how you know they love you
shigaraki
- he takes your side in any argument, even if he personally doesn’t agree with you. when you’re in public, he’s always on your side. which is big, since he is the leader. if you’ve made a mistake, he’ll made up a thousand excuses for you, even when you’re not really fond of the idea of not taking any responsibility. he expects same behaviour in return.
- often brings you with him, when he takes his long long walks through the night city. that’s where he can usually be somewhat affectionate in public, by taking your hand carefully.
- he lets you do basically anything in his room, including bothering him directly. he doesn’t get annoyed in the slightest, you can clearly see how he’s pretending to be, but he’s really not. you are always welcomed in his room. prefferered even.
- he encourages you in a very subtle ways, like sharing your hobbies, learning more abouth them, providing you with materials and therefore suggesting you to tell him more. he can get really invested and he just likes to listen to your ramblings. they soothe him and he has better sleep later.
- lets you win when you play videogames. he does this very discreetly, it actually looks like you’ve beat him, so you don’t get offended that he wasn’t even trying. he does this just to see you beaming with joy. it warms his heart.
- usually he’s sitting near you at the diner table. and before your relationship he never really ate with others. he was always alone.
- if asked well enough and if it’s really important for you, he might change his final decisions. and we’re talking big, like some serious stuff, where no one but him decides. it’s a big deal for him, for his reputation, he’s also very stubborn, so don’t overdo it or he might blame you later. he loves you almost as equally as being petty.
dabi
- he’s very brash and blunt by nature, so he tries to tone it down quite a bit. he knows he has the tendency saying things he doesn’t really mean, and it’s not to say he still won’t say them. he just really tries to be more gentle.
- turns out, he’s pretty touchstarved. good luck with that.
- he’s much more open with you. actually he’s really talkative, when the right topic, to the point that he talks so much you might think he just loves the sound of his own voice (which partly is true since in his childhood he was rarely heard and it all translates into his now present behaviour, he can’t get enough attention, ever). so he introduces you to all of his favourite books and tv shows and everything he loves, and he can’t just stop talking. he knows you like to hear about everything, so he delivers. also, great partner to gossip.
- cleans your room for you, sometimes even cooks. all while scolding you for being so nasty and helpless. fascinating.
- if you fuck up, he’ll be the first who tells you you fucked up. he’ll be very honest and straightforward about almost everything. he also will help you fixing anything.
- he brings you with him on his night outs and he’s keeping an eye on you at all times. he’ll always pick you up after party, no matter how much he whines about it. he'll put you in bed if you drunk and passed out. he’ll curse the life out of you, but he’ll still do it.
- since he has great memory, remembers everything you’ve said to him, ever. sometimes it’s nice, sometimes it’s annoying. depends on a matter. usually it’s the most convinient to him, of course, he can tease you endlessly, but every once in a blue moon it’s actually useful.
- he’s actually not the easiest guy to make laugh, again, not humorous by nature, but he genuinely loves your jokes. the dorkier, the better. he laughs a lot with you.
hawks
- he’ll try his best to make time for you. he’s very busy and he puts his soul into his work, so appreciate it. it’s very big for him.
- one of his love languages is gift giving, and he’ll always bring you one after returning from a long mission. they’re not always fancy, most of them just simple stuff which reminded him of you when he was away. but, if it’s fancy, it’s usually jewellry. he likes shiny things a lot.
- he becomes much more quiet in your presence, letting you shine and all. but mostly it’s because he doesn’t feel pressured when near you. he can become himself, not the hero hawks.
- the more time he spends at home, the less he feels the need to cut off his sharp talons. he rarely wears his gloves. he takes off his lenses, which make his pupils more human-like, since he has very intense stare (because yk, he’s a bird of prey).
- he talks about his future with you. what you both would want and all, what you’d do after war. like, you’ll definitely know he’s planning on spending his life with you.
- he’ll eat basically anything you’ve served him. he doesn’t care. he’ll compliment you anyway.
- he’ll let you touch his wings and take care of them. another big one, because one, he’s not touchy at all, two, he hates when others touch his wings in particular. he never gave anyone permission to do that, and he kinda gave up. he sort of takes his power back, when it’s so openly consensual.
- tries to be more open with you. he’s very secretitive and reserved, it’s hard for him to open up. at some point you’ll probably hear that he loves you out loud, but don’t rush it. the fact that he told you that he ‘was slightly injured at mission but it’s okay now don’t worry!’ is already a lot. because before you won’t even notice, he’s a great liar when he wants to be. with gentle encouragment, he’ll lean on you more and more.
