An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Posting this again because we're up to Chapter 7 out of a planned twenty (!!) chapters and I just updated the tags and summary. I've been really touched by the number of comments and general engagement with this fic. I think it's a unique AU that seems to appeal to a lot of readers, including those who don't normally ship Endhawks.
A huge thank you to my writing partner @perpetual-enjine for being a constant source of support and inspiration, and also for putting up with my incessant chattering.
Please check it out if you like Endhawks, happy Todoroki family vibes, and a twist on the usual No Quirks AU! Secondary ships are the usual suspects of Jeanshot and Shigadabi, but you can look forward to a future All Might ship to be revealed later. 💛
-Endeavor is an omega. This surprises everyone given his physical stature—including Endeavor.
-In fact, Endeavor has refused to believe he’s an omega his entire life. He assumes the doctors just got his tests wrong.
-How could he be an omega when he’s a six foot four hulking muscle man? Everyone assumes Endeavor is an alpha and he lets them assume that.
-Hawks, a true alpha, immediately senses Endeavor for the omega he is.
-Endeavor is completely weak the first time he meets Hawks and isn’t sure why since he’s just about convinced himself he’s an alpha too.
-It takes Hawks approximately 3.4 seconds to seduce Endeavor and have him completely wrapped around his fingers.
-It takes a little convincing by Hawks to get Endeavor to admit he’s an omega. Endeavor has never bottomed for anyone to maintain his appearance as an alpha.
-Hawks makes Endeavor absolutely crumble the first time they have sex. After being with Hawks and having Hawks inside him and in control, Endeavor becomes the ultimate simp for Hawks.
-In fact, it’s Endeavor who first brings up the idea of letting Hawks knot him
-Endeavor’s completely smitten with Hawks and Hawks becomes the only person Endeavor is truly vulnerable around.
-Hawks comes home one evening and finds Endeavor passed out with a baby clothing catalogue in his lap. This man wants kids!! Specifically he wants Hawks’s kids.
-The first time Hawks knotted Endeavor...the sounds that giant man made. He just wants all of Hawks in him all the time.
-Endeavor gets prego pretty quickly because now that he’s felt that truly filling sensation he wants Hawks to knot him every time, he whines if Hawks refuses.
-Wants to get pregnant, wants to get knotted so bad Hawks can get Endeavor to do, wear, or say anything.
-Yes, Hawks gets custom red lingerie with lace that looks like small feathers made for his muscled lover.
-Yes, it is Endeavor’s favorite thing in the whole world and yes, he loves to send Hawks snaps of him wearing it when Hawks is on patrol.
-Endeavor is the whiniest pregnant man ever. Everything aches, he’s pretty sure this kid inside him is the size of a boulder. Cries a lot. Complains about his pregnant belly making his abs all but disappear
-Melts anytime Hawks touches his pregnant belly. Will immediately stop all his whining and tears if Hawks kisses his belly
-Uses this against Hawks when he’s feeling touched starved or needy
-This baby is so pretty. It’s everything Endeavor never realized he needed. Heart grows five times its size.
-Tells Hawks he wants more babies before they even leave the hospital.
-Hawks and Endeavor have five children and they are a little army of fluffy fire birds.
-If you thought Hawks had Endeavor wrapped around his finger...wait until you see Endeavor with his kids.
-Hawks has to lower the limit on Endeavors credit card because as soon as the babies give Endeavor puppy dog eyes, Endeavor will buy them whatever they want.
-Every year on their anniversary, Endeavor still shimmies into the red feather lingerie
as usual during this quarantine, i went through a challenging quest, searched through every single fic on ao3 about a single ship and made a rec list, ended up with around 25 works out of 630. nearly all of them should be free of explicit, problematic and triggering content besides one or two in the mature content sense. and i’ll note those down separately but i always suggest reading the tags before starting a fic regardless the rating, just so you know what you’re diving into. furthermore, there’s this author note at the end of a fic that i’ve found which pretty much sums up my feelings about a mess that’s called todoroki friggin’ enji:
“ I love Hawks and Endeavor together. They're a great dynamic, whether it's platonic or not. I'm a pretty open guy when it comes to shipping, and me and a certain lilviathan love going back and forth with dumb ideas about them.
And that's kind of where the contradictory feelings for the Flaming Garbage Man that is Endeavor kind of come from? Because I really do think he's a very interesting and well-developed character, but I also have a very strong urge to stab him at any given time.
I want to make his life miserable and hurt him, but I also want someone to sit him down and tell him that while he owes his family an apology, they do not owe him forgiveness. I want to see him grow. I want to see him face the repercussions of his actions and move forward. ”
—by Canarianyellow on archiveofourown.org
last notes; starred ones are my personal favorites, and i'm adding to this list as i go,, so look out for updates!! you can find a better formatted version of this list here on google docs.
that being said, here are the gems i found on a yet another holy quest:
Walk Alone by adastrad*
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 3.6K
Summary: You've lost your wings, you've lost your speed, and in the crowd ahead, you've lost him too. How do you know what name to call out when you don't even know what to call yourself?
as usual, kick-starting the list with one of the first fics i’ve read about them. we have some pretty good angst related to the latest manga chapters in our hands and a fascinating second person pov here. the ‘stream of consciousness’ style of wording kicks you right in the ribs, in a good way.
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It's Cold, I Don't Want To Be Lonely
by onlyatitagain
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 3.7K
Summary: When in the presence of Todoroki Enji, it was easy to feel warm and overwhelmed by heat in more ways than just physical. Hawks was very aware of the fire burning in his heart that roared to life whenever he was with his childhood hero, who was now his best friend. The relationship they had was special in the way of how close they had become, Hawks trusted the number one hero with his life and could always count on him no matter the circumstance.
What would happen if he said something and ruined that trust, the friendship they had built over months of knowing each other?
You should never play with fire, unless you want to get burned.
truly a beautiful hurt/comfort fic. enji’s characterization is gentle and might feel slightly OOC, but give it a chance. there is also some pretty cheesy couple stuff at the end and that might not be your cup of tea, just a heads up.
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Fallen by copper_leaf**
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 7.3K
Summary: Hawks’ attempt to infiltrate the League goes wrong.
Enji is the one he turns to.
both its part one and part two, this series can take my soul. literally 7K of sheer hurt/comfort, and a caring enji. hawks’ eyeliner is probably ruined by now. can i say this is probably the best fic i’ve read about them softness-wise? i can.
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Burning Embers by copper_leaf**
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 6K
Summary: Hawks wakes up, wingless, in Enji's arms.
the continuation of the fic above, here’s more content that will make you feel all mushy. a beautiful excerpt from it:
“It’s a flicker of light in the darkness, the last ember left in the heart that still has the power to bring all else to flame.”
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The Bird Who Swallowed a Star*
by angyhawks (Soll)
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 4.5K
Summary: Endeavor remembers Hawks' small hands, how they didn't burn as he danced on his palms.
How Hawks had whispered sweet nothing into his flames, words not important as his lips moved and his voice chirped.
He remember Hawks finding him, small and spent, and gifting him a feather to feed on.
Endeavor wishes a feather had been his only offer.
//in which Endeavor is a fire demon, Hawks is once again tied to the ground, and wouldn't it be nice if they could kiss?
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Light by Caahs*
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 2.1K
Summary: Since he was a boy, Hawks gathered an eternal distaste for darkness, which was preserved until his most recent days. However, the blazing figure of Endeavor always came up like his warm source of light, illuminating the most obscure paths and clarifying the most difficult decisions.
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Emotions Are Hard, Love Even More So...
by aurora_whitlock
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 4.4K
Summary: Hawks and Endeavour at the end of a long week. Alone. Together. Its just some cute, fluffy bullshit basically. Warm your hurt little hearts.
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Cuff me to the truth of failure
by Not_A_Valid_Opinion
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 3.4K
Summary: The kid’s eyes are so wide, Hawks can see the entire silhouette of his wings in their reflection. “I want to be you.”
Shit.
“No, you don’t, kid,” he can’t help but promise, can’t stop the sadness in his eyes from flickering into view.
Hawks has dinner with Enji after a bad interview.
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Look at what amounts from the jump
(and I'm never coming down) by
Not_A_Valid_Opinion
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 3K
Summary: He stares at Endeavour with something close to regret, maybe closer to suspicion, but before Endeavour can catch the look it’s gone and replaced with a pursed lip and a glance at his phone. “I’ve gotta go. See you around, Enji.”
But the burly man stops him with his name. “Watch where you’re flying,” he says gruffly, though it’s different. It’s not an order. It’s not a request.
Whatever it is, Hawks takes it as a challenge.
Endeavour is worried about Hawks. Hawks doesn't know what to do with that information.
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You mesmerise me in red and gold
by Arayne
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 4.2K
Summary: Enji has never gotten to tell Hawks what's on his mind so he tries, in several ways, to make it clear how he feels.
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We've got a good thing going
by lehnsherry
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 3.7K
Summary: Enji is watching Shouto, so he notices the way his eyes snap to the kitchen doorway just before he hears the soft footsteps and the rustling of wings, and his heart jumps into his throat. He turns in his seat just in time to see Hawks walk in, eyes still closed and a hand scratching at his messy hair.
“Mornin’, babe, do you know where my -” Hawks breaks into a huge yawn, and then opens his sleepy eyes, and freezes in the doorway like Shouto used his power on him.
Enji’s mouth makes an involuntary sound of embarrassment, and Hawks flushes all the way down to his chest.
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As He Lived by uzumae*
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 2.3K
Summary: Hawks wants to imagine that he still has a place in a world he no longer belongs to.
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future hearts by rire
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 1.2K
Summary: When the rest of Hawks is putting on airs, it’s his wings that give him away.
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Break off a piece of your heart by kettleowl
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 890
Summary: The High-End incident, but they are actors who are too emotionally invested in their roles.
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to take a fall by rire
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 2.3K
Summary: “What’s with that look, Endeavor-san?” Hawks smiles. It doesn't reach his eyes. “Don’t worry about me, I’m fine. I got what I wanted, didn’t I? Now I’ve got more free time than I know what to do with.”
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A Thousand Flowers by adastrad*
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 440
Summary: "Let's hope the next time the cherry blossoms fall, we will all be smiling."
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#fantheflames by adastrad
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 54.9K
Summary: Todoroki Shoto accidentally, on purpose, and with great regret helps make Hawks/Endeavor happen.
this is wholesome. one hundred percent cheff kiss. peak comedy with a dose of stan twitter. actually a shouto-centric fic and more like an outsider pov of slight endhawks.
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This Gentle Earth by adastrad**
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 4.2K
Summary: Hawks buys a better excuse to keep visiting Musutafu, but damn it. Enji hadn't been looking to adopt.
guaranteed to melt your insides. enji ends up being a plant parent.
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The Winner Takes it All by adastrad
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 25.2K
Summary: Endeavor's eye is gone. He may say his injuries are his own responsibility, but it's Hawks' fault, isn't it? He will give Enji everything he can. His top secret mission will take the rest.
slaps the roof of the fic this baby right here is a shortcut for a brain burn. with a complicated storytelling and equally complex characterizations, which results in a slow but satisfying reading if you’re looking for a detailed story!! there’s seriously so much pining that it keeps you on your tiptoes until the end of it.
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Roasting the Roaster
Rating: Teen & Up
Word Count: 3.7K
Summary: Hawks gossips with the receptionist at Endeavor Hero Agency about what a dork the boss is, discusses Endeavor lookalike porn, and then ropes Shouto into lunch with Endeavor, whereupon Shouto just roasts his dad the whole time.
Can you roast a man who's already on fire? Apparently, yes. Yes you can.
(includes the hit single Did You Need Some Ice For That Sick Burn by Hawks, ft. Shouto Todoroki)
[Only tangentially related to the other fics in this series.]
slight crack fic for humor but it’s truly well-written. a shouto and hawks team up over endeavor was something i never deeply gave attention to yet it is gold and i need more of it. hawks writes a bop, endeavor’s whole agency thirst over the said man and everything leaves you with tears in your eyes from cackling at these dorks.
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the fics listed below the cut are rated mature or
explicit by the authors, and therefore contain sexual content:
Penumbra by Nicolefrickle
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 1.8K
Summary: Enji wants to touch Hawks' wings. Badly.
this one is rated mature but the theme is only minorly implied so i can say it is safe to read without worrying about the rating. more like a fluff fic with hawks being a happy birb.
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An Imperfect Cage by Crandberrycrush
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 55.5K
Summary: Hawks is an orphan, brought up in a charity school and thrust into the world at eighteen to work as a governor for the Todoroki family, a family that has more secrets than he can hope to unravel.
*A gothic romance based heavily on the novel Jane Eyre*
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Liquid Nitrogen by surveycorpsjean
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: 23.8K
Summary: Enji can't figure out why the hell Hawks keeps sleeping in his office.
the plot? the writing? the characterization? everything is perfect. i’m normally uncomfortable with this much amount of smut and debated if i should put this on the list or not, since it might consist of triggering content for some. please read all the tags beforehand starting this piece.
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Palindrome by Nicolefrickle
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 7.9K
Summary: Hawks doesn't realize just how much he needs Endeavor, or why it feels like he's still racing time.
//
A character study of Hawks with flashbacks and inner thoughts, heavy on the Endhawks, heavy on the hurt
I would just like to apologize to everyone who found my AO3 thanks to a moderately popular TDBK fic I wrote and now has to deal with me churning out 15 or so Endhawks fics either on my own or with a co-conspirator.
I know I said I wasn't sure I'd be inspired to write more MHA content but it turns out that was a lie. I'll do more Class 1-A content in the future, I promise. (I do have a ShinDeku fic in progress but it's slow.)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Takami Keigo | Hawks/Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Takami Keigo | Hawks & Todoroki Enji | Endeavor
Characters: Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Takami Keigo | Hawks, Kamiji Moe | Burnin, Midoriya Izuku
Additional Tags: Not Canon Compliant, Humor, Fluff and Humor, Post-Canon, Everyone Is Alive, Everyone has their quirks, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor-centric, POV Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Takami Keigo | Hawks Acts Like a Bird, no really, he is actually a bird in this one, for most of the fic he is not human, but in like a fun cute way, no beta we die like men
Summary:
Enji wasn’t exactly sure what he was looking at.
Well, all right, it was a bird. He knew what birds were. He wasn’t an idiot.
It was a tiny, fragile-looking thing, hopping around in apparent panic in a pile of clothing that had previously been quite firmly attached to one Wing Hero: Hawks. But now Hawks was nowhere to be found, and a – finch? chickadee? sparrow? Enji didn’t know – was fluttering around in his place.
Or,
A random villain turns Hawks into a bird and Endeavor decides to take care of him. That's it. That's the whole fic.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Takami Keigo | Hawks/Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Takami Keigo | Hawks & Todoroki Enji | Endeavor
Characters: Takami Keigo | Hawks, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor
Additional Tags: Not Canon Compliant, Fluff, very minor angst, Post-Canon, Everyone Is Alive, Everyone has their quirks, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor-centric, POV Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Getting Together, Didn't Know They Were Dating, Takami Keigo | Hawks Acts Like a Bird, but not as much as last time, Wing Kink, wow I hate that I'm tagging that, but Enji is into them even though there's no sex, there is no tag for wing petting sorry, no beta we die like men
Series: Part 2 of Bird Brain
Summary:
“You’ve had almost that entire bottle of sake,” Enji argued.
“Ah, come on, that was hours ago,” Hawks laughed.
Enji was unconvinced. There was something about the flush on his companion’s face, the unusual closeness, and the languid smoothness of his movements that made Enji think he was intoxicated.
“I can’t force you to do anything, but you should stay here,” he said firmly.
“Here? As in, here here?” Hawks tilted his head to the side with wide eyes.
“Yes, where else?” Enji huffed back.
Or,
Enji finds himself craving companionship, but he isn't sure what to do about it. Thankfully, a little bird is there to help.
