Just a short little drabble about Tokoyami saying something edgy and weird.

Warnings: none

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You had tried so hard, and yet all of your efforts had been fruitless. No matter how many times you rechecked the care instructions, no matter how often you watered it and made sure that the soil was draining properly, and no matter how ardently you ensured that it got enough sunlight, your succulent still laid before you, wilted, withered, and dead. You had barely had it a month, and you had already failed in what should have been an easy task. You didn't think that taking care of a plant was supposed to be difficult; all you had to do was water it and that was as far as it went. But you were wrong.

Your boyfriend, in all of his somber wisdom, had been the first to point out that your plant was 'about to cross the void into the afterlife'. You hadn't taken him seriously at first (how could you when he said it like that?), but then Dark Shadow had the gall to laugh and call you a 'plant killer'. His mocking (it was light teasing, really, since the sentient aspect of Tokoyami's Quirk was actually quite fond of you, as well) had caused you to actually take a good look at your succulent, and that prompted you to look up more in-depth care instructions. Unfortunately, your efforts had been too late, and you had indeed become a plant killer.

Dark Shadow's incessant snickering beside you did nothing to alleviate the disappointment that you were feeling in yourself as you stared at the carcass of the once vibrant plant, but Tokoyami at least had the decency to pat you on the shoulder and nudge his head against yours. It was a sweet gesture, and you were glad that he was keeping the edgy side of personality at bay for once.

"Don't trouble yourself over it. It was a dark but inescapable fate for such a frail existence."

"What the actual hell, Fumikage?"