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Hawks knows how risky his mission is. One wrong move, one wrong word, and the whole plan and the whole country can be jeopardized, especially when he figures out how deep the influence of the Paranormal Liberation Front runs.
He meets you when Rikiya Yotsubashi or Re-Destro introduces you as his child. Hawks knows a trap when he sees one, so he smiles and shakes your hand, making sure to keep his expression natural and well-meaning. He sees your face light up before you introduce yourself.
He knows he still doesn’t have the full trust of the organization, so this test of faith will either make or break their plan. Thankfully, he passed.
Hawks watches you from the corner of his eyes. Watching as you repair his broken costume with your tech.
“Here!” you say excitedly as you hand him the fixed mask.
He smiles, thanking you. Keeping his tone light and friendly while you look for the first aid kit in your lab, noting the injury on his face.
It would be so easy for Hawks to whisk you away, to use you against your father, to extract information, but he doesn’t. What he needs is patience as he tirelessly works on earning the trust of Twice, the most tricky piece of the game, and you, the child of the key player in the organization.
Twice isn’t the villain the Hero Commission makes him out to be. Hawks knows there’s still good in him somewhere. And you’re not the villain Hawks expected you to be.
You’re only here to aid your father, but you haven’t been directly responsible for any injuries, casualties, or deaths. You tend to shy away in the face of anger and violence, hiding in your lab to create tools to help out, but Hawks knows that it’s only a matter of time before your hands bleed red.
But he won’t let that happen.
Try as he might to stop aching for you, he couldn’t. He wonders what even made him like you. Your smile? Your laugh? Your eyes? Or was it when you tended to his wounds after an altercation with the high-end Nomu Dabi sent after them?
Or maybe it was everything and nothing. None of that matters anyway, because despite his mission, his position, and his promise, Hawks falls. He didn’t mean to. Who in their right mind would want to fall for the daughter of their enemy?
He can’t afford to stray from the plan, though, and they certainly can’t afford to lose this war, not when the stakes are high, but he also couldn’t shake the feeling of wanting you to be safe and well.
He watches you sleep quietly in the bed in one of the safe houses. Watches the steady rise and fall off your chest. In a few hours, the heroes would be confronting the villains. He needs to get back to confront Twice and bring him to their side to increase the chance of victory; that’s why he needs you somewhere safe and hidden.
Thankfully, you haven’t made a fuss considering the method he used to get you here. A sleeping pill in the coffee you usually drink.
You’ve done nothing wrong to be treated like this. He knows that. That’s why he needs you far away from the battle; you’ll understand, right? He’s a hero, after all, and it’s his job to keep people safe.