more shigaraki x reader headcanons
he’s shy about taking selfies with you in the beginning of the relationship, and he will continue to be a grouch about it when you pester him for them, but he’s secretly totally into it. he’s happy to know that you love having permanent memories with him and that you love his face so much that you’d want to look at him for more than a second (joke’s on him you’d stare at him day and night if you could).
takes so many candid pictures of you with his phone, it’s not even funny. if you’re looking particularly gorgeous during a sunset or you fell asleep beside him with a serene expression, his phone is out faster than the speed of light. god help you if you ever discover his stash of pictures because he will throw such a fit with his face blazing red.
if you discover his stash, he makes his lock screen background a picture of you drooling all over him when you fell asleep on his chest one time, with your hair standing on end and looking like a hot mess. try as you might, he will not change it for a looong time. your rage is worth it, because he gets to tease you relentlessly and hold his phone just out of reach and have you climb all over him in an attempt to get it. he’s a brat and you love him for it, but damn is he aggravating.
his choice of gaming preference is multiplayer fighting games or first person shooters, but he is hella amused by you if you adore animal crossing or harvest moon/stardew valley. he hates the lack of fighting in these games, but seeing how focused you are at winning the crap out of the games is a private joy he has. he’ll sit there and tolerate you describing each and every villager to him. if you are one of those gamers who forgets the entire day and spends hours playing, tomura finds himself at odds. on one hand, he is a neet with the life skills of moss. on the other hand, he doesn’t want you to deteriorate into neethood like he did, and he wants you to eat and sleep regularly. it is the height of kurogiri’s day when he witnesses tomura hounding you to get out of your room or off the couch to get food. sometimes you are aware of how sweet he’s being, and you don’t want him to get back to his gaming right after pestering you, so you only acquiesce if he comes to the kitchen with you.
you both go through a pokemon go phase and it’s the best time of your lives. tomura has never gotten this much walking done. he has dusted a few arrogant players at gym locations. he's forever salty that you have more rare pokemon than him. you own a jigglypuff and call it shigglypuff. tomura becomes the gym leader of a nearby location and you are never able to beat him. but one day, you DO, and he is simultaneously so shocked and pissed but also so unbearably turned on.
tomura is the one who remembers all the important dates. birthdays, anniversaries, you name it, he’s got the memory of an elephant. it’s hard to tell though, because he is so tight-lipped about upcoming dates so you never know if he’s planning something or straight up forgot about it. but he never forgets, and he somehow always manages to find the time to get great gifts when you aren’t looking. he was a huge dumbass about gift-giving in the beginning of the relationship, but when kurogiri advised him to pay attention to your interests (which he was doing anyway), let’s just say it’s hard to top how thoughtful he can be.
listen, if you think you’re gonna drag this guy on adventures, you’re very wrong. tomura likes a select few excursions, and if you try to change his routine, he will bitch and moan about it the whole way and WILL ruin everyone’s mood no matter how hard you try to get him to enjoy himself. don’t take this idiot to the beach or a public swimming pool, don’t take him clothes shopping, and definitely don’t take him out anywhere when it’s the peak of summer heat.
make him a bento box like from the many anime shows he’s binged, and he’s your bitch for the rest of the day. he is always, without a doubt, utterly weak for when you do something sweet for him, especially when it takes so much effort. when you hand him the bento box, he’ll kind of space out as he stares at it and mutters a quiet thanks, and when he thinks you aren’t looking, you notice a soft smile appearing while he eats.
tomura is the most affectionate when he’s sleepy. he will crawl onto you in the dead of night regardless of whether you were sleeping or not, and he’ll bury his face in your chest. stroke his hair, he loves that SO much. these are the moments when you can trust him with your innermost thoughts and worries. he will stay silent as you speak, and his answer to making you feel better is to smother you in a constricting hold. he may softly murmur words of comfort in your ear, or he will say nothing at all. either way, you always somehow end up feeling safe around him during these moments. tomura, in turn, is also more willing to talk about his feelings when he’s this tired. it might have something to do with how his memories fray on the edge of awareness, hinting at a past he fights hard to suppress, and the uncomfortable emotions this stirs up makes him desperate to find solace in your presence, and in your understanding.