@fffinger-guns replied to your post “I get increasingly more concerned as I see Horikoshi convieniently...”
I really really don't want to see Hawks lose his wings BUT if he do, I'm very curious to see how Horikoshi would handle writing a character going through such a tragedy as this. People in real life do experience debilitating injuries, which would make Hawks a character for them to relate to. Losing something like that is tragic, but seeing someone go through it and come back from it is inspiring. There's two directions Hawk's story could go and I'm sooo curious
Plus the only other character to lose his quirk so far is Mirio, and while it is tragic, I feel like it wasn’t quite as tragic, especially because it’s hinted that eventually Eri could give mirio his quirk back. If Hawks lost his quirk, he would also lose his career, which at this point is basically his identity
I enjoy the way that Horikoshi has handled All Might losing his quirk to a debilitating injury, and I think there’s a lot of parallels to be made there. Being All Might was Toshinori Yagi’s entire identity for years and years, and we see him being not that great at handling his inability to be All Might anymore! He gets stressed out at being unable to help, has a rough time adjusting to doing literally anything else other than pro-heroing, and has to learn how to be his own person rather than just a symbol of peace. I really loved Horikoshi’s take on ‘removing’ the obligatory Main Character Mentor Figure from his position of power without actually offing him, and I really enjoy seeing All Might reconcile himself with no longer being All Might.
That said, I think that this is an arc that makes a lot of sense for All Might, but it’s not one that I’d personally enjoy for Hawks. Hawks isn’t just someone that put his all into his identity as a hero, he’s also a child soldier and a child abuse victim. I really want to see him find freedom and person-hood without having to sacrifice and suffer even more in the process.
As a side note: A lot of folks with disabilities stand solidly on the ‘dnw’ side of the line with regards to being seen as an inspiration for living with a disability. I know a character like that can very well be inspiring for a kid facing something similar, and it’s not my place to say either way, but I wanted to at least bring it up as food for thought.