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When Izuku stumbled down the stairs and started flipping the lights on, she nearly tripped when she saw the purple boy nervously fidgeting at the door. He seemed to jerk when the lights came on, and when his eyes met her, he looked confused.
She unlocked the door and waved him in. He looked moderately better than last night. Casual wear, with a dark gray tee, black jeans, and a dark brown jacket. His hair, albeit still messy, and a bit wild, was just a bit tamer, as if he actually tried brushing it.
"I've been standing here for awhile, and I know I didn't see you pass me and any point."
She covered her mouth and laughed quietly. "Sorry I didn't mention last night, but I also live in a makeshift apartment area upstairs. The building used to be a mini inn or motel or something."
"I'm sure that's pretty convenient." He quirked a smile and followed behind her as she turned on some more lights. As he glanced around curiously, he took notice of how homey it felt.
"It sure as hell is."
She went into the back and got some paperwork ready for him to fill out. He seemed to perk up seeing the legal documents, seemingly more comfortable seeing he wasn't being duped into free labor or something.
"I'll go over this with you to get everything finalized. It should be fairly quick. And then we can get started!"
It didn't take long at all to get paperwork wrapped up. When it was time to start prepping, she started digging around a cabinet and pulled out a folded apron. She tossed it to him and he slipped his hands out of his jacket to catch it.
"That's your apron. I preorder them all in black, but later on you will have the option to customize the color. Same with some work shirts. I'll take your preferences later on."
He dutifully followed behind her into a small break room. When she showed him the small set of lockers and handed him a new lock, he seemed surprised but happy. Having a space for his stuff, where he wouldn't have to worry about anything happening…and a new lock? That was amazing.
He shimmied off his jacket while she stood to the side and she couldn't help her eyes trailing. He had more muscle than thought. She thought he may be a bit lanky under the baggy clothes but that didn't seem to be the case. When he put the apron on and turned around to catch her staring, she couldn't help a small blush. Damn alley boy was really fine.
"Looks like you work out! You still have some healing bruises, how you gonna have all that muscle and not use it. Hope the other guy has it worse."
He rubbed the back of his head, ruffling the barely tamed hair. "Ah- well, um…"
She held up her hand and shook her head. "Sorry that was a bit out of line. That's your business. My mouth runs faster than my brain sometimes. Let's go ahead and get started on prep work."
Hitoshi nodded, looking relieved. He trotted behind her and soon was side by side. She was extremely pleased at his attention to detail as she instructed him. Only needing to correct him a few times. It didn't take long before prep work was done.
He stood up from placing the last item in the display area, and dusted off his hands. He looked over to Izuku and shook his head. She was leaning against the counter with her arms crossed grinning ear to ear.
"Well the prep is over, how are you doing so far?"
"I'm stunned that you have been doing all of that every morning by yourself? That's a lot of…prep. Most places would shut down if they had no help."
He leaned his hip against the counter as well, facing her. She shrugged and motioned towards the tables.
"Honestly that's the hardest part most days. Waiting on tables is only hard when you don't have help at the front or if too many people come in at once."
She tapped her finger on the counter and looked down.
"In truth, I'm so familiar with this place, because my mom started it up herself. She didn't have any help at first either and for a while it was just me and her when I got old enough. It wasn't until she got older and I was too busy with school to help fully, that she finally hired on help. But since then we have expanded a bit, and have more business coming in."
"So albeit I can man this place by myself, it's a bit much. I had some help prior but they definitely weren't dependable. So I'm thankful I came across you."
He nodded in understanding, and a small genuine smile formed. He held out his hand and she took it. His hand nearly enveloped hers and she could feel the roughness of his skin. She shook his hand and gave a large grin in return.
"Here's a thank you. For the opportunity, and trusting a stranger you met in a dark alley. I'll do my best to help anyway I can."
"Absolutely! Well, since we got everything done on time, go ahead and unlock the front and swap the sign to open. It normally takes a bit for anyone to filter in during the weekdays."
She was about to push herself off the counter, but felt her phone buzz. She checked her messages. Dabi was finally responding. She smiled, seeing a lengthy message griping about something. Looks like he woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning.
She shot a quick text back commenting on his rant, and telling him she got some help, so he didn't need to get up and around early. He immediately texted back saying he was going back to sleep then. She chuckled.
Hmm it hasn't been long but she misses them. Hopefully today goes by quickly.
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The day indeed went by quickly with proper help. Much faster than anticipated. He was better than both the workers she had prior! After they were done for the day, she made sure he knew he could come in later the next day, since they wouldn't need to do anything extra.
He bade her farewell after cleanup, and when she was finally alone, she meandered back to her bedroom and plopped on her bed. Despite the day going by fast, she still felt tired.
Without her realizing it she must have fallen asleep, because the next thing she knows, she's waking up to the bed dipping. Her eyes crack open to see bright turquoise eyes glinting over her.
"Mm hey Dabs."
He hovered over her, both hands beside her head, his face hard to see in the dark room. She reached up blearily and cupped his cheek. She felt something wet. She wrinkled her nose as she pulled her hand back, barely glimpsing red. She tugged her sleeve down and gently patted his cheek.
"You weren't responding."
She blinked tiredly.
"I feel like that's hard to do, when you're asleep."
She heard a snort and cracked a smile. The bed dipped more as he leaned down and pressed his lips to her neck. Leaning into him, she wrapped her arms loosely around his neck.
"Miss you. How was your day?"
She felt him hum against her neck. His hands started to wander, caressing her sides, and dipping below her shirt. She tugged the back of his hair causing a hiss to escape. He pulled away but immediately brought his face up to meet her lips.
She moaned into his mouth as he slipped his tongue inside. Their clothing began to fall off quickly, with Izuku giggling due to not being able to see what the hell was going on
He flicked on the lamp beside her bed, and pushed her back down on the bed. His hands grip her thigh and push it up to rest it on his shoulder. He leaned into it, kissing along the inside of her thigh. As he gets lower he makes eye contact and grins. The metal staples glinting ominously.
"I'd say that about right now my day is pretty damn good."
"Dabi - fuck!" Her hiss turned into a moan as his tongue slowly slid across her skin, cleaning a bead of blood that began to roll down.
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Izuku woke up wincing. God Dabi could be rough when he wanted. Fucking dick. She sat up and looked down to the man sprawled next to her.
She signed and ran her hands gently along his back. His eyes open immediately, turning to her. Light was barely starting to peak through the window. He pushed himself up and caught sight of multiple love marks along her neck and chest. He smirked and sat up.
Dabi sat up and stretched. He leaned back against the wall, and Izuku leaned into him. She sighed and pulled the sheet up higher, covering exposed skin, and curled into him. He was so warm.
"Morning"
"So no reward breakfast for a great fuck?"
She turned her head slightly and caught his shoulder in her teeth and bit down. He winced but still snickered.
"Damn bird brains probably right. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. Then again you were calling my name pretty loudly last night."
"Dabs shut the hell up. It's too early. Lemme wake up."
He chuckled and wrapped an arm around her. He leaned his head back and sighed.
"Yeah yeah. Fine."
Surprisingly, the next thing she knew she was being carried into the shared bathroom, she opened her eyes and yawned as Dabi set her down. He starts the water and tests it before pulling her in with him and she immediately wakes up to the cool water.
"Fuck I forget you take cold showers. How do I always forget that. Damn. One way to wake up."
He scoffs and begins roughly rubbing soap into her hair. She whines and pushes his hands off and cleans herself. But she took her time and made him slouch slightly so she could lather his scalp. He seemed to relax into her, her finger scrubbing his scalp.
She caught a glimpse of white near the base of his skull. "Ooo youre gonna be needing another dye soon. You can go a bit longer but don't forget. There's just a teeny bit of the white peeking. Wouldn't have seen it if I wasn't so close."
He grimaced and pulled back. He quickly rinsed his own hair. He watched as she lathered herself and smirked.
"It's like a little show. I can do that for you, ya know." He ignores her glare and bends down and catches her chin. He hovers over her mouth, hot air puffing from both of them. She tips toes up and quickly pecks his mouth and pulls back. He blinked, face blank and stared at his empty hand.
"Sorry, but I gotta hurry up. Love you, but not right now."
She turns away from him and turns the water off. But she gasps as he pressed into her, with his hands on her hips. She whines, when his hand slides up her side and pulls her back into him. His hot breath passed her ear as he brought his other hand and dipped it around her front.
"Are you sure about that sweetheart? Let me help you make some time."
His rough voice purrs into her ear, and she suddenly feels very faint. And very turned on.
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When hitoshi entered the building that dmorning, he couldn't help but to quirk an eye at the limping figure of his new boss. He made sure to keep any comments about it to himself.