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it was the end of the line.
she knew it.
himiko laughed bitterly, shivering in the darkness, barely illuminated by the sliver of sunlight that shone between the spots in the rubble and the blue light of dabi's flame.
"hey… hey guys?"
dabi looked at her, and maybe for the first time saw how young she really was.
her head resting in his lap, as tomura pressed a torn cloth against her stomach.
"whats up crazy?"
"i… i dont wanna go."
dabi looked at her, silently, and was happy, for the first time, that he couldnt cry.
"youre not going anywhere himi."
tomura's gravelly voice cut through the tense silence.
himiko let out a laugh, that quickly turned into a wet cough.
"we all know thats not true 'mura."
himiko smiled at him softly.
"hey dab.… can i ask you a favor?"
"anything."
"whats your name?"
dabi looked at her, laughing dimly.
"you never gave up on trying to figure it out."
tomura swallowed thickly, feeling the blood, her blood, himiko's blood, too much blood, cover his hands.
"touya."
himiko looked up at him, giggling slightly.
"i knew it."
dabi– touya, let out a choked laugh.
"you always were an observant little shit."
tomura laughed at that. a watery, breathy thing, like a toy that had been submerged in water.
"hey shiggy?"
tomura looked over at her.
it was the first time he had actually looked at her.
she was pale, too pale, and the soot on her face was partially cleared away by her tears.
"can i hold your hand? please?"
touya quietly brushed her bangs from her face.
tomura looked at his hands, and slowly lifted them from her stomach, shakily setting his hand in hers.
he felt her grip his hand weakly, before gripping hers back, pinkie down.
himiko took in one shaky breath.
"see? i k-knew you could do it."
dabi let out a choked sob.
himiko took in another shallow breath.
"i–" she choked weakly. "i love you guys. ill… ill tell…. tell them… you say hi…"
tomura let out a breath as he felt her grip loosen.
the spots of light that shown through the rubble faded, and touya's flame along with it.
this was the end of the line.
and they both knew it.