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sum: after losing the one thing that made him the hero he was, he struggles, but it turns out he has his very own hero.
pairing: keigo takami/hawks x partner! reader (g/n)
content: manga/epilogue spoilers for anime only watchers/those not caught up on the manga. hints of depression. no other warnings to place here.
a/n: while i know that keigo accepts the loss of fierce wings, part of me thinks he would have had a hard time adjusting. here’s my overview take on just that. as always, likes, comments and re-blogs are deeply appreciated.
word count: 800
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he’d never felt less of a man than he did right now. the only thing that made him who he was was gone. it didn’t matter how many times others tried to reason with him, to tell him he’s still the same person as before, the reality was that he’d never be who he was before.
all he could hear was the underlying lies. he would never be the same; he knew that, and they knew that as well. their words meant nothing to him, nothing at all.
walking the streets while adjusting to his new life, he could still feel it deep within his bones. that tingling and the need to help whenever the cries of those in need of a hero rung out. yet he was helpless. what kind of hero could he be if he didn’t have his wings?
he spent many days in bed, not wanting to get up despite the protests of people around him and his own mind. choosing to shut himself away until he didn’t know what day it was. he knew he shouldn’t, but what else could he do? everything felt like it was closing in and suffocating him from the inside out.
he was his own worst enemy at times.
“keigo, i know you don’t want to talk at the moment, but when you want to, I’m here”. the way you sounded so defeated broke him more than he already was. you didn’t deserve to go through being shut out when all you were trying to do was help. to be there for him and offer your support despite not understanding what he was going through.
though, part of you should. after all, you were quirkless. one of the small minority who was born without a quirk, but you never let that stop you from anything you ever did. you proved yourself time again and even managed to rise up through the ranks as one of the few pro heroes who rightfully earned their spot without the aid of your abilities.
that’s what made him fall in love and treasure every moment he had with you. you were able to defy the odds and be where you were right now, a formidable pro. maybe he shouldn’t be so hard on himself and take a page from your book.
slowly, taking each day as it came, that’s when you started to see a change. the old keigo who you fell in love with began to show through the small details of things. the touches, the words, the kisses. he was gaining more confidence and accepting that he was going to be quirkless for the rest of his life.
even when eri tried and failed to help with her quirk. he accepted it. accepted it purely because you were his own hero, the one who showed him that a quirk wasn’t what made him who he was. sure, it helped him whenever he needed to save others; his fierce wings were a force to be reckoned with.
of course you missed the way he’d use a few feathers to deliver gifts and notes to you, goofily smiling at the look on your face before you smiled back at him. the way his wings would wrap around you at night and keep you safe, bringing you closer to the man who you loved with your very soul and more.
right now, though, you stood in front of a door in the office you’d been called to, hand resting on the handle before pushing it down. the small click of the door latch unlocking sounded just before you pushed the door, shutting it behind you. looking up, you smiled softly before stepping forward.
there he stood, looking out at the street, the man who you loved more than anything in the world.
the former number two pro known as the wing hero: hawks. the man who was now the new president of the hero public safety commission. the man who, quirkless or not, you’d support no matter what he did.
approaching the desk, you stepped around and continued until you reached his side. humming softly as he turned, arms wrapping around you as he pulled you in for a hug, placing a gentle kiss on your lips as you wrapped your arms around his neck.
you knew what he was trying to say; sometimes his actions spoke louder than words ever could. pulling back from him slightly, you unwrapped your arms and placed your hands on his face, cupping as you ran your thumbs across his cheeks. proud smile showing as you looked at him, taking in the battle scars that were dotted in his features.
“i'm proud of you and i love you too, keigo. i always will”.
“thank you, my hero, and ditto”.
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This man can do no wrong in my eyes.
just manga hawks
We love our bird man
He appeared at an actual game! 😭
His voice is so beautiful.
Hawks x GN!Reader
Summary: Happy Birthday Hawks!
★☽A/N: It’s Hawks’s birthday!! Happy Birthday, Keigo! <33
Contents: FLUFF
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28 December. It might be an unimportant day for some people but it was a special day for those who were born on it. One of those people was Hawks. Though it isn’t actually his name. It was Keigo Takami’s birthday, the day where he turns a year older. Birthdays are usually spent with family or friends, right? Despite the fact that Keigo was a popular young hero, getting gifts on his special day from friends and fans, he couldn’t spend his special day that was only once a year with his family or anyone.
Being a hero has its perks but it does have some disadvantages where he couldn’t spend his birthdays with anyone. He couldn’t spend it with his family, considering the fact that one was in prison before getting executed and one he didn’t spend any time with because of his job. The commission had him on a very tight leash, he couldn’t spend it with just anyone.
Thankfully, now he gets to spend the morning of his birthdays with Miruko, a hero who he recently befriended thanks to the Hero Billboard event. But after that breakfast with her, it was all hero work now. It was boring for him, especially on his birthdays, but he didn’t have any plans on his birthday except opening gifts from his fans once he came home. (His fans would drop them off at his agency, there’s a whole room for them because of how popular he was.)
But after meeting you, an underground hero, he finally had someone to spend his birthdays with.
It was always simple every year you’ve been together. After his breakfasts with Mirko, he would have his morning shift for a while before coming home to get ready for your date. The place where you would spend his birthdays was always the same place, a small business of a restaurant with delicious food. You were good friends with the family who runs the restaurant and would always offer to give free food to the both of you but you would always decline and always pay in full.
The family is grateful for that and in return, on Keigo’s birthday, they would sing happy birthday to him. It was so cute to see Keigo always lighting up whenever they saw singing. He didn’t have a good childhood, his parents weren’t the best parental figures and the commission didn’t really do much on his birthday except lessen his training sessions on his birthdays. Because of this, he was like a child whenever they start singing the song and after, he gets to blow out the candles of his favorite cake after making a wish.
Then after that, some time later, he would start his night shift. Again, it was boring for him, especially on his birthdays, but at least he had someone to come home to and to cuddle with after.
He felt like his birthdays became more special when you walked into his life. Even though you both don’t spend a lot of time because of the amount of time your jobs require, he would always try his best to make time for you. Most of the time, he would come home late to you already sleeping but it was alright for him because getting home to you was more important to him than anything.
Because you came into his life, his birthdays became more exciting, something to look forward to.
It didn’t feel like a normal day anymore, no. It felt like a special day where he gets to spend time with his loving dove.
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