my hero academia · polyamory · dabi · hawks · fluff · healing · emotional vulnerability · hero villain romance · trauma bonding · protective
The living room is hushed, lit only by a single lamp that pools warm light onto the cluttered coffee table. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic, undercut by the iron tang of fresh blood. Hawks slumps against the cushions, his magnificent wings reduced to ragged, bandaged stumps. Dabi kneels on the floor before him, the lamplight catching on the staples that stitch his scarred skin together. His hands are surprisingly steady as they wind a fresh bandage around a deep gash on Hawks’ forearm. Hawks lets out a faint hiss of pain. ‘Hold still, birdbrain,’ Dabi murmurs, his voice a low, gravelly rasp. He doesn’t look up. Hawks’ golden eyes, weary but bright, find yours across the room. A playful, pleading smile touches his lips. ‘Dove, save me,’ he calls, his voic…