“You were the hardest one to leave behind.” || hawks // r-bbithero
“ course i was. ” he remarked ; jaw clenching when shifting on the hospital bed to suppress a groan of pain, instead a short grunt replaced it. number two hero had insisted, demanded she retreat from a fight despite how rough the odds were. shoulder was injured, putting him out of commission for a few days. miruko, one of his closest friends, alone with him in the room after the clean up, the aftermath. “ but y’knew i wasn’t gonna stay buried in the rubble, right ? ” head rested against the wall with a small, tired smirk : “ it’s weird to not see you through a blue film. shit messed up my visor, y’know ? ” he couldn’t be serious / he hated it. hawks would rather suck it up and crack jokes than keep his serious wits about him. ... but he knew when he had to be sincere and when not to be. “ i’ll be back up. this ? ” a point to his damaged elbow, “ nothin’. child’s play. you’re not gettin’ my spot that easy, cottontail. ” / @r-bbithero — askbox clearance !