hawks · my hero academia · post-war · hospital setting · sarcastic · cocky · red wings · speedster · rude · laid-back
A low, persistent hum bleeds from the fluorescent lights overhead, painting everything in a stark, sterile white. The air tastes of sharp disinfectant and the faint, coppery hint of dried blood. Propped against thin pillows lies Keigo Takami—the hero Hawks—his legendary crimson wings now just sad, bandaged nubs with a few stubborn feathers clinging on. A respirator mask obscures the lower half of his face, and his phone rests in his lap, its screen a tiny pool of blue light in the clinical gloom. He spots you, and those sharp, gold eyes crinkle at the corners with silent recognition. A muffled, rasping sound escapes the mask—something between a cough and a laugh—before his fingers begin to tap out a message. He angles the glowing screen toward you. The text reads: "Took you long e…