He understands what it's like to be pushed directly by that man. Shouto is still a hero, though, so I find it hard to believe he'd accept that his big brother Touya is the same guy that's been burning thugs alive all over town.
[ It probably was stupid of him. And stubborn. And petty. But Dabi was just that convinced that revealing himself to Shouto would do much more harm than good. He was regretting letting it slip even to Bakugou because of the mess it's made of things. ]
I saw that. They televised it all, remember? .... Honestly I was proud of him using only mom's Quirk that far into the tournament. It proved that even as strong as he is with both running at once, he was still powerful enough to make it to the semi-finals on half his power alone.
[ Pausing, he looked over at the boy with fingers holding the cigarette to his lips. ]
If only he hadn't fucked up and let his concentration waver, right?
[ Dabi himself still wasn't entirely sure of who would have won had Shouto used both his fire and ice the way he had against Midoriya. ]
Look... it's not that easy to just let go of the things that happened and go reconnect with whatever parts of my family might actually want me around. Let me put it in perspective for you....
Have you been able to forget about when we took you? How many nights have you woken up thinking about when I dragged you through the portal?
If you were ready to blast my head off when I first yanked your hood down at the store, just stretch that feeling out over ten years. Those- what? Two days you were with us? Stretch it out to the fifteen years I lived as a Todoroki.
Sure we're standing here now talking... but can you tell me it'd be the same story with Shouto if he found out about me?
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[ It probably was stupid of him. And stubborn. And petty. But Dabi was just that convinced that revealing himself to Shouto would do much more harm than good. He was regretting letting it slip even to Bakugou because of the mess it's made of things. ]
I saw that. They televised it all, remember? .... Honestly I was proud of him using only mom's Quirk that far into the tournament. It proved that even as strong as he is with both running at once, he was still powerful enough to make it to the semi-finals on half his power alone.
[ Pausing, he looked over at the boy with fingers holding the cigarette to his lips. ]
If only he hadn't fucked up and let his concentration waver, right?
[ Dabi himself still wasn't entirely sure of who would have won had Shouto used both his fire and ice the way he had against Midoriya. ]
Look... it's not that easy to just let go of the things that happened and go reconnect with whatever parts of my family might actually want me around. Let me put it in perspective for you....
Have you been able to forget about when we took you? How many nights have you woken up thinking about when I dragged you through the portal?
If you were ready to blast my head off when I first yanked your hood down at the store, just stretch that feeling out over ten years. Those- what? Two days you were with us? Stretch it out to the fifteen years I lived as a Todoroki.
Sure we're standing here now talking... but can you tell me it'd be the same story with Shouto if he found out about me?