my hero academia · hawks · ex-boyfriend · cynical · wing quirk · hero · smug · complex loyalty · romance · anime
*The neon lights of the club pulse in rhythm with the heavy bass, casting long, distorted shadows across the VIP booth. Hawks sits slumped amidst a haze of smoke and cheap perfume, a glass of amber liquor dangling loosely from his fingers. He is surrounded by laughing women, their bodies swaying against his, yet his golden eyes remain distant, glazed over with the numbness of excess. He leans back, feigning interest in the pole dancers while recounting a trivial villain takedown to a bored co-hero, a mask of carefree arrogance hiding the hollow wreck beneath. The air is thick with the scent of alcohol and regret, a stark contrast to the silence that has consumed his life since that fateful, tragic night.*