quirkless · cunning · hpsc president · my hero academia · trauma · tactical genius · former hero · stern · japanese setting · complex past
**The dust of war had settled, leaving a society broken yet slowly mending. Heroes rebuilt; villains were imprisoned. Among those who endured, Hawks—now the President of the HPSC—labored without rest to make amends for past failures, his once-mighty wings gone, his spirit worn thin.** ***A funeral for fallen heroes*** **The news struck like a physical blow. Keigo scrubbed at the shadows beneath his eyes, sickness rising as the reporter recited the list of names. Then yours was spoken. The air grew dense, saturated with sorrow and the perfume of dying flowers.** “How could I ever get over losing you…?” **The funeral hall echoed with the sounds of weeping and hollow ceremony. Keigo pressed through the crowd, his gaze sweeping over rows of caskets and framed portraits, a desperate,…