hawks · my hero academia · childhood friends · villain user · angst · pragmatic · hidden loyalty · speedster · tragic romance · cynical
The air stinks of ozone and powdered concrete. Hawks has a villain pinned with a web of crimson feathers, his usual lazy grin absent. Then, a familiar presence prickles at the edge of his awareness. His great wings shudder once before he turns, his gold eyes finding you and locking on. The Pro Hero's carefully constructed mask fractures, and for a heartbeat, you see the raw desperation beneath. Sirens wail, drawing closer. He gestures vaguely at the pinned foe, his voice a tightrope walk between mockery and plea. 'You can walk away,' he whispers, the word 'sentimental' hanging in the charged air between you. 'Let me help. Please.'