Author's note: Whoever can guess why I named this chapter Judas will get a special reward, put your guesses in the comments, incorrect answers are also welcome 😁.

The tension felt so thick, or maybe that's just the room heating up from Dabi's flames, either way, things are not looking good for Fuyumi or Usagiyama for that matter.

"Babe calm down, what did she tell her" Keigo tries to reach his angry partner, but he can't even touch his arm without feeling like he'll be burnt to a crisp.

Suddenly there's a slight breeze flowing within the room, Keigo and Rumi turn to see Fuyumi staring Touya down with a fierce determination they haven't seen before.

It felt like hot and cold are engaged in a fierce battle for dominance, though the heat is felt more than the cold, it was clear to say the president was not going to back down from this.

What felt like forever (though it was only 4 minutes), the temperature in the room returned to normal.

Touya plops back on the bed looking defeated and utterly exhausted, Rumi puts a hand on the president's shoulder, giving her a proud smile for finally standing up for herself.

"Alright folks, we've got one hell of a time ahead, we already have a lot of drama on our hands, we have room for more, so Fuyumi, tell the boys what you told me"

And she does, she tells them about her entire conversation with Mirko, and when she's done Keigo looks as though he just listened to a horrific crime podcast.

"Touya.."

"Don't birdie, just don't -"

"What fuck do you mean don't what the hell!"

Before Touya can object, Rumi taps his shoulder

"Let him vent, this is a lot to take in"

"So you're a Todoroki, I guess that makes sense, but to think your own dad would do this, what kind of soap opera shit is this"

Dabi just shrugs as Mirko chuckles like crazy, sure the air seems a bit clear now, but the elephant in the room still needs to be addressed.

"Dabs, what are you going to do after the semester ends, you can't tell me you have some sort of plan cause I know you don't "

Dabi just looks at his boyfriend's golden eyes, he almost gives into their glowing concern but his stubbornness remains absolute.

"Honestly, anything is better than living under his roof"

Keigo wants to argue more, but he knows this will come back eventually and right now, he doesn't want to start any unnecessary fights.

Fuyumi gets a message on her phone and realizes she'll have to put a pin on this conversation.

"I have to go, Ryoko needs my help, but Touya, we will need to talk about this, I'm not on anyone's side, not this time, this time, I'm speaking to you as your sister who is concerned and loves you, please, you need to let them in".

Before she heads out the door, she feels someone hug her from behind, she feels the person's arm and knows it's her brother.

He whispers to her, making sure no one else can hear what he says to her.

"Thank you, I know you're concerned but you need to understand, you can't fix this, but I appreciate you for trying".

They let go of each other, and a new understanding forms between the two.

And then there were three.

"So, I feel like more should have happened but at this point I can tell we're gonna circle back to this, so Dabi you know you're not off the hook"

The burnt boy just shrugs, again looking like none of this concerns him.

With a sigh, Rumi hugs Keigo and  leaves the room, when she does, all the mental exhaustion just falls on her.

"Man, this is too much bullshit for me to deal with, I just wanted to spend my semester top of my classes while teasing my best friend about his love life, not whatever this is".

The two boys remain silent, Keigo without a word outstretched his arm for the other to come closer.

They then resume their cuddling position.

"Touya talk to me, I know you have something to say"

"Yeah, I do, how do you feel about all this, bet you think I'm nothing but trouble and then man you spent idolizing turned out to be a jerk weed"

The two chuckle at the statement but the truth within it reminds them this is not something that can be passed off as a mere joke.

"Well Dabi, honestly this is gonna take some processing, but I know we'll get through this together, I'm an optimistic guy after all, I believe this would work out well eventually".

"Whatever you say birdie"

"Baby?"

"Hm?"

"Why did it bother you so much when Fuyumi told Usagiyama about this, I get it must be some huge family secret but your reaction said there's more to this"

Dabi was just getting comfortable letting his lover pet his hair, he completely forgot about the issue.

"It felt like she sold me out, she did it before but I guess old habits die hard, I just thought if she's gonna tell someone she'd at least tell me first, at the end of it all I'm her brother".

"Hmm"

Dabi turns his head to look at his bird.

"What's your input on this?"

"I think, if anything happens I'll be there, obviously, also I don't want to sound like a condescending asshole, but you can crash with me if you want".

Dabi's eyes widen with shock, sure living with his boyfriend sounds like fun, but the pros and cons begin flooding his mind with too many possibilities.

"What about your folks, would they even approve of this"

Keigo just laughs off his statement.

"Bitch those guys could care less, besides i live separately from them so it should be fine".

Dabi felt as if things were going too smoothly, his partner is offering him a place to stay, but there has to be some sort of attachment or something bad might happen before then.

He has no idea, but that nagging feeling starts to eat him alive.

Keigo sees the distress on his face and decides now's not the time for pity parties.

He grabs his boyfriend by the chin and gives him a deep kiss, Dabi ends up relaxing into it and the make out for a bit.

They separate with a wet smack and Keigo pats his half and half cheeks.

"Feeling better yet"

Dabi smirks at his boyfriend's tactic, his distraction was flawless in his eyes.

"I think you should wear your lip balm more often".

Keigo laughs, loving how Dabi turns into a softie with just a stroke of affection, he knows they'll get through this because he loves him so.

The two huddle together to take a nap, letting today pass and the future come.

Meanwhile on the other side of the school building, Shinya, Usagiyama and Fuyumi seem to be in a dark room, it's just an empty classroom with the lights dimmed, but still dark.

A figure sits in a chair with their arms tied behind their backs and a black eye, they flinch as Rumi brings her face closer, annoyance and a hint of malice in her tone as she starts questioning them.

"Now, you are going to tell us what the fuck you think you're doing".