Do you mean to say you genuinely have an interest in me?
[No, that's not the kind of thing All for One was likely to consider. Kurogiri is skeptical, nonetheless. He truly doubts that anyone is likely to think of him in that way.]
uh-huh. i don't waste my time askin about somethin i don't wanna do.
[dabi's always been "my way or else" when it came to his interests and aims. from shirking chores the league wants him to do unless highly put upon (or unless they align with his own goals) to generally doing what he wanted even if that meant leaving the league for a while with little explanation or care.
so if he wants to do something cause it's interesting, then it's cause he really does find it interesting.
though, hopefully kurogiri's not thinking this is the start of some kind of dating romance...]
[Tokoyami may not like to involve others in his problems, but he's also cautious and will follow rules that he thinks is best. Like when he suggested they let the heroes and their teachers rescue Bakugou rather than agreeing to go along with Kirishima's reckless plan. Though... he also didn't break their trust of secrecy either, so...
Tell the teacher about the creep is his personal thoughts on this matter here.]
Aa.
[He has two ideas what this awkward favor is going to be.]
Pretend to be date so as to discourage his continued advances?
[He's not a fan of deceit, but in this case... it would be for a friend's safety and comfort. There are far worse things to lie about, for far darker intentions.]
I am fine with that. A hero protects, even by casting an obscuring shadow.
You don't need to frame it as a secret though. Tell him straight that you're already seeing someone. He doesn't need to know more than that.
[And if he does, then that's stalking. Besides, how he this guy going to get into U.A. to find out if the admission is a ruse or not?]
Oh, yes. I am aware of these sorts of plans, also.
Forever can get lonely. Even with the proper company, it's not for everyone. I am just here while I am here, you know? I think that will be a long time and, hey, you know what, that's good enough.
[Even when people don't believe he has no other motive for doing what he does other than wanting to help people. Or maybe it's especially because of that.]
That's good, at least. Not that I'd think that kind of thing would be kept secret from you, but still.
You have a way more optimistic point of view than I do. Maybe if the circumstances had been different, I might've considered it seriously. I was-- uh, short on company at the time. I tend to scare people away more than I draw them in.
[It seems like it would, but doing anything kind of exhausting when you're a terrible person. It's probably different for people who aren't like that.]
[ The real question is if his luck is catnapping on the couch without pants on and left him to such a losing streak, does he have money left to gamble. She better be paying for the refreshments. ]
Well, I'm just fulfilling the lady's request. You didn't specify what kind of antagonism.
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