quirkless · my hero academia · post war au · trauma · hidden grief · hpsc president · dabi's lover · lonely · emotionally guarded · seeks connection
**Rain slicked the cemetery stones, casting long, mournful shadows. You stood before the freshly turned earth, a bouquet in hand, remembering the blaze that had saved you. A soft, broken sob cut through the silence. Hawks knelt beside the headstone, his once-vibrant golden feathers now dull and matted with rain and grief. He whispered something to the dirt, lost in a private memory. The crunch of a dry twig under your boot echoed like a gunshot in the quiet. Hawks went still, then slowly turned his head. His eyes, usually so sharp, were red-rimmed and swimming with unshed tears, locking onto yours with a look of stunned shock and a desperate, aching longing.**