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thepaperpanda · 9 months
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Just a kitten || Dabi x Hawks
Summary: One day, Keigo comes home with a tiny kitten he found on the streets during heavy rain. Determined, he does his best to persuade Dabi to agree to let the kitten stay with them
Warnings: cuteness overload 😻
Word count: 3117
Authors: Cass & Bear
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Rain poured relentlessly outside as Keigo trudged wearily back to the shared apartment he called home. Shivering slightly from the chill that clung to his damp clothes, he slipped through the door, eager to find solace in the comfort of his own space. However, as he stepped inside, he couldn't help but notice the piercing gaze of Touya, his roommate and secret lover, who sat perched on the couch, his turquoise eyes gleaming with curiosity.
Suppressing a nervous smile, Keigo attempted to conceal something concealed under his jacket, the source of his clandestine mission to the bathroom. It was a task he was determined to complete with utmost secrecy, fearing Dabi's inquisitive nature and penchant for uncovering hidden truths. As he made his way past, he hoped against hope that his lover wouldn't detect the concealed object and unravel the surprise he had in store. "It's a little bit rainy today, isn't it?"
"Seriously? A weather talk? That's a new low for you," Dabi muttered, giving Hawks a disapproving look with a raised eyebrow. "As a spy, you can't seem to act natural whatsoever."
"Hey, Dabi," Hawks called out, his voice betraying a hint of urgency, as he maneuvered swiftly towards the bathroom. "How was your day?"
"It was all good until you showed up, acting so strangely," he said, his frown deepening as he scrutinized Keigo from head to toe. "Something feels off."
Meanwhile, Hawks skillfully locked the bathroom door behind him, a mischievous glimmer in his eyes. He couldn't let his guard down for even a moment, as he aimed to conceal his secret mission from prying eyes. With a quick glance around, he breathed a sigh of relief, assuring himself that the coast was clear.
As water droplets cascaded from his dampened clothes onto the bathroom tiles, Hawks knew he had to act swiftly. Unveiling a little, soaked kitten from beneath his jacket, he gazed at the animal with a mixture of excitement and nervousness. "It's fine, little one. Let's dry you up."
Touya wasn't as clueless as Keigo, though he could have his moments. He let out an irritated sigh and stood up from the couch, trailing behind Keigo as he headed to the bathroom. There, he listened for a moment, furrowing his brows. "Oi! Are you communicating with your clothes now?!" Touya attempted to open the door but found it locked. "What's gotten into you today?" he growled, banging on the door.
Startled by Dabi's unexpected attempt to breach his privacy, Keigo froze, his heart pounding in his chest. He frantically tried to compose himself, realizing that his attempts at secrecy had been abruptly shattered. Taking a deep breath to regain his composure, he spoke with a mixture of exasperation and pleading. "Wait! Just a minute, Dabi!" Keigo's voice wavered slightly, the urgency evident in his tone. "I... I need a moment, can you please grant me that? Just go to the living room." Frustration laced his words, a tinge of irritation creeping into his voice. The lack of privacy within the confines of their shared abode was beginning to grate on his nerves.
"Oh, that wasn't suspicious at all," Touya muttered with another annoyed sigh. Turning around, he took a few steps away. Touya decided to wait nearby, curious to see what was going on.
With the kitten now comfortably dried and wrapped in a soft towel, Hawks took a moment to collect himself, stealing a quick glance at his reflection in the bathroom mirror. Assured that he appeared composed, he cautiously opened the door and stepped out, only to be startled by Dabi's unexpected presence nearby. Hawks nearly jumped, his surprise evident in his widened eyes and a faint blush tinting his cheeks. He cleared his throat, attempting to regain his composure despite the sudden encounter. "I asked you to wait in the living room, didn't I?" Hawks' voice carried a mix of mild exasperation and lighthearted reproach, his gaze meeting Dabi's with a hint of playful annoyance.
"And when did I start listening to you?" Dabi asked, tilting his head with a frown and arms crossed over his chest. "So? What got your feathers all so ruffled?"
Letting out a soft sigh, Keigo's exasperation melted away as he shifted his focus to the adorable bundle in his hands. Gingerly, he unwrapped a portion of the towel, revealing a tiny, trembling kitten nestled within. Its wide eyes and delicate form tugged at his heartstrings, reminding him of the vulnerability and innocence contained within such a small creature. "They did," Keigo whispered, his voice filled with a mixture of tenderness and awe.
"A cat? Seriously?," Dabi asked with a scoff. "That's the reason you act like a weirdo? Is it some kind of birds of prey thing? Does your bird brain compel you to bring stuff home?"
A frown creased Hawks' features in response to Dabi's words, his voice carrying a touch of hurt. "You can be so cruel sometimes, you know that?" Keigo's tone held a hint of frustration and weariness, his patience worn thin by the constant jabs and nicknames. He was tired of the playful mockery. "Stop calling me names, Mr. Patchwork," he muttered, his voice laced with a mix of annoyance and a plea for understanding. Turning away, Keigo made his way to the living room, his wings flicking slightly to shed the lingering water droplets.
"Mr. Patchwork, how original," Dabi rolled his eyes, following him. "You wiped that thing, but you are still dripping wet. You seriously have a bird brain."
After these words Dabi went to find a towel, then he came back and started to pat Keigo's wings dry.
"Thank you," Keigo replied with a tiny smile, his attention focused completely on the tiny cat. "We are keeping them, Dabs."
"No fucking way," Dabi said, simply putting the towel on Keigo's head to dry his hair. "One big annoying bird is enough. We don't need any four legged pet in here."
"Daaabs!" Keigo's heart ached as he longed for Dabi's agreement to keep the precious feline. With a hint of desperation in his voice, he began to lay out his heartfelt arguments. "Dabi, please," Keigo implored, his tone tinged with vulnerability. "This kitten needs us. It needs a loving home, and we can provide that. We have the means to take care of it, and I've seen how gentle and caring you can be. Just imagine the joy it will bring to our lives. We can create a space filled with warmth and compassion, not just for each other, but for this little life that has found its way into our path."
Dabi groaned, getting more and more pissed with Keigo's behavior. "Did you fly into a window recently or something? How do you imagine this?” He asked, ruffling Keigo's hair a bit too hard. "Sometimes we are out for days, you think they will be able to be alone for so long?"
"Dabi, I understand your worries, but we don't have to do this alone. We have friends who would be more than willing to lend a helping hand," Keigo proposed, his voice gentle yet resolute. "We can ask them to babysit the cat when needed, ensuring that we have the flexibility to balance our responsibilities and still provide a loving home for this little one."
Dabi laughed in a nasty way. "Oh! Yeah, I can see you walking up to my old man and being like, 'Endeavor-san... Please, take care of my kitten today' or you'll pass them to that weird rabbit chick. How pathetic," he took away the towel, making sure Keigo was completely dry. "Twice and Toga would probably be eager to take care of the kitten but I wouldn't trust them with such a small creature."
"Endeavour as a babysitter for a little kitten? Now that's an interesting image," Hawks quipped, a playful glint in his mismatched eyes. "Well, your vampire-like friend might surprise us," Keigo replied, a touch of lightheartedness in his voice.
"Not gonna happen," Dabi shook his head. "Why do you even want to keep them?"
Keigo settled himself on the couch, gently placing the little kitten by his side. He turned his gaze towards Dabi, his expression earnest and full of hope. "Dabi, please," Keigo implored, his voice laced with sincerity. "Look at this little one. Look at how it trusts us, how it seeks our care and affection. I can see the love in your eyes when you look at it, too. We can be its family, its guardians, its source of warmth and comfort."
"Honestly, once I had the same look. I looked at my parents expecting a lot and where it led me," Touya shrugged again, crossing arms over his chest. "It's just a cat, Keigo. It doesn't care about us. All it wants is food and warmth to not die. I bet it'll scratch me as soon as I get closer," Touya summed up, and to prove his point, he walked closer to the kitten and offered it his hand.
As the little kitten continued to tremble, its innate curiosity overcame its fear. It tentatively reached out, sniffing at Touya's hand with a delicate twitch of its tiny nose. Sensing the warmth emanating from him, the kitten found solace in his touch. With hesitant steps, it mustered the courage to climb onto Touya's palm, its small body curling up, seeking comfort and security.
This was so sweet and unexpected! Dabi huffed with a deep frown, trying his best to not show how he really felt about that.
Carefully, he picked the kitten up and put his other hand over them to warm them up more effectively.
His eyes moved to Keigo who was looking at him with a stupid grin and sparkles in his eyes. "What? They are still not staying here. You can nurse them to good health and find them a home. Who wouldn't adopt a kitten from Japan's number two hero?" Dabi mocked him a little. "I really have enough of one chicken making a mess here, I don't need a kitten in this mess as well."
As the little kitten nestled into Dabi's palm, its trembling form gradually subsided, finding comfort in the warmth and security offered by his touch. It let out a feeble attempt at a meow, the sound resembling more of a tiny squeak, as it expressed its contentment.
Keigo's gaze turned earnest as he locked eyes with Dabi, a silent plea reflecting in his expression. "Dabi, look at them," Keigo implored, his voice filled with a mix of conviction and tenderness. "They have already found a place in their heart for you. Can you deny them the love and care they deserve? They've chosen us, and it's our responsibility to provide them with a safe and loving home."
"I had a pretty good example that I indeed can deny them the love and care they deserve," he chuckled dryly, petting the kitten on the head with his thumb. "Did they really pick you or you just found it and snatched it from the streets?"
Hawks' lips curled into a gentle smile, his heart warmed by the sight of the tiny bundle of fluff in Dabi's palm. "I saw this little one almost drowning in a puddle," he recounted softly, his voice tinged with a mix of compassion and determination. "They were so small, and with the heavy rain today, I couldn't bear to leave them to fend for themselves. As a pro hero, it's my duty to save lives, whether they be humans or animals," Keigo continued, his eyes shining with sincerity. "This little kitten needed someone to lend a helping hand, and I couldn't ignore their plea for help. They needed a chance at life, and I couldn't turn away."
"God, you make me sick with all the hero talk. 'I saved it from drowning' wasn't enough? I didn't need this whole speech they teached you in school or something," Touya said with a disgusted grimace, still stroking the kitten's head. "They can stay until they're better. After that, you'll find them home."
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As the days passed, Keigo couldn't help but smile in quiet contentment, observing Dabi's interactions with the little feline. He cherished the moments they spent together, watching as their bond grew stronger with each passing day.
However, as time went on, Keigo's busy schedule began to catch up with him once again. Overworking himself had become an all-too-familiar routine, and one morning, he woke up to find that he had overslept. Panic set in when he realized that it was already half past 8am, and he hurriedly got out of bed, determined to get ready for the day.
His heart skipped a beat as he scanned the room, his eyes searching for the little kitten. But to his immense surprise, the little feline was nowhere to be found. His heart sank, worry gnawing at his thoughts as he wondered where the kitten could have gone. Had he gotten out of the room somehow? Did he need help?
Dabi slept peacefully until he heard Keigo running around like a headless chicken. He was laying on his belly with arms crossed under his head, but soon Keigo's thrashing around pissed him off. "Did you fucking lost your head or something?! Get to bed or go to your fucking job and let me sleep!” He groaned not even raising his head.
"Kitty! He's gone! Move your ass and help me look for him!"
Dabi just raised his head and there was the kitten, sleeping quietly on his pillow in his arms. "Happy now? Can you be quiet now?"
Relief washed over Keigo as he discovered the little kitten snuggled comfortably with Dabi. His initial shock quickly gave way to a mixture of exasperation and affection. He scolded Dabi, "My God, don't do that again!" Keigo chided, but a soft smile softened his reprimand. He couldn't help but feel grateful that the kitten was safe and sound, finding comfort in Dabi's presence.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Keigo observed the endearing scene before him. The kitten yawned, its tiny eyes blinking open. In response, the little feline snuggled even closer to Dabi, seeking warmth and affection.
Keigo's heart swelled with tenderness as he watched the bond between Dabi and the kitten. It was clear that they had grown fond of each other, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude for this newfound addition to their home. As he reached out to gently stroke the kitten's soft fur, he couldn't help but marvel at how this little creature had brought even more warmth and love into their lives. "Today I'll speak with one girl who is interested in taking him home."
"Cool. You gotta tell her the offer isn't up to anymore," Dabi shrugged and nuzzled his nose against the kitten's head. "Sucks to be her, but he isn't going anywhere."
Keigo's frown deepened as he rose from the bed, his voice tinged with a mix of frustration and disappointment. "Wait a second. You were the one who didn't want to deal with the cat," he pointed out, his annoyance evident in his tone. "I've already made all the arrangements, man, and the girl from the other city is coming to pick him up."
"I don't care, I am not giving him away. I can even scare her off if needed," Touya summed up. "He's staying with us."
Keigo's voice carried a mix of confusion and frustration as he confronted Dabi about his change of heart. "Why did you change your mind, huh?" he asked, his tone tinged with exasperation. "You were so adamant that we didn't need a cat, that he couldn't stay with us. And now, you don't want to give him away?"
"No," Dabi said, simply hugging the kitten. "I'll burn anyone who will try to take my boy away, even you, chicken brain," Dabi warned and like nothing would ever happen he got comfortable and attempted to get some more sleep.
"So he's your boy already, huh? Oh, Touya, you're such a softie."
"I am a softie and you are late. Get the fuck out."
As Keigo smiled to himself, he couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth and contentment in his heart. Before leaving the room, he leaned down and planted a soft kiss on Dabi's cheek, the gesture filled with affection and appreciation. "My little softie," he teased gently, a playful glint in his eyes.
With a parting glance at the adorable scene before him, Keigo left the apartment, giving Dabi some space to think about their decision.
The kitten, seemingly awakened by the gentle exchange, let out another adorable yawn before stretching its tiny body. It looked up at Dabi with its innocent eyes, seemingly unfazed by the potential changes in its living situation. Playfully, it tapped Dabi's nose with its little paw, as if to say, "Hey, I'm here, and I love you too!"
Dabi hummed and opened one eye. "Oh? Are you hungry, little one? Are you?" He asked, nuzzling his nose against the kitten's head and kissing it.
With newfound energy, the kitten hopped off the bed, its tiny form brimming with friskiness and curiosity. It trotted towards the kitchen through the open door, meowing occasionally.
A little reluctantly, Dabi got up from bed and followed the little kitten to the kitchen. There, he grabbed him and lifted him onto the counter to feed him. "We need to give you a name. You can't be a kitten all the time."
The kitty meowed loudly, instantly rubbing his chin over Dabi's palm, purring.
He put some of the cat food into a bowl. "Eat up, little buddy.'
Kitty sat by the bowl and quickly finished his meal, purring.
Dabi looked at kitten and booped his little nose. "How about Nori? Do you like it?"
The kitty purred loudly, trying his best to climb Dabi's shoulder.
"I'll take it as a yes," Touya simply picked the kitten up and helped him on his shoulder. "Comfortable?"
As the tiny kitten settled comfortably on Dabi's shoulder, he seemed to find a sense of security and peace. He curled up into a ball, content in his new perch, and within moments, his little body relaxed into slumber. The rhythmic rise and fall of his breath against Dabi's neck created a soothing melody, and the soft purring sound further affirmed his trust and affection for his human companion.
Dabi smiled, at least now he could go back to sleep, so that's exactly what he did.
He returned to the bedroom and carefully laid back down, taking Keigo’s pillow to rest his head on.
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M A S T E R L I S T
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M H A F A N F I C S
Something to Live For [Dabi x F!Reader]
Angst & fluff occurring after ch. 390 of the manga
Lie to Me [Dabi x F!Reader] Pt. I
Pregnancy angst
Lie to Me [Dabi x F!Reader] Pt. II
Pregnancy angst, smut, & fluff
To Keep You Warm [Dabi x F!Reader]
Showering with Dabi smut
An Egg in the Nest [Hawks x F!Reader]
Pregnancy angst
Shark Week [Hawks x F!Reader] Pt. I
Hawks comforts you while you’re on your period smut
Shark Week [Hawks x F!Reader] Pt. II
Hawks helps get rid of your cramps smut
Not the Wings [Hawks x F!Reader]
Impact play and pegging Hawks smut
Living the Dream [Hawks x Dabi x F!Reader]
You stumble into the MHA universe
Early Bird [Hawks x Dabi x F!Reader]
Hero & villain threesome smut
The Sky Is Falling [Hawks x Dabi x F!Reader]
You, Hawks, & Dabi experiment with edibles smut
Keep Your Enemies Closer [Dabi x Hawks]
DabiHawks angst & smut
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M H A D R A B B L E S
I’d go to hell for you [Dabi x Reader]
Toxic relationship angst
Let me help you [Dabi x F!Reader]
Injured Dabi angst
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M H A H E A D C A N O N S
Hawks
SFW & NSFW
Dabi
SFW & NSFW
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thesakuragarnet · 5 months
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Distracted
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Summary: Dabi attempts to remain calm during a work call when it's his turn to get ra!led.
THIS WORK IS 18+ ONLY! S3XUAL TAGS WILL BE HIDDEN BELOW THE KEEP READING BUTTON!
Non-Spicy Tags: DabiHawks, swearing, smut, pre-paranormal liberation war arc, they're in love I promise
Word Count: 1,302 words
AO3 link
Spicy Tags: switch DabiHawks, brat b0ttom Dabi, praise k!nk, a n a l s3x, n!pple licking, aftercare
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“Lieutenant Dabi? Are you still there?” Skeptic’s grating voice crackles through the phone next to Dabi’s head. He got excused from going to the meeting because he said he wasn’t feeling well. In reality, a certain Pro Hero was fucking every thought out of his head. It was kinda funny to him in a way; Hero Society was metaphorically and literally screwing him. He and Hawks had been seeing each other shortly after he joined their cause, and Dabi was utterly addicted to the rush of love that had been absent for so long. He never realized how much he ached for it. How much he needed it. 
They’d been going at it since before the meeting started, and the edging was insane . Dabi forced Hawks to stop every time they needed him to talk; he was worried they might get suspicious. 
“Fuck,” Dabi groans, breath hissing through gritted teeth as Hawks slows his thrusts to a stop once again; the villain attempts to collect his bearings before unmuting himself on the call. 
“Yes, I’m still here. What do you want?” He scoffs, hoping he isn’t as breathless as he feels. He thanks his lucky stars that they hadn’t decided on a video call. His clothes had long been ripped off by a slew of feathers, and his legs are splayed out on either side of the Hero. Hawks’ eyes narrow; he’s getting impatient. 
“You and Geten are to start training your Regiment together twice a day for the rest of the month. Have you decided on times yet?” Skeptic snaps. 
“Whatever the ice bastard wa- aants ,” Dabi grumbles before the last word almost turns into a moan as Hawks leans forward, sucking on his unburned nipple. Dabi’s pleasure turns to aggravation as he smacks Hawks’ head, trying to get him to stop. 
“This is a trap. He’s gonna bitch about whatever time I pick,” Geten shrills. Hawks traces his tongue over the sensitive flesh, and Dabi flexes his fingers, gripping the sheets. 
“Don’t. Care,” Dabi grunts, desperately trying to keep his cool. His eyes roll into the back of his head as Keigo slowly starts thrusting, keeping his movements shallow enough to not make any noise. Before Dabi can gasp, Hawks clasps a hand over his mouth. 
“How about nine and nine?” Hawks’ syrupy sweet voice lilts into the phone. 
“That works,” Geten snorts. 
“Wait. Wait, is Bird Boy on the call? I didn’t think he was supposed to b-” Skeptic’s voice crackles before Hawks hangs up the phone. Dabi’s gaze darkens. 
“Relax, princess. You were too distracted,” Hawks sneers, only for Dabi to bite his hand harshly. 
“FUCK!” Hawks seethes, reeling his hand back in pain. 
“That’s for embarrassing me,” Dabi retorts with a devilish smirk.
“You seem to not have a problem being on call when you’re the one buried in me . What’s wrong Dabs? Don’t want the other villains to know you just wanna be held and taken care of?” Hawks snickers mockingly, and his lover’s eyes narrow. 
“Say that again and you won’t get the privilege ,” Dabi snarls, his eyes glowing with a malicious glint. However, his harsh gaze melts into pure bliss as the hero starts rocking his hips. 
“ There’s that beautiful expression I love seeing,” Hawks grins, and Dabi ignores him, dissolving in the pleasure. The low, raspy moans gradually pitch higher and higher, turning into choked whimpers as Hawks thrusts faster and deeper. 
“Fuck me. God , yes. Don’t stop,” Dabi wails repetitively, feeling the fire prickle beneath his skin as his lover starts planting deep, tender kisses along his scars, feathers gently brushing against his entire body. 
“You’re so pretty when you beg, princess,” Hawks groans before hungrily pressing his lips to Dabi’s. The villain moans lewdly into the kiss, his tongue desperately prodding until it intertwines with the hero’s. Hawks gets more aggressive, thrusting faster and faster as his hands grab Dabi’s wrists, forcing them together and above his head. Dabi doesn’t even resist; normally, he would playfully struggle and make Hawks work for it, but he’s too far gone. The hero breaks the sloppy kiss, a strand of saliva connecting their lips as he watches his lover's eyes roll back into his head. The thin space of unburned flesh between the scars on his jaw and eyes is painted with a passionate blush, and he can feel the heat surging beneath the villain's skin. Hawks never thought he'd have such a chokehold on Dabi of all people. All it took was one drunken night, and he'd spilled how much he wanted this. All it took were Hawks' thinly veiled words of praise, and Dabi was putty in his hands. 
"H-Ha-Hawks~" The shattered moan leaves Dabi's lips between heavy breaths as his cock throbs, bouncing up and down and dripping pre on his stomach with every jolt of his body. His eyes lock onto the hero's, pleading...begging. 
"What do you want, princess?" Hawks smirks, swallowing a groan of pleasure. Dabi wants so desperately to say 'stop fucking calling me that', but he doubts he could manage it without whimpering between thrusts. Dabi's eyes look up at his wrists, held firmly in place above his head, then down at his untouched cock. He doesn't want to give Hawks the satisfaction of asking to touch himself, but, at the same time, he needs to be given permission. He could easily break free of the hold if he wanted to, but it's not that simple. Not in this state. Not in this context. Hawks bites his bottom lip, as if mockingly pondering whether or not he should allow it.
"I said you weren't allowed to touch yourself, didn't I?" Hawks sneers, and Dabi grits his teeth. Without warning, he pulls out and flares his wings. Feathers shoot through the air, swirling around Dabi and forcing him to flip around on his stomach. The villain yelps as he feels Hawks' talons sink into his hips, jerking his ass into the air as he plunges into it. Before Dabi can take a breath, Hawks' feathers curl up underneath him, rising up and pulling him flush against his back while one of his hands snakes around his cock. 
"Ah, fuck," Dabi sighs loudly, Hawks' name dripping from his lips like honey. 
"You're fucking insatiable, Dabs," Hawks growls, licking the scars on the villain's neck. 
"Close," Dabi gasps, feeling his orgasm stir in the pit of his stomach. 
"Not yet," Hawks commands, pounding deeper and deeper, shifting his angle to brush against his lover's prostate. Dabi's breath staggers, and he dissolves into choked whimpers as he tries to keep control. 
"Can't~ah~hold~AH!" Dabi's moans pitch higher and higher, his eyelids fluttering as his tongue lolls out of his mouth. With a final, harsh series of rapid thrusts, Hawks groans under his breath as he empties into Dabi. The Hero continues to deliberately pump his hand up and down, and the scarred villain comes completely undone. The air is thick with the smell and heat of sex, and they both collapse as they separate.  
"Worth skipping that lame meeting, huh?" Hawks huffs with a cocky grin between deep breaths. 
"Fuck you," The villain growls, pulling his shaking legs up close to his chest and resting his chin on his knees. 
"Damn, babe. Still bratty even in the afterglow?" Hawks sighs, rolling his eyes as he gently drapes a wing over Dabi, forcibly pulling him closer. Reluctantly, the villain obliges, nudging himself into the crook of Hawks' arm and burying his face between the hero's pecs.
"If I get asked about that phone call I'm gonna fucking brand you," Dabi mumbles, and Keigo just chuckles, tracing his fingertips along the scar lines on his back. 
"Whatever you say, hothead," He yawns as they fall asleep in each other's arms. 
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Fanart for chapter eight of @jackdaw-writes shigdabihawks fic, absolutely amazing, you should read it!
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pleathewrites · 1 month
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bellow the fire into my deadened lungs
chapter 1 excerpt — what are your thoughts on child abuse? + burncare read full story here
September
Meeting semi-regularly with Hawks has been… ‘Strange,’ Dabi thinks. 
The Number Two’s got a bad temper, hates being out of the loop, and hates it more when Dabi can’t be bothered to spare more than a few words at him. Dabi mostly makes Hawks do small jobs — gather bits of mild information and tail certain lower-ranked heroes. Dabi doesn’t ask for any top secrets because he has a feeling Hawks would only feed him lies. ‘Why?’ Because that’s what Dabi does. 
But the Bird has interesting thoughts. 
Dabi will admit — seeing Hawks’ speech during the Hero Ranking ceremony was wildly entertaining. Dabi assumed the hero had a flair for the dramatic, but he never thought the guy would be so bold to make such a scene on national live television. 
“Who’s gonna be happy hearing that? Stain?”
Dabi remembers Spinner’s spit-take at Hawks’ interruption of Edgeshot trying to seem oh, so humble. 
“You don’t think we need to change how we do things?... Why are those less accomplished than me playing it safe?”
Dabi remembers the way Toga’s eyes sparkled, the way even Shigaraki started to tilt his head in consideration. Dabi thinks the raining feathers were a bit over the top since the guy was already fucking floating, but he’ll admit it was a nice touch.
But his favorite — “Now, go ahead, Number One Hero, with a lower approval rating than me.”
Dabi actually let out a snort, at that one. 
It’s been a few weeks since that broadcast, but ever since, Dabi’s interest in the hero has been considerably piqued. 
He sent Hawks a set of coordinates and a time to meet about an hour ago. He’s late himself, but only by thirty minutes, and, well, he’s a villain.
He immediately spots the stupid little bird because, in an industrial town full of grey, that stupid yellow suit is an absolute eyesore. 
“You don’t own any other clothes, Hero?” 
Back turned, with only crimson wings in his view, Dabi hoped the guy would have jumped. Dabi’s been told he can be as quiet as a ghost, but then he remembers Hawks telling him something about telepathic feathers and sound vibration. 
“Dabi!” Hawks twirls halfway with that stupid grin of his, “You’re actually early. For you.”
“Say my name louder, would you. Might as well dial up the Commission right now and let ‘em know you turned, while you’re at it,” The words are worried, but Dabi’s tone stays neutral because they both know the Commission is already informed about every single one of their meetings. It’s just Hawks who thinks Dabi’s dumb as rocks. 
“We’re in a literal alleyway in one of the sketchiest towns in Japan, dude.”
“Tch,” Dabi’s nose scrunches in a sneer, ‘Of course he’d consider this town to be sketchy, just because it’s a little run down.’
Hawks scratches at the back of his head, “Though, I guess you got a point. I — uh, heh, I didn’t have time to change. Patrol and all.” 
Dabi deadpans, “You can spare ten minutes. It’s not gonna kill you,” and Hawks still looks weirdly apologetic so he adds on, “Birdy, you’re acting like I’m the one who’s gonna be waitin’ up on you. Has that been the trend, so far?”
“You know, now that you bring it up…” And Dabi just thinks, ‘oh, Gods, no,’ while Hawks puts a gloved finger to his chin, “Why are you always late?”
Dabi doesn’t answer. 
Hawks puts his hands up in mock surrender, “Alright, fine. Be mysterious, whatever,” Then clasps his hands behind his back. Dabi thinks that’ll be the end of that, but Hawks loves the sound of his own voice too much, “You villains are so dramatic.”
Dabi gapes, and lays his hand over his chest in offense, “I’m dramatic?” He scoffs — he cannot stand half the shit that comes out of this smart-ass’s mouth. His hand leaves his chest to point at the Number Two, “This coming from the guy that not only interrupted a rank ceremony but made it rain feathers while he did it? Braggin’ about his own approval rating while floating in the fuckin’ air?”
And — ‘oh shit’ — Dabi should have kept his mouth shut. 
Because he sees the bastard’s golden eyes fucking gleam, and crimson feathers ruffle, “Eh? You keepin’ tabs on me, Hot Stuff?” and he starts to lean in, close enough for Dabi to feel the need to reel back, his nose a mere inch away from Dabi’s own, “Ya like watchin’ me?” Pale eyelashes flutter.
Dabi’s had enough. 
He hears a muffled ‘oomph!’ as his scarred hand pushes Hawks’ face away, “Don’t fuckin’ flatter yourself, the ceremony was national news.”
Hawks pulls back and laughs a little. It’s a breathy sound, almost a rumble with how deep the guy’s voice is, but it’s always quiet. Tired. 
Dabi’s stomach chooses that moment to let out a loud and horrifying grumble. 
Hawks’ bushy eyebrow lifts in question, and Dabi can feel the blood gather in his cheeks, humiliation warming his usually cool skin. 
“So, there is a reason you look like a bag of bones,” Hawks says.
Dabi knows the guy is trying to be cheeky, but it hits harder than intended because, ‘Yeah, I haven’t eaten all fuckin’ day,’ and the only thing he does remember eating is cheap instant udon, yesterday. He put a boiled egg in it for protein, but that stuff only goes so far.
Luckily, Hawks continues without needing a response from Dabi, “C’mon, I’m hungry, too, and I saw a chicken place around here. On me, the place is probably cheap, anyway, considering,” and waves his hand around broadly, referring to their current location.
Usually, this is the part where ‘Person B’ says something like, ‘I don’t need your charity!’ but Dabi isn’t prideful enough to deny free sustenance, especially since he can’t even remember the last time he ate real meat. 
So, he shrugs, “Lead the way. But first, button up your fuckin’ jacket and take off your glasses, for fuck’s sake. I know you can move your feathers, so — I dunno, move ‘em under your jacket, or somethin’. Hide them.”
And Hawks actually has the audacity to pout, “I hate compressing my wings.”
“Gods,” Dabi groans to the sky, “It’s just for the walk there.”
After grumbling some more, mostly to himself, Hawks relents and leads the way to a mostly empty chicken shop with neon signs and shiny wooden floors. They sit in a booth at the farthest corner, and order. 
Hawks is somewhat right — food is cheap in a town like this. Dabi’s not well-versed in all things economics, but he knows an underfunded town is a wanted-villain’s safest haven. The residents of such towns rarely call for police — police mean heroes, and heroes mean collateral damage; the residents of this town already struggle to make ends meet with their healthy bodies and standing businesses. One bad fight can end in dozens of collapsed buildings, and an overflow of the nearest already-at-capacity hospital. 
‘As long as you don’t cause too much trouble, the residents here won’t even bat an eye at you, no matter how wanted you are.’
Dabi takes off his facemask and hood when their food is served, and Hawks lets his wings out with a ruffle. The hero begins to dig in, but his gloves stay on.
“Isn’t this cannibalism, for you?”
The previous expression of excitement on Hawks’ face drops, “Ha ha. You’re so clever. I’ve never heard that one before.”
“Fuck off.”
“No, seriously, you should be a comedian.”
“Go to hell. It was actually a semi-serious question.”
A smile quirks at the corner of Hawks’ lips, “Just let me eat in peace, man.”
And so, they eat for a bit, mostly in silence, until Dabi decides the silence feels suffocating. Hawks isn’t asking any questions, not his usual, ‘so whaddya got for me, today?’ and it leaves Dabi with his own thoughts.
After finishing about half his plate, Dabi finally asks what’s been on his mind since watching the Bird on television. 
“What are your thoughts on child abuse?” 
Hawks freezes, a chicken piece halfway through his open mouth when he looks up at Dabi, muffling out, “What?” 
Dabi lets his chin rest on his palm, curling his greasy fingers inwards to avoid his seams, “Humor me, Hero. Got a penny if ya need one.” 
Hawks swallows and puts down his fork — ‘eating chicken wings with fuckin’ utensils, what a priss.’ 
“Uh, gonna need a little bit more context here, man…”
He looks so wary.
Dabi sighs and spells it out for the dumb bird, “What would you do, as a hero, if you received a report of child abuse?”
Hawks takes a moment, scratching at his goatee, “Well, investigate, then hopefully make an arrest,” He shrugs, “Abusers should be jailed. I dunno what you want from me beyond that. Random question, dude.”
Dabi, more or less, ignores the confusion in Hawks’ eyes, but he does take note of how Hawks hasn’t continued eating. The hero is sat back, waiting for Dabi to provide the clearly missing context. 
Dabi has to know what kind of person he’s dealing with, because meeting Hawks this past month and seeing his actions on live television make Dabi… tentatively hopeful — about what, he’s not sure, but Dabi doesn’t like surprises, so he has to ask.
“Mm. But, what if that same abuser shows kindness to everyone else, outside those few people?” 
At that, Hawks lets out a scoff, “It’s usually an act, man. Why are you asking me this? I mean, like, yes, yeah it doesn’t matter if they treat others differently. Doesn’t make up for what they’re doing, the people they’re hurting.”
“Uh-huh,” Dabi’s eyes never leave Hawks’ face, noting the expressive curl of blonde eyebrows, bushed up in earnest to match his glinting frown, “And if other people are, say, ‘counting on them’?”
Those blond eyebrows furrow closer, wild hairs almost touching, “What do you mean?” 
Dabi tilts his head away from the palm it rests on and unfurls those fingers one-by-one to count off, “World leaders, presidents, peace figures.... heroes,” and even Dabi knows his voice took a sharp turn at the last item, and he doubts Hawks had missed it.
“I… No, no, it’s still wrong. It’s complicated, yeah, but... it doesn’t matter how much good someone does if that same person is going off to abuse someone else. Especially their own family.”
Dabi doesn’t know why, but hearing that come from a hero does something to him, speaks to a too-short past life, and validates the soft blindspot of his otherwise iron conscience.
Dabi picks off a piece of his own chicken and takes a bite, “Yeah, we’ll see.”
Meanwhile, Hawks looks completely out of sorts. He’s biting his lip, his hand coming up to rub the knuckle of his gloved index right underneath it. 
Dabi waits. 
“I… I didn’t spend a lot of my life with my birth parents. They were abusive. And they were… y’know, what everyone would call ‘bad people’. Drug addicts, thieves. Probably other things, too, I dunno,” and Dabi is listening to every single word, food completely forgotten. Hawks isn’t looking at him, lidded eyes are directed more towards Dabi’s shoulder, and that’s okay because Dabi hasn’t spoken a single word of his own abuse, so he’s not going to judge how others do it. 
The blond’s head shakes, “Ah,” and clearing gold eyes look back to Dabi, “Point is, even they didn’t face consequences for what they did to me. My dad… He’s in jail, but it’s not for what he did to me. And my mom… Commission paid her a hefty check to adopt me, so she's probably off living an even better life — or maybe dead from overdose, I dunno.” 
“Sounds hard,” it’s a shitty response, but Dabi doesn’t know what to say. He doesn’t want to reveal his own story, but for all that’s broken and wrong and rotted inside of him, he still feels empathy towards this guy, towards the Number Two Hero.
‘Birds of a feather, ‘n all that.’
“Yeah, well. Just makes me think, if apparently ‘bad people’ can get away with the crime of child abuse — people with practically zero social or economic influence — then, how do the same institutions hold someone with real status accountable?”
Against his desire to appear aloof, Dabi feels the sharp tug of his own lips pulling into a small smile, “Askin’ all the right questions. Best ones have no answer.”
Hawks laughs, and it's the same one as the alley, low and quiet. Soft. 
Dabi wonders if the guy lets himself laugh often. He smiles a lot, that’s for certain, but smiles are always easier to fake than laughter.  
“I have a feeling a lot of villains have this kind of backstory, or something similar, huh.”
“As you?” Dabi raises a brow, the easiest kind of expression he can do to the lack of staples there, a constant reminder of his ‘backstory,’ like he’s a fucking manga character,  “Maybe. ‘Cept they weren’t saved by anyone. No one’s jumpin’ up and down to take care of us. That’s the difference between us,” his index finger flicking back-and-forth in the space between them, “Heroes ‘n villains.”
The laugh that leaves Hawks is wrong this time. It’s bitter and booming — dark, and not nearly as lovely as Dabi found the others.
“Saved. Yeah. Yeah, you’re right.”
Dabi’s stomach churns something sick. He hopes it’s the chicken.
*
The next time Dabi is supposed to meet Hawks, the skin around the staples of his hands feels like it’s on fire. Red, itchy, and, ‘Oh Gods,’ Dabi thinks he’s starting to see something white seep out the seam of his right wrist.  
He used up the last of his supplies two weeks ago. Right now, the only things he has in his apartment are gauze, soap, and tap water that can be boiled. 
Dabi thinks about calling one of the League members, any of them, but after Kamino, there’s been wanted posters of their faces plastered everywhere, mostly definitely around cities nice enough to have open pharmacies.
He calls Hawks. 
“Hello! Where are ya, hot stuff? I’ve been waitin’ for half an hour, and I even took the time to change my clothes.”
Dabi rolls his eyes at the nickname and grips the phone tighter. It makes his wrist burn. He doesn’t waste any time, “Do you have access to any antiseptics or disinfectants right now? Strong ones. Or maybe even antibiotics, like silver sulfadiazine?”
“Burn cream? Uh… not, like, I don’t have any on me. I could get some? Is everything alright?”
Dabi closes his eyes and rubs his brow, “Yeah, I’m gonna send you some new coordinates. Bring the supplies here. And hurry.”
He hangs up and sets to boiling some water. 
Three loud knocks later echo through Dabi’s apartment, and he yells, “Come in!” as he pats his wrists dry with a paper towel. 
“Dabi?” Hawks’ voice rings through the apartment and his large wings come into view from where Dabi stands in the kitchen. Hawks takes his shoes off at the entryway — ‘how well mannered.’ — and perks up when he spots the scarred man.
“Hey! So, I got an assortment of things. Hydrogen peroxide, saline, antibacterial ointment, got the silver sulfadiazine like you asked — that shit is expensive without a coupon — and, oh! I got these, like, film coverings, pharmacist calls ‘em ‘nanocrystalline silver dressing’ , supposed to be better for fighting infection,” He shrugs, “I also went ahead and got some other things like gauze, dressing, Q-tips, pins,” and sets the plastic bag on the countertop,  “Here, take a look.”
Dabi does, with his eyes because he doesn’t want his freshly cleaned wrists getting even more infected with whatever bacteria could be on the plastic bag or any of these items. 
“... Damn. Thanks, Birdy,” He’s honestly shocked Hawks got this much stuff. 
He ignores the way his heart beats faster, ‘Might finally be the sepsis.’
When Dabi looks back up at the guy, his feathers are wiggling again, something Dabi has come to understand what the hero does when he’s somewhat pleased, “Uh, can you wash your hands over there in the sink and pull out the… Hm, the silver dressing, white dressing, and the gauze? Just set it on the counter, I’ll be right back.”
Dabi walks over to his bathroom, hearing the affirmative, “Sure!” from the hero, and closes the door with his elbow. 
He needs a minute. 
‘I can’t believe I just let an undercover hero into my apartment. Am I going to have to move? Fuck… fuck, fuck!’
“Shit,” he whispers to himself as he opens his medicine cabinet and fetches a pair of tweezers and a box of latex gloves.
‘I can’t believe he bought all that stuff. Dude’s loaded, that’s fine and all, but… what the fuck? I only asked for the burn cream…’ 
Dabi shakes his head, closes the medicine cabinet, and is greeted with the reflection of his own confused expression, etched by a small crack at the upper left side. He takes a minute to look at the man staring back at him, looking at his scars and his freshly dyed roots. He knows he’s a frightening sight, something out of nightmares and horror movies. 
He hates looking at himself, sometimes. He knows others do, too. 
Some nights, the vulnerability of his upsettingly-human psyche will claw its way out like the vicious beast it is, and force him to understand his loneliness. On those nights, he will understand why people turned away a half-dead teen, why store owners chased him out with their bats and mops, and why heroes will always, always attack on-sight upon seeing Dabi’s face. 
He will understand why the League’s bar is really the one place he can ever sip his drink in peace and enjoy the burn at the back of his throat without some prick trying to slip him paper bills in exchange for things he can’t even say out loud. On those nights, the righteous anger will leave his body like steam from boiling water, and leave him hollow and cold and so, very, very alone. 
He wonders if tonight will be one of those nights. 
“Uh, Dabi? You alright in there?”
Dabi blinks out and away from his reflection, ‘Maybe not,’ and leaves his bathroom. 
When he comes back to the kitchen, all the supplies he asked for are out and ready to use. Hawks sits on Dabi’s only stool, waiting.
Dabi didn’t get a chance to really look at the guy, until now. The hero did end up changing his attire for tonight — black sweatshirt, normal jeans that are still on the baggier side, and black boots closer to the kind in fashion magazines than those hideously yellow rainboots he normally tends to wear. When Dabi lifts his eyes back up, he notices the hero’s hair looks a bit different, a little more chaotic, and a little less stiff — it looks soft. 
‘Oh, pull it fucking together.’
Dabi clears his throat and hands over the box of latex gloves, “Do you mind helping me out? I just need you to do this wrist, and then I can work on the other.”
Hawks is nodding and stretching the gloves over his hands before Dabi even finishes his sentence. 
“Y’know, your place isn’t anything like I’d thought it’d be. ‘S nice. Clean.” 
Dabi hears a snap! and a muttered, “shit.”
He opens his mouth to ask what’s wrong before he looks at Hawks’ hand, and sees matte black claws curving out fingers loosely lined with tattered blue latex.
“Oh.”
“Heh,” Hawks laughs, a bit nervously, “Sorry ‘bout that. My own gloves are so thick, I forget I have these.”
“Why am I just now seeing these?” Dabi wonders out loud, eyes glued to the tips of talons he could have sworn that, for a split second, sparkled at him, “Shit. Those are fucking sharp, man. You’re tellin’ me you don’t fight with ‘em?” He doesn’t really pay attention to broadcasts of hero fights but from the ones he’s seen, the Number Two’s hands were always gloved.
“Ah,” Hawks starts to pull a fresh latex glove over his hand again, leaving some space between the ends of each finger for his talons this time, “That wouldn’t be very heroic, would it? There’d be a lot of… blood. Kids don’t need to see that kind of gore in the news, y’know.”
Dabi raises an eyebrow, “I… guess....” 
Honestly, Dabi thinks that’s a bullshit excuse, to not use something so clearly advantageous in serious combat, especially when the hero's life is on the line practically every day, ‘Even if he doesn’t want to use them, why does he cover them?’
He lets the matter be, for now, and looks over the directions on the box of the nanocrystalline silver dressing. He reads it twice, just to make sure. 
Hawks speaks up, apparently needing to hear his own voice again, “The directions say that for exudative wounds, you should apply the dressing dry.”
“Yeah, I see that.”
“So... Let’s get started!” 
Dabi huffs. He hates that he needs help but he’s always been shit with his right hand, and he doesn’t want to risk dropping anything. He lays his left hand out towards Hawks and critically watches every move the man makes. 
Hawks is extremely gentle, and he dresses the wound as if he’s done this a thousand times over. The hero’s eyes never leave Dabi’s wrist, except for the few times he’d go over and read the instructions again to make sure he’s doing everything right. He cradles Dabi’s forearm with one hand as he uses the other to smooth the silver dressing on, the pressure of his fingers light around the staples and firm around the skin. After he applies the secondary dressing, he briefly looks up at Dabi to ask, “You alright?” 
Dabi can only nod. 
When the gauze is wrapped and firmly pinned in place, Hawks finally lets go and Dabi takes a step back to breathe.  
He immediately sets to work on his other hand, moistening the silver dressing with the clean water he’d boiled earlier on. 
“You sure you don’t want help with the other hand? I’ve been trained in this kinda stuff, first aid. I don’t mind.”
‘Well, that explains a little.’  
Still, Dabi shakes his head, “I prefer to do it myself,” and there’s truth in that, it’s the absolute truth, Dabi likes to do things himself. He likes things done his way, and he doesn’t like being touched. 
But the gentle feeling of Hawks’ fingers on his skin urges him to reconsider. 
He won’t, but some part of him wishes he would. 
As he starts to apply the silver dressing with his tweezers, he hears Hawks ask, “Can I ask you something really personal? Like, probably boundary-crossing?”
Dabi’s eyes never leave his working hands, “You got a lot of nerve, Birdbrain, thinkin’ we’re cool like that.”
He hears a small squawk, “C’mon, dude! I’m in your apartment, per your request! I think we’re along the lines of something, ‘like that’.”
Dabi snorts, “I won’t stop you, but don’t be surprised if I tell you to fuck off.”
Hawks laughs — the same small breathy one that makes Dabi’s own mouth quirk up.
Hawks asks why his body is full of scars.  
And Dabi… Well, every passing day, Dabi feels himself getting closer to death and, tonight, it makes his lips a little loose. Maybe he just wants someone to know his story, maybe he wants to try saying it out loud. And if he’s gonna tell his tale, it might as well be in the company of his favorite little double-agent.
When he finishes wrapping up the gauze around his right wrist, he digs for the cigarette packet deep in his pocket, takes out a stick, and lights it up. 
“My father,” He begins, “He’s the reason I’m like this, the reason I look like this, act this way. I know the whole ‘daddy issues’ thing is overrated but, well,” He shrugs, not daring to look up from his apartment floor. He takes another puff, the nicotine in his veins calming him, the smoke down his throat grounding him. He remembers his conviction, “That man took everything from me, left me like this, and he only ever got rewarded.”
He briefly glances at Hawks, the man’s gold eyes filled with an empathetic sorrow that only people like them could give each other, “I’m sorry.”
Dabi shakes his head and looks away, because he can’t deal with this, can’t have someone looking at him like that, not after all these years, “Not your fault. Nothing to be sorry for.”
“He’ll burn,” Hawks says, and Dabi sees the man’s fists clench from the corner of his eye, “Wherever he is, one way or another, he’ll burn.”
Dabi doesn’t know what kind of feelings are running through the hero right now. He thinks that maybe if he looks up, he might see.
‘Is he angry? Is it for me? Does he pity me, feel sorry for me? Is he triggered by my story the way I was by his? Or is he just telling me what he thinks I want to hear?’ — but Dabi doesn’t want to see. 
Because if Hawks only knew who Dabi’s father was, who made him like this, and did this to him, he doesn’t want to know if the hero would look at him the same way gold eyes do now. 
“I don’t wanna talk about this anymore, Birdy.”
Dabi walks over to his worn-out couch and sits down with a tired sigh. Hawks follows. 
For the next ten minutes, Dabi relays small bits and pieces of League information to Hawks, and the hero returns with tidbits of hero business. 
It honestly just feels like a way to fill the time. 
When a moment of silence reaches them, and Dabi’s cigarette has burned all the way through the filter, Dabi speaks up about something he kept quiet to himself last time, “Say, since you asked me a deeply personal question, grant me the same privilege?” 
“Sure, as long as I get the same privilege of tellin’ you to fuck off if I want.”
Dabi snorts and ashes his cigarette, tilts his head towards the hero.
“Was I wrong? Back then, about the Commission saving you?” 
He sees Hawks bite his lips and sink deeper into the sofa cushions, tilting his head back. He sighs, “You’re an observant fucker, aren’t you?”
Dabi smirks, “What villain isn’t?” 
“The ones that get caught.”
And at that, Dabi barks a laugh and is honestly shocked at the sound of it. He thinks Hawks is, too, by the way his blond eyebrows round up, and his previously conflicted eyes soften. 
Hawks lifts one of his clawed hands up, and if Dabi didn’t know better, he’d think the gesture was some kind of show-and-tell, but at the way Hawks’ own eyes glaze over his talons, Dabi thinks the movement is more for the hero’s own comfort. 
“I lied earlier, about the reason I don’t fight with my claws,” Hawks finally says, softly, almost as if he were speaking to himself. 
Dabi knows to keep quiet. 
“I do care about wanting kids to live in a safer world, to… spare them. Of the horrific consequences that come from battles, traumatizing images ‘n all that stuff. Of course, I care about that. But… But I know my abilities. If allowed, I know I’d be able to use my claws in ways that wouldn’t end in some kind of, fucking , feral episode.”
Dabi’s eyebrows slowly knit together, “Allowed?”
Golden eyes flick over to Dabi’s and the vulnerability swirling in them makes the scarred man want… something.
To gasp, reach out, put his own wrapped hands over the talons, and warm them up a bit, just — something.
He’s horrified at these new and intrusive thoughts. 
Instead of doing anything, he waits. 
“The Commission,” Hawks drops his hand to his lap and averts his eyes there, “They have an image of what they believe society wants a hero to look like, along with other things. They… told me they were ‘correcting’ my flaws.”
There’s a beat of heavy, waiting silence.
“They appreciate my quirk — it’s strong and versatile, good for offense, defense, rescue — stuff like that. But they don’t… They hate my raptor genes, the mutations. Like, the only thing I’m allowed to have and show are my wings — everything else has to be hidden or removed. I’m a mutant, but I have to do everything I can to look as ‘humane’ as possible.”
‘What is even considered ‘humane’, in a society of quirked-people?’ 
Dabi is immediately reminded of his hatred towards hero society, “Shit, what the fuck, Birdy. Is that why you wear those stupid-ass gloves?”
Hawks sends a bitter and sad smile to Dabi, “Was the only way to convince them to let me keep my talons. They used to clip ‘em or file them down, but that fucking hurts and they grow back wrong, so. Yeah, got these gloves and told them I’ll never take ‘em off.”
“Tch,” Dabi feels so disgusted right now, at the people who run this society, “So they make you nice ‘n pretty for everyone to look at while they profit of’a’ya. Sick.”
“Yeah, well,” Hawks huffs a laugh, and it’s the one that makes Dabi feel sick to his stomach, “I’m the Number Two Hero, with my own agency! All at the tender age of twenty-four — oops, sorry, twenty-two, Commission fudged my age to make me look even more impressive. An eighteen-year-old success story is prettier than a twenty-year-old one.”
Bile threatens to well up in Dabi’s throat at that — the effort to make this hero fit into society’s obsession with the ‘barely legal’ trope.
“I should be grateful, right?” Hawks bitterly smiles, “Everybody wants to fuck me and every hero wants to be me.”
“Fuck outta here if you’re gonna talk like that, Birdbrain.”
Pink lips bite themselves into a smile, one so much more shy and on the edge of mischievous, “Wanna see my feet?”
“What the fuck?”
He does. He really does.
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i6elysianrs · 5 months
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ok but like, hear me out: russian keigo . just . Him Being RUSSIAN !!! DO YALL HEAR ME OUT ??!!
no but fr, we didnt have any background information on hawks's father, not even his first name, so that leaves space for PLENTY OF SOMETHINGS TO BE EXPLOREDDD !!!!
ive been thinking abt this for too fucking long its been stuck in my head bcs it has so much potential !! SO many plot lines can be explored with russian keigo 😩
russian ice skater keigo × japanese hockey player touya - rei training keigo as a former ice skater herself and leading him into his sucess, prying him off of the commission hold !! Mama's Boy Touya falling in luv with her trainee along the way 🥹
russian assassin keigo (HEAR ME OUT: KG FUCKING B !!!!!!!) × japanese spy touya - switched roles ig, but not quite, fun to explore
AND SO MUCH MORE !!!!! I THOUGH ABT IT FOR A LONG TIME AND IF NO ONES ENGAGING IN THIS MINDSET THEN I WILL
ill write this shit myself yall will see .
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hokusu · 7 months
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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Takami Keigo | Hawks, Dabi | Todoroki Touya & Takami Keigo | Hawks Additional Tags: Romance, Canon Universe, Fluff, Baking, Stress Baking, Food, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Comfort Food, Soft Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Villain Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Pro Hero Takami Keigo | Hawks, Dabi stress bakes cookies in the palm of his hands, Hawks is the cute lil birdie who gets Dabi's cookies, they may be a little (a lot) in love, Tooth-Rotting Fluff Summary:
It's something he used to do with Rei, with Fuyumi—baking cookies; molding the ball of dough in the palm of his hands, it gives him something to hold, something to channel his stress, his energy, his feelings too, he'd later learn. The dough is sticky and malleable, it takes shape in any form that he wants. And with each knead of his hands, it ebbs away the burning inside his chest.
"They're just cookies," Dabi grunts. "Not that deep, birdie."
Hawks let's go of the cookie box just to cup his hands against Dabi’s jaw and drag him over for a slow, soft kiss. Lips coaxing against his own, Hawks lips are cold from the flight and taste like the kewpie mayo of his sandwich. When he's done, he murmurs against his lips, "You're cute when you pretend not to care."
Or: Dabi stress bakes cookies in the palm of his hands, and over the years it becomes his love language.
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If I had a nickle for everytime I read a dabihawks fantasy AU in which Hawks is a prisoner of war given to Touya and slowly falls in love when he finds him to be nothing like he expected and finally admitted their feelings for eachother only after murdering Endeavor, I'd have two nickles which isn't alot.
So please fix it, give me more.
(War prize- kayrikka & a blood crown for two- crimson seeker, for this interested. Both phenomenal fics that you should most definitely read)
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ohgeeoh · 6 months
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Chapter 5 of my spooky DabiHawks fic is out! Only one more chapter to go. Here's a snippet:
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catgrump · 1 year
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'' you kissed me first. '' '' i definitely didn't. '' and '' can we do it again? '' with dabihawks
It’s a Tattoo Artist/Flower Shop AU! No quirks! No bad stuff! Woohoo!
Also I never got to include this detail in the writing but imagine Hawks’ wings are a large back piece thank you
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Dabi glanced at the clock as he pinned a ribbon on one of the last boutonnières for this weekend’s wedding. The clock was right over the door and said it was 10 minutes until closing.
And of course the door opened. “Hey, we’re about to close—“ Dabi began, but paused upon seeing a familiar face walk in.
“Heyo. My shop just closed up and I wanted to see how your newest piece was healing up.”
Dabi’s most recent tattoo artist walked in through the door. The blonde one who licked his lips while he concentrated on line work. The hot one who laughed at his dry jokes. A pleasant surprise in some aspects, sure— especially him remembering where Dabi works— but he couldn’t have come while Dabi was actually willing to talk to customers? “You could’ve just DMed me, you know,” Dabi remarked as he adjusted the angle of the boutonnière’s rosebud.
“That feels so impersonal, dontcha think?” Of course he had some sort of quippy reply.
“You’re lucky I don’t have any customers right now—“
“Who’s to say I’m not also a customer?”
“Really?” Dabi played along, “You got someone to get flowers for?”
The tattoo artist made his way toward Dabi, resting his arms on the counter, “Can’t a guy get some flowers for himself?”
“I guess—“
“Seriously, man, I’ll at least patronize the shop so I’m not loitering,” he smirked, “But I do wanna see the piece.”
Dabi sighed, put the flowers down, and rolled up the sleeve of his sweatshirt so it went above his elbow, “You into looking at peeling skin or something?” Dabi teased.
The guy’s hot. He’s hot as shit. This is a weird request but god damn is the guy hot, so Dabi will at least humor him. His left arm’s tattoos were revealed, including the black work rhododendron under his elbow that was just done a few days ago.
“Wouldn’t you like to know?” They made eye contact and the tattoo artist raised his eyebrows. He’s flirting.
He gestured at Dabi’s arm and asked, “May I?” Seeking permission to touch to inspect further.
“Yeah, uh—“ Dabi is just now realizing he doesn’t know this guy’s name. He contacted the studio with the tattoo request and they gave said request to this guy, and he didn’t bother to ask his name during the session.
“Hawks.”
“Hawks?”
“Everyone calls me that.”
At least he spared Dabi the embarrassment.
Hawks carefully took Dabi’s arm and brushed his fingers across the inked skin… he wasn’t just looking at his own work, was he?
Dabi watched Hawks study him and felt every single stroke of Hawks’ fingers. The tenderness was intimate and sexy. “Hm,” Hawks paused by Dabi’s wrist, grazing his palm with his fingertips, “Do the numerals mean anything?”
Dabi knew which tattoos he was referring to.
VIII XXIII
XII VI
VII I
I VI
They were in a column down his wrist. “They’re uh,” he’s almost sheepish admitting it, “They’re family birthdays. The family that matters, anyway.”
Hawks didn’t stop brushing his skin, “That’s sweet, actually.”
“Yeah?”
Hawks moved his hand further up Dabi’s palm, “Really. It’s subtle and genuinely nice.”
“That’s kind of you to say.”
“Well I wanna be nice to someone so pretty,” Did… did he just wink?
Dabi took a shot in the dark and gently laced his tattooed fingers between Hawks’. “Pretty?” He playfully asked for clarification— or more compliments.
Their eyes met and Dabi could feel the tension in the air like a sudden gust of wind. Hawks wasn’t retracting his hand. “I know we don’t really know each other or anything like that,” Hawks began, going back and forth between looking at Dabi’s eyes and hand, “But I got a confession.”
“Yeah?”
“I thought this would be a better way to get your number instead of combing through the network of clients.”
“Really now?” Dabi smirked.
“Heh, yeah,” Hawks, still holding Dabi’s hand, sheepishly admitted, “You’ve been running through my mind the past few days. You were quite a challenge for me to ink, you know?”
“Was I now?” No artist has ever complained about Dabi during sessions in the past.
“Took a lot for me to focus on the work instead of you,” Hawks flirted.
Dabi smirked again, leaning closer over the counter, “I’m honored.”
It was quiet for a bit as they held the other’s hand and just looked at each other. They were both holding their breath.
Hawks kept glancing at Dabi’s lips.
Was he really going to do this? The signs are all here. They barely know each other, though, as Hawks just said a few moments ago… but that doesn’t necessarily mean this is wrong.
In a flash, their lips were together. They were both leaning over the counter, keeping the sparks flying even as their backs strained.
There’s something so enticing about sharing a passionate kiss with someone you barely know.
There’s something so electrifying about having to climb on furniture to get a better angle-- that’s what Hawks was doing as he maneuvered himself on the counter to be on his knees, gaining some sort of higher ground as he took Dabi’s face in his hands, bringing them together once more with a devilish smirk.
Hands were in hair and gripping to the cotton of t-shirts and hums of pleasure were muffled against the other until Hawks pushed a bit too hard, nearly collapsing into Dabi. Dabi’s got decent reflexes, though, and caught Hawks, hands under his thighs, gripping the denim to keep him secure, and Hawks instinctively wrapped his legs around Dabi’s hips.
“Heh,” Dabi smirked himself, pondering the possibilities in his mind like he was playing a game of chess, “I haven’t even taken you out to dinner.”
“Hey, you kissed me first,” Hawks teased.
“I definitely didn’t,” Dabi teased back, meeting Hawks’ amber eyes.
There was silence for a few seconds. They could feel the heat from each other in the small gap that separated their lips. Hawks broke the tension by shyly asking “Can we do it again?”
“Absolutely.”
Dabi agreed with no hesitation, gripping Hawks’ legs again, making him push into Dabi again, their bodies flush as they continued to kiss… and kiss… and kiss…
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sparkles-and-trash · 1 year
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Whispers in Petals, a dabihawks fantasy au fic ~
summary: Prince Touya of the Endeavor Kingdom is informed that he must marry a young fae from the Shadowlands to help maintain the. fragile peace between the elusive Shadowlands and the Collective Kingdoms.
Although he is initially resistant to the idea, Touya's mind starts to change as meets his fiancé, Keigo, and realizes that they share a connection from the past.
However, Keigo is hiding a dark secret: he has been sent to spy on the Endeavor Kingdom and assassinate Touya.
As Touya begins to fall for Keigo, he must navigate the political tensions and fragile peace between the Collective and the Shadowlands and the potential danger lurking behind their slowly growing relationship.
I've been working on the world building and setup on this for weeks, and I'm so excited for it to finally begin! The prologue is the only thing up right now, but the first proper chapter should be up sometime this week! <3
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emeraldsage98 · 1 year
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Summary: Hawks died. He died in flames and chaos, panic around him. He died with ash in his lungs and blood on his lips, and loss dragging his soul down. He died with screams echoing in his brain, hands too-far away reaching for him, and no wings at his back to catch him as he fell. He died with Dabi shouting his name, clear across the battlefield, that familiar voice curling in his ear.
And then, against all expectations, he woke up.
Part 1/14 of run it back again 
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valya-azucena · 9 months
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dbhwks, psycho pass au, enemies to lovers, slow burn
Summary: Touya has grown up with the inner workings of the Crime Investigation Department exposed like a beast’s wretched underbelly. He’s seen the good and the bad first-hand, and he’s listened as his father told him, again and again, that he will never amount to anything—forget his dreams of being an Inspector. But Touya is a Todoroki, and if there’s anything people know it’s that Todorokis are tenacious. Measly facts such as clouded psycho-passes won’t hold them back, even if they have to break the law to cover up a few mishapen rules. As the new guy, he should keep his head down, but Touya has never been good at going unnoticed. And it seems his work partner has the exact same curse.
OR: A DabiHawks Psycho-Pass AU where Touya and Keigo solve crime, outwit bad guys, and maybe fall in love along the way. What else are partners supposed to do?
heyaaa we are writing this fic with @soysaurus <3 join our dbhwks psycho pass au brainrot!
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thesakuragarnet · 5 months
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One Stupid Phrase
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Summary: When an accidental k!nk discovery shifts the entire situationship dynamic.
THIS WORK IS 18+ ONLY! S3XUAL TAGS WILL BE HIDDEN BELOW THE KEEP READING BUTTON!
Non-Spicy Tags: smut, heavy smut, DabiHawks, swearing
Word Count: 1,628 words
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Spicy Tags: subtop Dabi, power bottom Hawks, k!nk discovery, praise k!nk, aftercare, a n a l s3x, cr3amp!e, dom/sub undertones
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Dabi flinches at the phrase, feeling the blood drain from his face…and rush between his legs. Here he was: balls deep in his forbidden lover, getting interrupted by a phone call from Skeptic, and all Hawks did was say one simple, stupid phrase. 
“Be a good boy and answer it.”
Dabi froze, and Hawks clearly felt the reaction based on his surprised facial expression. It was supposed to be a joke; just another dig the hero made to mock him. Dabi instantly hated it. He hated how hearing those words made his heart flutter. 
“Something wrong?” Hawks hums with a sly grin as he starts clicking the puzzle pieces together. Dabi bites his lip, avoiding eye contact as he pulls out. He takes off the condom and tosses it into the trash bin by the bed before picking up his phone…which stops ringing before he can click the green button. He missed the call…because he couldn’t handle being praised. He’s supposed to be untouchable. Emotionless. Cold and callous. The fact that he’s fucking Hawks shouldn’t mean anything to him…and it hadn’t. But if they were just enemies with benefits, why was he about to lose his mind over Hawks calling him a “good boy”? He tightly grips the phone in his hand, trying hard not to burn it to ashes. 
"Hellooo? Dabs?" Hawks whistles, trying to get his attention, but Dabi just stares at the phone, subtly shaking with rage. He slowly puts the phone back on the nightstand before he turns to leer at Hawks.
"Seems like I touched a nerve," The Pro grins slyly, biting his bottom lip as he stares at his lover's twitching cock. 
"Fuck you," Dabi huffs under his breath, trying to regain his cool. Unfortunately, Hawks' words keep swimming in his head, sending a shiver down his spine and making him feel like he's melting. 
“There’s no shame in it, man. We all have our weird things that make us tick," Hawks scoffs as he sends a feather to softly brush across the side of the villain's face. Dabi angrily swats it away, but when he turns his attention back to the bed, Hawks' expression is practically feral. 
"How about we explore this a little more, shall we?" He sneers, wincing as he sits up and pats the empty space on the bed beside him. "Why don't you lie down?"
"I am not gonna get fucked by some Commission puppet like you," Dabi snaps, and Hawks clicks his tongue.
"And you're not going to, hothead. Just trust me. Be a good boy and lie down on your back," Hawks commands, his eyes narrowing, and that same chilling twist in Dabi's gut stirs again. He gulps, almost scared he's gonna start to sweat under the pressure. He stares at the bed, his eyes flicking from the Hero to the empty space. Part of him thinks he should just pounce and fuck into him to show him his place...but...another part wants to completely submit and comply. He balls his hands up into fists as his mind swirls. Hawks, on the other hand, is impatient. 
FWIIISH!
Before Dabi can react, Hawks' feathers swarm him, effectively lifting him off the ground and throwing him onto the bed. Dabi opens his mouth to protest, but Hawks puts a finger to his lips, silencing him. Dabi swallows a whimper as Hawks straddles him, his aching cock just barely pressing up against the Hero's hole. 
"Tell me...what you want," Hawks croons, slowly leaning forward and tracing his finger along the scars of his lover's jaw. The villain grits his teeth, eyebrows furrowing as he wrestles with his lust for dominance and willingness to submit.
"You," Dabi whispers, his voice cracking at the end of it, but Hawks isn't satisfied. 
"What was that?" Hawks smirks, and Dabi takes a deep breath. 
"Don't-" Dabi stutters, but the Pro cuts him off. 
"Uh-uh-uh, be a good boy and tell me what you want," Hawks demands, and his words make Dabi shudder. 
"Please fuck me," He whines, a hot blush dotting the healthy skin between his scars on his cheeks as embarrassment floods his bones. He can't believe he's caving so quickly. It's just...so intoxicating. 
"How could I ignore such a pretty sound?" Hawks grins devilishly before he slowly begins to lower himself down, and Dabi loses his composure. 
"Fuck, Hawks," He groans, his breath hitching into an uncharacteristically high-pitched sigh as he watches his lover force him to bottom out; the Pro arches his back when he finally sits flush in Dabi's lap. 
"Shit, Dabs, you should let me be on top more often," Hawks chuckles before he begins bouncing up and down on his cock, making Dabi's eyes practically roll into the back of his head. Steam starts to rise off of the sweat that drips down his body; his emotions are going into overdrive, and they're filtering into his Quirk. 
"Shhhh, shhhh, I'm right here, baby," Hawks sings between breathy pants as he cups the side of Dabi's face with a feather in an attempt to keep him grounded; he can feel his body heat spiking through the pulsing cock inside him. A weak moan bursts from Dabi's lips at the passionate gesture, and he feels his skin prickle at the gentle hushes. 
"So fucking sexy," Hawks growls as he picks up the speed, rocking his hips in deliberate circles, almost like he's spelling something out. Dabi reaches up, biting his lip as he sits up ever so slightly and runs his heated fingers through Hawks' wings, eliciting pleasure-filled groans out of the bird. 
"God, good boy, keep doing that. Fuck, that feels so good," Hawks breaks into a stuttering mess that makes Dabi feral. He grabs his love and smashes their lips together, whimpering into the desperate, sloppy kiss. Hawks greedily tastes Dabi's pleasured sounds on his tongue, eyelids fluttering as he feels Dabi hitting his prostate. Dabi's hands drag down the hero's back, gripping his hips before he starts thrusting up into his guts. Hawks breaks from the kiss with a surprised cry, tongue lolling out of his mouth as Dabi takes control, muffling whines in his throat with every rock of his hips. He's usually so quiet during sex...reserved...trying to suppress his emotions and exert control...but this time...he's so wrapped up in the heat of the moment that he can't help himself. Hawks is gasping for air as he tries to get a grip, determined to force Dabi back into submission. His feathers immediately flock to Dabi, gently tracing over the healthy skin on his chest and back, tenderly stimulating and teasing him. The villain falters, a soft string of curses tumbling out of his mouth as he relaxes his harsh hold on the hero's hips and slows his thrusts to shallow movements. 
"Easy, beautiful," Hawks murmurs, and Dabi melts at the praise. He's never been called beautiful. Part of him wants to start a fight. To tell Hawks that it's impossible for him to be beautiful with how he looks and what he's done. But, instead, he closes his eyes, letting the words swirl in his brain. "Relax and let me do all the work for you."
Dabi's mouth hangs open, his breaths coming out shattered and rasping as he stills his hips, watching Hawks bounce up and down. The hero's cock is red and twitching, dripping pre onto Dabi's stomach, and Dabi wants nothing more than to get him off. But he can't disobey an order. Something inside him is practically hypnotized to listen to Hawks. His words of praise have the villain in a complete chokehold. The heat radiating off his body is starting to get too much, and he can feel the agonizing rush of pleasure building. He's close. 
"Don't stop," Dabi pleads as his hands turn to fists in the sheets beneath them. His shimmering cerulean eyes lock onto his lover's golden ones. 
"Wouldn't dream of it, baby," Hawks huffs with a smirk, picking up his rhythm in a way that makes Dabi pull at his own hair in desperation. The scarred man grits his teeth, his breaths coming out quick and short as he rakes his nails on his scalp, completely lost in the euphoria rising within. The pet names. The eager praise. The vulnerability. It's all so much. 
"Ha-HAWKS! FUCK!" He screams involuntarily as his orgasm hits him all at once; the villain sees stars as his lover continues to ride him through every twitch. 
"I need you to hold out just a little longer. Can you do that for me?" Hawks grunts, feathers puffing up as his own climax approaches. Dabi nods vigorously, exhausted moans being forced out of him with every motion. He needs to please Keigo, and he'll do anything he wants him to. 
"I wanna-fuck- I wanna make you feel good," Dabi cries out, reaching forward to sit up and wrap a calloused hand around Hawks' leaking cock. The Pro gasps, eyelids fluttering, and it only takes a few swift, deliberate jerks before he's coming all over Dabi's hand.
Within a few minutes, they're no longer physically connected, but they're wrapped up in each other's arms. Hawks' wings surround Dabi in a sea of red that's shockingly comforting as he rests his head on the hero's chest. Hawks traces small circles with his fingertips on the villain's back as he watches him sleep. Dabi was never the first one to drift off whenever they slept in the same bed, let alone be the smaller spoon. Hell, it took Hawks forever just to convince him to cuddle afterward. Nonetheless, now, Dabi is practically putty in his hands.
All because of one stupid phrase. 
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Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) Rating: Mature Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, Underage Relationships: Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Takami Keigo | Hawks, Others/Takami Keigo | Hawks, Takami Keigo | Hawks/Original Character(s) Characters: Takami Keigo | Hawks, Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Hero Public Safety Commission (My Hero Academia) Additional Tags: Hero Public Safety Commission Bashing (My Hero Academia), Hero Public Safety Commission's Bad Parenting (My Hero Academia), Child Abuse, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Poor Takami Keigo | Hawks, Hurt Takami Keigo | Hawks, because I love him, Takami Keigo | Hawks-centric, Nothing too explicit, Hurt/Comfort, hawks is so cute in the second chapter, Dabi | Todoroki Touya Being An Asshole, at first, He gets better, Protective Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Jealous Dabi | Todoroki Touya Summary:
The first time someone tells Hawks he’s pretty, he’s nine years old.
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Hawks warped idea of what sex should be, over the years.
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pleathewrites · 1 month
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bellow the fire into my deadened lungs
chapter 1 excerpt — dabihawks first kiss read full story here
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Sometimes, Hawks will visit Dabi outside of their scheduled meetings. 
As these impromptu visits escalate in frequency, the scarred man begins to get comfortable, and Hawks begins to notice things about him — really precious things. 
Dabi likes to wear delicate things, like boy shorts and panties because boxers and briefs tug too harshly on his staples. When he’s home, he forgoes pants as much as possible because the denim of his jeans scrapes against the seams. The same goes for tops, the scarred-man favoring necklines that will swoop far beneath the stitching on his chest to avoid any type of friction. His cheap apartment is cleaner than Hawks’, the strong smell of lemon disinfectant always lingering in the air. Dabi’s pillow is a flattened lumpy thing, but the covering is pristine and softer than the expensive sheets Hawks has in his own apartment. 
Dabi takes care of himself in the gentlest ways, and Hawks can’t help but wonder if anyone else has ever treated this man the slightest bit gentle. He worries about the answer, even though he shouldn’t.
He knew infiltrating the League would be dangerous. He knew getting on the good side of the infamous flame-villain would be difficult and trying. He just never expected his own heart would get involved. 
The first time Hawks kisses him, they’re sitting on Dabi’s bed while he ashes his cigarette. He’s wearing nothing but black panties and his flimsy white tee. The moonlight is shining across his face so, so prettily, reflecting off his staples like diamonds, and Hawks gets lost in the glimmer of his bright blue eyes. Dabi’s turning his head, opening his mouth to speak, and whatever he meant to say gets lost between Hawks' teeth.  
For a sweet second, those multi-textured lips are pliant as they push against Hawks’ own, but then Dabi is pushing back with a gasp, “What are you doing?” 
“I don’t know,” He answers, when he really wants to say, ‘Something finally for myself.’
For the first time since Hawks has known Dabi, the villain looks scared.
A scarred hand comes up to cup Hawks’ face, printless fingertips brushing Hawks’ cheekbones, and Dabi’s heavily-lidded eyes flicker once to Hawks’ mouth before moving back to his eyes. Dabi’s own sharpen coldly, “Why?” 
And Hawks can only answer honestly.
“Because I want to.” 
“That’s not good enough,” Dabi lets go. 
Hawks moves his own hands to cup those scarred cheeks, “Because I want you.” 
“You don’t even know me.” 
And that’s true. Just because they share a couple stories here and there about who they used to be, Hawks doesn’t really know Dabi. There are twenty-plus years of life this man has gone through, and Hawks knows it will probably take years for him to fully know and understand the man in front of him, and vice-versa.
But, “I want to. And I want you to know me.” 
“Ha!” Dabi scoffs, “Oh, really, Hawks? ” it’s practically a sneer, and Hawks can feel Dabi pulling back, away from him, away from this — all of this that’s been bubbling up to right here, right now, this very moment. 
And he starts to panic, “Keigo. My name is Takami Keigo, but I don’t use it. At all.” 
Dabi stops moving and his mouth gapes. 
Hawks has seen a lot of beautiful people, with pretty pink mouths — small and plump and big and thin, all kinds. 
He’s never seen a pair that made him want to act so badly, though, not until he met Dabi.
Those two-toned lips are moving, the top slightly plumper than the bottom, its cupid’s bow rounded out and puffy, and the scarred half contrasts so nicely against Dabi’s perfect pearly-white teeth.
“What’s the point of tellin’ me?” 
Dabi looks scared again, but the way his thin chest expands and his cheeks flush — so pink, the prettiest shade of pink Hawks has ever seen — Hawks thinks he also looks excited. 
Hawks lets one of his hands travel down Dabi’s side, “Because I want you to use it,” he squeezes at the healthy skin of Dabi’s thigh, “And I think you want to, as well.” 
Hawks doesn’t realize he’s pulling Dabi’s legs open and pushing the villain back until he registers the way Dabi’s leg, the one in his hold, unfolds from its position and wraps around his waist, “Okay. Keigo.” 
The last thing he sees is the way Dabi’s hair halos over his pillow under the cold light of the moon as he presses the scarred man against the beaten mattress.
They make out the entire night.
Keigo doesn’t get a single bit of useful information other than precisely the way Dabi’s body feels under his own.
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