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Dreams of Dabi only became more intense after that night. It would always be, he would somehow be in your life again, then you two would hug, then kiss, before you woke up. You would always wake up right after the kiss, right before, or during. And it haunted you, even if you were ever to see Dabi again, you wouldn't be able to face him. You'd never see him the same. Oh, but it got worse. This latest dream, you two went as far as getting a little...touchy. Well, let's be real, a lot touchy. Way more touchy than friends should. 

It was after you woke up in a hot sweat, heart beating out of your chest as if he had actually just put his hands on you. Steadily roaming your body, making sure to caress every inch of you. How his hands were so rough, yet so gentle as they met with your body. How he could take your breath away with a single touch. You shivered. "This has got to stop." You say breathlessly. You couldn't view Dabi like this. Dabi was not your lover, you shouldn't be thinking of him in that way. 

You knew this, you understood this, yet your body and mind betrayed you. Your body ached and yearned for his touch, while your mind raced with thoughts of just how he would preform when it came to the real thing. You shook your head. "That's not going to happen, so just stop!" You scold no one but yourself. 

You nearly jumped out of your skin as you heard you alarm going off. With a groan you got up and got ready for another day. 

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"Girl I told you!" Maria boasted. You had just gotten here for your usual order, but you also told he about your dreams. You'd hope she'd keep it on the downlow once you told her, but clearly that was not the case. Your face flushed a shade of red before you shooshed her. "Ok, yes, you were right. Please don't make a big thing out of it." You whisper. Maria's shit eating grin only grew. "Yeah, I knew it all along. You so have a thing for him." 

You sigh, picking up your order. "I'd hope this wouldn't be the case." Maria tilts her head. "Why not?" She asks. But before you could explain, she was called by a coworker. "Ah, sorry. I gotta run, we can talk later yeah?" You nod your head. "Yeah, I should get going to. See you later Maria." You then made your way out of the shop and to the nearest train station. 

Dabi was on your mind the whole time you were working. Your boss noticed you were distracted, and offered to help by talking about it. However, you weren't about to tell your boss that you had feelings for a wanted villain, now were you? So, you just waved it off saying it was because you weren't sleeping enough. Your boss didn't look like they bought it, but they didn't question you further. Instead, they told you to try and get some more sleep. 

By the time you got off work, you were mentally drained. There was only one person, who was actually near you, who could help. And that was Maria. It had to have been a stroke of luck that you two got off work around the same time. You called her and told her to meet you at your place so you could both talk further. Maria, of course, agreed to the plan. 

It didn't take long for Maria to show up, she only lived a block away from you. In her hand, she held a bottle of your favorite drinks as well as a few pastries from her work. You gladly let her in, and you two sat down for a little chat.

"So, tell me all about him." Maria said before munching on one of the pastries. You blushed and avoided her gaze. There wasn't much you could tell her. You two were good friends, but you weren't entirely sure she'd understand, even if you did explain it all to her. So, thinking of the best lie you could come up with, you answered. "Well, he's a bit of a...bad boy? Yeah, he's a bad boy alright. He's never the type to follow the rules, and had even gotten into some trouble." Maria smirked. "I didn't figure you were the type to go after those kinds of men." She chuckled. "But do go on." 

"But, he hasn't had the best life. His past, his childhood, none of it was good. And it wasn't any of his fault, he was just born into the wrong kind of family. And all that damage, it turned him into...not that great of a guy." You say sadly. Maria was silent as she listened to you. "He was so infuriating when I first met him. And at first, I never really felt safe with him around. But, as the days and weeks went on, he slowly grew on me. I found that, I had grown to really care about that jerk."

"And, in turn, he cared about me. I could hardly believe it myself, but he really did protect me from some bad stuff...And one day, he said he had feelings for me." Maria gasped. "He did? Did you reject him?" You nodded, sadly. "I did. I never appreciated him as fully as I could have, and now...I'll never get the chance to." 

Maria put her hand on yours. "I'm so sorry Y/n. Say, why did you move away? Did you guys have a fight?" 

"No, nothing like that. Um...It's just, I did it for personal reasons." It was the best you could have came up with. It's not like you could have told her the real reason why. Maria nods. "I understand. So, what did he look like?" 

"He was tall. He um, had some scars, but he was very handsome. His hair looked sharp, like, pointy sharp. But it was actually pretty soft. And his eyes..." Now that you thought about it, his eyes were the most noticeable thing about him. Sure, you could say his scars were, but if you looked past that, his eyes really stuck out. "They were the most beautiful shade of blue." Maria giggled. "Damn you are smitten!" She then sighed. "I wish I could find love like that." 

"You will." You say with a smile. "Just give it some time." 

"That's what they all say! I've been waiting years!" Maria whined. You pat her back. "How about we watch some gorgy horror to take our minds off of it?" You suggested. "That sounds terrible...I'm in." 

So, you both found the scariest movie you could find before settling in for the night. Maria had to go as soon as the movie ended, having to go to work in the morning. She was complaining about having nightmares after watching the movie and blamed you for it. You just laughed and wished her a good night with pleasant dreams before you went to bed yourself.