Siren Song (All Might x Reader)

Chapter 26: Publicity

Mini Chapter!

"I wanted to talk about us," He stated nonchalantly.

You could instantly feel your stomach drop.

Us? Why does he want to talk about us? We've barely been 'together' for more than a few hours.

"Uh- okay! What did you want to talk about?" You squeaked out from between a tight lipped smile.

He sidled around the counter and closed the gap between you, slinking an arm around your waist and smiling at you.

"You're making that face," He laughed.

"What face?" You asked.

"That face you make when you're anxious about what I'm going to say."

"Well, can you blame me? It's not exactly encouraging to hear 'I wanna talk about us'. Sounds like something bad is gonna happen." You argued.

"Right, right. I'm sorry, that does sound ominous. I just wanted to talk about whether we would make 'this' public or not," He gestured to the embrace you were currently locked in.

"Oh, uh, I don't know." You frowned. You hadn't thought about it yet, but you'd assumed that Toshi would keep it private. "It's been less than twenty four hours. I figured we'd give it time before we did anything serious..."

"I'm not going to do anything that you aren't comfortable with, but it's already really hard to keep my hands off of you- sorry. That sounded impolite of me." He blushed awkwardly and cleared his throat, "What I was trying to say is that I would like to show you affection, both in public and in private, if you'd allow it. But we wouldn't be able to keep things under wraps for very long."

"I see..." You thought, pondering your options, "Well... I'd really love to go public with it, but I have a few concerns."

"Such as?" He asked, guiding you over to the couch and pulling you onto his lap once he was seated. You had his undivided attention, and the intensity of his stare made you shift awkwardly.

"Well, All for One is the first thing I'd think of... would he catch on to our plan? Or would some other villain try to hurt me to get at you? "

"I thought you weren't worried about it 'If it was the cost of being with me'," He quoted you with a teasing poke.

"I said I would still do it if that was the cost, not that I wouldn't be scared anyways." You poked him back.

"Right, right. Well, I've been thinking about it: most of the time you're here, in the apartment where it's safe. And any time you're out and about you're usually with me or someone I trust enough to keep you safe. I've also seen how hard you've been training, don't count yourself short. I'd be more worried about the paparazzi."

"That brings me to my next point: your rabid fan girls."

"What about them?" He rolled his eyes.

"They're gonna tear me apart if they find out I've 'stolen' their husband."

"I think you could take them," He chuckled.

"I'm serious, Tosh! They'll tear me apart online. I don't know if I could take that."

"Okay, I understand... You bring up a lot of good points..." He sighed, scratching his chin as he pondered his options. "I think we only have one choice when faced with a tough decision like this."