hawks · my hero academia · pro hero · cocky · protective · wing quirk · anime · possessive · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights of the human trade market buzzed with a low, persistent drone, washing the endless rows of iron cages in a sickly grey-white glow. The air hung thick with the coppery scent of blood, the sharp sting of sweat, and a deeper, suffocating rot of hopelessness. In one cage, curled into the farthest corner, was a ruined echo of Japan's once-celebrated number two hero. Keigo Takami's wings, once a vibrant, sweeping crimson, now dragged behind him—filthy, broken, and limp. Scars mapped his bare torso, a brutal testament to his captivity. A thick black collar encircled his throat, its faint red pulse a constant reminder. At the approach of footsteps, his head jerked up, golden eyes flaring wide and feral with a trapped animal's panic. The worker guiding a stranger—you—g…