[Dabi may never believe any version of events that aren't his own, but Enji figures he can live with that too. It's not his job to change his son's mind. He just wants to be around for the ride, whatever that means, and wherever that takes him. Kind of like a reconnaissance mission, except he has no real end goal for what he does with his intel.
Hell, at this point, he's sure Dabi might just be allowing him to stick around out of spite. Death would be too easy an escape, and Enji is sure Dabi just needs time to plan how else he can make his father's life miserable before he allows him to leave (via death or otherwise). Or maybe he won't? Enji has no idea when it comes to Dabi. There's nearly no point in trying to predict someone so unpredictable.]
I see.
[Deliberately not addressing the prude comment, his response to Dabi's current skin to scar tissue ratio is non-committal. He cares, but he knows his son will use it against him if he shows just how much he does. Yet Enji never fails to fall into that trap every time he's given the choice to avoid it. That, and his expression gives everything away when he doesn't have his flames hiding his face. The stapled skin is clearly not a permanent solution, and there's nothing that could fix it at this point. Although..]
Maybe if you stopped using your quirk, you could give your body time to heal.
[Just like a quirk that could send people back in time, one where skin this damaged could just grow itself back would be equally as broken and game changing. Something like that would be desirable for everyone, not just heroes and villains, but it's not as wild as time-travel. Maybe he can try to look into that while they're on their little...whatever this is.
Enji doesn't think Dabi is disgusting, though. His son is in there after all. Amongst the warped memories, partially valid emotions, and senseless delusions, Touya is in there. Somewhere. He's gone from seeing Dabi as a stranger to something else. Not quite family, though he does feel a paternal need to protect him. It's not as though he really needs it, though, or wants it for that matter.
Maybe that's why he holds Dabi's gaze even as he reaches out to grab his wrist. He wasn't going to do that anymore, but he can't just allow himself to watch his son help the very slow deterioration of what's left of him. Enji holds him by the wrist, squeezing in warning as he draws Dabi's wrist aside and away from his face.]
I know my apologies don't fix anything, but figured you'd be happy to know that I do feel like shit knowing I contributed to any of it. Which is why I don't want to see you hurting yourself.
[Enji slowly releases his hold on Dabi's arm, running his hand up along it to eventually rest on his son's shoulder to show that he's not at all disgusted by touching him.]
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i fell asleep before i hit post comment lmao
Date: 11/29/21 07:26 (UTC)Hell, at this point, he's sure Dabi might just be allowing him to stick around out of spite. Death would be too easy an escape, and Enji is sure Dabi just needs time to plan how else he can make his father's life miserable before he allows him to leave (via death or otherwise). Or maybe he won't? Enji has no idea when it comes to Dabi. There's nearly no point in trying to predict someone so unpredictable.]
I see.
[Deliberately not addressing the prude comment, his response to Dabi's current skin to scar tissue ratio is non-committal. He cares, but he knows his son will use it against him if he shows just how much he does. Yet Enji never fails to fall into that trap every time he's given the choice to avoid it. That, and his expression gives everything away when he doesn't have his flames hiding his face. The stapled skin is clearly not a permanent solution, and there's nothing that could fix it at this point. Although..]
Maybe if you stopped using your quirk, you could give your body time to heal.
[Just like a quirk that could send people back in time, one where skin this damaged could just grow itself back would be equally as broken and game changing. Something like that would be desirable for everyone, not just heroes and villains, but it's not as wild as time-travel. Maybe he can try to look into that while they're on their little...whatever this is.
Enji doesn't think Dabi is disgusting, though. His son is in there after all. Amongst the warped memories, partially valid emotions, and senseless delusions, Touya is in there. Somewhere. He's gone from seeing Dabi as a stranger to something else. Not quite family, though he does feel a paternal need to protect him. It's not as though he really needs it, though, or wants it for that matter.
Maybe that's why he holds Dabi's gaze even as he reaches out to grab his wrist. He wasn't going to do that anymore, but he can't just allow himself to watch his son help the very slow deterioration of what's left of him. Enji holds him by the wrist, squeezing in warning as he draws Dabi's wrist aside and away from his face.]
I know my apologies don't fix anything, but figured you'd be happy to know that I do feel like shit knowing I contributed to any of it. Which is why I don't want to see you hurting yourself.
[Enji slowly releases his hold on Dabi's arm, running his hand up along it to eventually rest on his son's shoulder to show that he's not at all disgusted by touching him.]