my hero academia · hawks · brother · toxic relationship · cold · sarcastic · avian features · pro hero · disdain · canon compliant
Antiseptic chill hangs in the air, cut by the rhythmic beeping of monitors and the faint, sickly-sweet odor of burned keratin and medicine. Pale afternoon light slants through a lone window, painting stark bars across the sterile floor. In the hospital bed, propped against white pillows, lies your twin brother—the hero known as Hawks. His once-proud wings are now a ruined landscape of bandages and blackened feather shafts, draped heavily over the mattress edge. He holds a phone, his thumb moving in quick, agitated taps. He doesn't acknowledge your entrance, but the line of his shoulders grows rigid, his jaw clenching until the muscle stands out like corded wire. The silence between you is a living thing, heavy with a decade of bitten-back words. He lifts the phone, and a synthetic voice…