500 miles
a/n: ik this has been done before and i’ve seen fanart of it but i want a fic on it - lowk just angst and fluff idk listen to the song 500 miles cus it’s the reason im writing this
t. todoroki and s. todoroki (and not like that u freaks)
it’s been a bad week for touya, he always gets like this near the anniversary of his death as he calls it. he grows more distant, won’t talk much, usually disappears for a day or two but always comes back and you never mind picking up the pieces and putting him back together. so when you hear the front door creek open you leave the room and go to meet him in the kitchen.
“i’m hungry.”
“shush.”
“touya?” you peek your head out from the hall. “i- oh!” your eyes widen when you see his brother.
“we got anything to eat? kids hungry.” he leaves his brother staring at you and walks to the kitchen.
“um.. no but..” you smile at his brother before following after him. “touya what the fuck?” you hiss.
“don’t even ask.” he mumbles.
“did you kidnap him?” you look over your shoulder at the young boy pulling out a chair and sitting at the counter.
“said don’t ask.” he sighs, bringing both hands up to his face. “i don’t know. i just.. i don’t know.” he shakes his head. “don’t wanna talk about it right now.”
“alright.” you place a hand on his shoulder. “um.. we can go to that restaurant a couple blocks away? the one that’s 24 hours?” you slide your hand down his spine watching him slowly exhale. “y’know the one with your favorite soba?”
“soba?” his brother perks up.
“you like soba too?” you turn with a smile.
“mhm!” he nods his head eagerly. “‘s my favorite!”
“then let’s go get some.” you smile. “just gonna go get dressed.” you squeeze touyas hand before leaving them in the kitchen.
your mind races with what he could have possibly done and why his little brother is here but you shake your head and focus on pulling a hoodie on. you grab your wallet and a hoodie for his brother along with one of touya’s old beanies and walk back out to meet them.
“alright, c’mere..”
“shoto.” touya adds.
“shoto.” you hum. “it’s a little chilly, huh?” you show him the hoodie.
you tug it on over his head and he drowns in the fabric as touya looks on with an unreadable expression. you pull the beanie over his hair and tuck his hairs into the sides before pinching his cheeks and standing up. shoto grabs your hand and the both of you turn to look at touya.
“why’d you give him my stuff?” touya tugs the beanie down past shoto’s eyes.
“cause i doubt he’s supposed to be with us.” you pat his chest. “now let's go get some soba.” you fix shoto’s beanie.
the three of you start down the street and shoto reaches for touya’s hand and he sighs but offers it to him nonetheless. you keep glancing at them wondering if either of them will say something. it’s silent until you’re seated at your table with your menus.
“hot?” touya looks over at shoto.
“cold.” he scrunches his brows.
“yeah.” touya nods with a small smile.
touya orders for the three of you and when the drinks come out the three of you act like there’s a test that’s going to be on them before the meal comes out. you glance up and find shoto staring at you and you offer him a small wave and smile.
“so am i gonna live with you guys now?” shoto tilts his head.
“dunno.” touya shrugs.
“if i do can we have soba every night?” shoto blinks at him.
touya laughs and shoto smiles and all the tension drips away. there’s not really much conversation but the silence is comfortable now as the three of you wait for the food to be brought out.
by the time you guys are served, shoto’s eyes are already drooping. he finishes his food with the help of touya and falls asleep at the table while the bill is being paid. touya sighs and scoops shoto up and offers you his free hand.
“‘s nice.” you lean on his arm.
“shh.” he squeezes your hand but can’t hide the pink dusting on his cheeks.
“where’s he gonna sleep?” you smile up at him.
“bed with us for now.” he shrugs. “i.. i dunno what i was thinking.” you watch his shoulders tense.
“s’okay, we’ll figure it out.” you rub soothing circles on his hand.
the rest of the walk back is filled with soft snores from shoto and the sounds of the city. when the apartment door seals the three of you inside shoto stirs and wraps himself tighter around touya.
“miss you.” he mumbles into touya’s hoodie.
touya doesn’t say anything, just tugs the beanie off and smooths his hair back. he leads you into the room with him and lays shoto down on the bed and covers him up before taking you back out to the living room. he sits on the couch and looks up at you.
“you can yell.” he sighs.
“why would i yell?” you cup his cheeks.
“cause i’m stupid.” he rests his hands over yours. “and i took my stupid brother. and made you an accomplice. and made you come eat soba this late. and.. i dunno.” he shrugs.
“i’m not gonna yell at you.” you squish his cheeks and sit down next to him. “but.. why did you take him?” you search his eyes.
“i just..” he sighs. “i’m so fucking mad and bitter and.. i.. fuck it, i took his masterpiece cause he’s not just his masterpiece he’s a kid.. he’s my.. brother and..” he tosses his head back on the couch.
“hey, it’s okay.” you brush his hair back. “we don’t gotta deal with it right now.” you curl up next to him.
“touya?” you both turn at shoto’s voice.
“yeah? are you okay?” touya is up and walking over to shoto.
“can you come to bed?” he tugs his shirt. “and you too?” shoto peeks around shoto at you.
“yeah. let’s go to bed.” you nod and get up from the couch.
the both of you lead shoto back to bed and the two of you curl into bed around him. shoto falls asleep and touya stares at you from across the bed, reaching over and cupping your cheek.
“i’ll make you two breakfast in the morning.” he rubs your cheek. “and we figure out what to do with him.” he whispers.
“mhm.” you bring his hand to your mouth and press a small kiss on his palm.
i’ll prob make a part two to this at some point
I absolutely love the idea of an AU where Toya takes Shoto in to be raised
