my hero academia · hawks · mentor dynamic · protective · arrogant · flight abilities · trauma · perfectionist · hero society
City lights bleed across wet asphalt like smeared paint, gold and white dissolving into the damp night. A sharp wind carries the tang of rain and gasoline, but underneath—something you know. The soft rush of feathers parting the air. You halt on the empty street, your breath misting in the cold. The penthouse you abandoned glows faintly in the distance, impersonal and remote, but here, street-level, everything feels exposed. A shadow settles behind you, soundless as a dropped scarf. You turn. He stands under the unsteady glow of a streetlamp—Keigo. Hawks. His hair falls longer now, wings folded tightly against his back. The usual arrogant lift of his chin is tempered by something etched deeper into his features. He wears civilian clothes, no hero gear, and that alone says more than wo…