•*•*• SHIGARAKI and chō weren't sure what they were. they had kissed, and that was it. they weren't dating, but there was an unspoken agreement that they somewhat belonged to each other.

they didn't mind not having a title, especially shigaraki. his current #1 goal was to destroy the symbol of peace and everything he didn't like. and he knew chō would understand.

so why was he currently laying on her lap instead of planning his next steps? he didn't even know himself. she offered and he gave in to his desires.

chō stroked his soft blue hair. it was indeed getting quite long. her slim fingers combed through any tangled knots, occasionally accidentally pulling hair out.

shigaraki had his eyes closed. chō was sitting on the couch so she could be comfortable too.

chō would occasionally trace her nimble fingers across shigaraki's face. she explored every line, every crevice, every scar that he had.

he became very self conscious, no matter the amount of times she reassured him.

chō hunched over and was towering over shigaraki's face. she whispered to him, "I love everything about you".

although they haven't confessed to each other yet, it was shown through actions more than words.

chō leaned in close, making shigaraki open his eyes. he would've moved away on reflex if it weren't for chō holding his face.

she was gently caressing his cheeks. she leaned down and kissed the scar on his lips, then the one across his eye.

"I'm so jealous of whoever will be getting to see your face", chō joked with a light chuckle.

"what do you mean?", shigaraki asked, not understanding her comment. if she wanted, she could see his face anytime. perhaps she wanted him to wear father less often?

"mm, nothing", chō said, giving a quick kiss to shigaraki's chapped lips.

shigaraki thought for a while. maybe...it was time to tell her.

"if y'all are gonna fuck can y'all go somewhere else?", dabi said as he entered the base.

"we're not dabi! and even if we were, you just totally ruined the moment", chō jokingly pouted.

shigaraki turned his head towards dabi, who was smirking.

'fucking prick'.

shigaraki growled and sat up. he hated when people disturbed him. he was about to tell her about himself when dabi just waltzed in.

"anyways, I'll see you later at the rooftop yeah? imma go get some food", chō said as she skipped out.

"you're getting soft boss. it better not interfere with the plans", dabi reminded.

"shut it, ash tray".

★彡 healer 彡★

as promised, once it hit midnight, they met up on the rooftop.

chō bought some sweets. since the green tea kitkats were only a once a year thing, she only brought the regular ones and some chocolates.

"already eating without me?", shigaraki asked as he sat down beside chō, laying his head on her lap.

chō just happily nodded, occasionally feeding shigaraki some pocky.

"say, tomu...what would you have been if you weren't a villain?", chō asked.

"why?"

"just wondering".

shigaraki gave it a thought. honestly, if all for one hadn't saved him, he probably would've been dead. so he wasn't sure what he would've been.

"maybe...a hero...", he whispered.

"really??", chō smiled.

"yeah. when I was little....I had a thing for them. it was my dream...to be one", he said, looking up at the stars.

"I think you would've made a great hero, tomura", chō quietly said.

"tenko", shigaraki mumbled.

"hm?"

"it's shimura tenko. it's my...real name", shigaraki said.

"well then, tenko", chō said, smiling.

shigaraki liked the sound of his name rolling off the girl's tongue. but of course, he'd never admit that to her.

"say tenko, did you have any siblings? or pets?", chō asked.

"a sister. her name was shimura hana. I had a dog", shigaraki answered.

"haha, so you're a dog person", chō childishly pouted.

shigaraki smiled. "it doesn't matter because it died anyways".

"how?"

shigaraki's breath halted. there it was. the question that he always asked himself. 'how? how did he even get here? how did it even happen again?'

"you don't have to tell me if you don't—"

"I was 4", shigaraki started. he wanted to tell her. he wanted her to know how much of a monster he is. maybe then, she'd finally be repelled by him.

"my father hated heroes. he was a businessman. my grandparents would always stand by the sideline and watch when father...disciplined me. hana believed in me though. however, that was not enough against my father's stubborn ideals".

chō listened intently. she felt sick to her stomach as she already knew which direction this story was going.

"one day, he found the picture that hana showed me of my other grandmother, who was a hero. I was outside crying with my dog", shigaraki said, giving out a dry chuckle.

"and the dog suddenly died. it turned into dust. as a 4 year-old, you can only imagine how horrified I was. I ran inside to my grandparents. I suppose I accidentally touched them and they turned to dust too. and hana along with my mother".

chō felt tears welling up in her eyes. she wanted to help shigaraki. she wanted to help him carry the guilt and burden he's been holding for almost 20 years.

"then father came home. and he looked at me...like I was a monster", shigaraki said while giving a bitter smile.

"and indeed I was. because all that was left of him, after I accidentally disintegrated him, was the hand".

shigaraki wasn't even looking at chō when she told the story. so when her tears fell onto him, he was shocked.

"why're you crying? shouldn't it be me?", shigaraki dryly joked.

chō just shook her head. she was an ugly cryer but shigaraki didn't think so.

"you're...you're not a monster. they made you that way", chō choked out as tears were still steaming down her face.

shigaraki carefully wiped them away. he pulled her down to give her a kiss to the forehead.

"no, they were right. that's why I'm going to show them just how much of a monster I can be".

chō shook her head once again. after calming down a bit, she held shigaraki's head, making him look at her in the eye.

"listen tenko, you're NOT a monster. but if it's the #1 villain you want to be, I'll always support you. and...and I'll never leave you, no matter what", chō said.

shigaraki was stunned. not even after him telling her his past made her run away. he truly got lucky.

"promise?", he asked.

"promise", chō said as she pinkie promised him.

thus, they shared a kiss, under the promise of the stars. they spent the rest of the night laying beside each other on the rooftop.

oh how they both just wished this moment would never end.