Leaping across rooftops, Stygian runs along his patrol route, keeping his senses sharp for any signs of trouble. Hearing the beginnings of a scream, he quickly changes direction mid-air and leaps towards the sound. Arriving at an alleyway, he sees a man using his Quirk to corner a woman, creating ice walls to trap her in the alley.
Jumping down, he lands between the man and woman, already crouched in a fighting stance. The man immediately creates a spike of ice to impale Stygian, but a horrible grating noise echoes through the alley as he stops it with his hand. The hand is covered in a shell of ice, impossibly thin and flexible with a pattern similar to scales coating it.
A wave ripples through the man's ice spike before it inverts and lances through his leg. Speeding forward, Stygian lands a devastating punch on the man before slamming his head with a kick hard enough to knock him out.
Using his Quirk to dissolve all of the ice constructs, the one on his hand excluded, he approaches the woman and makes sure she's okay before calling in the police. When the situation has been fully resolved, he takes back to the rooftops and finally allows his body to release the shivers he's been suppressing. Despite how easily he can handle them, he hates mirror matches, they drive his temperature down way too fast.
"Hey, you look cold."
Turning quickly, he catches sight of the speaker and relaxes, "Burnin, how can I help you?"
She lets out a groan, "Do you always have to be so formal?"
He holds back a chuckle, "I generally try to be professional while on the clock. What are you even doing here? Don't you work during the day normally?"
Her expression twists into a smirk, "Just checking in on my friend, people are known to do that every now and then. And you know what? It looks like you could use my help."
He's not sure how he feels about her teasing tone of voice, "We met last month during a raid and have barely talked since. That counts as friends to you?"
She nods, mischievous grin spreading, "Yep! Now shut up and let me warm you up."
He shakes his head, "That's really not necessary, my Support Gear will take care of it."
She raises an eyebrow, hand on her hip, "Really? And how long will that take?"
He suppresses a violent shiver, "A minute or two."
She shakes her head and makes an X shape with her arms, "Nope! Too long! From what I can see your temperature is way too low to wait that long, so get your tall ass over here and let me help you!"
He lets out a sigh, 'Well, at least she lives up to her name.'
Making his way over to her, he waits for her to- Holy shit.
She just pulled him into a hug.
Looking down at her, he catches sight of her face and, 'Yeah, she's trying to mess with me. That shit-eating grin gives her away too easily. But… this is nice and warm.'
When she finishes and drops the hug, she steps back and smiles, "Well, since I just did you the immense favors of both warming you up and giving you a hug from a sexy woman such as myself, I demand compensation!"
Stygian lets out a tired sigh, "What is it you'd like me to do?"
Burnin smiles (holy shit that smile is a weapon) and hands him a slip of paper, "Meet me here when you're done with UA tomorrow. We're gonna talk, get to know each other, all that jazz, so you better look presentable! Bye!"
Before he can say anything she flies off. You know, from this angle he has a pretty good view of her a- he slaps himself before he can go too far down that train of thought. Shaking his head, he leaps off into the night to continue his patrol.
A/N: Smaller chapter to set up for the main pairing to get more comfortable with each other. Now, some of the more attentive users may have noticed that I changed the relationship tag, and frankly, I just don't think the original plan would've worked as well as I hope this new one does. Anyway, see you later.