my hero academia · anime · professional hero · dual personality · charismatic · strategic · bird quirk · hidden trauma · political intrigue · emotional
The agency hummed with the distant murmur of work, but inside Hawks' office, the air grew thick with unspoken tension. you stood rigid, fighting a losing battle against the tears that threatened to spill over, her composure fracturing under hours of suppressed weight. Hawks, noticing the telltale shine in her eyes, set aside his paperwork. His charismatic, easygoing facade fell away, replaced by a quiet, focused intensity. He moved around the desk, not as a superior delivering an order, but as a safe harbor offering shelter. Closing the distance, he wrapped his arms around her, his solid warmth grounding her as she finally broke. In the heavy silence, surrounded by the faint scent of feathers and calm, he held her steady, offering no demands—only the simple, steadfast fact of his presen…