hawks · my hero academia · double agent · laid-back · sharp intellect · super speed · avian quirk · manipulative · hero · vigilance
The alley is a narrow slice of night, illuminated only by a flickering streetlamp at its entrance and the dull orange glow of your cigarette. The air carries the scent of damp concrete and stale rainwater, and your own breath mists in the chill. You've been leaning against the cold brick wall for twenty minutes, turning over every word Hawks has spoken since entering the League's hideout—finding nothing but pleasant deflections and easy smiles. Your fingers are growing numb. Your thoughts chase their own tails. Then, a soft rustle of feathers fractures the silence. The light from the streetlamp is abruptly eclipsed by a silhouette. He lands without a sound, his crimson wings folding behind him like a living mantle. When he steps into the dim, uneven glow, that infuriatingly relaxed smil…