Thoughts on dabihawks ?
Oooh okay, so I actually have complicated feelings regarding dabihawks.
I'll admit, I'm not usually the kind of person who likes enemies to lovers relationships. Usually in those dynamics there's a lot of excusing/accepting abusive and toxic behavior, and dabihawks isn't entirely devoid of this problem either. They're great as narrative foils and their personalities work well off each other, as they both share a natural cynicism and sense of humor, but they also believe in very different ideologies and of course are on opposite sides. Hawks is literally an Endeavor apologist while Dabi is the living proof of how awful Endeavor can be, so there's a genuine disconnect between them that makes building up a believable relationship for them a very difficult task.
That being said, I do not think it is entirely impossible, and it's one of the goals of the fanfic I'm working on (which is taking me too long to post, but it's coming I promise). I believe if their relationship starts from a place of common understanding and hardship, where they can truly empathize and rely on each other, then it will be strong enough to withstand them growing apart to fight on separate sides. A big inspiration I'm going to use for this is the dynamic between Ramses and Moses in the Prince of Egypt; the tension between Dabi and Hawks, which in the anime is mainly driven by their opposing ideals, will become more angsty in a romantic way if it's driven by the context that they've met in the past already, they've connected before, but they just don't understand each other's current states; though they want desperately to rekindle the spark they used to share.
So to be more succinct; I'm not a fan of canon dabihawks, but when it comes to fanon reinterpretation/fix it fics, I'm a big stan







