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How do you even manage without touching anything?

[He's curious and it's nagging at him. There's no way Shigaraki has that much control in sleep. It's a wonder he hasn't destroyed himself yet. He hopes Shigaraki isn't the type to move around a lot once he does get to sleep, because Dabi would prefer not to die that way in his sleep.

Now it's his turn to stare at Shigaraki while the other man shifts to his back, shivering. Shigaraki is thin and boney, far too pale, making those scars stand out even more. Dabi has the urge to reach out and run his fingers along the raised skin, but he pushes the urge down, keeping his hands behind his head. ]

If you want the blanket, take the damn blanket. I always run hot when I sleep anyway.

[He kicks it over, mostly because he just wants to stop looking at the other man's body. It's irritating and distracting. He wants to ask questions but he knows he won't get answers because he won't give any himself. He wants to tell Shigaraki that he can leave whenever he wants to, but then why is he choosing to stay? It's better to leave that one alone.]

As long as no one sees, right?

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I used to have gloves but it's taking a long time for Giran to get me new ones.

[He lost his old ones after they lost their former hideout. Shigaraki hated using them but they were necessary if he ever wanted to sleep. Why he didn't just keep them around on his person was another story.]

I'll just disintegrate the blanket, keep it.

[It's why he stripped down to nothing but his boxers. He doesn't move around in his sleep, surprisingly, but he's still being cautious.]

If anyone asks, you were fixing a door.

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You should disintegrate a piece of his clothing every day he doesn't bring them to you. That would get him moving.

[He's still mourning the loss of his own jacket, thank you very much. But gloves seem like an easier thing to get a hold of.]

We could always tie your hands above your head so you don't touch anything.

[It's an amusing thought, but hey, it could work. He doubts Shigaraki would ever let anyone tie him up, though. Then again, Dabi figured he wouldn't get down on his knees either yet here they are.]

There's no reason to be ashamed of what we're doing, mophead.

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He's being careful about moving products to us and getting more recruits. The heroes are on high alert thanks to your efforts with the Vanguard Action Squad.

[He's not... too upset because they'd gotten results they wanted. But he's still a little miffed that he can't just avoid all consequences.]

You'd like that. Wouldn't you Dabi?

[Shigaraki turns his head to look at Dabi, eyes narrowed. No. He'd probably never let anyone tie him up. Not willingly of course. Too vulnerable and too submissive of a position. But he's got to admit the idea would probably work if he was willing to let it work. He's not sure what pisses him off more; the fact that it's a good idea coming from Dabi or that Dabi probably would like to see him unable to get out so easily.]

I'm not ashamed. I just don't want others thinking I'm playing favorites.

[An unlikely excuse. But it makes sense. If everyone else in the league could see this as an easy ticket to get out of responsibilities or incur favors from Shigaraki... it'd be a nightmare to deal with.]

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I could easily get you a pair of gloves and still be very damn careful about it.

[Not that he's offering to do so. But he could if he had to. He could do better than any of the rest of these idiots. They're in a tricky situation now, sure, but they just have to find ways around it.]

Can't say it wouldn't be somewhat appealing. But also good for you, I imagine.

[If it sounds like he's lacing it with innuendo, he is. Something for Shigaraki to think about, at least. It's not like Dabi hasn't already seen him a whimpering mess, down on his knees. Dabi really can't think any less of him at this point]

You better not be playing anything. This changes nothing. If you have a job for me to do, I do it.

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I don't doubt that you could but they have to be thick and missing these two fingers. [He unlaces his hands, holding up his ring and middle finger for Dabi.] Otherwise I'll just be able to destroy them easily.

[That and Master had made sure that the gloves were somewhat comfortable. It meant dryer hands for Shigaraki but that was hardly an issue for a man who purposefully scratched himself raw and didn't care to take care of his cracked lips.]

What do you mean good for me?

[Dabi's placed the bug in his ear about it and now that's all he's going to think about tonight. Maybe Dabi is good for him, makes him try new things that he wouldn't normally try and forces him to think about things beyond his hatred for something. But regarding the topic at hand, Shigaraki rolls his eyes and thinks it's just some con for Dabi to see him in another undesirable position.]

I'm not. What we do when we're bored has no impact on our professional relationship.

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I know a guy. I have to get a new jacket anyway.

[So maybe he is offering. Whatever. Shigaraki is still his boss. He's meant to look out for his boss, isn't he? It's just another set of instructions that he can follow.]

Just imagine, not having to think so hard about what you're touching, or trying not to touch. Your hands will be out of the way and you can focus solely on the feeling of another person touching you instead. You say too much, but you like to be overwhelmed, don't you? It puts your mind in a different place. When I had my mouth on you, you weren't thinking or worrying about anything else.

[Dabi lets his gaze run down Shigaraki's body. He's ugly, but Dabi likes it. ]

Good. Just making sure it stays that way. I'll still suck your dick regardless, no matter what kind of shitty job you give me.

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[He closes his eyes, brows furrowed. Dabi's not wrong. In fact he's got him pretty much figured out and Shigaraki isn't sure how he feels about it. His fingers move a little in his lap, flexing as he thinks about what Dabi's told him. Too much. Yeah. He did like that and he probably wouldn't have said it was too much if he didn't have the nagging responsibility of making sure his five fingers never touched Dabi.]

You get those gloves and maybe we can talk about that for next time.

[It's not a yes or a no, and he disregards the questions posed to him about being overwhelmed. Dabi probably already knows the answer anyways.]

Good because you're being partnered up with Spinner for your next job.

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[Dabi can't even deny that there will be a next time. It's pointless, so he doesn't bother.

Figuring Shigaraki out isn't too hard. Dabi has been watching him for long enough. At first, just to catch him making mistakes so he could taunt the other man, but now its about getting under his skin in different ways. Shigaraki is lucky, as far as he's concerned. Dabi is very fucking attentive. ]

I'll get you the gloves.

[It's not a yes or no from Shigaraki, but Dabi already knows it's a yes.

He scoffs at the following suggestion,
turning on his side to look at the other man. ]

That doesn't mean you have to go to the other extreme.

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[The thing is, Shigaraki is slowly learning things about Dabi. Things he never would have bothered to know if it weren't for this thing they have going on. He isn't quite sure what to call it. Friends with benefits? They're not exactly friends... and other terms just imply that they're pretty close.

Dabi getting the gloves isn't at all surprising. He audibly scoffs at the other to mask his feelings.]

Eager aren't you? [Like he isn't eager himself.] It's not an extreme. Some members need a guiding hand before they take on bigger tasks by themselves. You can complain about it in the morning.

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[Dabi doesn't really think about what Shigaraki could be learning about him aside from the one, small tidbit about not wanting to be touched. He doesn't think it's enough for anyone to figure out anything more about him.

Whatever this thing is between them, he doesn't have a name for it either and he's perfectly content to leave it at that]

To see you tied up? Always.

[He's not even going to deny that]

I'm not complaining.

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Better be prepared then, Dabi. I won't just lay down and let you do whatever.

[That's a yes if there ever was one. But he's not lingering on that answer. For now;]

Sure sounded like it. Get some rest. I'm sure you've got a busy schedule ahead of you tomorrow.

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Good. If I wanted someone to just lay there, I wouldn't need anything living.

[It's always better when Shigaraki squirms. It'll be interesting to see how this goes and how he'll react to it all. It'll be a new experience for Dabi as well.]

Hm. Suppose I do.

[He stretches himself out, then mockingly blows a kiss to Shigaraki before he turns completely to sleep on his side, back facing the other man. Normally he wouldn't turn his back to anyone, but he knows Shigaraki will keep his hands to himself.]

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[It takes a while for Shigaraki to sleep. He was tired but he felt awake laying down like this. Plus he had a lot on his mind still, like organizing everyone and getting new supplies since they'd been chased out of their old headquarters. Then there was also this thing with Dabi- how he'd seemingly gotten addicted to the pleasures the man had to offer. Truthfully he'd come to like it because it did take his mind off of things. He still hated the way Dabi tried to one up him, and lord victories over him. But then wasn't he the same way?

Eventually he's able to fall sleep but only in short bursts. Nothing unusual, even without his gloves.]

(ahh this is amazing! c: )

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[It doesn't take Dabi long to fall asleep at all. He leaves his worries and issues for a new day.

But when he does wake, it's with a start, blue flames flying out of his hand because he forgets where he is for a second and it's always safer to be on the defensive.

The flame lights up the room and then dies down when he recognizes it.

Shit.

On the off chance that Shigaraki didn't wake up from that, he glances over. ]

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[Luckily for Dabi, Shigaraki didn't see the flame or wake up from it. But when Dabi turns to look over at the other man, he sees an empty mattress. Shigaraki isn't there. Late to bed and early to rise is unfortunately his way of life.

But he's not completely gone either. The distant sound of water running indicates he's in the shower. Not for long though because the water stops shortly after Dabi looks at the empty mattress.

Out walks Shigaraki in the nude, dripping wet.]

Oh? You're awake?

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[The biggest relief of his day, actually.

He lets out a long breath, rubbing at his face. Now he can hear the shower in the distance and he tries to calm down when the water stops.

He doesn't lay back down though, but he does bring his knees up against his chest and rests his forehead against them.

He looks up when Shigaraki comes out, his eyes running up and down the other man's body before he can even stop himself.]

Your shower was loud.

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Too bad.

[He's not sorry at all. With a trail of water behind him, he walks over to the very same closet he'd gotten the mattresses from. He grabs a towel which he just throws over his head, before pulling out a change of clothes.

It's hasty how he dries off, quickly so he can pull on underwear and pants and a t-shirt, the usual black getup of the villainous leader. Only his red shoes in the corner remain.]

I have some things I have to attend to and I have to meet with Twice but I'll be back tonight if you're bored.

[That's their codeword for this whole thing they have. Bored.]

Spinner already knows what the two of you are doing. I trust he'll catch you up to speed?

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[Dabi doesn't care, it wasn't the truth anyway.

It's strange to see Shigaraki this bare, even now. He doesn't look like a villainous leader. Dabi isn't certain what he does look like, though. He's never really thought this long about anyone before. Well, not in a long time, anyway.]

Not sure how bored I'll be, especially having to deal with Spinner all day.

[He'll be here most likely. Now that he has someone to help with his boredom. It's a codeword that seems to work just fine for both of them.]

I wouldn't trust him with anything, but I'll manage to figure it out.

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You won't have to deal with him all day. I'm not that cruel.

[He steps aside to start putting hands on his outfit; the precious one going last of course once he'd decided his hair was dry enough. It's a chore but #fashionpriorities. Or whatever those fucking hands mean.]

It's a simple scouting mission. With a new place, we need to understand our blind spots... I don't want any more pizza deliveries showing up unannounced. You two have the North and West side of our new place. I've already had Toga and Mr. Compress deal with the South and East side.

[Once he's all set, he slips his red shoes on, not bothering to unlace them as he struggles to pull the back over his heel.]

That's the gist of your quest. Understood Dabi?

[And with that he takes off quietly.]

(Skip ahead to later that evening? :o)

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[ Dabi has no comment on cruel Shigaraki is, because he's seen multiple levels of what the man in front of him can dole out. He's definitely not as cruel as some people Dabi knows.

He listens, muttering an Understood before Shigaraki leaves and then he sits there, trying to figure out just what the fuck is going on in his life. He came to the league of villains with a very clear purpose in mind. It;s gotten slightly muddled since he's been there, but they generally all still have the same goals... more or less.

This thing with Shigaraki is... he isn't sure what it is. A side note, he supposes. Distracting, the more logical part of his brain tells him, but what does it matter? Most of them are going to die before their goal becomes a reality. Why not milk what you can out of this shitty life?

With a sigh, he gets up and grabs his shoes, considers snooping around a little, but the last thing he wants to do is find more of those hands laying around. When he heads out of the room, Toga is there and she starts pestering him, asking him why he's there and what he was doing. Fixing the door, he says, pointing to the broken door that he clearly didn't fix as he heads off to meet with Spinner.

Truthfully, a scouting mission with Spinner isn't the worst thing in the world. Spinner is the only other person Dabi believes is staying true to the cause in every way. He knows that no matter what, nothing will shift his ideals away from those of Stain, and that's what's important. Still, the scouting mission is a bore. There's nothing interesting or even slightly threatening around this area. It's what they want, Dabi knows, but still.... some action would be nice.

When they're finished with that and there's nothing left to do, Dabi slips away and deals with his own personal things, one of which is seeing the guy he knows about his jacket, and now Shigaraki's gloves. When he heads back to their hideout, he purposefully avoids checking to see if Shigaraki is back yet, and goes to his room instead. ]

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[Shigaraki's day goes about as quickly as a snail's race. It starts off with getting a lecture from Kurogiri about how he hasn't acted since they've lost the last hideout. How things need to get moving along soon if they want to keep that forward momentum. So they lay out plans for recruitment because at the moment that's really all they can do until the next spark of inspiration comes along.

But that's not the only thing Shigaraki deals with. Plans are moving faster than anyone can give him credit for because he meets with Toga- giving her a special mission suited specifically for her quirk. This meeting went a little longer than he'd expected, even after taking consideration into Toga being... well... strange. But it was important.

Then there was dealing with Twice, the man who could split apart into clones. He was tasked with temporarily recruitment- they all would be given this but Twice was to lay the foundation for how to do it. This was arguably the most important thing Shigaraki had to deal with- especially since Giran had his hands tied up. They needed more recruits and all they had to do was get connected to those who were already out there following Stain's path. The League may never be the size it once was when they'd attacked USJ but it didn't quite matter. At least not now. They'd gotten shit done with the number of members they had now- their ranks didn't need to swell into huge numbers.

There were other things he'd done too. Tedious little tasks that ultimately no one would care about but if he didn't do them, they'd put themselves at risk. Somewhere he'd managed to get the door fixed. Not with his own hands certainly but someone had come and replaced it per Shigaraki's request.

By the time he's finally done doing all things a villainous leader needs to do, he's scratching at his neck. Hard. He'd been busy all day with barely a moment for himself to think.

His opening of his room's door, and promptly slamming it, is the only way anyone would know he was back. Loudly announcing to all that he was home.]

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[ Dabi hears the slam of Shigaraki's door and he starts sliding off his chair to get up and head over, but then he stops. He's not a damn dog, for fucks sake, and Shigaraki may be his boss, but he's not his master.

He flops back in his seat, pulling over the crinkled papers detailing what they scouted today and any issues they might have. There's not much, but he wrote it all down anyway- for future reference, and because he doesn't want to go through it all a hundred times, having to explain it to the rest of them. He reads everything over again, then tosses it aside and stares at the door.

Nope, he's not getting up. ]

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[That's fine. Shigaraki needs some time to destress anyways. He starts by taking off the hands, carefully leaving the most important one on. he uses the alone time to scratch hard and long, effectively getting rid of the crazed itch that's been nagging at him all day long. Of course he knows if he meets up with Dabi later it'll come back. It always does. But Dabi's treated him for those itches with his mouth so it's not always that bad or unwelcomed.

Once he's sort of settled down, he actually wanders over to Dabi's room and loudly knocks. Unlike Dabi, Shigaraki actually waits to be let in because he has manners. Or likes to pretend that he does.]

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[ Dabi figures Shigaraki needs time with all that door slamming anyway. He's back late, which means there was more on his schedule than just talking and scouting. Dabi wonders if he should ask for more to do, or if he'll just be left with stupid, unimportant jobs to fill the time.

The knock at his door pulls him out of his thoughts and he wonders why Shigaraki even bothers. Probably because he wants to act like he has manners or some shit, Dabi figures. That man is such a weirdo.

He gets up, yanking the door open, giving Shigaraki a nonplussed look. ]

What?