Hi I need to ramble about dabihawks again because what do you mean horikoshi created the perfect characters for the "two sides of the same coin" plot but never used it? What do you mean he created two characters that could've been heros together or villains together but chose the universe where they're apart? What do you mean he created two characters that could've understood each other so deeply but never made them share their worries together? Never make them talk seriously? Never make them realize that they could've helped each other?
Yes dabihawks is toxic but you wanna know why? (Partly) because toxicity is the only thing they've ever known. Their family, their growing up environment, the people they interacted with, their ideals, their opinions, the society: everything in their lives is toxic. So of course it's hard for them to be healthy for each other since they can't even be healthy for themselves.
However, even if a lot of people are saying that they represent the "we make each other worse" trope, I don't really agree (although I respect every opinions don't get me wrong). I feel like if they talked seriously they could've created something new. Both relating on how shitty their fathers were, on the abuse, on the society's marginalization they went through (because yes, Hawks is marginalized and not integrated, try me). Both talked about their dreams of becoming heroes but failing because touya became a villain and keigo became a soldier. Both relating on how difficult it is to express emotions when you lived all your life with people wanting to dictate your every moves and dreams (the commission forcing hawks to exist as they want while endeavor forcing his dream on dabi, but the reverse is also true). They lost trust in everything but could've helped each other to trust again.
They could've been the anchor for each other if horikoshi actually didn't throw their potential away (love you hori but you fucked up on that one). They could've help each other because even though dabi is obssessive he would've listen to someone who when through the same atrocities as him, just like the only people he was able to bound with were the League.
They could've help each other because hawks would've realise that his true will as a hero is not to follow the HSPC but save little children that just wanted to be accepted. Dabi could've help Hawks to get away from the commission while Hawks would've help dabi reconsider his revenge on his family (not endeavor though, but the rest of his family). Dabi would've understand that great heros are doing what they can, but in the current society it's just not enough. And they both would've understand that bad people don't fester the society, the society fester the people.
They could've been the comfort place they were both seeking. They could've understand each other. They might even have brought keigo and touya back.
What a waste.
SOOOO... How're ya'll feelin bout s5 monkie kid? :3
Its so me I love spooky Hawks <3
pairs: teen!hawks/keigo takami x reader
warnings: none!
word count: 1.9k
stuff to keep in mind: red text = keigo's thoughts, also this is like my first fic that im writing cause i had an idea :D! also this is prolly ooc ToT
Keigo Takami, age 15, has never gone to a party and barely has any friends out of the commission. Only has one friend, and that's just out of sheer, dumb luck, Rumi Usagiyama.
And today... She's taking him out to a friends party!.... great.
Despite all of Keigo's faux confidence, he was a real nervous for this. He knows how to use his quirk to save people! At least in theory, he hasn't exactly saved anyone yet.. BUT I DIGRESS! This will be easy! Just some random teens.. He doesn't know... At a loud party...
Oh God, what am I doing??
"Okay, birdy brain," Rumi stretched her arms as the two stood in front of the house. "We'll stay as long as you want, unless it's past 2 am, don't wantcha grumpy for your trainin!"
As she said those words she pinched his cheeks, recieving a groan and his wings swatting at her as she laughed.
"You sure this is a good idea?"
"Yeah of course, I mean you're cooped up in training rooms or your dorm"
"... It's not that bad."
"It's pretty bad, birdbrain"
Rumi rolled her eyes as she lead them both into the house. The music wasn't as blaringly loud as Keigo thought it would be! Nor was there too many people.
Man, maybe this will be better than i thought, Rumi was just being drama- PERSON!
Keigo's eyes narrowed as someone, well, he'd assume was one of Rumi's friends came up to her, or practically running to them.
"RUMIIII!"
"Y/NNNNNN!!!"
Keigo stood there motionless as they watched the two ramble on to eachother about.. Well he didn't really know. It took a good 2 minutes before the other noticed Keigo. Once registering his presence they made a small "o" with their mouth as they rubbed the back of their neck, backing away from Rumi and him. Oh my god, how do I talk to this person???
"Uh, hi, I'm y/n!"
Oh my god thank you for talking first.
"I'm Haw-" Rumi elbowed him before he could finish. SHIT! Keigo's been so used to being called Hawks. "Haaaaaawww.... Kato."
... Rumi looked at him with a raised eyebrow. Hakato? Really? Cute name, but it's not yours, Keigo. "Hakato?"
They gave a small smile as they tapped their chin. "It's nice to meet you then, Hakato!"
"Yeah, nice to meet you too, Y/N"
Get a grip Keigo, you're more awkward than two people who don't speak the same language.
Keigo was about to say something before-
"Y/NNNNNN!!! C'MONNNN!!!"
They let out an exasperated sigh, physically deflating as they heard someone call them.
"Sorry about that! Those people can wait, uh- how do you kno-"
"Y/N GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!!!"
They let out a small groan as they ran a hand through their hair, giving a weak smile. "Sorry, I guess I gotta head over there, bye Rumi! Bye Hakato!"
Y/N gave a sheepish smile as they ran over to the other room. They weren't in trouble, it was just their friends calling for them! Probably cause they broke something, or needed to find something.. Or all of the above.
Once they were out of hearing distance Rumi smacked Keigo's arm, a confused look on her face.
"Hakato??? Really?? Why didn't you just say," She put her arms up, waving them at the side of her hips, mocking him. "Hey, I'm Keigo Takami! I don't know how to talk to people, meehh!!"
"I don't!" He pushed her face away with the palm of his hand, pouting slightly "I don't sound like that... And plus! It was gonna sound weird if I said Haw-Keigo!" Rumi rolled her eyes, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips as she lazily put her arm around his shoulders, leading him to the room y/n went through.
"Welp! Looks like you're going by Hakato now!"
The two went into the room, the lights were all off with a few led lights glowing. It was a nice atmosphere, it wasn't too loud, but it could definitely become a bit much after a few hours. Thank goodness Keigo and Rumi were going to leave soon...
.
.
.
It was 1 am. This party started at 10 pm, and more people came, it got LOUD. Keigo just wanted to go back to the dorm rooms he stayed at, if he didn't get to sleep soon he'd be sloppy during the day. Being sloppy meant bad training, bad training meant bad hero, bad hero meant bad life.
Oh god I need to get home.
Keigo looked around the house one more time, accidentally finding more than two couples making out.
Gross, where the hell is Rumi.
He kept looking for a good 10 more minutes then just gave up. He didn't wanna try sending out his feathers to look for her, that would just end up with them getting trampled or something.
.. These people are Rumi's friends.. Yeah they are, plus there's no alcohol here so she'll be fine. Plus she can beat up literally anyone.
Keigo justified his reasons as he walked out of the house, stopping at the doorstep and texted Rumi.
"im leaving the party, im tired as shit"
sent!
...
What the?
Keigo looked around, he heard some rustling. Maybe he shouldn't look, maybe it's just another couple making out, but something just made him wanna at least know what made that noise. What can he say? It was the hero in him.
He turned the corner, to the sides of the house. Y/N! y/n?
They were curled up in a ball covering their ears and on their phone, seemingly rushing to text something.
snap!
Y/n turned their face towards the sound. It was Keigo snapping on a branch.
Great, good going government stealth training- Oh shit are they crying?
Y/n quickly rubbed their eyes and stood up, giving a weak smile as they stepped closer to Keigo. Their cheeks stained with a few tears and their face a little red.
"You okay?"
"Uh, yeah! I'm okay, sorry bout this-"
"No! No it's all good! You uh, wanna talk about it?"
"Oh, no it's okay! It's stupid"
"I don't mind."
The two stood there awkwardly for some moments as y/n played with the ends of their sleeves. God kill them now, this was not a good first impression, er, second.
"Just got loud is all," They gave a small shrug as they walked past him to the front of the house. They rubbed their eyes and nose with their sleeve as they sat down at the stairs to the porch. "I'm not good with people."
"O-Oh, yeah no, I get that," Keigo followed them and sat beside them, letting out an awkward sigh as he shuffled around getting comfotable. Damn these giant ass wings. "I'm bad with people too."
The two sat in.. Less than comfortable silence, it wasn't too bad. At least there was music playing in the back from the house. It was blaring music, but better than like, some classical or some shit.
"Sorry, this is a really weird impression, I promise I'm not that much of a crybaby!" Y/n chuckled as they rubbed the back of their neck, keeping their eyes away from Keigo's.
He shook his head swiftly.
"No! This- isn't the worst impression I've had with a few people," he thought back at the events of the party. ".. So many people making out.."
"Oh my god, right?? Like- like go home at that point!"
"At least some people are trying to hide it though, some people are just makin out on the couch!"
"My heart goes out to the houses owner"
"Oh god I didn't even think of that!"
They both burst into small giggles, y/n's eyes fully dried from tears and the awkward tension lifting, at least 2/3rds of it.
"Hakato?"
It took a second for Keigo to register that they were talking to him.. He'll have to explain the name thing later..
"Yeah?"
"Uhh," Y/n fiddled with their sleeves, looking out to the road. "How're you getting home?" "Wings."
"Wings?
Keigo nodded as he pointed to his wings, y/n making the same "o" then before.
That's kinda cute
Keigo gave a small grin, an awkward looking one but it made y/n giggle.
"I'm waiting for my brother to pick me up, if you want I can ask if he can drop you of-"
"that's okay!"
How does one.. Even explain that he doesn't live with his parents, nor really any guardians. But a dorm with a few other kids for some private hero-training shit?
Y/n nodded at that, a little surprised at how quick he responded but didn't question it.
"How uh, do you know Rumi? I don't see you around school"
KEIGO THINK.
"I'm uh- homeschooled"
It wasn't a complete lie! He was schooled with the commission... At that was practically his home.. So.. IT MAKES SENSE!!
Y/n nodded. Wow these two nod a lot. Makes sense, they're awkward teenagers.
"Yeah makes sense, I-I think I've heard Rumi talk about you once? Big red wings and all!"
They let out a small chuckle, finally glancing over Keigo, his wings shuffling a bit behind him.
Did their eyes always look this nice?
"Haha! Y-Yeah that was probably me, good ol'" He stumbled through his words a moment "Good ol' Hakato!"
Y/n laughed again as they heard a ding from their phone and glanced up to the street. A nice black, convertable with someone who looked like y/n.. Ohhhh, their brother.
They quickly got up and dusted themself off before putting their hands in their pockets, giving a small shrug.
"I gotta go- my brothers-" "Oh yeah no, all good!"
"You sure you don't want a ride?" "Nah nah, thanks though!"
Y/n gave a small wave as they walked towards the car, leaving Keigo to watch them get into the car and wave at him through the passenger seat. "Bye Hakato!"
They yelled as the car started and Keigo got up. He flapped his wings and got off the ground, giving one more wave towards them before he started flying towards the dorms.
He had fun! More than expected. It was tiring, and a lot of new people, but some of them were nice! Majority were nice, and plus it was good for Keigo to make new friends his age! Everyone at the HPSC was all older than him.
Soon enough, Keigo snuck back into his room, shutting the window behind him. SUCCESS! He successfully snuck out, went to a party, made new friends! Oh hey, and Rumi texted him back! "rude! coulda given you a ride back birdbrain"
"haha, its fine, i like flying"
"such a damn bird..."
"guilty!"
He put down his phone as he changed into his pj's, thinking back to the night... Y/n. Could be a good friend of his! Yeah he could...
I FORGOT TO ASK FOR THEIR NUMBER.
He dove into bed and quickly texted Rumi.
"RUMI GIVE ME Y/N'S NUMBER PLZ"
"lol someones down bad"
"they seem cool, and wud be a good friend"
"excuses
you gotta work for it"
"anything"
"ill think about it and text you tomorrow morning"
"it's 2 am, its already tomorrow morning"
"touche, ill give the terms and conditions when i wake up LOL"
"RUMI PLZ."
.. left on read.
Keigo sighed and put his phone down as he snuggled into his bed, maybe he can text y/n tomorrow. Yeah, tomorrow.
SMILES this was prolly badly written and super ooc, but im eepy and wanted to get this idea out. TEEHEE!
:((( i love keigo sm.
🌞 sun and moon 🌙 | k. takami x reader | mha
a/n: just a small cute fic, for my cute birdy boy.
wc: 1.6k
synopsis: Hawks is your sun, you are his moon.
"You always seem to be by my side every time, and no, that's not a bad thing."
Keigo Takami, better known as Hawks, the winged hero with a heart as quick as his wings, often found himself soaring through the skies, saving lives and maintaining the peace with a calm and confident demeanor. But lately, his thoughts had been elsewhere, focused not on villains or chaos, but on you.
You were calm, steady, and unbothered by the noise and fast pace of life around you—qualities that had caught Keigo’s attention almost immediately. He found peace in your presence, a tranquility that was rare in his high-flying life. You never fawned over his hero status like others did, treating him like a regular person, which made him fall even harder for you.
As time went on, the two of you became close. Conversations filled with comfortable silences, quiet moments where words weren’t needed. Keigo admired how you were always so composed, even when the world around you seemed to spin out of control. And in those moments, when he allowed himself to be vulnerable, he realized just how deep his feelings had become. But he also knew his life wasn’t built for easy relationships, and with the constant threat of danger lurking around every corner, he hesitated.
Keigo made a vow to himself to protect you, but from a distance. He didn’t want to pull you into his world of danger. Heroes had enemies, and he didn’t want you to become a target because of him.
One night, as Hawks finished another exhausting day of work, he was flying back, looking forward to seeing you. But something felt off. The quiet comfort you always gave him was missing, replaced by an unsettling emptiness. His phone buzzed.
A cryptic message.
"We have them."
His blood ran cold. His feathers twitched involuntarily, spreading out as his heart raced. He didn't need to ask who "them" referred to—he knew it was you.
In an instant, the easy-going persona that he usually wore slipped away, and a cold, focused intensity took over. Whoever took you had no idea what they had just unleashed.
Using every contact and resource at his disposal, Keigo tracked down the location where you were being held. It didn’t take long; villains always underestimated how sharp and quick he was. He flew like a bullet, his wings cutting through the wind as he raced against the clock.
The abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city was dimly lit, a perfect hideout for criminals, but Keigo was prepared. His sharp eyes scanned the area, and he noticed the guards patrolling the perimeter. His feathers moved silently through the air, picking them off one by one, clearing his path with swift precision.
Inside the warehouse, you were sitting calmly despite the circumstances. The villains had tried to intimidate you, to make you afraid, but you remained composed. You knew Keigo would come for you. The moment the door to your room burst open, a blur of feathers and golden eyes appeared before you. Keigo stood there, his chest rising and falling with barely contained rage.
“Are you okay?” he asked, his voice low and urgent, but his eyes softened when they met yours.
“I’m fine,” you replied, your calm demeanor unshaken, though you felt a rush of relief at seeing him.
For a brief moment, Keigo’s tough hero façade cracked, and he knelt beside you, cupping your face in his hands, searching your eyes for any sign of fear. But there was none. You smiled at him, and despite the chaos around you, he felt his heart calm in your presence.
“I’m sorry,” he whispered, his voice barely audible. “I didn’t want this for you.”
“I knew what I was getting into,” you replied softly. “You’re a hero, and I knew there’d be danger. But I trust you.”
Keigo let out a shaky breath, his forehead resting against yours for a moment. “I’ve never been this scared,” he admitted.
“I’m here, Keigo,” you said, placing your hand on his. “You always get me back in one piece.”
In that moment, he realized something he had been avoiding for too long. He couldn’t keep you at arm’s length anymore. He loved you too much for that, and you were stronger than he had ever given you credit for. You weren’t someone who needed protecting from his world; you were someone who belonged in it, right beside him.
With one last look at you, Keigo stood, his wings unfurling once more. “Let’s get out of here,” he said, offering his hand.
As you placed your hand in his, he pulled you close, wrapping his wings protectively around you. Together, you soared into the night sky, the world below fading into the distance.
And for the first time, Keigo felt a sense of peace, knowing that whatever challenges lay ahead, you’d face them together.
As you flew through the cool night air, Keigo held you close, the wind rustling through his wings. The city lights glittered below, but all he cared about was the steady beat of your heart next to his. For so long, he had tried to keep his distance, convinced that pulling you into his world would only bring you harm. But tonight had shattered that illusion.
You were calm, unshaken, even after being kidnapped. That unwavering steadiness that he admired so much had been your strength, not just his. He realized that, in his attempt to protect you from danger, he had underestimated the power of your presence in his life.
Keigo finally touched down on the rooftop of his private penthouse. He gently let you down, his wings slowly retracting as he looked at you, studying your face for any sign of distress.
"You're sure you're okay?" he asked, his voice still tinged with concern, even though you had reassured him multiple times.
"I'm fine, Keigo," you repeated, your calm, steady voice easing his worry again. "You worry too much."
He chuckled softly, rubbing the back of his neck. "Guess I'm not used to feeling so out of control," he admitted. "Being a hero… I'm always in charge, always quick to react. But with you…" He trailed off, his golden eyes meeting yours. "You make me feel things I can't always handle."
You smiled softly, stepping closer to him, placing a hand on his chest where his heart still raced beneath your fingertips. "Keigo, you don't have to protect me from everything. I know what comes with being close to you. I accepted that from the start."
He swallowed hard, his usual confident demeanor faltering as vulnerability settled over him. "I just don’t want to lose you," he said quietly, his hand covering yours on his chest. "Being a hero… it means sacrifices. And I’m scared of what might happen to you because of me."
"You won't lose me," you replied gently, squeezing his hand. "I’m here because I want to be. We’ll face whatever comes together."
Keigo's gaze softened, and for a moment, the weight of his responsibilities and the danger of his life seemed to lift. He leaned in, brushing a strand of hair away from your face, his eyes tracing the lines of your calm expression.
"I don’t know what I’d do without you," he whispered, the sincerity in his voice so raw it caught even him by surprise.
Your hand moved to cup his cheek, your touch grounding him. "You won’t have to find out."
Keigo’s heart swelled at your words. Without another thought, he closed the space between you, his lips brushing softly against yours. It wasn’t the intense, hurried kiss of someone desperate, but rather the gentle touch of someone who had finally allowed themselves to fall. His wings, so often symbols of his strength and speed, folded around you like a protective barrier, shielding the two of you from the outside world.
In that moment, everything felt right. The chaos of his hero life, the uncertainty of the future—it all faded in the presence of this simple truth: he loved you. And you were more than capable of facing the dangers of his world with him.
When the kiss broke, Keigo rested his forehead against yours, his breath mingling with yours in the quiet night air.
“I’ll stop trying to push you away,” he promised, his voice soft but firm. “But I need you to promise me something too.”
“What’s that?”
“That you’ll be careful. I can’t always be there to swoop in and save you.”
You smiled, your fingers tracing the edge of his jaw. “I’ll be careful. But you should know by now that I’m not as fragile as you think.”
Keigo let out a breathy laugh, his wings twitching slightly in amusement. “Yeah, I’ve definitely learned that tonight.”
The two of you stood there for a while longer, wrapped in each other’s arms, the world beyond the rooftop seeming distant and unimportant. For the first time in a long time, Keigo felt at peace. He had spent so much time running from his feelings, afraid of what loving someone like you might mean. But now, with you in his arms, he realized that love didn’t make him weak—it made him stronger.
“I love you,” he whispered, the words coming naturally, as if they had been waiting on the tip of his tongue for ages.
Your eyes softened, and you smiled. “I love you too, Keigo.”
Hearing those words made his heart soar higher than any flight ever had. He pulled you closer, kissing you again, this time with the passion and urgency of someone who knew exactly what he wanted—and he wasn’t going to let go.
Whatever came next, whatever dangers lay ahead, Keigo knew that as long as you were by his side, he could face anything. Because loving you wasn’t a weakness; it was the greatest strength he had ever known.
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