#nothing is making sense and idk if its brain fog or tiredness or what

[ihatebnha]

I love the concept of thinking of dabi as... ex-villain who retired, got married and now has kids. but the only thing that "breaks" that image is my inability to think about what his job would be. I just can't imagine him working in an office, maybe a local grocery store as a cashier, but it's still just so... Weird? And I'm talking about the Cannon Heroes universe, don't let me even start thinking about a modern au. Dabi is like one of those guys that I just can't see in a mundane job.

When I write about Dadbi, I usually just imagine that Endeavor is funding his role as a husband, mostly because it makes sense both in a canon!AU and out of one (like, retired villain in touch with his family, or his family has given him a redemption arc + etc.)

But if we're getting down to the nitty gritty of things, I struggle a lot with this, too💀 Dabi really just has an air to him that's like... lazy couch potato of a man who never does anything he's not forced to, which is great for a house husband!AU and not really one... where he's actually a provider.

But... to actually unpack this with you... I'm not sure.

On the one hand, because he was in connection with Giran before joining the League, I can see him going back to that field of work, maybe being a courier or a messenger of sorts, or even some kind of arms dealers who distributes illegal weaponry or something?

But on the other, if you're into it, I also think there's potential for Dabi as a bartender or secretary. In a more, non-hero!AU... I think it's kinda cute to think about him working late hours at a club, or even managing deals, pushing paperwork and helping to unload trucks for some company (in a manly type of way ofc, LOL).

I'm not sure, though!!! Villainy aside, working doesn't seem to suit him all that much, and if we consider the fact that his initial job choice was being a hero (🥺)... I'm not sure what to think. Definitely depends on the daydream, at least!!!

Hope you don't mind I added this all on <333