The white hair woman moved to hug Eri, her face appearing in frame. “Good morning, you two. Happy anniversary.”

“Thank you, Rei.”

Dabi yawned, stretching, and finally sitting up, hearing his mothers voice on the other end. “Thanks, Mom.”

Rei brought her hand up to her mouth, hiding the smile that had infected her face. “Trying out a new style, my dear?” Her eyebrows rose slightly, nodding in Dabi’s direction. Dabi looked down at the soft pink, flowery yukata covering him with a chuckle, looking back up with a grin.

“Yeah, I’m starting to think pink might be my colour, what do ya think?” Rei’s gentle laugh rang through the phone's speakers, making the couple smile happily.

“I think your yukata makes you look very pretty, Daddy!”

“I agree, I think it suits you, Touya. So, what do you two have planned for today?”

Dabi draped himself over Gabe’s shoulders, still not quite awake yet, allowing the blonde to answer for the both of them. “We might go for a walk up to one of the temples, or drive over to the brewery. We’re saving the Tengendai ropeway for tomorrow, when it’s clearer.”

“Oh that all sounds wonderful. Well, I hope you two enjoy yourselves.”

“Thank you Rei. Be good for Grandma, honey. Love you.”

“I will! Bye Mom! Bye Dad! I love you!”

“Love you too, sweetheart. Bye Mom.” Dabi smiled, resting his chin on Gabe’s shoulder.

“Bye Touya, Gabriel.”

“Buh-bye.” Gabe tapped the red circle, hanging up and leaning his weight into Dabi, sighing contently. Dabi leaned back, laying back down on the pillows, pulling his blonde with him to lay in his arms. The silence surrounding them gently pulled at their eyelids, begging them back to sleep.

“Sleep in the actual bed for a bit?” Dabi offered through another yawn, a few minutes later.

“Sleep in the actual bed for a bit. 8 hours on a bike is murder, and tatami is not as comfortable as I remember,” the Puppeteer groaned, dragging himself out from the warmth of his boyfriend and the kotatsu. Dabi stuck out his arm, allowing Gabe to pull him out as well.

“Breakfast first. Then back to sleep.” Gabe yawned, accepting the terms with a strained nod, grasping Dabi’s hand again as the taller led them out to the dinning hall towards the alluring and welcoming scent of warm food.

~

The temple, beautifully framed by the colours of fall all around them, was a gorgeous walk in the late afternoon. The two were bundled up in sweaters and scarves, hand in hand, walking the grounds, enjoying the light crunching of the fallen leaves under their boots, and the echoing gong of the temple's bells as it listened to its visitors' prayers.

Gabe let go to look at the wall of ema hanging on the shrine, Dabi moving to look at the designs available, when he heard his phone go off. It was a snapchat from Shoto and Natsu, taken at an attractive angle, with a perfect view up their noses, captioned with a simple ‘So?’ Dabi took a selfie of himself sticking his tongue out, flipping them off, capturing Gabe looking at the wall of wish plaques just over his shoulder. He captioned it with ‘Not yet’ before sending it off. Gabe looked over at him as he tucked his phone back into his pocket, and reached out to him.

“Brothers?”

Dabi nodded, closing the distance to hold his hand again. “Figure out what you're gonna wish for?” He brought the other’s hand to his mouth, pressing sweet kisses to the backs of the blondes fingers, bringing a smile to their face.

“Health, safety and happiness. You know, the usual boring stuff. What about you?”

The fire user smiled, looking towards the wall, thinking for a moment. “... Continued good fortune. You’ve got everything else covered, might as well,” he chuckled, wrapping his arms around Gabe’s waist, kissing his nose. The blonde wrinkled his nose in reply with a wide grin.

“Sounds good. Let’s pay for our ema, then.”

Gabe picked out two plaques for them, as Dabi padded over to tuck some money into the offering box. They silently wrote out their wishes, hanging them and threading their hands back together for the walk back to the ryokan.

~

The next day was a blur of delicious food, warm colours, and warmer hot springs as the two relaxed under the kotatsu late into the evening. The drone from the tv made for a subtle white noise as they dozed and nursed their full bellies. A flash from outside caught Gabe’s eye, making them sit up. A moment later another flash flew by, followed quickly by another.

“Touya! There’s a meteor shower!”

Dabi shot up, spying out the window as a few more flashes flew by, watching his Puppeteer scramble to stand up, stopping in front of the window. He moved to join them, sliding his hand into theirs to watch the shooting stars over them. He felt Gabe squeeze his hand excitedly, making him look down at them. The joy and amazement on their face reminded him exactly why he loved them, and threatened to make Dabi’s heart beat out of his chest.

His hand drifted to his pocket again, feeling the soft velvet under the pads of fingers, and he nodded to himself with a smile. With the box tightly clutched in his hand, he knelt down, pulling gently at the blonde's hand to grab their attention. As the Puppeteer looked down, their eyes widened in shock, a smile fighting its way onto his face.

“I’ve been wracking my brains forever, trying to think of what I’d say, how I was gonna ask… And they all felt wrong; too cheesy, too boring, too… Cookie cutter,” he said with a laugh. He sighed. “I love you so much, and I wanted it to go perfectly. But nothing’s ever gone ’perfectly’ for us. We’ve never gone into this with any sort of plan in mind, we just sort of… went for it. So...” he paused, pulling his hand out of pocket, opening the box with the help of his chin, showing a silver band holding a heart shaped gem, the same shade of blue as his eyes, “will you marry me?”

Gabe’s free hand shot up to cover their mouth, tearing up at their boyfriend's question. They nodded, laughing, dropping down to tackle him in a hug. Dabi smiled into their neck, squeezing him tightly, refusing to let go. He pulled away enough to slide the ring onto it’s new home, cupping his fiancé’s face to kiss them sweetly, happier than he’d ever been. Happier than either had ever been.

P.S.: This is definitely an announcement that we're engaged now!!!

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🕰 with dabi! 💙

Hey Hannah!

Talking about time-skip Dabi is going to make me sad. We’re not going to talk about canon here, but I’m still gonna be sad cause I’m gonna be thinking about it.

In 5 years, we’ll be happy and alive, taking care of Eri, watching Hitoshi be an adult in whatever profession he chooses, and the 4 of us will still be causing mayhem for those who deserve it. Maybe have Shoto and Natsuo join us, especially if we’re harrassing Endeavor.

~ Gabe

Send me 🕰+ an oc and I’ll tell you about them 5-10 years post canon/in a time skip

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This AU is FANTASTIC I would love to read about Hero! Gabe and Dabi's meeting and relationship 👀 🐉💖

OOF! Prepare yourself for a wall of text because HOO BOI!!

So I haven’t quite worked out how exactly they would meet, but chances are it would be while doing various Hero Work, deciding they work well together, and not saying no to working together more in the future.

As for their relationship... Well... This is why I got mad about the whole thing yesterday.

Faking dating.

Well, fake marriage, but you know what I mean!

I have to give credit where credit is due, and @nikkzships helped me come up with most of this.

So the Todoroki’s are invited to a wedding, and Enji and Rei, being worried parents, are trying to set up Touya with a date for the wedding, when Touya panics and tells them he’s already married.

And the reason they didn’t know was because they had eloped, due to the fact that ‘they were just... so in love! And they couldn’t wait!’

Rei tells him to send the invite to his ‘wife’, and she can’t wait to meet them.

Once they’re out of sight, Touya immediately calls Gabe, begging for their help cause he fucked up!

Gabe, having been low-key crushing on Touya for a while, agrees to help him out, but Hitsohi and Eri have to come as well, because Inko was busy. Both were heavily bribed to treat Touya as a father figure, or in Hitoshi’s case, an older brother figure he tolerated because he was ‘married to his Mom’.

They didn’t get a chance to practice being a loving couple before getting thrown straight into the fire, as Enji and Rei ambushed them at the airport. Gabe and Touya, being as quick witted as they are, linked hands and cozied up to each other, all smiles to his parents. Internally though, there was a war going on. An inner dialog screaming ‘Oh dear sweet lord I am holding their hand. If I die now, I will die happy’, as well as an almost overwhelming sense of ‘this feels right’.

Once at the hotel, Hitoshi and Eri get a room on their own, and Touya and Gabe get a room on their own, but we get to the next trope!

Bed sharing!

Touya: Uh oh. Why's there only one bed?

Gabe, sarcastic as all hell: Well gee, Touya, maybe it's cause they think we're married! I wonder whose fault that is?

Touya, guilty: I panicked! ...I said I was sorry.

Gabe, a sucker for his pouty face: ...Alright, I forgive you. But only cause you’re cute.

Touya, thrown: ...You think I'm cute?

Gabe, now panicking: I think you're a pain in the ass.

Anyways, they get to the resort the wedding is being held at, it’s a beach wedding, so all the necessary rich beach themed shenanigans happen. Boat rides, bonfires on the beach at sunset, dancing!

Fucking crab legs! Those shell crackers are hard to use if you’ve never done the whole crab thing before (I speak from experience 😔) so of course Touya acts the doting husband and helps his spouse. And Gabe short circuts a little.

And here’s where Hitoshi catches on that maybe this whole ‘fake dating thing’ isn’t just for show. At least for his mom.

So, he goes to talk to Shoto. They’re classmates, they’re friends, their brother and mother are putting on a very convincing act right now. Hitoshi asks Shoto about his view on Touya’s reactions.

Turns out, Touya’s been talking to his siblings about Gabe, and how he feels about them.

So they, and Eri, because she’s noticed too, team up to get them together, properly. They use Hitoshi and Eri’s room as a base of operations, and employ Natsuo and Fuyumi to help as well, especially since they are the best at distracting Enji and Rei, and don’t need them finding out Touya lied to them.

Eventually, the kids all drag Gabe into their room for an intervention, because this is getting ridiculous.

Gabe: "....Why do I need an intervention?"

Hitoshi and Eri: "Mom. You've had a crush on your co-worker for months."

Gabe, panicking: "I have not-!"

Eri: "You get that goofy smile every time you hold his hand."

Shoto: "You freeze every time you've seen him in a suit."

Hitoshi: "Your face looked like Shoto's hair when you two had to dance."

Gabe: ...

The kids: ...

Natsuo and Fuyumi walk through the door: "Are we late for the intervention?"

Gabe: "Is there anyone else in on this plan??"

Hitoshi: "Izuku, but his plans kick in if we make it back home."

Gabe: "UGH! Fine... I-*sighs* I like Touya. We done now?"

Team Dabianette: "NOPE!"

And that’s all I’ve got right now!

~ Gabe

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I wanna hear about this zombies AU for Dabi 👀 (-dragonsmooch)

@dragonsmooch Ooooh, hell yeah! Zombie time!!

Okay, so if you’ve read the Vigilantes comic, you’d know about the ‘bees’ carrying a drug that boosts Quirks abilities. Spinning off of that, and throwing in some similar bugs from Yu Yu Hakusho’s Chapter Black Saga, we get a Quirk that spreads a virus that turns people into zombies, who can in turn, infect other people through bites and scratches, or just an exchange of bodily fluids.

But the virus has limitations, such as that fact that it can’t survive tempurature extremes. So extreme heat, or heat-related Quirks: Endeavor, Shoto, and Dabi. Or extreme cold, or cold-related Quirks: Rei, Shoto again, Fuyumi and Natsuo. So they all survive.

And we all know Dabi would protect his little family, so Gabe, Hitoshi and Eri would be okay. Shoto would keep Izuku safe, and Fuyumi and Natsuo would keep their significant others safe.

Haven’t worked out who the other survivors would be, but I think we can safely asume most of the Heroes and Villains and their families would be alright. Eventually, they’d have to meet up, because they’re all survivors, and they have to work together, but some people *coughEndeavorcough* won’t be too keen on the idea of it, and try to take their family and split off from the other survivors, despite everyone telling him he’s an idiot.

And just like Chapter Black Saga, the only way to cure the infected is to find the Initial Quirk User, but that starts getting complicated when the survivors find out that... The Zombies can all still use their Quirks.

It’s basically just a lot of gratuitous zombie killing. Because I love zombie settings.

~ Gabe

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💕 and 💝 for Dabi? (Alovesickdork)

@alovesickdork Hi Mary!! Thank you sending this in!!

💕 - Your first time meeting their family and their first time meeting your family! 

Pffft. So I didn’t meet Dabi’s family all at once, and I met his father and his younger brother before I ever met him, and Shoto almost immediately after. His mother and sister I have not had the chance to meet personally, yet, but Dabi and I have been sending Rei flowers.

Endeavor, I met... Gods, I must have been about 16? I’d been in Japan for about a year, settling in to our new home, and doing odd jobs for All For One, when one of my jobs just happened to be on the Hot Air Bags patrol route. I decided I wanted to have a little fun with him, just keeping out of his reach, with a few choice comments about him being a crusty old man who should probably just give and retire already, if can’t even keep up with me. Eventually I got myself out of there before I drew too much more attention to myself, didn’t need AFO hounding me for taking too long, after all.

Natsuo... was an accident. It was a few years after I’d gotten the Information Network established, and I was checking in with one of my scouts, who just happened to be friends with him. He was a good kid, still is. Hates his father more than he lets on, but scary good at keeping his head down. Would not want him angry at me. My scout eventually got him to agree to be a spy for me, not just for information on Endeavor, but on whoever he could get information on. Natsuo doesn’t know I used to fight his father... yet.

And Shoto, well, he’s Izuku’s boyfriend, and I’m Izuku’s Nibi, and emergency contact after his mum. It was hard not to meet him. I worry about that boy sometimes... Both of them, actually. The first time I met Shoto was after Shigaraki had cornered Izuku at the shopping mall just before the summer camp. They had just started dating as well, so of course he was worried about him. Shoto damn near interrogated me before Izuku managed to calm him down!

The first time Dabi met Hitoshi, though, he didn’t quite know Hitoshi was my son? Heh, he didn’t even know his name was Hitoshi, thought he was one of my runners, named ‘Kilgrave’. Anyways, Hitoshi had caught a few tails, so I had him swing by the bar so I could take care of them. Dabi just happened to be there, so I had him help me out by making sure the tails never got close to him.

💝 - How often do you give each other presents? What presents do you give?

Not that often? At least when it comes to physical gifts. The gifts we usually end up getting each other are memorable acts, like revenge. And causing trouble.

~ Gabe

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1 , 3 & 8 for the most likely to asks? -cfoffee

@cfoffee Hii!! Thanks for the ask!!

1. Most likely text me memes at 2 am

Most of the kids? Heh. Hitoshi, Izuku and Tomura are actual meme lords. Angel doesn’t sleep, so of course she sends them. Telling Tina what a meme was, was a mistake, and now we’re all suffering.

3. Most likely to pull an all nighter with me

Hitoshi and Angel. Hitoshi has a hard time sleeping as it is, and Angel doesn’t sleep.

8. Most likely to get into a fight to defend my honor

🤣🤣🤣 Shoto already has, Dabi would join him in a heartbeat, Hiei would, Husk would, Cara probably would, and Jack wouldn’t so much get into a fight, as torture the poor bastard and hang them up on display as an example of what not to do.

~ Gabe

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Big Sis Magne was not in this sorter, and I feel cheated.

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Miss me, Dabi? I'm back with more questions! How about 2, 7, 13, 14, 15, and 16 from the romantic takeover questions?

Hey Benji, welcome back. It’s always nice to see you here. Sorry this is really late, we spent most of the day dozing off.

2. What is your love language? What is Gabe’s?

I’ve answered that one over here actually, If you wanna go check that out.

7. Do you have any big plans for Gabe in the near future? Perhaps any surprises?

Assuming we live through this... I don’t know, I haven’t really thought that far. I probably should try and be optimistic.

Maybe we’ll see about getting married. Don’t know how Gabe would feel about that. Hitoshi’s already told me he’s not calling me ‘dad’, and I’m perfectly okay with that. Don’t know if I’d want anymore kids around either, I deal with Hitoshi, Shoto and Izuku enough as it is.

13.  What’s a typical conversation like between you and Gabe? Do you both joke around with each other and have inside jokes? Do you swap memes at ungodly hours of the night? Do you get philosophical with each other? Or are you both more likely to quietly communicate with each other, such as with looks and touches?

We both tend to joke around with each other, swapping stories of when we were younger when we’re alone. If Gabe’s in another city on a job and I couldn’t go with them, they send meme’s all night long, cause neither of us can sleep without the other there.

After they get back from those jobs, we usually just lay down and spend some quiet time together so Gabe can decompress.

14. What is the most creative date you both have ever been on? If you haven’t had the chance to go on any dates yet, what’s the most creative idea you can think of?

We haven’t really had a chance to really have many dates outside of ‘go to the bar’, and ‘stake a spot on a roof somewhere’. But the most creative date I could think of...? Hmmm.

Sneaking into a fancy masquerade party sounds like fun. Getting to dance with Gabe, relieving the rich of their loose wealth, and raiding the entree table.

15. Have any of your habits rubbed off on Gabe? For example, have they adopted some of your speech patterns into their daily conversations, or perhaps you have a habit of moving your hands a certain way that they unknowingly have started to mimic? Anything like that. Have they influenced you in a similar fashion?

I’ve answered this one too, already. Over here actually.

16. How open are you with Gabe? Do you tell them everything, or do you still have your own secrets?

We both have our secrets, but we’ve both been opening up to each other more and more the longer we’re together. Being able to trust someone else this much is new for both of us, so we’re taking it slow.

-Dabi

[toogayforthistoday]

Hey again, Dabi! Could you please answer 20, 26, 29, 35, and 36 for us from the Romantic F/O takeover meme? (~nikkzships)

@nikkzships Hey Nikki. Sure, I can answer these.

20. What’s the most romantic thing you can remember having done for them? What’s the most romantic thing they’ve done for you?

We’ve never really done anything blatantly ‘romantic’, for each other. I mean there’s stuff we did that the other found romantic, I guess? But they weren’t done with the intent, you know?

I rescued Hitoshi from his biological father after he kidnapped him. Gabe thought that was really romantic, and that was actually how we finally got together.

Gabe set up and arranged for Shoto and I to start talking again, as brothers, instead of wanna-be Hero and Villain. They didn’t have to, but they did. I didn’t think it would ever happen as long as Shoto was living under Endeavor’s roof, but my Sunshine made it happen... I think that’s pretty romantic.

26. How do you tell Gabe you love them without using those three words? How do you show them? 

I promised Gabe I’d look out for Hitoshi, do my best to keep him out of too much trouble, and that I wouldn’t kill anybody in front of him. The kid means so much to them, if I can help relieve some of their worry about him, then I figure that’s a pretty good way to tell them that I love them.

Holding them, and laying soft kisses on them is how I usually end up showing them. I show them I love them a lot.

29. What do you and Gabe do while stuck at home together? Are you both stir-crazy or are you both in your elements? What do you do to pass the time?

In the mornings we usually just relax and doze until the caffeine kicks in, then try and do some chores, or play with the rats if they’re awake. Sometimes we’ll play video games, or Gabe’ll try teaching me how to cook more. Or Gabe’ll try out a new recipe, and I’ll help them prep.

35. Would you ever go on a group date (double date and beyond) with Gabe and either their friends or your friends? Have you ever gone on one before? 

I don’t think I’d be all that interested in a group date. If Gabe wanted to, I’d go, but I wouldn’t suggest it first. Maybe I’m a little selfish, but I want to keep them to myself.

36. What do your friends think of Gabe? Have they met them? What do Gabe’s friends think of you, and have you met them too?

The League set up a betting pool for how we’d get together, and when, how they’d find out, who found us, and where they’d find us. Toga won, with the closest guess.

Mr. Compress is pretty much Gabe’s best friend, and he’s the one who ran the betting pool.

They adore Gabe, and I think I’m slowly growing on everyone.

Like mold, or a fungus.

-Dabi

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My F/O list

Finally getting around to making this thing, so here we go. I don’t have ship names for most of them (yet), so in the mean time, I’m using emoji’s that fit closest. I don’t have an issue with sharing, but if you do, feel free to block the appropriate tag! I’m doing my best to try and tag everything.

Names in Bold I am not comfortable sharing romantically

Main F/O’s:

My mains fluctuate all the time, but currently the Main ones are:

Porter Gage (Fallout)  🏴‍☠️🖤 #OTP: Underestimated to a Fault

Husk (Hazbin Hotel) 😼❤️ #OTP: Watch Your Cards

Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe) 🐍💚 #OTP: Green is our Colour

Touya ‘Dabi’ Todoroki (My Hero Academia) #OTP: Lighters in the Dark #gdi Dabi #jfc Touya

Alfie Solomons (Peaky Blinders) #OTP: Bow to the Bakers

Allison / Texas (Red vs Blue) #OTP: Houston We Are the Problem

Hiei Jaganshi (Yu Yu Hakusho) 🐉💜 #OTP: Hiebe

My Kids:

“Child” Familial F/O’s, and Fankids. I love them very much

Angel (Borderlands) Step-Daughter #Angel [Calls me Gabe]

Nero (Devil May Cry) Step-Son #Nero [Calls me Gabe]

Hitoshi Shinso (My Hero Academia) Son  #Rocker Bee Kittens [Calls me 'Mom’] #HK-57 the Malfunctioning Protocol Assassin Droid [Because of course I brought my son into Star Wars]

Eri (My Hero Academia) Adopted Daughter #Everything in Flux [Calls me ‘Mom’]

Cailean Elijah Solomons (Peaky Blinders) Son #Cailean Elijah Solomons [Calls me ‘Mom’]

Romantic F/O’s: 

I still love them very much, but my current attention is on the mains <3

Wolf (10th Kingdom) 🐺🌕❤️

Shaun Hastings (Assassin’s Creed) 📚❤️

Handsome Jack (Borderlands)  💪💔  #OTP: Are We the Heroes

Dr. Nigel Townsend (Crossing Jordan) #OTP: Cryptid Crypts

Skulker (Danny Phantom) 👻💚 #OTP: Compatible Hardware

Vergil (Devil May Cry)  🔵💙 #OTP: The Power to Protect You

Alistair Theirin (Dragon Age) 🌹💙

The Iron Bull (Dragon Age) 🐂💝

Cullen Rutherford (Dragon Age) 💰❤️ #OTP: The Ones Who Remain

Fenris (Dragon Age) ⚡💙

Anders (Dragon Age) 🚑💙

John Hancock (Fallout) ☀️💖

Robert Joseph MacCready (Fallout) 💸💕

Charon (Fallout) 🔫🖤  

Vincent / Angel (nikkzships OC from Halo/RvB) No Tags Yet

Arackniss (Hazbin Hotel) 🕷️🖤

Poly!Husk + Arackniss #OT3: Running the Speakeasys

Sesshomaru (Inuyasha) 🐕💜 #OTP: The Dog The Witch and The Broken Well

Dean McCoppin  (The Iron Giant) #OTP: Scrapyard Shindigs

Garrus Vakarian (Mass Effect) 🌌💙

Vetra Nyx (Mass Effect) 🌌💁💜

Shouta ‘Eraserhead’ Aizawa (My Hero Academia) 💤🖤 #OTP: No Rest For The Wicked

Hizashi ‘Present Mic’ Yamada (My Hero Academia)   🎤💛 #OTP: Loud Blondes Club

Poly!Shouta + Hizashi 💤💜🎤 #OT3: How to Speedrun a Family

Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto) 🦈💙 #OTP: Fish Out of Water

Hanzo Shimada (Overwatch) 🐉💙🐉 #OTP: So Much for Stealth

Jesse McCree (Overwatch) 🐎❤️ 

Mako ‘Roadhog’ Rutledge (Overwatch) 🐷💗

Aleksandra ‘Zarya’ Zaryanova (Overwatch) 🏋️💗

  Carasynthia 'Cara' Dune (Star Wars: The Mandalorian) ⭐💚 #OTP: Looking in Alderaan Places

Dean Winchester (Supernatural)  🥃🖤 #OTP: The Other We Deserve

Diego Hargreeves (The Umbrella Academy) 🗡🖤 #OTP: Yyou’re Jusst Like Me

Eddie Brock + Venom (Venom) ☣️🖤

Lambert (Witcher) 🐺💚 #OTP: Prickly Pair

Gambit / Remy LeBeau (X-Men/Marvel) 🎴💜

Queer Platonic F/O’s:

Not quite Romantic™, but Platonic™ isn’t enough to describe it.

Gaige (Borderlands)  ⛧❤️

Nisha (Borderlands) No Tag Yet

V (Devil May Cry) #OTP: A Facade of Memories

Merril (Dragon Age)  🌼💚

Dorian Pavus (Dragon Age)  🐍🖤  

Butch DeLoria (Fallout)  🕳️🐍💙

Cait (Fallout) No Tag Yet

Atsuhiro ‘Mr. Compress’ Sako (My Hero Academia) #TheShowmen🎭  

Jamison ‘Junkrat’ Fawkes (Overwatch)  💥💖

Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy  (Witcher)  🐦🖤

Addison ‘Addy’ Carver (Z Nation) #OTP: Blended Bats

Platonic F/O’s:

I will probably be constantly adding to this list as I forget all the time. These guys don’t have tags, if you want me to tag them, let me know!

Maya (Borderlands)

Krieg (Borderlands)

Axton (Borderlands)

Mordecai (Borderlands)

Brick (Borderlands)

Timothy Lawrence (Borderlands)

Wilhelm (Borderlands)

Nicoli Technus (Danny Phantom) #TechDeck9000🤖

Dante (Devil May Cry)

Lady (Devil May Cry)

Niko (Devil May Cry)

Zevran Arainai (Dragon Age)

Leliana (Dragon Age)

Oghren (Dragon Age)

Sten/Arishock (Dragon Age)

Isabella (Dragon Age)

Aveline Vallen (Dragon Age)

Varric Tethras (Dragon Age)

Cole (Dragon Age)

Cremisius 'Krem’ Aclassi (Dragon Age)

Sera (Dragon Age)

Blackwall/Thom Rainier (Dragon Age)

Cassandra Pentaghast (Dragon Age)

Deacon (Fallout)

Piper (Fallout)

Curie (Fallout)

Preston Garvey (Fallout)

Dogmeat (Fallout)

Amata (Fallout)

Niffty (Hazbin Hotel)

Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)

Vaggie (Hazbin Hotel)

Charlie (Hazbin Hotel)

Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Liara T’Soni (Mass Effect)

Ashley Williams (Mass Effect)

Tali’Zorah Vas Normandy (Mass Effect)

Cora Harper (Mass Effect)

Jaal Ama Darav (Mass Effect)

Liam Kosta (Mass Effect)

Pelessaria ‘Peebee’ B’Sayle (Mass Effect)

Nemuri ‘Midnight’ Kayama (My Hero Academia)

Hidan (Naruto)

Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)

Din Djarin (Star Wars: The Mandalorian) #TheDadalorian🦏

Fennec Shand (Star Wars: The Mandalorian) #TheStoicShitstarters😈

Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

Castiel (Supernatural)

Eskel (Witcher)

Triss (Witcher)

Ciri (Witcher)

Keira Metz (Witcher)

Yennefer (Witcher)

Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Shuichi Minamino/Kurama/Yoko Kurama (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Yukina (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Botan (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Keiko Yukimura (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Shizuru Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)

Familial F/O’s:

I keep getting adopted by people 👀👀👀

Kai Hiwatari (Beyblade) Twin

Dr. Zed (Borderlands) Weird Uncle

Moxxi (Borderlands) Motherly

Marcus (Borderlands) Fatherly

Tina (Borderlands) Twinsies

Jack Napier ‘Joker’ (Batman 1989) Father Figure

Vlad Masters 'Vlad Plasmius' (Danny Phantom) Father #Vlad Dadsters

Trish (Devil May Cry)  Sister

Wynne (Dragon Age) Grandmotherly

Leandra Amell (Dragon Age) Motherly

Vivienne de Fer (Dragon Age) Elder Sister

Nick Valentine (Fallout) Uncle

Alastor (Hazbin Hotel) Fatherly... Patron... Thing 🦌♡

Lilith (Hazbin Hotel) Motherly

Todd ‘Squee’ Castle (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac) Younger Brother

Frank Castle (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Older Brother Figure #CastleGuard

Dr. Karin Chakwas (Mass Effect) Motherly/Grandmotherly

Admiral David Anderson (Mass Effect) Fatherly

Nakmor Drack (Mass Effect) Grandfatherly

Just the Entirety of the LOV (My Hero Academia) Siblings, the whole lot of ‘em #Leaguenanigans

Jin ‘Twice’ Bubaigawara (My Hero Academia) #TwiceTheFun

Kurogiri/Oboro Shirakumo (My Hero Academia) #TheOtherParent

Shuichi ‘Spinner’ Iguchi (My Hero Academia) No Tag Yet

Himiko Toga (My Hero Academia) No Tag Yet

Magne (My Hero Academia) #Miss you Mags

Inko Midoriya (My Hero Academia) Sisterly/Motherly (Dabi Ship Only) #MamaMido #NewtonsFirstLaw🔄

Izuku ‘Deku’ Midoriya (My Hero Academia) Nephew (Dabi Ship Only) #Curveball

Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia) Younger Brother (Dabi Ship Only) #GlareOfTheLimelight

Natsuo Todoroki (My Hero Academia) Younger Brother (Dabi Ship Only) #BrothersForACause

Fuyumi Todoroki (My Hero Academia) Younger Sister (Dabi Ship Only) #TeachingGrace

Rei Todoroki (My Hero Academia) Mother-In-Law (Dabi Ship Only) #MamaRei

Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academia) It’s Complicated (Dabi Ship Only) #NotInKansas

All For One (My Hero Academia) Father Figure...ish? (Dabi Ship Only) #Dad For One

Kakuzu (Naruto) Fatherly

Ana Amari (Overwatch) Grandmotherly

Reinhardt Wilhelm (Overwatch) Grandfatherly

Aberama Gold (Peaky Blinders) Uncle, Mum’s Brother

Ahsoka Tano (Star Wars) Motherly Mentor

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) Father #Ben Dadnobi

Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars) The Fun Uncle Mentor

Mace Windu (Star Wars) The Bullshit Filter Mentor

Grogu (Star Wars: The Mandalorian) Nephew

Donna Hanscum (Supernatural) Motherly

Jody Mills (Supernatural) Motherly

Bobby Singer (Supernatural) Uncle

Vesemir (Witcher) Grandfatherly

Logan / James Howlett / Wolverine (X-Men/Marvel) Father #SupBub

Genkai (Yu Yu Hakusho) Grandmotherly

Tommy ‘10K’ (Z Nation) Brother

This got really long, really quickly. I have been doing this for a while, so that makes sense. Don’t really know how to end this, so... Don’t be afraid to self ship, no matter how old you are!!! Your F/O’s love you!

~ Gabe