Dabi leaned on the alley wall, lighting up a cigarette with the tip of his finger. He heard a low sound, turning his head with a glare in search for it.

His eyes softened unnoticably when he saw his partner. He hadn't seen them in weeks.

You were beautiful as always, but that's not how your relationship worked.

No compliments, no I love you's. Dabi didn't know why, but it bothered him. He had been the one that encouraged their lovelife to be rather... unromantic, but it started to bother him.