Guys I know hawks is just a human, but the urge to picture him as a bird man with a bird brain is just too strong. Ughhh but I do separate fanon and canon hawks.
When Dabi does something mildly infuriating, Hawks won’t let him snuggle in his wings that night. That’s assuming what he does isn’t bad enough to get him kicked out of the bed lol.
Baby Hokuto! You may have seen the kid art I did of him with blue tipped hair! He only has blue hair and wings when his fire quirk is activated. It’s like endeavors fire beard!
Also, he was a really tiny baby since he came from an egg.
Hawks x Fem!Reader Mini Series
FIND PARTS 1-5 HERE
Warnings: allegations of sexual assault, adult themes || MDNI
Art: Pinterest (if you know the artist please tag them!)
“Should we be on the same laptop or on separate ones?” You ask as you set up the webcam.
“Let’s just join the call together. Nothing to be worried about okay? No matter what, we will persevere.” Keigo states.
You give him a thumbs up, followed by a determined look on your face. You set the laptop on the kitchen island counter, making sure your background was clear. Keigo comes and sits next to you on the barstool, his hand planted on your thigh. You adjust the camera so that you both are in frame. You start the call.
“Good afternoon, Mr. President. Y/N.” Your boss says.
“Good afternoon.” You both say in unison.
“I’ve requested this call in light of the recent video that’s been circulating of you, Mr. President. We have some speculation that the woman in the video is Y/N. People are speculating that the actions in the video were non consensual. So let’s address the elephant in the room, is that you, Y/N?” He asks.
Your heart was beating so intensely, it was hard to think. All you had to do was be honest but you felt scared in the moment. It’s not that you didn’t want to clear Keigo’s name, it’s more so that the career you’ve worked your whole life for is about to shatter into a million pieces. Your breathing starts to hasten. Keigo squeezes your thigh as an attempt to calm you down.
“Yes, the woman in the video is me.” You admit.
“And was it consensual?” He asks.
“Yes.” You both say in unison.
Your boss lets out a sigh and begins writing things down.
“As you know it’s a violation of your contract to be romantically involved with our collaborator. You will be facing some consequences as any employee would.” He says as he continues jotting things down. “HR will need a week to go over and investigate your case. During that time, you will be on an unpaid one week suspension. All your accommodation that we pay for will be on hold as well. That means your employee card and hotel will be cancelled. If we decide to further employment you will have access to those things again.”
“May I interject?” Keigo demands.
You raise your brows in reaction to the change in Keigo’s demeanor. He was pissed. He couldn’t sit there and watch you get scolded when you are their best employee. You squeeze his thigh under the table, begging him not to say anything.
“Yes, Mr. President.” Your boss says
You look at him with pleading eyes, trying to stop him once again. He looks at you and then back at the laptop. He was going to do what he wanted.
“This whole thing is entirely my fault. I pursued her in hopes that your company wouldn’t find out. I mean look at her, she’s stunning.” You kick him hard as fuck under the table to redirect him. “In fact, we’ve been together for an entire month and in that month did her work fluctuate?” Keigo questions.
Your boss checks the work you’ve submitted in the past month. You’ve recruited the most kids for the hero program. He nods his head and says, “It’s improved. She had the highest number of recruitments last month.”
“And you’re penalizing her? Her heart is more in it than anyone else's. She really cares about the next generation and it shows in her work.” Keigo states.
“You’re making good points, Mr. President. However, I don’t get to decide her fate. It’s in the hands of the higher ups. All I was sent to do is let her know the consequences.” Your boss says.
“Give me their contact information, I’d like to have a word with them.” Keigo demands once again.
“I will send that over in an email. Regardless, Y/N’s suspension starts tomorrow. Plan accordingly and we will be in touch. You two enjoy the rest of your day.” Your boss says before he ends the call.
The band aid has been ripped off. You don’t feel as sad as you thought you would. Maybe because it hasn’t hit you yet? Keigo watches you to see your reaction. You two just stare at each other for a moment.
“Where am I gonna live?” You ask softly.
“You have two options: I’ll pay for your hotel or you can stay here. You’re not paying for a damn thing this week.” Keigo says as he comforts you.
“What? Noooo. That's so much, Keigo. I have some savings I can dip into.” You say as he pulls you into a hug.
“I got you into this mess. I am paying for everything. I wasn’t asking.” Keigo says as he runs his fingers through your locs.
“I’d rather stay at your place, that way you don’t have to pay for my living expenses. I’ll clean and cook in exchange.” You say looking up at him.
“You can sit on your ass the whole week for all I care. You deserve a break. You work so hard, Y/N. Let me do this for you, it’s the least I can do. If the company doesn’t want to show you your worth, let me show you it.” He pleads.
“You know what you’re so right…….fuck them!” You say as you go upstairs to find your purse. “I had the most recruitments last month and they wanna fire me just because of who I’m fucking? FUCK THEM!!! Let’s go to the hotel and get all my shit. You’re so right! I need to call Mira!!” You shout as you angrily call your best friend.
Keigo couldn’t help but smile. He’s relieved that you aren’t in pieces about this and that you know it’s just a load of corporate bullshit. He’d rather you be mad than upset.
“That’s my girl. I’ll wait down here. Gotta check some emails and make some calls. I’ll be ready whenever you are.” He shouts upstairs to you.
He sits down at his laptop and calls his publicist.
“Good Afternoon, Mr. President, how’s everything going?” She asks.
“We just got off the phone with Y/N’s employer. They’re putting her on an unpaid suspension while HR investigates.” He says while responding to emails.
“I’m so sorry to hear that. Give her my best regards.”
“Any updates on your end?”
“The public is creating serious allegations. We’ve scheduled you a televised PSA addressing them with several news media outlets in attendance. It will commence in two days from now. We will announce the PSA once you give us the greenlight.”
“Yeah, sounds good. Do you think the public will believe that Y/N is my girlfriend or do we have to stretch the truth a little?”
“Stretch the truth. The public might think she took hush money to play along so we have to really sell them on this relationship. You need to buy her a ring and say that she’s your fiancé.”
“Woooaahhh, as much as I would love that, I don’t know how she will feel about that. It’s only been a month.”
“You can make up any story you need to make it make sense, Mr.President. You’ve got two days. Brainstorm with Y/N.”
Keigo takes a deep breath and agrees to lie. He hates lying but yet again he has no choice. His phone starts vibrating during his phone call. He looks at it and sees that it’s Ochaco.
“I got another call. Call you later.” He says before swapping the calls. “Hello.”
“Hey Keigo, I was just calling to check on you. I saw the video...” She trails off.
“Did you? I’m so glad the camera got my good side.” He jokes, causing her to laugh. “I’m doing alright. This has just been a pain in the ass to deal with.”
“Let me know if this is prying but is that Y/N in the video with you?”
“You have great eyes, Urvavity. It is her. That was the day you and Ashido stopped by her hotel room. I was ‘Mister. Hottie’ or whatever Ashido said. We’ve been together for a month.” He admits.
“Ahh, that makes sense. I had a feeling you two were seeing each other but you both hid it well. I’m sorry this is being blown out of proportion. You deserve a happy ever after, Keigo. If it means anything, I will be a witness or speak at any conferences. Routing for both of you.” She says.
You come down stairs ready to go, hearing Keigo talking on the phone. You walk into the kitchen and kiss his cheek. You mouth the words, “Who is that?” He mouths the word, “Ochaco.” He puts the phone on speaker so you can hear and speak to her.
“I hope you’re not upset that I couldn't tell you, Ochaco.” You say as you wrap your arms around Keigo’s shoulders.
“Not at all, girl. I know your employers have some crazy rule in place so I get why you didn’t tell me. How have you been since the video leaked?”
You fill her in on everything: your one week suspension, the sexual assault allegations, and about them cutting your accommodations.
“That’s awful, Y/N. Just know I’ve got your back through this. I’ll hold it down at the organization since you’ll be busy, Keigo.” Ochaco says.
“That would be great. Don’t be afraid to call if you need anything.” Keigo reassures her.
“Will do! Same goes for you guys.”
He hangs up the phone and asks, “You ready to go?”
You nod your head yes and you head out to his car. During the drive you start thinking about your life and what the next steps are. If you lose your job, you’ll have to go back home. You’re still paying rent on your apartment there. What about Keigo? There’s no way he’d be able to move with you, he’s the president of the HPSC. Why stress about it when you know Keigo will say, “It’ll all work out. I promise.”
Once you get to the hotel, you collect your things and check out of the room. Keigo managed to not get recognized, just by putting on a hat and shades. During the drive back to his place, it seemed as if he wanted to tell you something. You place your hand on his thigh and say, “thank you for helping me get my stuff.”
“Anytime.” He says short. He’s clearly thinking intensely about something.
“Daijōbu desu ka?” You ask in the little Japanese you know.
He chuckles, thinking it’s cute you’re trying to learn more of his language. He lifts your hand from his thigh to his mouth, plantings small kisses on the back of your hand.
“I’m okay, sweetheart. I’m just thinking. I spoke to my publicist while you were upstairs talking with Mira and she thinks we should each deliver a statement during a televised conference. She also thinks we should say that we’re engaged.”
“Why’s that?” You ask.
“Her concern is people could think you were paid to stay quiet and play along. She said she wants to avoid any more misperceptions and honestly, I agree with her.”
“That does make sense…” you trail off.
“But it’s only if you want to. I only care about your happiness.” He says kissing your hand while he steers.
You take a moment to think. It’s not a bad idea. You want your words to hold weight when you make your statement and it’s going to take more than a “it was a drunk night out” speech. How is he going to navigate through all these questions?
“How did we meet?” you question him.
“At the corporate event your employer held last year.”
He was right. He did attend that corporate event. He spoke with the CEO the entire night.
“How long have we been together?”
“8 months. We were long distance but I would come to visit for a few days every two months.”
That checks out too. Before you relocated to Japan, Keigo would visit your workplace every two months to talk business with the owners. You couldn’t believe how he fabricated such detailed lies that he could back up with ease. You get that he was a hero that did spy work often but you weren’t aware that he was this talented at it. Matter of fact, you just realized you barely knew anything about him. You knew surface level things: his favorite food, color, etc. But nothing deeper than that. Who is he and what exactly has he been through?
“Any more questions?” He says intertwining your fingers.
“No…” You answer, deep in thought.
Keigo furrows his brows and shoots you a look of confusion. He felt your energy shift completely and he knew something was off. Why did you get all cold with him all of a sudden?
“Daijōbu?” He asks as places his hand on your thigh.
“Just overwhelmed is all.” There was some truth in that lie.
I love a good cliffhanger 😭 Part 7 is starting off smutty! Hope you all are liking the series. 4 more chapters to go! Comments and notes are greatly appreciated!
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FIND PARTS 1-5 HERE
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Summary: Hawks regrets breaking you.
Warnings: yandere themes, injury mentions, blood mentions, physical and emotional abuse mentions, suicidal ideation, attempt mentions, forced captivity
Word count: 1.1k
The cool glass pressed against your forehead. The nightlife never got boring from up here. The lavish apartment Keigo had kept you in was dark, dinner ice cold on the table by now. He’d warned you it was going to be late by the time he got home, but you decided to wait nonetheless.
He would’ve expected dinner at 6 anyway, late or not. The cameras still watching your every move. You had prepared dinner, as usual, the routine he’d molded you to fit, it was something Keigo credited to you becoming a perfect housewife.
You hated it.
Your previous attempt at finally being free of the cage he’d put you in still throbbed. You were—quite literally—caged in like a common parakeet. It didn’t help that he called you “dove” either. Now, you couldn’t even really breathe properly without threatening to pop the stitches in your back.
You could feel the gashes stretching as you leaned forward against your knees. Keigo’s handiwork serving as a blatant reminder that if you were going to try and fly away, you would have your wings clipped.
Not that you ever had wings in the first place, nor the ability to fly. However, diving headfirst off the balcony was enough of an 'escape' attempt for him to punish you. Two deep gashes on either side of your spine, held together by string and pain. The marks were a reminder that death as a freedom was torn away, the pain being more than you could ever handle.
You couldn’t get out of bed for two days post punishment, the bruises from the beatings adding on to your pain. Keigo made sure to smother you with kisses and care before returning to work, a reminder that his punishment was "for the best".
You didn’t want to try and escape again. Besides, a bird without wings had no reason to leave the cage, right?
Your thoughts were interrupted by a thump on the balcony. A familiar jingle of keys and a jiggle of the door handle, and suddenly he was home.
“Hey there, little dove,” Keigo chirped, discarding his gloves and jacket on the dining chair. His eyes surveyed you, then the room, “I’m sorry I couldn’t make it to dinner, since it’s probably cold, do you wanna order takeout?”
You stayed quiet, he’d never offered to order anything, always insisting you should cook. Was this a trick?
When you didn’t answer, Keigo strode across the room until he was in front of you. His hand was placed firmly under your chin, yanking your jaw up to meet his gaze.
His hardened features suddenly went soft.
Keigo searched your face for any sign of defiance, any hint that you’d try to hurt him, or yourself, but there was none of that.
“Dove,” Keigo started, “I asked you a question.”
You swallowed roughly, struggling against the position he was holding you in.
“I-it’s ok, I can just remake it.” You offered, trying to push yourself up and off the windowsill.
As soon as you stood he stopped you firmly by your shoulders, still searching your face, your body. To him, something wasn’t right.
“What’s up with you?” He asked blatantly.
You froze, was this another trick question?
“I..” you started, not being able to tear your eyes away from his gaze, “I’m just hurting.”
You answered honestly, not sure if that was what he wanted to hear.
He sighed, rubbing his hands up and down your arms, making you wince.
“It’s ok if you don’t make dinner tonight, dove, we can order in Chinese food or something. A new restaurant just opened up down the street, would you like to try that place?.” He asked softly.
It was your turn to search his face for any hesitation, any sign this was a trick, but there was nothing.
You slowly leaned into his chest, searching for warmth, for any hint of love that would show you he wasn’t upset with you.
Keigo gently wrapped his arms around your waist, careful not to hurt your back any further. This softness was your answer. He placed a soft kiss on the top of your head.
In his mind, Keigo felt bad. Images of you screaming and crying under him as he used his own feathers to cut into your back, only minutes after he had laid several strikes on your entire body. He remembered your sobs for hours after your punishment. Rocking back and forth while he stitched you up and bandaged you until you cried yourself to sleep. Today marked one week since it happened.
Keigo could sense a change in your demeanor since the moment it happened. You were more submissive now. He didn't have to ask you to clean up or make dinner anymore. It was done without asking, often better than he expected.
You clung to him now, afraid of his next move.
"Dove," He started, pulling away from you, "I'm serious this time, we can order food. I know you're not feeling well."
"Keigo, it's fine-"
"Y/n." He shushed you once more. "It's ok."
You accepted defeat, realizing he wasn't going to let up.
"I'll order as soon as we clean you up." His hands slipped under your jacket, tracing over the wounds.
Taking your hands, he gently pulled you towards your shared bedroom. You were instructed to lay face down on the bed, removing your jacket to reveal the array of bandages underneath.
Keigo sent his feathers to retrieve medical supplies while he cut the old bandages off your body.
Both of you were silent as he carefully cleaned up some of the stitching and dried blood. God there was just so much it felt like you were coated in a thick layer of it. It was painful, too. Dealing with gashes that large and so many bruises had Keigo wincing at the sight of his work.
He also took into account how many times you whimpered or winced at his touch. No doubt about it, you really were in pain, so much pain. As he finished rebandaging your back, he took into account the dark bruises that had yet to show any signs of improvement. God, how hard did he hit you?
You didn't really move as Keigo put away the supplies and walked around the bed, laying on the sheets with you. He was on his side, wings hanging off the bed as you stared at each other.
You didn't even notice you were crying until he frowned at you. He pulled you into him gently, letting you cry out whatever you were feeling.
Internally, he hated himself. Keigo didn’t like this new you. There was no fire inside you anymore. He was happy to have a housewife, but not at the cost of you losing yourself.
Keigo wept silently as he held you, realizing how badly he had broken you.
He never intended it to be like this.
bnha oc/reader drabble:
she is aizawa's daughter
age 20
quirk- Confusion she can take away people's quirk while also giving them hallucinations and the longer she uses it the worse the headache
She's a viglantee and a TA at UA
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Backstory in a nutshell -
Aizawa was young when he had you and your mother kept him from you
Unfortunately for you, she turned out to be a villain and used you to steal and get away with crimes
The hero commission caught onto her and offered hero everything she would ever want/need if she sold you to them
she did and never told Aizawa
The commission worked you to the bone and thats when you met hawks
The commission thought it would be a good idea if they paired the 2 of you
You became friends quick and your bond only strengthened with each year
it was clear that he was going to be in the spotlight while you did most of the dirty work
Your quirk wasn't as flashy as his but it got the job done and that's what the commission needed
that was until a mission when you were stuck in a building with a bomb, you were stuck and hawks couldn't get to you
the bomb went off and the secret of the hero commission along with it
Aizawa found out about everything your mother put you through and put her in jail while also caring for you in and out of the hospital (hawks also comes to visit you almost everyday)
The public now knew about you but the commission wrote it off as you wanted to stay out of the public eye
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I do plan on expanding on this
requests are OPEN
Hawks x GN!Reader
Summary: Happy Birthday Hawks!
★☽A/N: It’s Hawks’s birthday!! Happy Birthday, Keigo! <33
Contents: FLUFF
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28 December. It might be an unimportant day for some people but it was a special day for those who were born on it. One of those people was Hawks. Though it isn’t actually his name. It was Keigo Takami’s birthday, the day where he turns a year older. Birthdays are usually spent with family or friends, right? Despite the fact that Keigo was a popular young hero, getting gifts on his special day from friends and fans, he couldn’t spend his special day that was only once a year with his family or anyone.
Being a hero has its perks but it does have some disadvantages where he couldn’t spend his birthdays with anyone. He couldn’t spend it with his family, considering the fact that one was in prison before getting executed and one he didn’t spend any time with because of his job. The commission had him on a very tight leash, he couldn’t spend it with just anyone.
Thankfully, now he gets to spend the morning of his birthdays with Miruko, a hero who he recently befriended thanks to the Hero Billboard event. But after that breakfast with her, it was all hero work now. It was boring for him, especially on his birthdays, but he didn’t have any plans on his birthday except opening gifts from his fans once he came home. (His fans would drop them off at his agency, there’s a whole room for them because of how popular he was.)
But after meeting you, an underground hero, he finally had someone to spend his birthdays with.
It was always simple every year you’ve been together. After his breakfasts with Mirko, he would have his morning shift for a while before coming home to get ready for your date. The place where you would spend his birthdays was always the same place, a small business of a restaurant with delicious food. You were good friends with the family who runs the restaurant and would always offer to give free food to the both of you but you would always decline and always pay in full.
The family is grateful for that and in return, on Keigo’s birthday, they would sing happy birthday to him. It was so cute to see Keigo always lighting up whenever they saw singing. He didn’t have a good childhood, his parents weren’t the best parental figures and the commission didn’t really do much on his birthday except lessen his training sessions on his birthdays. Because of this, he was like a child whenever they start singing the song and after, he gets to blow out the candles of his favorite cake after making a wish.
Then after that, some time later, he would start his night shift. Again, it was boring for him, especially on his birthdays, but at least he had someone to come home to and to cuddle with after.
He felt like his birthdays became more special when you walked into his life. Even though you both don’t spend a lot of time because of the amount of time your jobs require, he would always try his best to make time for you. Most of the time, he would come home late to you already sleeping but it was alright for him because getting home to you was more important to him than anything.
Because you came into his life, his birthdays became more exciting, something to look forward to.
It didn’t feel like a normal day anymore, no. It felt like a special day where he gets to spend time with his loving dove.
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𓇢𓆸☾☼ Keigo Takami was dangerously close to losing control. He sat on the edge of the rooftop, wings sprawled lazily behind him, golden eyes scanning the city below without truly seeing it. Patrol had ended an hour ago, but he hadn’t moved, hadn’t taken off into the sky. Instead, he let the silence swallow him whole while the weight in his chest pulsed with every beat of his heart.
He was thinking about you again. Not just thinking. Obsessing. Wanting. Craving.
It wasn’t new not really. You had been his best friend for years now. The only person who truly saw him for who he was beneath the feathers, beneath the smiles and playful banter. You weren’t fooled by his smirks or his cocky remarks.
And he wanted you in every way a man could want someone.
He pressed his fingers to his lips, as if he could trap the thoughts there, keep them from spilling out. But they always found their way back in. Memories of your laugh, your hand brushing his, the way you leaned into him when you were tired. The way you looked at him like you didn’t expect anything more than what he was already giving.
But God, he wanted to give you more.
He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees, wings twitching behind him. “You have no idea,” he muttered to himself.
No idea how he thought about you when he showered, when he lay awake in bed, when he flew above the city. How the ache wasn’t just in his chest but deep, carnal, physical. You’d never touched him like that not even close but his body remembered every innocent brush, every accidental graze of your fingers, every look that lingered a second too long.
He remembered the last time you hugged him. Fully wrapped your arms around him without hesitation.
You were warm. So warm, it branded him. And he wanted to be selfish. Just once.
He wanted to kiss you. Hold you. Lay you down and worship you with every part of himself. He wanted to hear you moan his name like a plea, like he was the only thing in your world that mattered.
His fists clenched.
But he couldn’t. Because he was your best friend. And you trusted him. He’d never risk that. But lately… it was getting harder to pretend. Harder to act like his thoughts didn’t spiral when you smiled at him, when you laughed and leaned your head back like the world couldn’t touch you. Like he was safe in your orbit.
“Fuck,” he whispered to the empty air.
His wings flared slightly behind him, agitated. He was needy pathetically so and it rattled him. You. His best friend and the woman he couldn’t stop imagining underneath him, moaning his name like a prayer.
He exhaled a shaky breath, one hand dragging down his face. His fingers curled tightly in his hair, jaw clenched. It had started innocently enough thinking about your laugh, the way you teased him, the way your eyes sparkled when you talked about something you loved. But lately, that innocent warmth had twisted, melted into something far darker.
Now all he could think about was how soft your lips would feel against his. How your body would arch into his if he finally let himself touch you the way he needed to. Keigo, who wanted to touch the curve of your waist, bury his face in your neck, trace his fingers down your thighs and hear you gasp for him. Keigo, who thought about your lips parting for him, your nails digging into his back, your breath hot against his ear.
He could already feel your thighs wrapped around him in his imagination, could already hear the sounds you’d make soft, desperate, so unlike the friend you were. And he wanted it more than he wanted anything else.
His cock was already hard, straining against the tightness of his pants, and he fucking hated how easy it was to get this way just thinking about you. It didn’t take much just the memory of your legs crossed during a casual conversation, the way your shirt would ride up when you stretched, revealing the tempting curve of your waist.
He leaned back against the cool concrete of the rooftop wall, letting his head fall back with a low groan. “Goddamn it…”
He’d been so careful. So respectful. Always the charming best friend who gave you space, never said too much, never let his touches linger for too long. But he was starving now.
Keigo wanted to taste every inch of you.
He imagined it pulling you onto his lap, letting his hands explore everything he wasn’t allowed to touch. Your thighs spread for him, your breathy moans in his ear as he whispered filthy things you never thought he’d say.
“You don’t know what you do to me… how long I’ve wanted this.”
He’d take his time with you slow, worshipful, but dripping in hunger. He’d kiss down your neck, between your breasts, over your stomach, and lower, until your thighs trembled around his head. He wanted to ruin you with his mouth, over and over, until your voice was hoarse from crying out for him.
His hips shifted as he ground into his palm, teeth gritted. This wasn’t just some passing fantasy. This was a need buried in the deepest parts of him hot, relentless, consuming.
the worst part… You had no idea. You still called him your best friend. Still crashed at his place when you were too tired to go home. Still walked around in those shorts, those oversized shirts with no bra underneath, curling up beside him on the couch like it was nothing.
It wasn’t nothing to him.
Every brush of your fingers set his nerves on fire. Every laugh you shared made his heart ache and his cock twitch.
He wanted to fuck you so deep you’d forget your own name. Wanted to hear you beg wanted to make you feel good, worshiped, ruined. he’d hold back until the day that he dies. Because you trusted him. And he’d never take advantage of that. Never touch you unless you asked him to.
But he was slipping. More and more, his fantasies blurred with reality. He caught himself staring at your lips, imagining how they’d feel wrapped around his cock. He thought about bending you over his kitchen counter when you came over to cook dinner. About tasting you after a long day your sweat, your moans, your pleasure burning into his mouth like a reward.
“Fuck,” he muttered under his breath, palming himself through his pants now, just to ease the ache.
His wings twitched behind him as he imagined your voice in his ear.
“Keigo… please…”
Would you say his name like that? Would you beg for him to go deeper? Harder? Would you cry out for him, nails clawing at his back, thighs trembling as he pushed you over the edge again and again?
Would you finally look at him not just as your best friend, but as the man who’s been dying to be inside you? The man who loved you with everything he had?The thought was enough to tip him over, and he hissed your name into the night air, guilt and desire tangled up in his veins like poison.
He stayed there for a while, chest heaving, sweat beading on his brow as the tension drained from him but the ache remained. Because no matter how many times he relieved the pressure, no matter how many times he imagined your hands on him, your mouth, your body it wasn’t enough.
It would never be enough. Because he didn’t want your body for just a night. He wanted to have you consume his entire day, everyday. He wanted you. All of you.
Keigo Takami | Hawks X Reader
I offer you angst and disgust and sadness and brainrot
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Synopsis: You love him, hes a whole hypocrite though
𓅰 𓅬 𓅭 𓅮 𓅯 The knock on your door came just as you had started to relax for the night. You glanced at the clock late, even for him. With a sigh, you padded over, unlocking it without much thought. Hawks never really needed an invitation.
Keigo Takami stood in your doorway, grinning like he always did. The kind of grin that put people at ease, but you knew him better than that. His golden eyes flickered across your face, scanning for something maybe exhaustion, maybe suspicion.
“Hey, partner,” he greeted, stepping inside before you could respond. “I was craving chicken, and I figured, why eat alone when I could bother you instead?”
“You could eat at your place,” you shot back, closing the door behind him.
“Nah,” he waved a hand. “Too quiet. Besides, your place is way fancier. Food tastes better after being in rich people’s apartments.”
You rolled your eyes but didn’t argue. Keigo had been your friend since you debuted at eighteen. Four years of missions, battles, and shared exhaustion had formed a bond neither of you really questioned. But lately, something about him had been…off.
“Fine. I hope to not be super tired after this.”
“Obviously.” He threw an arm around your shoulders, leading you toward the door.
𓅰 𓅬 𓅭 𓅮 𓅯
You ended up on top of a bridge after grabbing food, the city sprawled beneath you in glittering lights. It was peaceful up here just the occasional hum of distant traffic and the rustling of Keigo’s feathers when he shifted. You sat side by side, bags of takeout beside you, a breeze lifting your hair.
“You ever think we peaked too early?” Keigo mused, biting into a drumstick.
“Are you having a mid life crisis at twenty two?”
He snorted. “Maybe. I mean, don’t get me wrong I love being a pro hero, but sometimes I think… I dunno. If I weren’t one, maybe my love life wouldn’t suck so bad.”
You smirked. “Yeah, you and your long line of failed flings.”
Keigo sighed dramatically. “Ouch. What about you, huh? Any luck?”
You shook your head, taking a bite of your own food. “No time. Not that you’d know anything about that, right?”
“yeah yeah,” he grinned. Then, after a pause, “You ever think about settling down?”
You raised a brow. “We sound like old people right now.”
Keigo chuckled, but there was something in his expression something calculating.
“Must be nice, though,” he continued, staring down at the city. “Having people to rely on. To trust.”
You frowned. Something about the way he said it made your stomach twist. But before you could reply, he kept going.
“Speaking of trust, I heard some interesting things lately,” he said casually, leaning back on his hands. “The League’s been moving differently. Word is, they’ve been pulling back from certain areas, regrouping.”
You tensed slightly, but forced yourself to stay relaxed. “Yeah? Didn’t hear anything about that.”
Keigo hummed, side eyeing you. “Funny. You usually have good ears for things like this.”
You knew what he was doing. He wasn’t outright accusing you wasn’t even asking directly. But he was fishing. He knew you’d been close with Dabi, and now he was prying without making it obvious.
You took another bite of food, playing it cool. “Well, if I hear anything, I’ll let you know.”
Keigo smiled, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Appreciate it.”
And just like that, the conversation shifted back to jokes and laughter. But you knew better. Hawks was good at this game at wearing masks, at pretending.
Keigo stretched his legs out, crossing them at the ankles. “You know, if we were normal, we’d probably be out right now. Living life, partying, dating.”
You snorted. “You’d probably be someone’s problem boyfriend.”
He gasped, “Wow. No faith in me at all?”
“None.”
Keigo laughed, but you could hear the strain underneath it. He was doing that thing again acting like everything was fine, like there wasn’t a million things weighing on his mind. You wanted to ask, but you already knew how that would go. He’d brush it off, give you some half truth, then change the subject.
Instead, you reached out, hesitating for only a moment before grabbing his hand. He blinked, caught off guard, but didn’t pull away.
“I mean it, Keigo,” you said, voice steady. “I know relationships are pretty much out of the picture for us, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care about you. You’re important to me. No matter how messy things get, I value every second I spend with you.”
For once, Keigo didn’t have a snarky response. His golden eyes softened, the usual playful glint replaced with something quieter, something more vulnerable. He squeezed your hand slightly, as if grounding himself.
“Damn,” he muttered, looking away. “You always gotta go and say stuff like that.”
You smiled. “It’s the truth.”
He exhaled through his nose, shaking his head. “You know, sometimes I wonder if I deserve that. Having people who actually care.”
You frowned. “Of course, you do.”
Keigo didn’t answer right away. His gaze flickered to your intertwined hands, then back to the city. Whatever was on his mind, he wasn’t ready to say it.
“Thanks,” he finally murmured.
The word felt heavier than it should have, like there was more he wanted to say but couldn’t. And maybe he never would. But for now, this was enough.
You stayed like that for a while, sitting together on the bridge, hands still linked. For once, neither of you needed to fill the silence.
The silence didn’t last.
Keigo shifted beside you, the weight of his gaze pressing into your side. You could feel it before he even spoke the tension rolling off of him in waves, the way his body stiffened slightly.
“I just… I worry about you, you know?” His voice was light, casual, but you weren’t stupid. You could hear the edge to it. “The League isn’t exactly the safest crowd.”
Your stomach twisted. You knew where this was going.
“I don’t know anything, Keigo.”
He gave a breathy chuckle, but it lacked humor. “Come on, I know you’re smart. You’re always in the middle of things. You’re telling me you haven’t heard anything?”
You turned to him fully now, frowning. “I said I don’t know anything.”
Something in his expression wavered, just for a second. He rubbed a hand down his face, like he was trying to steady himself, but when he spoke again, there was something sharper underneath.
“I just” He exhaled harshly. “I don’t get it. Why won’t you tell me?”
That set something off in you. You pulled your hand away from his, frustration boiling over.
“Because there’s nothing to tell, Keigo! What, do you think I’m hiding things from you? That I’m playing some kind of double agent?”
His jaw clenched. “I don’t want to think that.”
“But you do.”
He ran a hand through his hair, his feathers ruffling behind him. “You’re close with Dabi. You’re” He cut himself off, inhaling sharply before continuing. “I’ve seen what the League is capable of. And you” He gestured at you, eyes burning. “You’re getting wrapped up in it whether you realize it or not.”
You scoffed, standing up abruptly. “So that’s what this is, huh? You don’t trust me.”
Keigo stood too, stepping closer. “It’s not about trust. It’s about keeping you safe.”
You let out a bitter laugh, shaking your head. “No, this isn’t about that. You’re trying to get answers out of me. Like I’m some suspect.”
Keigo’s usual mask was gone now no charming smiles, no lazy grins. His wings twitched, and his hands curled into fists at his sides.
“The Commission” He stopped himself again, shutting his eyes for a moment before reopening them. “I have to do this.”
You felt something crack in your chest. “So that’s what I am to you? A job?”
“Of course not!” His voice was sharper than before, his usual control slipping. “But if they think you know something, they’re gonna keep pushing! And if you do know something and don’t tell me, then what the hell am I supposed to do?”
“I already told you I don’t know anything! But that doesn’t matter, does it? Because you already made up your mind.”
His wings flared out, feathers rustling with tension. “You think I want to do this? You think I like treating you like this?”
You crossed your arms, biting the inside of your cheek. “Sure seems like it.”
Keigo let out a harsh breath, and suddenly, his frustration snapped into something else something desperate.
“I love you.”
The words hit like a shockwave, knocking the wind out of you. Your eyes widened, but he didn’t stop.
“I love you, okay?” His voice was rough, strained. “That’s why this is so fucking hard. That’s why I can’t just sit back and let you ” He exhaled shakily, shaking his head. “I can’t lose you.”
Your heart pounded in your chest. He was breathing hard, his golden eyes wild with emotion. You had never seen him like this never seen him so raw.
The tension between you was thick, the city buzzing below, but up here, it was just the two of you. And you had no idea what to say.
“Fuck, Keigo.”
Your voice came out barely above a whisper, but the weight of it was enough to make him flinch. His wings, usually so steady, twitched behind him, like he was fighting the urge to fly away.
You didn’t know what to say. Lord knows you loved him you would do anything for him. But this? This hurt. The way he was looking at you, the way he was questioning you like you were some kind of liability instead of his friend. Instead of someone who had been by his side for years.
Your hands moved on their own, reaching up to cup his face. He stiffened at first, but then melted into your touch, his breath uneven.
You searched his face, desperate to find the trust that should have been there. But all you could see was hurt.
Hurt because he knew this was wrong. Hurt because he had to do it anyway.
And longing. Longing for something he had convinced himself he couldn’t have. Longing because, despite everything, despite the lines being blurred and the masks slipping, he wanted you.
You swallowed hard, your thumbs tracing along his jaw. “You don’t have to do this,” you murmured.
Keigo let out a shaky breath, his eyes fluttering shut for a moment before meeting yours again. “I do.” His voice cracked slightly. “You don’t get it. If I don’t… they will.”
Your grip on him tightened. “I don’t know anything, Keigo.”
His brows furrowed, frustration flickering across his face before it faded into something more vulnerable. “Then why do they think you do?”
“I don’t know,” you admitted, your voice barely above a whisper. “Dabi and I, fuck Keigo we just talk. After fights, after missions. That’s it.”
His eyes searched yours, and for the first time tonight, it felt like he was actually listening. Like he was really seeing you.
His hands came up, hesitating for only a second before resting over yours, keeping them against his face. His touch was warm, calloused from years of battle, but there was a softness there too. A silent plea.
“I don’t want to do this,” he whispered.
Your chest ached. “Then don’t.”
Keigo let out a bitter laugh, shaking his head. “If only it were that simple.”
You wanted to scream. You wanted to shake him and make him see that it was that simple. That he didn’t have to follow the Commission’s orders like a puppet, that he didn’t have to do this to you to himself.
But deep down, you knew that wasn’t how it worked. that was the worst part of all. The first tear slipped out before you could stop it.
Then another.
And another.
You didn’t even realize you were crying at first, too consumed by the frustration bubbling in your chest, the betrayal clawing at your throat. Your hands were still on his face, trembling now, and Keigo’s eyes widened as he felt the wetness of your tears bleed into his heart.
“Hey”
You sucked in a sharp breath, but it didn’t help. The weight of everything crashed over you all at once.
You had spent years fighting, bleeding, sacrificing to protect people to make the world safer, to do the right thing. And this was your reward? Being questioned like a criminal? Being treated like someone who couldn’t be trusted by the one person who should have known better?
You let out a broken, bitter laugh, your grip on Keigo tightening. “I’ve killed for this job,” you choked out. “I’ve bled for it. I’ve given everything to make sure people are safe. And the thanks I get is my best friend accusing me like I’m some kind of traitor?” Your voice cracked at the end, and you let your forehead drop against his. “The Commission making you accuse me?”
Keigo inhaled sharply, like your words physically hurt him.
“Fuck,” he muttered under his breath, and before you could say anything else, his arms were around you.
He pulled you into him, crushing you against his chest, his wings wrapping around the both of you like a shield. His grip was almost desperate, like he was afraid that if he let go, you’d disappear entirely.
“I’m sorry,” he murmured against your hair, his voice raw. “Fuck I’m so sorry.”
But it didn’t fix anything.
It didn’t take away the ache in your chest, the sting of his accusations, the knowledge that if the Commission had its way, he’d be forced to keep pushing.
Still, you clung to him, your fists curling into his jacket. Because despite everything, despite the pain, despite the betrayal. You still loved him. that was the worst part of all.
Your fingers curled into the fabric of his jacket, holding onto him like he was the only thing keeping you grounded. But the weight in your chest, the sting in your throat it wasn’t going away.
You squeezed your eyes shut, trying to steady your breath, but it came out shaky and uneven. And as much as you wanted to stay in his arms, to pretend like none of this was happening, you couldn’t.
So you let go.
You pulled back, slipping from his hold, and immediately, his arms twitched like he wanted to reach for you again. But he didn’t.
You took a step back. Then another. His wings twitched, his golden eyes wide and desperate.
“I don’t…” Your voice cracked, and you swallowed, shaking your head. “I don’t think we should see each other anymore.”
Keigo stiffened, the color draining from his face. “What?”
You wiped at your cheeks roughly, trying to catch your breath. “This us it’s just gonna keep getting worse. The Commission’s already pushing you to treat me like a suspect, and I can’t I won’t keep going through this.”
His expression twisted, panic flickering behind his eyes. “If we stop seeing each other, they’ll just use that as another excuse to build a case against you.” His voice was sharp, urgent. “They’ll say you’re cutting ties because you have something to hide.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
His brows furrowed, frustration creeping into his features. “Of course it fucking matters.”
You let out a bitter laugh, running a hand through your hair. “Keigo, how am I supposed to be around you if I know every conversation we have is controlled?” You gestured vaguely between the two of you. “If I can’t even tell if you’re talking to me or to the Commission?”
He opened his mouth, then shut it, his throat working as he swallowed hard.
You took another step back. He took a step forward.
You held up a hand to stop him, your breath shaky. “I love you, Keigo.”
His whole body froze, like he wasn’t sure he heard you right. His wings twitched again, his feathers rustling in the cool night air.
“I love you,” you repeated, your voice softer this time. “And I meant what I said I appreciate you more than you’ll ever know. But I can’t trust you anymore.”
The words shattered something in him. You saw it happen in real time. His jaw clenched, his eyes darkening, his hands twitching at his sides like he wanted to grab you and shake you and beg you to take it back.
“Wait,” he said, and his voice almost sounded broken. “Just wait.”
But you shook your head.
“I can’t do this,” you whispered.
Keigo’s breath hitched, and for the first time since you had met him, you saw something you never thought you’d see in him.
Fear.
Not fear of the Commission. Not fear of the League. Fear of losing you.
And as you turned away, his hands curled into fists, his mind racing with the realization that the Commission had just done the one thing he never thought possible.
They had pitted you against each other.
And he had let them.
The moment you disappeared from sight, the weight of it all crashed down on him.
Keigo staggered back, his breath coming in short, uneven gasps. His wings drooped, feathers trembling as if they could barely hold themselves up anymore.
You were gone.
His hands came up to his face, fingers curling into his hair as he let out a harsh, broken breath. He squeezed his eyes shut, but all he could see was you. The way your voice cracked when you told him you loved him. The way your eyes shined with betrayal. The way you walked away.
His chest felt tight too tight.
He had spent his whole life playing this game, moving pieces around the board, following orders, doing what needed to be done. He had done it all without hesitation, without attachment, without caring.
Because caring got people killed. Caring made you weak.
At least, that’s what he had always believed.
Then you happened.
And he hadn’t even realized how much you meant to him until he was watching you slip through his fingers.
A sharp, choked noise tore from his throat as he staggered forward, his hands gripping at his hair. His chest hurt. He had never felt this before not even as a kid, not even when he was forced into a life that wasn’t his own.
Because back then, it hadn’t mattered.
But you had mattered.
You had trusted him. You had let him in, had told him how much he meant to you. And in return?
He had destroyed it.
His knees hit the metal of the bridge, and he barely even registered it. His wings curled around him, shielding him from the rest of the world, but it didn’t matter.
Nothing mattered anymore.
Because for the first time in his life He had let someone in. And he had ruined it.
𓅰 𓅬 𓅭 𓅮 𓅯
The television flickered in the dimly lit room, its glow casting soft shadows against the walls. Keigo Takami otherwise known as Hawks leaned back in his seat, golden eyes trained on the screen as a familiar figure appeared.
It had been months.
Keigo’s eyes followed every headline, every news segment, every article that mentioned you.
Y/n Soars to New Heights: A Pro Hero On the Rise
Hero Y/n’s Daring Rescue Saves Dozens in Quirk Incident
Top 10 Pro Hero Y/n: The Future of Japan’s Hero Society
Each headline was another stab to his chest. He saw the numbers, the statistics, the articles that spoke of your bravery, your skill, your rise to the top. The world had watched you climb, and you had done it with grace, with skill, with everything he knew you were capable of.
“Once again, Japan’s rising star, Y/n, has taken down another villain with efficiency and grace!”
The anchor’s voice carried an air of excitement, painting you as a beacon of hope for the country. Footage played of you in action your movements sharp and calculated, your quirk flowing seamlessly between offense and defense. The crowd erupted in cheers, reporters clamoring for your attention, yet you only offered them a polite nod before moving on, as if there was always more work to be done.
Keigo exhaled through his nose, rubbing the bridge of it between his fingers.
He wasn’t surprised. You had always been relentless in your pursuit of justice. He had seen it firsthand, the way you carried the weight of expectations without complaint. But now, watching you through the cold lens of a camera, he could see what no one else seemed to notice.
You were drowning yourself in work.
News articles flooded his phone.
“Japan’s Heroine Y/n Soars Higher Than Ever!”
“Y/n: The New Symbol of Hope?”
“Nonstop Victories, But At What Cost?”
The last one caught his attention. Clicking on the article, he scanned through the words. Some journalist had picked up on it too the dark circles beneath your eyes, the way your posture stiffened ever so slightly after every battle. But the world only saw the hero. They saw the unwavering smile, the power, the perfection.
Keigo knew better.
You were running yourself ragged, and he couldn’t do a damn thing about it.
His hands clenched into fists. He had never felt so useless before. In the past, he would have sent a teasing message, a check in disguised as banter, just to make sure you were okay. But now, his wings were clipped metaphorically and literally. The mission he was on kept him far from the public eye, and any contact with you would compromise everything.
Still, he watched.
Night after night, he kept up with your hero work through screens and articles, seeing the light in your eyes dim just a little more each time. The world was blind to it, too enamored by your victories to notice the toll they took on you.
Keigo sighed, leaning back in his chair, staring at the ceiling.
“Dammit, Y/n.”
He wanted to tell you to slow down. That you didn’t have to carry everything alone. But he knew you you wouldn’t listen, not when you thought the weight was yours to bear.
But as he watched from afar, he saw something else something he knew he couldn’t ignore.
You were drowning.
It wasn’t hard to see, not if you looked closely enough. There were the faint bags under your eyes, the way your smile didn’t quite reach your eyes in the photos. He could see it in the way you moved quick, efficient, but with a certain rigidity, like you were trying to keep the pieces of yourself together.
The interviews, the press events, the rescue missions. You were out there always out there. Never stopping. Always moving.
Keigo had seen this before. It was the kind of thing that had broken him.
The thing he was now witnessing in you.
You were using your work as a shield. You were burying yourself in it, pretending that the mess of the world, the constant need to be the best, would somehow fill the hollow space where everything else had fallen apart. You were drowning in your responsibilities, in the expectations of others. And he hated himself for not being able to stop it.
He couldn’t reach you.
He couldn’t be the person you needed.
The Commission had made it clear the moment you walked away they had made sure that there would be no contact, no easy path to you. They had pushed him away, forced him to see you as an obstacle, a potential threat.
He had followed the orders. He had stayed away.
But every day, every night, when he saw the photos, heard the reports of your latest success, it felt like another punch to the gut. He couldn’t reach you, couldn’t protect you. And worse he was the reason you had shut him out.
You deserve better than this, he thought, each time he saw a picture of you smiling, though it never quite reached your eyes. You deserve better than me.
The most recent headline:
Y/n’s Heroic Feat: A Mission Gone Wrong Injuries and Recovering, But Will She Stay at the Top?
The article detailed how you had barely made it out of a dangerous mission, sustained injuries, and had pushed through it, despite the odds. The photos showed you at the hospital, a bruise on your cheek, your expression cold and distant as you posed for the cameras. Your usual confidence was there, but it was muted like a shell of yourself.
Keigo’s fingers clenched around the coffee cup in his hand, his gaze locked on the screen.
There it was again you were hurting.
But he couldn’t be there. He couldn’t reach you, couldn’t protect you. The Commission had made sure of that.
Every day, it ate at him. The guilt. The fear. The constant ache in his chest. And all he could do was watch.
Because that’s all he was allowed to do.
He turned away from the screen and ran a hand through his hair, exhaling sharply. He couldn’t keep doing this.
But as much as he wanted to move on, as much as he wanted to focus on his own missions and do what the Commission had trained him for, he knew he couldn’t.
You were out there, giving everything for a world that barely understood you.
And he was here, stuck in a cage of his own making.
“Fuck,” Keigo whispered to himself. “I miss you.”
But you were gone. And he was the one who had pushed you away.
That was the price he paid for trying to be the hero everyone needed. The cost of being a tool of the Commission.
He couldn’t even hate them for it. Not when it was his own failure that had led to this.
𓅰 𓅬 𓅭 𓅮 𓅯
Keigo sat in the Commission’s office, his expression neutral as he listened to the orders being laid out before him. The air was stale, the weight of the conversation pressing down on his shoulders. He knew what was coming before they even said it.
“Your next mission is infiltration.”
The head of the Commission, a woman with sharp eyes and a voice that left no room for argument, slid a file across the table. Keigo barely glanced at it. He already knew whose name was inside.
“The League of Villains is growing stronger. We need someone on the inside. Someone they’ll trust. You have the skills to make this work, Hawks.”
His fingers tightened around the edge of the folder.
“You’ve already shown your ability to keep a close eye on potential threats before.”
The words weren’t just words. They were deliberate. A reminder.
A reminder that they had once given him a different mission to keep tabs on you.
And what had they accused you of?
“Suspicious relationships with certain individuals.”
“Questionable morals due to prolonged conversations with known villains.”
“Potential compromise to the hero system.”
All because you had spoken to someone deemed dangerous. All because you hadn’t followed their rigid, black and white definition of justice.
And now, they were telling him to do the same thing.
A bitter laugh curled at the edges of his thoughts, though he kept his face unreadable. So it was fine when it was for them? When it was for the mission?
Hypocrites.
Keigo wanted to tell them to go to hell. That he saw through their bullshit. That if they thought he hadn’t noticed how they twisted things to suit their needs, they were dead wrong.
But he didn’t.
Because despite the anger curling in his gut, despite the guilt gnawing at his ribs, he still cared.
He cared about the future. About a world where kids didn’t have to grow up training to fight for their lives. A world where people had too much time on their hands instead of living in constant fear.
A world where you were safe.
So he bit his tongue.
“Understood,” he said instead, voice smooth and unwavering.
The Commission nodded, satisfied.
As the meeting wrapped up, Keigo tucked the folder under his arm and left the room. His steps were light, easy, just like always. But inside, his thoughts swirled like a storm.
⸻
Later that night, he sat on the rooftop of a tall building, the city stretching out beneath him. The folder lay open beside him, the moonlight illuminating the pages.
Dabi.
He had never spoken to the guy. Only knew what the files told him. Ruthless. Unpredictable. Dangerous. The League’s arsonist. The only reason Dabi hadn’t been fully exposed was because he covered his tracks well.
And yet, there was one thing in these files that stood out more than anything else.
You knew him.
You talked to him sometimes. That alone had been enough for the Commission to put you under watch. Enough for them to wonder if you could be turned into a threat.
Keigo exhaled slowly, rubbing the back of his neck.
It felt wrong. All of it.
But he had already made his choice.
If playing the villain meant securing a world where you wouldn’t have to look over your shoulder every day, then he would do it.
Even if it meant stepping into the same shadows they once accused you of standing in.
𓅰 𓅬 𓅭 𓅮 𓅯
It wasn’t like you had planned for things to turn out this way.
But after everything with Hawks after the accusations, the betrayal, the months of silence you had found yourself somewhere you never expected.
With Dabi.
It hadn’t happened overnight. At first, he was just another thorn in your side, another ghost you kept running into when the night was too quiet and your thoughts were too loud. But for whatever reason, the two of you had fallen into an odd sort of rhythm.
Dabi didn’t ask questions. Didn’t pry. He didn’t look at you with pity or expectation. He was just there, in the same way you were floating, untethered, existing in the spaces where heroes and villains blurred.
And maybe that’s why you were here now.
The scent of burnt concrete and gunpowder still clung to the air, mixing with the sharp, acrid smell of Dabi’s scorched skin. The battle had ended not long ago, and now, the two of you sat in the dimly lit hideout, the flickering light casting long shadows across the worn out walls.
“You looked like shit out there,” you teased, stretching your legs out in front of you as you leaned back against the couch.
Dabi scoffed, rolling his shoulder with a slight wince. “Yeah? And you looked like a damn try hard. What, gunning for some hero points?”
You snorted. “Please, like I need to impress anyone.”
Dabi grinned, a lazy, knowing smirk as he tapped ash from his cigarette onto the floor. “Right, right. Forgot you’re already Miss Popular out there. Japan’s sweetheart.”
“You’re just mad I had you on your knees.”
“dont make shit up.”
“You were about to eat pavement, dude.”
He flicked the cigarette away, leaning forward with an elbow on his knee. “Tch. Whatever helps you sleep at night, sweetheart.”
You rolled your eyes, tossing a nearby rag at him. Dabi caught it effortlessly, shaking his head. “Annoying.”
Before you could respond, the door creaked open.
Your breath caught.
For a moment, you thought your eyes were playing tricks on you. It had been months months since you’d seen him.
Yet, there he stood.
Hawks.
He looked the same as always messy blond hair, sharp golden eyes, wings tucked neatly behind him. But there was something off about seeing him now, here, in this space. Like an image that didn’t belong in the same frame.
Your reaction must have been obvious, because Dabi’s gaze flicked between the two of you, a slow, amused smirk creeping onto his face.
“Well, well,” Dabi mused, leaning back. “Didn’t think I’d be seeing a celebrity tonight.”
Hawks smiled easy, smooth, like he was slipping into a familiar rhythm. “What can I say? Thought I’d drop by, see what all the hype’s about.”
His eyes flickered to you, just for a second.
You were still staring. You hated that you were still staring.
Months. Months. And now he was just… here?
“Guess you finally wanted to be cool,” Dabi said, standing up slowly. “Took you long enough, bird boy.”
Hawks let out a laugh, loose and effortless. “Hey, better late than never, right?”
Dabi tilted his head, watching him. Sizing him up. “So, what? You lookin’ to make friends?”
“Something like that,” Hawks said, slipping his hands into his pockets. His tone was light, playful, but you knew him well enough to catch the calculation behind his words.
Dabi must’ve caught it, too, because his smirk widened slightly, like he was deciding just how much he wanted to play with his new toy.
“Sweetheart,” Dabi suddenly drawled, shifting toward you, “you didn’t tell me you and our new guest had history.”
You felt your stomach drop.
Hawks didn’t react.
Not even a twitch.
Dabi, of course, wasn’t done. He took a step closer, slinging an arm around your shoulder in an almost lazy manner, fingers drumming lightly against your arm.
Hawks’ gaze flicked to the movement quick, calculated. But he didn’t break.
Not even a hint of irritation, no change in posture. He just smiled, golden eyes still half lidded with that same effortless charm.
“Guess she didn’t think it was important,” Hawks mused, voice smooth as ever. “Can’t say I blame her.”
Dabi’s fingers tightened ever so slightly on your shoulder, and you felt the heat of his skin even through the fabric. He was testing. Poking at the edges.
“Mm. Maybe,” Dabi mused. “Or maybe she just didn’t want you to know.”
“Now, why would she do that?” Hawks asked, tilting his head, his voice still perfectly even.
You could feel the tension between them, even if it was all wrapped in easy smiles and playful words.
You exhaled, finally moving.
“Alright, enough,” you muttered, shoving Dabi’s arm off you. “I’ve had enough for the night.”
Your tone was casual, but you knew you knew that your hands were trembling just a little.
Dabi let his arm fall away easily, watching you with amusement. “Aw, come on, sweetheart. We were just getting started.”
You shook your head, already walking past them, needing space. “Not in the mood for whatever weird macho thing you two are doing. Try not to kill each other.”
You didn’t look back.
Didn’t want to see the way Hawks was watching you.
Didn’t want to think about why he was here. And definitely didn’t want to acknowledge the way your heart was still racing.
𓅰 𓅬 𓅭 𓅮 𓅯
The sky burned.
Smoke curled into the air, thick and suffocating, a mix of fire, blood, and the crumbling remains of the Meta Liberation Army’s last stand. The battlefield was a mess of clashing wills heroes and villains tearing through each other in a violent symphony of destruction.
And at the center of it all, Hawks stood with blood on his hands.
Twice lay lifeless at his feet.
His chest rose and fell heavily, his wings twitching with adrenaline, but there was no time to breathe, no time to process.
Because standing just a few meters away, fire licking at his fingertips, was Dabi.
The villain’s usual smirk was absent. His blue eyes burned hotter than his flames, sharp with something Hawks couldn’t quite place anger, satisfaction, something in between.
“You heroes are all the same,” Dabi muttered, taking a slow step forward. “Always so high and mighty. Always so convinced you’re better than us.”
Hawks tightened his grip on his remaining feathers. “You think Twice would’ve been better off if I let him go?”
Dabi’s laugh was sharp and bitter. “Oh, don’t give me that crap. This wasn’t about saving people. You’re just another pawn doing whatever the Commission tells you, right? Good little lapdog.”
Hawks didn’t flinch, but the words dug in.
Dabi’s flames flickered to life, casting shadows across the ruined battlefield. “Tell me, Hawks. Did it feel good? Taking down a guy who just wanted to protect his friends?”
Hawks exhaled, steadying himself. “I’m not getting into this with you.”
But Dabi wasn’t finished.
His smirk returned, slow and deliberate, and Hawks didn’t like it.
“Yeah, that’s right,” Dabi mused. “Wouldn’t want to ruin that righteous hero image of yours, huh?”
Hawks knew what this was. Psychological warfare. Dabi was trying to dig into his head, to make him hesitate. But Hawks couldn’t afford to he needed to finish this quickly.
A red feather shot toward Dabi in a blur of speed.
But Dabi was already moving.
Flames roared to life, meeting the attack head on, burning the feather into nothing. He closed the distance between them fast, forcing Hawks back with a wall of searing heat.
“You really don’t like talking about yourself, do you?” Dabi taunted, voice dripping with amusement. “Always gotta focus on the mission. But let’s talk about something more interesting.”
Hawks didn’t respond he couldn’t afford to. His feathers moved like blades, slicing through the air, but Dabi dodged, relentless in his approach.
And then Dabi said something that made Hawks’ blood freeze.
“She’s been treating me real nice, you know.”
Hawks’ entire body tensed.
Dabi grinned, sensing the shift. “Ah, so you do care.”
Hawks’ feathers shot forward in a flurry, faster, sharper, but Dabi dodged with ease, the flames around him growing wilder.
“You should see her, Hawks,” Dabi continued, voice smooth, taunting. “The way she looks at me. The way she lets me touch her.”
Something inside Hawks snapped.
He moved without thinking, faster than before, closing the distance between them with a brutal efficiency. His feathers struck harder, aiming for vital points.
But Dabi wasn’t done.
“She never mentioned it?” Dabi dodged, twisting out of the way at the last second. “How we spend our special time together?”
Hawks’ next attack wasn’t clean. It wasn’t precise. It was pure anger.
His feathers slashed out with no restraint.
Dabi barely managed to throw up a wall of fire in time, skidding back as the force of the attack cut through his jacket, slicing against his skin.
“Ohh,” Dabi let out a low whistle, shaking out his arms. “Touched a nerve, huh?”
Hawks didn’t answer. Couldn’t. His heart was pounding.
Dabi laughed, slow and deliberate, eyes flickering with something dangerous.
“That’s what I thought.”
But Hawks didn’t let him say anything else. Because in the next second, he was on him.
This fight was over.
𓅰 𓅬 𓅭 𓅮 𓅯
The hospital room was dimly lit, the only source of light spilling in from the window. It was quiet too quiet. The kind of silence that followed catastrophe, where the air was too still, too heavy, as if the world itself was still trying to understand the weight of what had happened.
Your body ached with every breath. The bandages wrapped around your torso were tight, holding together wounds that had nearly been fatal. Every movement reminded you of how close you had been to not making it out.
And yet, all of that the pain, the exhaustion, the weight of the war it all faded away the moment the door opened.
You almost didn’t turn.
You had spent weeks expecting to see him, waiting, hoping but he never came.
Not when you needed him. Not when everything fell apart.
And yet, something in you recognized him before you even looked.
When you finally did, you felt your breath hitch.
Keigo.
He stood in the doorway, alive but barely.
His wings were a shadow of what they once were. The red feathers that had once been so vibrant were scorched, burnt at the edges, some missing entirely. His body was wrapped in bandages, his movements slower, weaker. But what hit you the hardest was the mask strapped over his mouth.
A speaker had been attached to it, taking over for the voice he had nearly lost in the fire.
Dabi’s flames had nearly ruined him.
You sat there, frozen, staring.
Your heart clenched so painfully it felt like another wound had opened up inside you.
And then you moved.
The blanket was thrown off, the pain screaming through your body as you forced yourself to stand. Your legs were unsteady, but you didn’t care. You needed to reach him.
Your hands curled into fists before you could stop yourself, and the moment you were close enough you hit him.
He didn’t move.
Your fist landed against his chest, not hard enough to hurt him, but enough to feel it.
Then you hit him again.
And again.
“You!” Your voice cracked, emotion clogging your throat, burning behind your eyes.
He didn’t stop you.
“You accused me” Another hit, weaker than the last. “You said I was playing both sides that I wasn’t loyal!”
Your breath was coming in ragged gasps now, your vision blurring as you kept hitting him, kept pushing him, as if forcing him to feel just a fraction of the hurt you had been carrying.
“Then you” Your fists trembled as they pressed against him. Your knees felt weak. Your voice cracked.
“You did the exact same thing.”
The words barely made it past your lips before they were swallowed by a sob.
You had tried so hard to stay angry. To hold onto the rage, the betrayal because anger was easier than hurt.
But seeing him now, standing in front of you alive but barely holding on It was too much.
Your fists loosened, curling into his shirt instead, gripping him as if he would disappear if you let go.
“I thought you were dead.”
Your voice broke entirely, and the dam inside you cracked, the emotions you had been holding in for months finally spilling over.
The nights spent staring at the news, searching for any sign that he was still alive.
The silence stretching on for too long.
The fear that you had lost him forever.
Your body trembled as you pressed your forehead against his chest, the sobs wracking through you with the force of everything you had been desperately trying to bury.
And then finally he moved.
His hands rose, hesitating for only a second before they touched you.
One cradled the back of your head, fingers threading gently through your hair. The other wiped at your tears with his thumbs, his touch impossibly gentle despite the roughness of his gloves.
And then he did something he shouldn’t have.
He pulled off the mask.
You gasped. “Keigo”
He shouldn’t have. You knew it. He knew it.
But when he spoke, his voice was hoarse and broken, ruined by the burns, by the damage that had permanently scarred him but the words hit harder than anything else.
“I missed you.”
Your breath caught.
His thumb traced the tear streaked path down your cheek, his touch trembling, but steady.
“I never” His voice faltered, the pain clear in the way his throat choked on the words, but he forced them out anyway. “I never stopped regretting it.”
Your fingers tightened in his shirt, anchoring yourself to him.
“Letting them control me,” he rasped. “Letting them ruin this. Ruin us.”
His forehead pressed against yours, his breath uneven, shaky.
“I’m so sorry.”
You swallowed, your tears still slipping down your cheeks, your emotions still raw, still aching.
But you could see it now the weight he carried. The exhaustion in his eyes. The guilt that had been eating him alive from the inside out.
Even if he had a hundred lifetimes, even if he was reborn again and again, you knew.
He would regret this every single time.
Regret losing you.
Your fingers uncurled from his shirt, moving up to cup his face, your thumbs tracing along his cheekbones. His skin was warm beneath your touch, warmer than you remembered. Maybe from the burns. Maybe from the way he was looking at you.
You swallowed the lump in your throat.
“You should’ve come back sooner.”
His eyes softened, his hands still cradling your face, thumbs still brushing over your skin as if trying to memorize the shape of you, to convince himself that you were real.
“I know.” His voice was so hoarse, so wrecked, but still so him.
Your chest ached at the sound of it.
“You scared me,” you whispered, fingers curling into his skin. “I thought ” You swallowed, voice trembling. “I thought I’d never see you again.”
His breath hitched.
“You think I didn’t feel the same?” His forehead pressed more firmly against yours. “Every day, I thought about you.”
Your heart clenched.
“I don’t want to do this again,” you whispered. “I don’t want to lose you again.”
His grip tightened. “You won’t.”
There was so much promise in those two words, so much desperation, as if he was trying to will them into being true.
You weren’t sure if you could believe it. Not yet. Not with the war still raging, not with everything still uncertain. But you wanted to.
Dabi x Reader | Hawks x Reader
teehee i have issues… my other works - masterlist
synopsis: Between hero catcalling, banter, and some very suspicious shoulder to shoulder proximity, one thing is clear: Y/n otherwise known as pro hero Lumine has a type, and it’s problematic.
you let the cool night air settle over your skin as you gazed at the city below. The hum of neon lights, the distant chatter of people, the occasional wail of sirens, it was all background noise to the quiet moment you had carved out for yourself. Well, semi quiet. Dabi stood a few feet away, leaning against the rusted railing, cigarette dangling lazily between his fingers. The soft glow of the embers flickered against his scarred skin, casting sharp shadows across his features. He exhaled a slow curl of smoke, blue eyes watching you through the haze, unreadable.
He was close enough that you could feel the occasional brush of his presence, subtle things. The way his arm ghosted yours when he shifted, how his voice dipped just a little lower when he spoke, like this was some shared secret neither of you were acknowledging.
“You’re quieter than usual,” Dabi murmured, flicking the ash off the end of his cigarette. “That big hero life finally breaking you down?”
You huffed a soft laugh, tilting your head. “Nah. Just enjoying the moment. Kinda nice when you’re not actively trying to burn me alive.” Dabi smirked, amused. “Give it time.”
Before you could shoot back a reply, movement in the sky caught your attention a blur of crimson and gold slicing through the night, wings illuminated by city lights. With a wicked grin, you cupped your hands around your mouth and called out, “Damn, Hawks! Lookin’ good up there! Show me what those wings can do, baby!”
Hawks, mid flight, visibly stuttered in the air. His wings faltered for half a second before he caught himself, twisting in your direction. Even from here, you could see the slow smirk pulling at his lips.The moment the words left your mouth, With a flick of his fingers, one of his feathers shot toward you. fast, but not actually meant to hit. It whizzed past your face, stirring your hair before circling back to him.
“Lumine, you flirt!” he called out, amusement lacing his voice as he swooped lower. “Calling for me from the rooftops now?” he called back, voice dripping with amusement. With an effortless flick of his wings, he shot downward, landing in a graceful crouch before standing to his full height. He tucked his feathers in smoothly, golden eyes locking onto yours first then, slowly, sliding to Dabi.
And just like that, the amusement in his expression cooled.
“…Okay.” Hawks’ posture shifted, subtle but there his wings twitching slightly, muscles tightening just enough to be noticeable. His sharp gaze flickered back to you, his smile still in place but lighter now, more calculated. “So. Why are you hanging out with this guy?”
Dabi, who had been watching this entire exchange with an expression of increasing boredom, let out an exaggerated groan. “Oh, great. The chicken landed.”
Hawks ignored him completely, his focus still locked on you. His voice was light, casual, but his eyes? His eyes were searching tracking, assessing.
“hmmm it really is a nice night,” he pointed out, head tilting slightly. “you’re not fraternizing with the enemy now?”
You rolled your eyes. “Relax, Bird Boy. I’m just hanging out.”
“…With him?”
“Yup.”
Hawks let out a slow breath through his nose, like he was trying to process that without reacting. Then, as if deciding to take another approach, he took a single step closer, his shoulder nearly brushing yours. “Y’know,” he mused, voice dipping into something smoother, more coaxing, “you could’ve called me if you wanted company. I would’ve been here in seconds. Way better company, too.”
Dabi let out a scoff, unimpressed. “Wow, subtle. Real smooth.”
Hawks shot him a side glance, then turned back to you, golden eyes half lidded, lazy with amusement. “What, I’m not allowed to be worried about my favorite pro hero?” His voice softened slightly, just enough that it felt personal, like he was directing it just to you. “Seriously, Lumine. What’s the deal?”
Dabi shifted beside you, taking another slow drag of his cigarette, exhaling the smoke in a way that almost curled toward you before dissipating. You felt the faintest brush of his fingers against the back of your hand so fleeting it could’ve been mistaken for nothing at all. “You really need to raise your standards,” Dabi muttered.
You arched a brow at him. “i’m not sure if you’re any better”
Dabi shrugged. “Doesn’t mean I’m wrong.”
Hawks let out a slow chuckle, running a gloved hand through his windswept hair. “Wow, that’s crazy. Exact same thing I was about to say.”
You exhaled, shaking your head. “You guys are exhausting.”
Hawks leaned in just slightly, voice dropping low enough that Dabi wouldn’t hear it over the city noise. “You good?”
You glanced at him, surprised by the sudden shift in tone. His eyes weren’t just sharp now they were searching, careful, like he was looking for something beneath the surface. It wasn’t teasing anymore. It wasn’t playful. He was checking in. The corner of your mouth twitched up, but you kept your voice casual. “I’m fine, Kei.”
Hawks held your gaze for a beat longer, then exhaled, his easygoing smirk slipping back into place. “If you say so.”
Dabi watched the exchange with a blank expression before finally tossing his cigarette to the side, crushing it under his boot. “Alright, that’s my cue. I’ve hit my quota for annoying hero interactions tonight.” He stretched, rolling his shoulders before glancing down at you. Then, in the most casual, unbothered way possible, he reached out, fingers briefly ghosting over your wrist before stuffing his hands into his pockets. Just enough contact to be noticed. Just enough to linger.
Hawks’ wings flared, just slightly. Dabi smirked looking at his reaction. “Try not to let Bird Brain here talk your ear off.”
With that, he turned and disappeared into the shadows as easily as he’d arrived. Hawks let out a slow exhale, dragging a hand down his face. “You really know how to pick ‘em, huh?”
You grinned. “That’s how i got to know you”
Hawks just shook his head, eyes flickering to where Dabi had vanished. And then, almost too quiet to hear. “…Don’t let him pull you under, Y/n.”
watching as Dabi left, his sharp eyes lingering on the spot for a moment longer than necessary. His wings twitched slightly, a small, restless movement, before he finally turned his attention back to you. You could see it in his face he wasn’t just brushing this off. The usual playful glint in his eyes had dulled, replaced by something softer. More serious.
He sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. “Y/n…”
That alone was enough to make you pause. He rarely said your name like that. like it was weighted, like he was choosing his words carefully. He took a step closer, his voice dropping just slightly. “Talk to me. What’s going on?”
You raised a brow. “Uh, we were just hanging out? You act like I got caught committing a crime.”
Hawks frowned, his golden eyes scanning your face, searching. “That’s not what I mean, and you know it.” His voice was quieter now, almost gentle. “Why are you hanging out with Dabi?”
You exhaled through your nose, leaning against the ledge. “I dunno, Kei. It’s not that deep. I just… got used to him, I guess. We cross paths a lot, and sometimes, I don’t feel like fighting. So we talk.”
Hawks didn’t look convinced. He stepped even closer, his warmth pressing against your side. “He’s dangerous, Lumine. And I know you can handle yourself. hell, you’re stronger than half the heroes I know but that’s not the point.”
There was something about the way he said it, the way his voice softened at the edges, that made your chest tighten just a little. You forced a smirk, bumping your shoulder against his. “What, you worried about me?”
Hawks didn’t laugh. Instead, he reached out and flicked a loose strand of hair away from your face, his gloved fingers barely grazing your skin. His touch was light, fleeting, but it left warmth in its wake.
“Of course, I’m worried about you, dumbass,” he muttered, his brows furrowing. “You matter to me, okay? And I know you. when you let people hang around, there’s always a reason. So, what’s the reason?”
You swallowed, caught off guard by the sincerity in his voice. Hawks was always teasing, always throwing out quick witted remarks and playful jabs. You looked away, focusing on the city lights instead of the concern in his eyes. “I don’t know,” you admitted after a pause. “I guess… I see something in him.”
Hawks’ wings drooped slightly. “Y/n—”
“Not like that,” you sighed. “I know he’s a villain. I know he’s done terrible things. But sometimes, when he’s not being, y’know, Dabi. he’s just some guy who’s been hurt one too many times. And I don’t think he ever really had someone in his corner.”
Hawks’ lips pressed into a thin line. He didn’t look angry, just… sad. Like he understood exactly what you meant, and that only made this worse. After a long silence, he huffed out a breath and shook his head. “You always do this,” he murmured, a faint smile tugging at his lips. “Always finding strays.”
You smirked. “You say that like I didn’t find you first.”
Hawks let out a soft chuckle, tilting his head. “Yeah, but I’m a catch.”
You rolled your eyes, shoving him lightly, and this time he actually laughed. But the concern never fully left his face. “Just… promise me something,” he said, his voice quieter again. “Be careful. I don’t want to lose you to someone who doesn’t deserve you.”
Your heart stuttered in your chest, but you played it off with a grin. “Damn, Hawks. If I didn’t know better, i’d say you were in love with me”
He clicked his tongue, stepping back with a smirk, but his wings stretched slightly like he was reluctant to leave. “Tch, don’t get cocky.” But then his expression softened again, his golden eyes warm as they met yours. “…Just don’t make me worry, okay?”
You gave him a lazy salute. “No promises.”
Hawks let out a long suffering sigh, but he smiled anyway. “You’re the worst.”
he took off into the sky, leaving you alone with nothing but the fading sound of flapping wings and the lingering warmth of his touch. He had been gone for a while now, but you could still hear his voice in your head.
“Just don’t make me worry, okay?”
You sighed, resting your elbows on the ledge, staring out at the skyline.
“You’re brooding.”
You didn’t flinch at the voice, just smirked to yourself. “Didn’t know you were still lurking.”
Dabi strolled up beside you, hands shoved into his pockets, the faint smell of smoke and ash clinging to him. “Didn’t know you’d still be here,” he shot back, mimicking your tone. His voice was that usual mix of amusement and disinterest, but the fact that he hadn’t just left after Hawks showed up said enough.
You exhaled through your nose. “Guess we both like rooftops.”
Dabi snorted. “Guess so.”
Dabi watched you for a moment, his smirk still in place but his expression a little softer now. He leaned in slightly, closing that small space between your shoulders just enough to make it noticeable.
Finally, he spoke. “So. You and Bird Brain, huh?”
You rolled your eyes. “If one more person says that”
Dabi smirked, exhaling a slow curl of smoke. “Relax, Y/n or should I say Lumine since we’re supposed to be enemies,” he drawled, stretching out your name like it was a tease. “Just saying, he sure seemed invested in whatever this is.”
You scoffed. “He’s nosy.”
Dabi chuckled. “Oh, I know that. But he’s also jealous.”
You turned to him with a deadpan stare. “Really?”
He shrugged, smirk still in place. “Yeah. But I get it. I’d be jealous too if I had to watch someone else get all your time.”
That one caught you off guard. You blinked, momentarily at a loss for words. “Dabi”
He cut you off with a lazy wave of his hand. “Relaxxxx, I ain’t about to start writing love letters or anything. Just making an observation.”
You chuckled, shaking your head. “Right. Sure.”
He leaned in slightly, just enough that his shoulder did brush against yours this time. “I do have to give you credit, though. Takes guts to flirt with the guy who’s actively trying to arrest me.”
“Hey,” you defended, “he’s my friend”
Dabi snorted. “Yeah, yeah, I noticed.” He tapped his fingers against the ledge, then glanced at you. His smirk softened just slightly, like he was debating whether to say something. After a beat, he nudged you lightly with his elbow. “You know, if Bird Brain ever gets too annoying, I do have ways to make him shut up.”
You raised a brow. “By setting him on fire?”
“Exactly.”
You snickered, nudging him back. “Yeah, let’s not.”
He hummed in response, then tilted his head toward you, blue eyes glinting. “You sticking around, or what?” You considered it. Hawks would definitely have a few choice words for you if he found out you spent even more time with Dabi tonight. But, you weren’t in a rush to leave. For a villain he always felt like a hero to you.
You shrugged. “Guess I am.”
Dabi let out a mock sigh. “Tch. Guess I’ll allow it.”
You shot him a grin. “How generous.”
He rolled his eyes but didn’t move away. The city hummed below you, but up here, it was just the two of you, shoulders barely brushing, the night stretching on ahead.
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𓇢𓆸☾☼ Let me be your wings
Keigo Takami X Reader
This is based on my isekai story, and since I’m having such a hard time writing the chapters (I didn’t plan…I just started writing), HAVE THIS FOR NOW! This might be used for the story later, but for now, it’s just to show how their dynamic will be.
𓇢𓆸☾☼ Hawks had been teasing you for years.
It wasn’t just the usual banter, oh no, he had perfected the art of getting under your skin in ways no one else could. The perfectly timed winks, the way he’d drawl out, “Aww, you miss me?” whenever you texted him for mission details, the relentless nicknames that ranged from “Featherweight” to “Speed Bump” (the latter because, as he put it, you were “always in his way but never slowing him down”). He lived for it.
The mission had been a success, but it left you winded. You stood on the rooftop of a high rise, still catching your breath, while Hawks looked as unbothered as ever, stretching his arms behind his head like he’d just woken up from a nap. His feathers rustled in the evening breeze, the city lights below casting an amber glow on his face.
“You good there, champ?” he asked, smirking as he tilted his head at you.
You shot him a glare, still breathing heavily. “I just ran five blocks at full speed chasing that guy while you took a scenic flight over the skyline.”
He grinned. “Perks of having wings. Maybe you should invest in a jetpack.”
“Maybe you should do more than just provide aerial commentary next time.”
“Ohhh, attitude. Someone’s feisty when they’re exhausted,” he teased. “Tell you what, I’ll carry you next time. if you ask nicely.”
You groaned, pushing your hair out of your face. “If you ever carry me, I’m taking a pair of scissors to your wings.”
“Ouch. That’s attempted murder, y’know.”
Before you could fire back, you caught a flash of something in his hand too quick to react in time.
Your stomach dropped. “Hawks… did you just—”
Hawks flipped his phone around, displaying the screen for you to see. There it was a perfectly timed, completely unflattering shot of you mid wheeze, hair sticking to your forehead, looking like you’d just been through hell and back.
“Oh, I absolutely did,” he confirmed, his golden eyes twinkling with mischief. “You know, for posterity. Gotta capture these special moments.”
Your jaw clenched. “Delete it.”
He locked his phone with a dramatic flick of his wrist and tucked it into his jacket. “Nah, I think I’ll keep it. Maybe I’ll use it as your contact photo.”
You took a threatening step forward, but he was already floating just out of reach, laughing.
“Keigo Takami, I swear—”
“Whoa, full name? I really hit a nerve, huh?” He shot you a wink before launching himself into the sky. “See you around, Speed Bump!”
You watched him disappear into the night, fists clenched. Of course working with him was always so fun but god does it make you want to scream. Hawks had just taken off, disappearing into the sky like the show off he was. You watched until he was just a dot in the distance, then sighed, shaking your head.
This whole thing was still weird. Being here, seeing all of them in real life talking, breathing, making stupid jokes at your expense. You had spent years watching them from the other side of a screen, and now you were smack in the middle of it. It was like stepping into a show you used to binge watch, except now the characters had opinions on your coffee order and occasionally stole your fries.
Your eyes drifted back to where Hawks had just been, and you huffed out a laugh. Keigo Takami. You still remembered the first time you saw him in the anime all smug grins, lazy charm, and way too cool for his own good. You also remembered groaning because, of course, he had to be attractive. And a blonde.
You sighed dramatically. “God, my type is so predictable.”
First, it had been fictional blondes. Now? Now it was very real, very smug blondes who took pictures of you at your worst and made everything look effortless. Some things never changed.
Shaking your head, you turned on your heel and headed toward the next rooftop. You had your own agency to get back to top ten heroes didn’t have time to stand around having existential crises about their anime crushes coming to life.
Still, as you leapt off the edge, you couldn’t help but mutter, “At least I have good taste.”
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The sun dipped below the Musutafu skyline, casting streaks of gold and crimson across the sky. The city hummed beneath you and Hawks, the distant sounds of traffic and chatter blending into the cool evening breeze. Perched on the edge of a rooftop, the two of you were supposed to be on patrol, but the quiet lull of the city made it feel more like an excuse to loiter.
Hawks stretched his arms behind his head, wings twitching slightly as he scanned the streets below. “Man, it’s almost too peaceful tonight. I was hoping for at least one car chase to spice things up.”
You smirked, leaning back on your elbows. “You say that now, but the second some villain starts monologuing, you’re gonna be complaining.”
“Pfft, that’s fair.” He shot you a sideways glance, amber eyes glinting with mischief. “Though, I gotta say, spending an evening with you is its own kind of excitement.”
You rolled your eyes but couldn’t hide your grin. “Flattery won’t make me buy you dinner after this, bird boy.”
He gasped, placing a hand over his heart. “Getting chicken together would be such a good idea though, here I thought we had something special.”
“Oh, we do,” you said, pulling out your phone. “And I have just the thing to prove it.”
Without another word, you tapped the screen, and soft, whimsical music began to play. The opening notes of “Let Me Be Your Wings” from Thumbelina drifted into the air, delicate and romantic.
Hawks stiffened immediately.
His feathers ruffled as he slowly turned his head to you, an expression of pure, dawning horror washing over his face.
No. No way. He knew this song. Scratch that, he really knew this song.
It had been stuck in his head more times than he cared to admit. And, worse, he had definitely imagined you singing it to him at least once. Or twice. Maybe five times. But that was beside the point.
“Let me be your wings… let me be your only love~”
You grinned at him like the devil incarnate. “C’mon, Hawks. This is our song now.”
His eye twitched. “You’re not serious.”
“Oh, I’m deadly serious,” you said, placing a hand over your chest in mock sincerity. “It just fits you so perfectly. The majestic wings, the whole ‘sweeping people off their feet’ thing—”
“—I don’t sweep people off their feet—”
“—and of course, your deep, burning desire to be someone’s tiny fairy prince.”
Hawks groaned, dragging a hand down his face. “You suck.”
“is this you asking?” you teased, raising the volume. “Let me take you far beyond the stars~”
His wings twitched violently. He was sweating. You can’t let them know you’ve actually thought about this, Keigo. Play it cool. Play it—
“I hate that I know every lyric to this song.” The words slipped out before he could stop them.
Your jaw dropped, eyes widening with glee. “Oh my god.”
“Forget I said that.”
“You’ve thought about this, haven’t you?” You leaned in, voice full of mock realization. “You’ve imagined yourself singing this to someone.”
“No, I haven’t.”
“You so have.”
“I haven’t.”
You gasped theatrically. “Wait… have you imagined someone specifically?”
Hawks shot up so fast he nearly lost his footing on the ledge. “ALRIGHT, THAT’S ENOUGH OUT OF YOU.”
Before you could react, he grabbed the back of your collar and launched into the sky.
“WAIT—WAIT, KEIGO, I DIDN’T MEAN LITERALLY—!”
“TOO LATE, YOU’RE GETTING THE FULL THUMBELINA EXPERIENCE.”
The city blurred beneath you as he ascended, the wind whipping past as he effortlessly carried you into the night. You kicked your legs in protest, but his grip was firm, his wings beating steadily as he soared higher.
Below, your phone now abandoned on the rooftop continued playing the song, the tiny speaker projecting “We’ll see the universe and dance on Saturn’s rings~”
A civilian walking down the street paused, glancing up as your distant scream echoed overhead
“KEIGOOOOOO, PUT ME DOWNNNN—!”
As Hawks soared higher, you flailed in his grasp, wind whipping past as the city blurred below. “I WAS JUST TEASING YOU” you shouted.
“Oh, but you started this,” Hawks shot back, smirking down at you. “C’mon, you started this! You played our new song, and now I’m just giving you the full fantasy.”
“The fantasy doesn’t include me plummeting to my death, KEIGO!”
He gasped dramatically, placing a hand over his heart. “Plummeting? Please. You’re in the safest hands in Musutafu.” Then, without warning, he spun you midair.Your stomach flipped.
“KEIGO—!”
“Shhh, Thumbelina, just enjoy the moment,” he teased, effortlessly twirling you again like you weighed nothing. His golden eyes gleamed as he grinned. “Isn’t this romantic? The stars, the city lights, me your dashing, winged rescuer?”
“You’re so lucky I can’t hit you from this angle.”
Hawks only laughed, catching you with ease before adjusting his grip one arm under your legs, the other supporting your back.
“Oh wow, holding me like a bride?” you deadpanned. “Really committing to the bit, huh?”
He smirked, wings shifting as he hovered smoothly above the rooftops. “I’m just staying in character. Besides, Y/n or should I say Thumbelina, in this situation, it’s you. Small, feisty, getting swept off their feet by a very handsome flying man”
“I am not small—”
“—and tragically falling for his irresistible charm.”
You let out the longest, most exasperated sigh of your life. “I hate you.”
Hawks gasped. “You love me.”
Then he twirled you again, and this time, it was slow and dramatic, like he was dancing with you midair, like you really were some fairytale princess in his arms.
“I swear, Takami” you breathed out a little more gently.
“You’re adorable when you’re mad.”
You groaned. “I’m going to fight you when we land.”
“Aw, you wanna spend more time with me?” You smacked his shoulder, and he laughed, finally descending back toward the rooftop.
As soon as your feet hit the ground, you staggered, trying to shake off the dizziness. Hawks landed beside you, grinning like he hadn’t just been the most unbearable person alive.
“Whew, what a rush, huh?” He stretched, wings twitching. “I really think we captured the essence of the song.”
You glared. “You twirled me like a ballerina.”
“Yeah, well, you fit in my arms so nicely, what was I supposed to do?”
You inhaled sharply, pointing a warning finger at him. “If you don’t shut up, i’m telling your fans their favorite pro kidnaps people when he likes them”
Hawks gasped, “That’s so gross, you wouldn’t.”
You sighed dramatically, brushing the wind tangled hair out of your face. “Yeah, yeah. Now c’mon, bird boy, let’s get food before I report you for kidnapping.”
His feathers ruffled in amusement. “Dinner and a song?”
You side-eyed him as you picked up your phone. “Keep dreaming, fairy prince.”
“‘You know, you should make make ‘Let Me Be Your Wings’ your new ringtone for me.” he smiles from across you
You smirked. “I would.”
His eyes narrowed. “…Damn. That’s hot.”
You groaned and turned away. “I’m leaving.”
He fell into step beside you as you made your way back toward the edge of the building, still grinning like an idiot.
Blondes, man. They were gonna be the death of you.
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