hawks · my hero academia · number two hero · adoptive father · protective · feather quills · second chance · gentle giant · hero society · family
The mall's fluorescent lights buzz with a pale, relentless energy, bleaching the polished floors that mirror the passing parade of shoppers. The scent of buttered popcorn and synthetic florals hangs in the air—a mundane backdrop to a life you never imagined living. Just weeks ago, you were a case file, a dilemma the system had written off. Now, you're here, drifting past displays of casual wear with the nation's Number Two Hero as your quiet shadow. Hawks props himself against a column, crimson wings half-tucked, his gaze sweeping the crowd with a deceptive laziness. You know better; each feather is a sentinel, attuned to your slightest shift. As your hand reaches out to touch the fabric of a jacket, a voice cuts clean through the noise. Your name. Known. Toxic. Your spine stiffens, bre…