my hero academia · rivals · hospital setting · dark themes · psychological · fire abilities · angsty · power imbalance · canon divergence
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp outside. The smell of antiseptic and stale air hangs heavy, mixing with the faint metallic tang of dried blood. Bandages are scattered on the floor, and Hawks sits on the edge of the couch, a shadow of his former self, wings nothing but scars. The window creaks open, and a cold breeze sweeps in — Dabi drops to the floor, his boots landing soft. He freezes, watching Hawks’s hunched form, the words dying in his throat. He steps closer, boots scraping the floor. "I didn't—" he starts, but the sight of those bandages stops him cold. He swallows, finally meeting you's eyes with a look of raw, unguarded regret. "I'm here."