I always think about how rarely Dabi was told he was loved as a child, and it makes me so sad. I feel like when it comes to his s/o he shows love through his actions rather than words.
I imagine he does small gestures to say โI love youโ like squeezing your hand or kissing your wrist. And sometimes I wonder how he would say the first โI love youโ and what would trigger him to say it.
You write fluffy Dabi so well and Iโm just curious about your take on him saying Ily for the first time and in general!!
I been having a rough week and reading your blog has def cheered me up. I love your writing so much((: I rarely send asks so I apologize if anything I said was weird/awkward. Have a great day/night!
anon, the ask you just sent me is so endearing and wholesome... actually, there arenโt enough words to describe how happy i happy to hear that my writings could cheer you up during a rough time. it really makes me feel so proud of myself not only as a writer, but as a person too ๐คง๐๐ป๐
as for dabi and the word โi love youโ, i think you got a point there. he was never told by anyone these three special words, nor was he ever shown how to give love or show affection towards others, the person who was supposed to guide him was too busy ignoring him and his feelings, diminishing them and think only about his egotistical self.
which is also the reason why dabi doesnโt know when is the โrightโย time to tell these kind of words, his father never said them to his mother after all.
the first time you told him โi love you...โ, it was while sitting on a bench by sea at night, only the sound of the waves and the salty smell of the water in the air as you two were gazing at the starry sky.
dabi froze on spot for a few seconds blinking, then he turned your way completely dumbfounded batting his eyes some more stunned โwhaโ? where did this come from?โ, he blurted out turning forward lifting an hand to rest the back of his hand on his burning cheek, his heartbeat growing erratic while a storm of butterfly invaded his stomach in a matter of seconds.
the power you hold on him is crazy.
you giggled hugging his arm, nuzzling happily against it with a peaceful expression on your face, his eyes glacing at you from the corner a shiver running down his back as you looked up at him with a smile filled with so much love he felt his cheeks heat up again, not knowing if it was okay for someone like him to feel that happy โi just felt like saying it.โ, you admitted leaning toward his face to give him a quick peck on the cheek, chuckling when you saw some smoke arising from his body โโs that so?โ โyup!โ, at your immediate response he stumbled surprised by all that confidence and sincerity, pulling his heartโs strings so easily, making him completely weak and no match for you.
since then you kept telling him โi love you!โ at any given moment, dabi doesnโt know how you do it and even make it seem so natural, it was just so mind-blowing to him who replied everytime with a simple โme tooโ, not knowing how to say it back with so much confidence without making it seem forced, because of this he feel so guilty towards you honestly, itโs just that... he doesnโt want to make you think heโs not sincere and by extension hurt you, that would be the worst.
but when dabi once came back home from a mission that got him wounded and you were tending to them with so much care, worry and such a soft touch, his heart felt like it would burst inside his ribcage when your pretty eyes locked with his turquoise ones. inside his throat it felt like there was something pressing in it that got his voice stuck there, he swallowed thickly a few more times when your palms rested on his cheek caressing it gently with your thumb and just like that an โi love you...โ, poured past dabiโs lips letting both of you shocked, staring at each others with wide eyes, none of you believing your ears. after a few seconds his expression softened โi love you.โ, he repeated with a sweet tone that youโve never heard from him and all that love dripping from his eyes, it was unbelievable.
your heart was overflowing with so much happiness and relief, that tears started streaming down your cheeks under his baffled gaze, before he cupped your cheeks wiping them with his thumbs โtears of joy i hope.โ, dabi joked making you laugh briefly before nodding energically in reply.
to clarify, your relief wasnโt because you didnโt believe he loved you, the villain has shown it enough with actions and that has always been enough for you, but hearing those three precious words come from his lips felt like he had finally accepted that he is indeed loved and has fully got back to him a feeling that he had lost long time ago; the fact that the reason dabi got it back is thanks to you, just made your happiness even bigger.
โlove you too!โ, you finally said back grabbing onto his wrists sobbing, while he snorted looking at you exasperated but also with a tenderness that was reserved to you only, no one else.
dabi now understands why, the first time you told him that special word, you said that you just felt like saying it and the beautiful smile you gave him after bawling your eyes out, just gave the villain even more reasons to say it.
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