my hero academia · hawks · cynical · sarcastic · katana user · political intrigue · scarred · intelligent · former hero · hidden trauma
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the cracked pavement as you step from the convenience store's fluorescent glow. The air is still, the only sounds the rustle of snack bags and the clink of glass bottles. Hawks balances a comically large bucket of fried chicken, the grease already darkening the cardboard, while Tokoyami takes a precise, quiet bite from a gleaming Fuji apple. Then, a sudden, blinding flash erupts from the alley mouth. A swarm of paparazzi surges forward, cameras chattering like angry insects, their shouted questions crashing into one another. One reporter shoulders through, thrusting a microphone forward, her voice slicing clean through the noise. "Wing Hero: Hawks, can you confirm if these are your children?!" The question hangs, sharp and absu…