***MHA OLD AU AS OF BEFORE EVENTS OF THE WAR***
*It was a dark and starry night in the hideout. A sense of calmness, quietness, and contentness spread throughout the household. Mostly everybody was asleep. Except... Dabi and Hawks of course.*
*Hawks was lying sleepily on Dabi's bare chest, his breathing steadying from their previous activity. He dreamily looked up at Dabi and smiled weakly, before snuggling up closer to his chest, and whispering in his ear breathlessly,*
"I love you."
*Hawks didn't mean for that to slip out so suddenly. He completely had forgotten that he only did this with Dabi for the benefits... the benefits of... Dabi finally trusting him. He felt like he'd been punched in the gut as soon as the realization hit him. The guilt. He buried his head deeper into his chest silently. Dabi was completely unaware of the battle warring in his head.*
*On one hand, he... he felt like he loved Dabi. His smile, his voice, his body, his hair, his eyes, his...well- everything... on the other, he knew he was a hero. He was dedicated to his job, he loved saving people no matter what the cost was... even doing this... right? Was it morally right to do this?... If it would... save the world?... If Dabi trusted him that meant he could do more without him suspecting anything. But, deep down in his heart... he felt as if it was wrong. Despicable. Disgusting.*
*Hawks would think quietly to himself as he processed what he had just said to him.*
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