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Enji woke with a start, the shifting in the bed next to him pulling him from his slumber. Looking up at the ceiling he tried to collect his thoughts, finding them fuzzy. Normally he slept like the dead during the night, leaving Rei to tend to the kids should they need anything. But wait, his kids had all been grown and no longer lived with him, and Rei, she could hardly stand to be in the same room with him. Shifting, Enji noticed the warm body next to his, the movement of said body getting into their bed had pulled him from his sleep.“Last thing I remember was AFO and trying to take him down. How did I end up back in my bed?” Enji turned his head coming face to face with Rei who froze as Enji turned to her.“I... I am sorry, I did not mean to wake you” She whispered, voice trembling with fear, worried Enji would strike her for waking his sleep. Enji froze, staring at her, studying her movements and speech pattern, wheels in his head turning as things started to click back into place.The fight with AFO had gone wrong, something caused the man to lose control of the quirks he had, sending out wave after wave of quirks, shaking the earth to its core. Enji had heard about time travel quirks, nothing more than a fairy tale. The only quirks like that came with a heavy cost to the user and where short lived. So, what AFO had, it could not be what he thought it was. Or could it? Shaking the thoughts from his head, Enji could only think of the future of what was to come, his family broken, his son a villain and mass murder due to Enji’s own actions.Taking a shaky breath, Enji reached out slowly, wanting to see if this was just a dream before his world went dark for good, or if his wife was truly there right in front of him.Rei flinched, watching Enji reach out, bracing herself for a smack to the face for waking Enji, but it never came. She had closed her eyes, not wanting to see the anger in her husband’s face. When the slap never came, and Rei felt Enji’s hand rest upon her cheek, warming ever so slightly as he rubbed his thumb over her cheek in a tenderness, she had never know from those hands she opened her eyes looking at him, lost and confused.“Enji?” She whispered, body trembling as she tried her best to stay still.Noticing Reis reaction to his touch, Enji pulled his hand away slowly before taking a deep breath, letting out a hiss of steam as he tried to control his emotions not wanting to frighten her anymore than he had. The year of therapy he had before getting tossed back in time had done him some good.“It is nothing Rei, go back to bed.” He whispered softly before pushing himself up and out of bed. He looked back at her, taking in how much fear and hate radiated off her body.“Go back to bed.” He mumbled before heading for the door and down the hall wanting to get an idea of just how far back, he had been sent.Rei nodded, watching him with hesitation, not daring to question him or even go after him. She laid back down, before letting sleep claim her once more.Enji wandered down the hallway, stopping at the doors to his children’s room, stopping at Touya’s first, resting his head against it, calming his shaking hand before slowly opening the door and looking inside at what awaited him.Inside slept Touya, no older than 10, not a single burn to be seen on his little body. Enji quickly closed the door not daring to wake his son with the sob that wrecked his body. He sunk to the floor, hands covering his mouth as he felt the tears well up and spill over. He did not deserve this. He did not deserve a chance to do it all over again, to have his happy ending. His family deserved so much more.He stayed like that in font of Touyas door for a while, letting everything sink in, until the early morning birds could be heard chirping as the sun started to creep over the horizon. Standing up slowly, Enji turned from his little one’s room as he headed to the gym deeper in his home, planning on isolating himself in the bathroom to work out his thoughts in the shower.“If I have really gone back, how much can I change? How much before I risk breaking what ever sent me back here. If I change to much, do I risk destroying everything I love once again?”  These thoughts plagued him, how he wished Hawks was here so he could use the man’s wits to figure out just how much he could. Standing under the hot shower Enji thought about ending it all, letting his family grow up with out him, with out the monster of a man he was maybe they would find their own happiness. He entertained this thought for a while before the hit of cold water made him stop and reconsider. He knew everything about what was to come, the war, the noum’s, the emotional and physical manipulation AFO did to Shigaraki, the training Hawks had to endure and the surgery to remove part of his quirk so he was more presentable to the public according to the HPSC. His stomach flipped at those thoughts, he had been selfish to think about ending it and leaving his family. There were thousands of deaths he could prevent with the gift he had been given. Touya would not become Dabi, AFO would never get his hands on Nana’s grandson, Hawks would never have to undergo those surgery, his wife would never end up in a mental hospital broken almost beyond repair, not if he had anything to do about it.  All he had to do was act upon it. All he had to do was take that first step. Do some good for once in his life instead of setting everything on fire and dooming the world.

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Once Enji had come to terms with what he wanted to do, he shut the shower off, using his own fire to dry himself quickly. If he was fast, he’d be able to make breakfast before anyone else got up. Something that was always unheard of in his household. It was considered Rei’s job, but not anymore. Enji was determined to be better, to do better. He had made a mental list of things that needed to be done while he got dressed and headed to the kitchen pulling out what he needed for a simple breakfast. After all it was not Rei who had taught their daughter to truly cook for the family. Therapy for himself, his family, his wife. Come clean to Rei about how he felt about her. Find Nana’s grandson before AFO got his hands on him and convince All Might somehow to take the kid in. Erasure was too young to take on the child in the moment so he figured All Might was the next best bet. He did not date take on Tenko on his own, his family had enough problems already. These where just some of the things he needed to do, so many things to get done, but he needed to keep his family in mind first.Rei shifted in the bed, confused when she woke alone, and to the smell of breakfast. Getting up, she pulled a robe on and headed to the kitchen, standing in the door way, confused and shocked at the scene before her. The man she called her husband was in the kitchen, in an apron, cooking breakfast. She stood there for a moment before the shock wore off and she pinched her own cheek to make sure she was not dreaming. With hesitation she stepped into the kitchen taking a seat at the table watching Enji with unease.“Enji dear... Is everything alright?” Her voice was soft, as if afraid to break the illusion of what ever was going on. Perhaps he had hit her last night, so hard she was now in a coma dreaming of what could be. Of a future she never thought was possible.“Making breakfast” Came his simple reply, his voice quite lacking the harshness she was used to. “Rei… I..” He looked down at the rice and eggs he had been tending to. How was he to explain what happened, did he even explain what happened. The damage he would have caused, the death of their eldest twice.“Something happened at work yesterday and it made me stop and realize I am not the man I want to be. Call it a rude awakening, a midlife crisis, a mental break down.” He started to gather what he had made for them to eat up and placed the meal in front of her before starting to make smaller portions for the children he could hear starting to awake in their rooms.“Whatever you want to call it, I need to do better, to be better.” His voice was soft eyes full of nothing but pain and regret, wisdom beyond his years.Rei looked at the meal before her, before looking back up at him. Studying him closely. She could choose to challenge him on it, call out his bullshit before it got much further, or she could choose to try and believe him.“I see.” She whispered softly, trying to figure out what just to say “What does that mean for us? For our children?” She looked down the hall, seeing Touyas head poke out of his room before running down the hall and attaching himself to his fathers’ legs.“Put your trust in me once more.” Enji bent over picking up Touya pressing a kiss to the top of his eldest head holding his boy tight. “Let me atone for my mistakes. I do not ask nor seek your forgiveness. All I want to is atone and ensure my family is happy.”Touya squirmed in Enjis arms, trying to snuggle closer to his father, being picked up by him was something that hardly happened anymore, his father was cold and not the kind of man who showed emotions. But Touya was nothing more than a small boy seeking his fathers warmth, he’d take what ever he could get.“Can we train after school today dad!!” Touya asked looking up at his father with a big grin. Enji chuckled softly looking at his small ember. “We can, but we are going to be doing something different from here on out. I want you to have a childhood and to play with your siblings. We will train, but only if you promise you will try and enjoy being a kid while it last okay my little ember?” Touya frowned for a moment not wanting to waist his time with childish things like playing, but if it meant more time and more specialized training with his father, he’d do so.            “Okay, but only if you promise well train!” He huffed crossing his arms over his chest as Enji sat him down at the table. “I promise little ember, now sit and enjoy breakfast. I am going to go check on your younger siblings.” Enji headed down the hallway smiling as Yumi poked her head out and smiled up at him“Breakfast is at the table sweetie.” He smiled softly before pushing open the door to the room Touya and Natuso shared “Come on ice cube, it’s time to get up.” Enji smiled feeling proud for using the nick names he had always wanted to use for his kids, but never dared use them.Years of Toxic masculinity having been drilled into him too much to even give it a chance the first time around. Natuso stirred not awake enough to really figure out what his father was saying before grumbling and heading into the kitchen to join the rest of the family. Enji then turned to the room that housed his youngest, guilt eating away at his gut as he pushed open the door to little Shotos room.“There’s my peppermint.” He hummed seeing a two-year-old Shoto looking up at him with wide eyes. Two more years before his quirk come in. Two years for Enji to try and repair the damage he had done to his family. He carefully picked Shoto up and carried him into the kitchen where the rest of his family awaited him, not daring to start to eat with out him.“You don’t have to wait for me anymore.” He stated as he sat down at the table. Keeping Shoto in his arms, wanting to give Rei a well-deserved break from their youngest.Rei looked at him, unsure if she could trust his words not wanting to risk a screaming match so early in the morning.“You heard your father kids” She stated before starting in on her own breakfast, still suspicious of Enji’s behavior.            Breakfast went on without much issue, the kids to young to really understand the change in their father, but still old enough to be wary of him. The damage had already been done to their young minds, but they still had time to see their father in a different way then a cold and heartless monster. Once everyone had finished and Shoto was fed. Enji passed him off to Rei before clearing the table and sending the kids to get ready for the school day. Once the dishes had been done, lunches packed, Enji turned to Rei who had stayed at the table watching him, to shocked at her husbands’ actions to do much.            “I will be home for dinner at the normal time.” Enji stated, “How about I pick something up on the way home so you don’t need to cook today?” Rei shifted Shoto in her arms, before nodding “Only if it’s not too much trouble.” She really didn’t want him blaming her for going out of his way to get dinner when she was able to cook for them.“It’s no trouble Rei…I know I have not been the best husband and you have no reason to trust or believe that I will do better.” He did not exactly know what to say to her, too much would raise suspicion and cause even more problems for his family. Rei simply nodded before getting up to go get her and Shoto ready to walk Touya, Fuyumi and Natsuo to school.Enji decided the best thing was to give her space, not to push to far to fast. It was almost like handling a stray animal. Time was needed to build up the trust that had been broken. Once Rei and the kids had left to drop the elder ones off at school, Enji readied himself for work. Pulling on his hero costume, Enji found himself nervous to go into the office for the first time in years. Much was needed to be done today to get a head start on fixing a broken system. First, he would need to figure out just where Tenko was and try and convince All Might to take in the boy. Perhaps if he reached out to the other hero, he could work on fixing the bridge he was sure he had broken all those years ago.With a deep sigh, Enji took off to his office, greeting his sidekicks and other office workers with a curt nod as he got in and headed up to his office. Once seated in his chair behind his oak desk, Enji opened his laptop and started to investigate police reports and files trying to figure out if Tenko’s family was alive or not still. It did not take him long to figure out that the accident had just happened the day before. He still had a chance to rescue the boy from AFO before to much damage was done.  Enji reached for the phone, hand shaking as he hesitated to dial the one number, he would never admit to anyone that he had memorized even after all this time. With a final push of any doubt out of his mind, he dialed the number, listing to it ring before an all too familiar voice answered.“Endeavor! I never thought I would get the pleasure of having you call me! What can I do for you old friend?”Enji took a deep breath, “Ever the sunshine character.” He found thinking to himself before he spoke up.“I need your help in rescuing Nana Shimura grandson.” He found himself blurting out. “Can you meet me in my office?” He followed up hoping the other Hero would believe him. The line was quite fore a moment before he was given an answer“I’ll be there with in an hour. And Endeavour, you better be ready to explain yourself.” Came the response from the other end of the line, the joy gone from the voice.

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Enji never claimed to be a good man, a good father, a man one could find comfort in. But here he was, with a small Tenko in his arms, sobbing as All Might finished up with the police, handing over the men Enji had a sneaking suspicion was AFO in disguise, but with no hard evidence to back it up, all they could do was turn them over to the police to investigate why neither of them took Tenko to the police when they found him wandering the streets.            A heavy hand rested on Tenkos small back, heating it up ever so carefully as he rubbed small circles trying to offer some comfort to the crying child as he thought back to earlier that day. Had he known all the research and info he had presented the number one hero with would have ended them up there in the same day he would have ordered delivery for dinner.
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“Endeavour… you overheard one of the young ladies down stairs talking about how the house down the street ‘exploded’ and that she is not surprised because the man of the house a few nights before had been out with her husband drinking and ranting about heroes, and how his mom, who was the mentor of the now number one, abandoned him, and she thinks that is why it exploded. So, you decided to investigate it out of the good of your heart?” All Might looked at Enji, not fully believing the other hero. Enji sighed letting out a little steam as he did, trying to control the anger that bubbled to the surface. Even after all the two of them had to deal with in the future, he still got on Enjis nerves for reasons he still did not want to admit to himself. That was a problem for another day.

“Yes, I heard the family had two kids, and being a father myself, when I investigated it to see if there were any survivors and found out one of the kids was unaccounted for among the dead, I did what any sensible father would do. Tenko being Nana’s grandson was the only reason I called you into this. Had this been any other child I would have let the police handle with who took the kid in if he was recovered. Now, are you going to help me or not?” Enji stood up, looking up at the other man.

“Tenko if he is still alive, will need a stable home and someone to watch him. Endeavor, are you saying you want to be that man?” All Might looked at Enji like he had grown a second head.

“What? No! I have four kids of my own to deal with!” He growled slightly lip curling “I was hoping you would take the kid in. The last thing I need to do is burden Rei with another child.” He clenched his fist shoving down the guilt that was bubbling up.

All Might thought about it for a moment, there was so many reasons he should and so many reasons he should not take in the young boy. For now, he would, give the kid a soft place to land, get him what ever help he needed, then reevaluate later. Perhaps Sir Nighteye would willing to lend a hand and welcome All Might back into his life.

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             Enji looked down at the small boy in his arms, his tiny hands in artist gloves to keep his quirk under control, and the hands that Enji had grown to associate on Tenkos body long gone, burned by Enjis own fire. Kid needed therapy, not the hands of his dead family members on his body. Shifting a now sleeping Tenko in his arms he glared at All Might as the  man delt with the press, someone snappy a photo of Enjis softer side as he held Tenko close.            “All Might, I think it’s time you got the young boy home.” Enji called out.“Ah yes! I am here! To take the small tinny human home” All Might smiled carefully taking Tenko from Enji “This is a nice side to see Enji. Perhaps if you let the public see the softer side of you, you would be more popular.” All Might chuckled softly as he brushed some of the hair out of Tenkos face. Enji grumbled softly “There are a lot of things you don’t know about me.” He paused as he watched All Might go to leave. “When Tenko is settled in, I would like you to join me for lunch to speak about things.” Enji bit the inside of his cheek feeling he had no right to ask such a thing of the other man.All Might was surprised by Enjis request, but did not hesitate to respond, “Of course. I can’t wait to catch up old friend. It’s been to long” He had missed the young man he had gotten to know back in their school days before he himself graduated and left for the states. With a nod in Enji direction, All Might took off with Tenko still asleep in his arms promising the small child to do right by him.“There’s one problem hopefully solved.” Enji let out a sigh before cracking his neck and heading back to the office. He had a small window of time to finish the report on this before he had to head out to get his own family dinner.Once back in his office, Enji set a timer to go off, knowing he would get to lost in his work. It wasn’t long before the paper work was done, and Enji had started writing everything he could remember about his now future. Every detail of every attack, every villain, anything he could remember that could help prevent the war, prevent losing his son twice. Details on the league, the members Dabi treated like family. With his alarm going off, he made a mental note to spend the next day looking into Hawks and his family. He had no plan on how to prevent Hawks from losing a part of himself to them. Tenko had been easy considering his timing of showing back up in the past. Getting up, he grabbed his coat and headed out of the office, bidding good night to those just starting the evening shift, ignoring the shocked look on their faces of him leaving on time.The drive to get food and home went by faster than Enji expected to, lost in his thoughts and regrets. He needed to get the self-loathing under control to be able to give his kids as much of a happy father as he could. Gripping the steering wheel tightly as he sat in his parked car, Enji let out a shaky breath, shoving everything down, bottling it all back up before grabbing the bag of food and heading inside to his family. Tonight, he would work with Touya on cooling his flames. Tonight, he would apologize to Rei. Tonight, would be the first of many changed nights for him and his family. Tonight, he would do better.

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Despite his reservations, dinner went better than Enji thought it would have. Typically, it would result in him yelling at the kids or Rei for doing normal kid things, and then Enji getting upset at Rei for not having a better grip on their kids and controlling them. Tonight, Enji let them be. He spent time talking with each of them, besides little Shoto who he just talked to. He made sure to ask them each about what the did in school that day and what they learned. He even asked Rei how her day was and what she had gotten up to after he had finished engaging with each of his kids.“I am not sure what happened at work to bring about this change, or how long this change will last, but this is… It’s nice” Rei spoke softly to him as the kids each ran off after dinner to do their homework, Enji having told Touya he needed to finish it first before training.“But do you have to train with Touya, he’s so young still. I worry...” Rei started before stopping realizing that this conversation may end up with her being struck. Enji turned his head to look at her from where he was in the kitchen packing up leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch for the kids. “I will not go back to the training like before. He… He does not need to make up for my failures as a man and a hero, I need to do that on my own. Touya has such a bright future ahead of him as a hero, he does not need my rivalry with All Might to taint that.” He set the last dish in the fridge before turning to her.“Rei…” He got down on his knees and bowed as low as he could to the ground. “I promise I will never raise a hand against you or the children again. I admit I have anger issues,  I am a flawed man, and I am lucky to have you by my side.” He kept his head placed to the ground, waiting for Rei to say anything.Reis eyes widend in shock, having never thought she would see this from her husband. He was many things, but this, this was something she never thought he could become.“We are both to blame for this mess. I am no better than you. I often ignore the kids. We both have failed them as parents. In different ways. I am afraid to think what I would have done to them if things keep going as they have been.” She looked down at him, wondering just where the man she called her husband had gone, and who this man before her was. For her kids sake, she’d not question the change.“I think we should go to therapy. Alone and together as a couple. There is to much anger I hold towards you for this to be healthy for any of us.” Rei whispered, before squatting down and setting a hand on Enjis shoulder.Raising his head, Enji looked up at Rei before nodding. “Yes, I agree. I think it would be best you find a couples one for the two of us. I want you to find someone who makes you feel safe.” Rei stood up and nodded “Alright.” She turned to leave, needing to go tend to little Shoto after all it was his bath time. “I trust you will find someone that you trust for yourself. Someone who won’t air our dirty laundry.” Enji nodded as she left, feeling one of the weights fall from his chest as he let out a breath he had been holding. Finding someone he trust, and someone who would not toss him into a mental ward for what he needed to speak about was easier said than done. But he would do it, for his kids.Getting up the rest of the way, Enji headed to the gym he had fireproofed for his at home training knowing Touya was waiting for him. A smile formed on his lips as he thought about spending time with his little ember. Sure enough as soon as he opened the door to the gym Touya was there already with a small flame in his palm trying his hardest to keep it under control just like his father had shown him. “Dad look! My flames are yellow now! I bet if I work really really hard, I can get them to burn even hotter!” Enji stopped in his tracks, flashes of Dabi filling his mind as he burned blue and then finally white.Grabbing the side of the door frame to steady himself, Enji forced a smile on his face before stepping in and pulling Touya close into a hug “I am so proud of you my little ember, but I want to try something different today. I want to see if you can get your flames in the opposite direction.” Touya looked up at his dad, confused on why he wouldn’t want to go hotter with his flames. “But, if I don’t get them hotter than yours, I’ll never beat All Might.” Enji chucked softly before placing a kiss on Touya’s head softly. “I want you to come up with your own dream of being the best hero out there. My dream of beating All Might is a silly one. I am sorry I instilled such a fire into your heart, but there are better things you can do with your quirk than beat him. After all you wanted to be a hero to help people right?”Touya nodded listing to his dad “Yeah, but...” He started to protest “Heros shouldn’t do what I did and look down upon each other and try and beat each other. We should be helping each other, raising each other up and supporting one another. Otherwise, we are to busy trying to beat each other that innocent lives are missed.” He let Touya down and sat down across from him looking at him with all the love a father could have for his son in the world. “Today I rescued a young boy named Tenko, I was only able to do this by swallowing my pride and letting go of my grudge against All Might. Had I not that poor boy, would have been over looked by us heroes and could have been lead down the wrong path in life. Life would have been even more cruel to him than is has been. He has already lost his sister and parents. Try looking at it from his point of view. How much hate and anger you would have had towards the world if my petty grudge against All Might had gotten in the way of a life like you have now.” Enji knew this may have been a heavy subject for some kids, but this was Touya, he was brilliant. He knew his son could understand, and hopefully get him off the path of becoming Dabi.Touya thought for a moment, thinking about all the fun he had training with his dad, and what would happen if he could not do that. How angry and hurt he would be at the world. He already did not like that he felt like he was being replaced with Shoto. “I think I get it…But I still don’t get why we can’t go hotter with my flames. It only sometimes hurts after.” He huffed softly. Enji chuckled softly ruffling Touyas hair. “You have your mother’s complexion, and unlike me you are always freezing to the touch like your mother is. It make’s me wonder if you did get something from her quirk. By cooling your flames, I wonder if you could make something akin to freezer burn. Flames that are so cold the burn like snow can.” Enji held out his hand producing a small flame in it, cooling it to the lowest temp that he could. “While I can not go colder than this, I have a feeling you can. Do you want to give it ago?” Touya looked at his dad with wonder and aw, the thought of his quirk possibly being different than what he thought, and possibly not hurting when he used it had been filled him with joy. He had been hiding just how much his flames had been starting to hurt from his dad, not wanting Enij to tell him that they would stop training because it would be useless to train a quirk who hurt its user.“Okay.” He beamed holding his hand out mimicking his father, concentrating on trying to keep his flames as cold as he could. As Touya closed his eyes and concentrated, Enji let out a small gasp, feeling the heat from his own flames and the room around them being what he could only describe as being consumed by Touya’s flames. Enji’s eyes grew wide as ice flames consume heat from their surroundings, radiating cold energy instead of warmth.“Touya!” This was more than Enji had expected to happen, sure towards Touya’s death the second time around, he had a quirk awakening of ice, but this, this was different. Perhaps this was what Touya was meant to be able to do all along had Enji not tossed him aside. “Touya open your eyes.” Enji whispered watching the flames dancing in Touya’s palm. Opening his eyes, Touya gasped looking at his now silvery blue flames, frostfire danced like living ice, its pale blue tendrils licking hungrily at the air. “Wow...” Touya whispered softly as he looked over at his dad hoping to see approval on his dad’s face and that's what he saw. Nothing but fatherly love and approval was all Touya could see upon Enjis face

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Enji looked at Touya and the frostfire he had produced, pride welling deep with in him as he wrapped his arms tight around Touya, pulling him close, not caring that Touyas frostfire was pulling all the warmth from his own quirk. “My little ember. You are so strong, so wonderful. I am so proud of you.” Enji gushed as he held Touya tight, trying to hold in his tears. With Touyas quirk changing so young it had to mean that Dabi was a thing of the past. Nothing more than a nightmare now. Right?            Touya clung to his dad, frostfire dying down after a moment as he snuggled into his fathers arms his little mind going a million miles a moment. He strived to get his father’s approval, to hear him say he was proud of Touya. Words he had never heard before, words he would cherish for the rest of his life. A small yawn came from him as he snuggled closer, eyes growing heavy as he started to doze off in his fathers’ arms. Looking down at his sleeping son, Enji got up slowly, shifting Touya in his arms carefully heading down the hall to Touya and Natsuos room. Opening the door carefully Enji slid in and slipped Touya into the bed, tucking him in and kissing the top of his head softly before turning to his second youngest smiling as he noticed his little Ice cube trying to hide that he had woken up. Shifting he leaned over tucking Natsuo in before kissing the top of his head as well. “Good night my little ice cube.” Enji whispered softly before heading to the door and shutting it softly.            Leaning against it for a moment, Enji took the moment to gather himself, hands shaking slightly as he let what happen sink in fully. Pushing himself up, Enji headed to his own room, assuming Rei was already in bed for the night. Opening the door to their room, Enji noted Rei in their bed, a book in her hands. “How was training?” She whispered looking up from her book, surprised that the training had ended as early as it had been. “Wonderful.” Enji hummed softly,“His quirk it’s developing nicely. It’s no longer fire.” Enji could feel himself growing excited as he sat on the edge of bed starting to info dump on his poor wife in what he had discovered in such a short time with Touya.“Ice flames consume heat from their surroundings, radiating cold energy instead of warmth. They freeze rather than burn, drawing thermal energy from objects, causing rapid frost formation and shattering them through thermal contraction. Instead of consuming oxygen like traditional flames, they absorb warmth and vitality, extinguishing life by draining heat.” Enji rambled, there was a reason Izuku often info dumped his thoughts about how quirks worked on Enji during his work study at the end of the day, and Enji indulged him, even bounced ideas off the young hero. After all there was a reason he married Rei beyond his goals of creating an offspring that would surpass All Might.Rei chuckled softly listing to her husband rant about Touyas quirk, it was so unlike him. She almost found it cute as he continued to explain what he had discovered. “Enji dear that’s wonderful. I am glad you and Touya are having fun together. I don’t think I have ever seen you so excited about your children before.” She closed her book setting it off to the side.“Forgive me, I was too caught up in my excitement of my little ember.” Enji flushed slightly before standing. “Go back to your bed, I am going to shower before bed.” Rei nodded, hoping that if he was going to take his time, she could fall asleep and avoid any wifely duties for the night. She opened her book back up, pretending to read as she listened to Enji shut the bathroom door and turn the shower on. Once she was sure he was occupied in the shower, Rei shut the book she had been reading setting it aside and turned in for the night.Enji slid into the hot shower, hot enough to burn a normal humans skin, wanting to lose himself in the heat and forget about the women who was waiting in bed for him. All he wanted to think about was what his little ember had done today with his quirk. How far he had come in just one day of training differently. The possibilities it could mean for Touya and Shoto to get along this time around. Instead, his mind betrayed him. Bringing in thoughts about his past. About his wife on the other side of the door. His wife who deserved the world. His wife who was most likely trying to fall asleep as fast as she could to avoid touching him in a sexual manner. The thought made his stomach flip. How broken of a man he must have been to stomach her touch all those years ago. In the past he had slept with her just a small handful of times outside the times they had tried for kids. Some nights she approached him, others it was him who approached her, wanting to delude himself in that it was a normal marriage. Enji was never sure why with how he treated her; he assumed now looking back it was because she felt like it was her duty. Looking back at their conversations in his hospital room, they had both deluded themselves into thinking the other wanted it. Forcing themselves to preform an act that neither of them wanted.Sitting under the shower now, Enji rested his head against the shower wall. Shoulders shaking as the reality hit him once again the memories all too real in that moment. It was easy to put on a mask, force himself to work and care about those around each other when he wasn’t alone, but alone, all those thoughts creeped back in. Those thoughts he had only shared with Hawks late at night in the hospital after Dabis dance. Thoughts of ending it all. Leaving it all behind so his family could find happiness without him to bring them down. Hawks had talked him out of it many a times and now, without the winged hero by his side, with out the friends he had made along the way, Enji was left alone with his thoughts. Thoughts that turned back to Rei, to what he could do to help her. He pushed down the feeling of wanting to end it all, thinking about the future he could offer his kids.He thought back to the conversations he had with Rei after spending many nights speaking with Hawks, coming to terms with things. They had planned to divorce after the way, if Enji survived. He laughed bitterly to himself as he shut off the shower. They had both been fools in their younger days. Perhaps if he set Rei free now, she could learn to be happy with out him. He did not want to spilt the family, thoughts of how they could coparent crossed his mind. Only to be squashed by self-doubt once more. Tonight, he would ask her, ask her if she wanted to be free of him. He would leave the ball in her court.Turning off the shower, Enji used his flames again to dry off before pulling on some clothing and heading to the bed, sitting down on the edge. He reached over, placing a hand on Rei’s shoulder waking her as softly as he could. If he did not ask this of her now, he would lose his nerve and doom them. They would both play the part of loving parents, doting on their kids, but behind closed doors they would both be miserable. Enji felt he deserved it, but Rei, she did not.Rei woke a start, heart pounding. Enji never woke her; she rolled over and looked at him wide eyed. “Enji? Is everything alright?” Shaking his head softly Enji shifted on the bed “No, Rei. It’s not. There is no easy way to say this. I tried, I tried so hard to keep this buried deep. Kept these feelings buried for years. I thought I could live with this, but I cannot, and it’s not fair to you.” He looked down at his hands, wringing them together as he spoke. Rei stayed quiet, her husband was a man of few words, interrupting him now may chase him off, and for once, she wanted to hear what he had to say.“Rei, I love you, you are an amazing woman, strong, protective, a wonderful mother, but I am not in love with you. I’ve never been in love with you. I’ve never been in love with any women, and I doubt I ever will be. I shouldn’t chain you to a loveless marriage you deserve to be free.” He almost fumbled over his words, it wasn’t a full confession of why he could never love her, but he hoped she would get the point.“Enji, I could say the same to you. Though I don’t love you. Not in either way. I don’t know if I ever can. Perhaps with time, the man that sits besides me, I could learn to love as a friend, as the father of my children. But the man I married, I could never love. He is cruel beyond words. Cold. Harsh.” Rei set her hand over his, giving them a soft squeeze “What now?” She asked unsure where this conversation would lead them.            Enji took a deep breath, looking down at their hands, taking a moment before he gathered his thoughts. “I think we should get a divorce.”

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Rei started at Enji, shock on her face. Never did she ever dream to hear those words from the other man. It was a fantasy and nothing more, until now. But now, fear ran in her veins like ice. If Enji divorced her, he could take everything, she would be left penniless and with no skills to offer the world. He was a pro hero in the top ten, he would easily convince the courts to let him have full custody. There were so many things that could go wrong so fast with the words he spoke.            Enji took notice of the fear in his wife’s face. It was a look he knew all to well. A look that would haunt his nightmares for days to come. “We don’t have to sign the paper work now, or even next week. We could wait until the kids are older and grown.” He was trying his best to explain to her that he’d support her, always. “Or we could do it tomorrow, spilt everything 80-20. You’d of course would get the 80, the house, hell whatever you wanted.” Enji rambled on, even if he gave her everything he had in the moment, with his paycheck he would be fine.            Rei took her hands from his, noticing she had started to freeze his hands in shock “Enji, the kids. They would still need you here. It would break Touyas heart if you left.” Enji didn’t bother to warm himself, letting the frost on his hands melt with his natural body heat. “That fact came to mind. There are a few side kicks that do something called co-parenting. They live with their child’s other parent, but they each have their separate lives. Their own partners. It seems to work well for them from what I’ve overheard. We could still live together, after all this is an estate. I could just move into another wing allowing you your own life and privacy, but still be here for the kids. We could designate communal areas.” Enji flexed his fingers trying to regain the feeling of them after having them so cold.            “I would rather not stay in this bedroom.” Rei spoke up, “The kids are young enough that they won’t remember the bad times, but I will.” She shifted in the bed getting back into her side, grabbing a pillow and hugging it to her chest. “That can be arranged. I can clean out what ever part of the estate you wish to call your own.”“Alright, we can work out finances and things later with lawyers. In the meantime, I’d like to move to another part as soon as I can. We will have to figure out what to tell the children.” Rei was worried how they would react to the news. Fuyumi would be the one that Rei felt would have the hardest time adjusting. Shoto was to young, Natsuo was almost to young to understand and Touya would pick his dads side no matter what.“We can tell them that we love them very much, they still have a mother and father, our family is just slightly different than what is considered traditional. That no matter what happens between us we will always be there for them, and that nothing is going to change in their day-to-day life. That our relationship with each other is changing and evolving. Then, when they are all older we can explain further. I do not want to burden them with such a heavy topic at so young. And if there comes a day before we have fully explained things that you or I want to bring in another person into the family as a romantic partner we can all sit down and figure out what to tell the kids.” Enji had already put a lot of thought behind this. In his original time line, he had spent countless nights trying to figure out how to break it to his little frostling. He knew deep down all Fuyumi wanted was them to all be together as a family, and that the news of him and Rei divorcing would have broken her heart.“You’ve put a lot of thought into this.” Rei whispered wondering just how long this had been brewing in the back of Enjis mind. “We can speak of this again later. For now, we should both get what sleep we can. Tomorrow I will reach out to the agency lawyers and find a divorce one. We can go from there. Take it one day at a time.” Enji laid back in bed, feeling weird laying next to his soon to be ex-wife. “I’ll hire a cleaning crew to clean out what ever wing you pick, and a decorating crew so you can make the space truly yours.” He almost whispered as he closed his eyes letting sleep consume him.Rei stayed awake for a while, confused on how Enji could fall asleep so fast after dropping such an emotional bomb on her. Perhaps it had been weight so heavily on his mind that the exhaustion from it was what allowed him to drift off so fast. Reaching over to the wedding band that set heavily on her finger, Rei slowly removed it, setting it on the nightstand next to her. It was something she had not removed since it had been placed upon her finger. The weight it carried was so much more than the physical weight of the ring. Laying back, Rei raised her hand above her, looking at her empty ring finger, flexing all her fingers slowly a small smile spreading over her face as she rolled over and pulled the blankets close. Perhaps with time, she could get her own happy ending. She had picked up on Enji saying romantic partner over terms such as boyfriend or girlfriend as well as other hints he had dropped. She wondered for a moment if their marriage had been nothing more than a lavender marriage for him. She couldn’t judge him for that, she herself preferred the company of women given the choice between the two. Closing her eyes, Rei soon joined Enji in slumber despite the stress and excitement of the evening.The next few days continued differently than normal. Enji got up before all of them each day and ensured breakfast was made, Rei delt with lunches for the kids and herself, and they switched off on who delt with diner. Enji had done as promised and had then Northen wing cleaned out for her and hired help to make it her own space. He also had lawyers work on the divorce paperwork. Rei had found herself a therapist she wanted to try with, and had found the two of them one to go to together to help navigate the divorce, their own emotions and how to help the children deal with the changes. Enji himself still had not found someone to see for therapy, telling himself he was just to busy ensuring his children and Rei were okay first. Sitting them down and explaining what was going on was the hardest part of it all. Touya thought the Northen wing was being cleaned out because Rei was having another child. Another child would mean Touya would lose even more of his father’s time. Enji had stalled a bit too long on sitting down as a family and explain just what was happening. By the time he sat down with all of them on that following weekend, Touya was already upset and starting to act out.“I’m sure the three of you have noticed that I have had the Northern wing cleaned out and decorated in a style that fits your mother.” Enji picked up a cup of tea that Rei had prepared for him, sipping at it. Giving the kids a moment to gather their thoughts before continuing again. “There are going to be some changes to our family here soon. Your mother and I wanted to sit down with you and let you all know that nothing is going to change in your day-to-day lives, but you still deserve an explanation from me.” Enji stated sitting down the tea cup looking at his kids “I knew it! You two are having another baby! We don’t need more siblings!” Touya cried out, tears welling up in his eyes, terrified.“Oh Touya sweetie, no. Shoto is and will always be our last child.” Rei tried to explain to Touya who had frostfire licking around his hands “Your father and I are going to continue to raise you together, but we will not be together in the way that most mothers and fathers are.” Rei tried to explain, watching Touyas frostfire threaten to freeze and destroy the table infront of him.“So, no more siblings?” Touya looked up at Enji, hurt and betrayed. “No more siblings Touya. I promise you.” Enji reached over pulling Touya into a tight hug. “Your mother and I will continue to love and raise you together. Our love for each other has just evolved into something different.” He kissed the top of Touyas head. Fuyumi looked at her mom, tears in her own eyes welling up before she got up and hid herself into her moms’ arms. She knew deep down that thing where about to be different despite her father’s claim. She had classmates with divorced parents. She was to smart for her own good sometimes. Natsuo on the other hand was not sure what the big deal was. He got up and climbed into his moms lap with his older sister, wanting to also be close while little Shoto sat in his high chair looking at his family with not a clue in the world of what was going on, or what was about to happen to their little family.

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It was an adjustment period for all of them. Enji ended up taking weekends off to help the kids adjust. When the commission started breathing down his neck about it, and he had to make a public statement about it, he found himself trying his best to ease the reporters, but ended up snapping at them, stating that “There will always be heroes to take my place should I fall in battle. The next best thing is just around the corner. But there is only ONE of my family. I am easily replaced to defend the public, but there is NOTHING in this world that will replace my kids. My family comes first.” It was a shock to the public; Enji had always kept things on the down low and usually kept his private life private. It was one of the few times he’d allow the public a glimpse into his life.             He had even found himself a therapist he trusted. One who quirk worked in away that so long as it was active during their sessions, they where unable to speak of what was spoken about in the room. Between that and several contracts, Enji felt safe sharing his thoughts with the other. Enji had always worried that a therapist would sell his deepest secrets to the press, but this therapist made more by doing sessions with pros then they’d make by selling secrets.             He sat down on the couch across from his therapist, elbows on his knees, hands together as he rested his head on them. They had spent the last several weeks dealing with Enjis guilt surrounding his marriage, and the lack of care he had given to his wife and kids, and today, Enji was planning on coming clean about how he had made such a drastic change.             “It was a quirk. Though sometimes I wonder if it was a quirk that allowed me to see what would become if I do not change, or if I really lived that hell. If I really did cause all that damage.” His leg bounced as he finally spilled his guts to the therapist he had come to trust. “Raine I caused so much damage, the death of my son twice.” Enji proceeded to spill his guts, going over everything from day one up until he found himself back. From the late nights with Hawks at his side, convincing Enjis life was worth living.             “With out him here, I find myself thinking back to those nights, to those moments of helplessness. It would be so easy to pull the plug, if I wasn’t here Touya would never become Dabi. Sure I’ve tried to send him on a different path, but what if it’s not enough.” He rubbed his face groaning. “But then I stop and think, if I am not here what good is living that first life and knowing whats to come if I can’t do something about it. I still haven’t been able to figure out what the commission is doing with Hawks. Plus AFO is still out there, what if by saving Tenko I’ve doomed another child. What if AFO got his hands on Hawks instead. Or somehow manages to get his hands on my children.” Enji was fighting back tears, shoulders shaking as he spoke. “My obsession with All Might and beating him. In the future, or rather my past now? Either way, I finally figured out why I was so hell bent and obsessed with him. Turns out I had been in love with the man growing up, and when he left to go to America, that and the toxic masculinity and homophobia that had been beaten into me by my parents, well the result of my feelings and the feeling of betrayal and being left behind by him manifested in an unhealthy way. I want to apologize to All Might. To explain myself, and why I cut him off as I did. Though selfishness keeps me from speaking up, I don’t want to risk the little friendship we have left.”             Raine and Enji spent the session speaking of the future that Enji was trying his best to prevent, breaking apart Enjis emotions and self-hatred. How to talk with All Might and confess his feelings, even if he no longer loved Yagi in that way anymore. With the end of the session Enji had not quite come to terms with his feelings, but he was starting to learn how to deal with them and how to process them in a healthier way. Taking his cellphone out of his pocket, Enji sent Yagi a quick text, asking if the other man had time to meet up for Coffee. He hadn’t seen the man since taking Tenko on. Slipping his phone back into his pocket. Enji headed home for the evening, knowing it may be a while before he heard from the other hero.            Stepping back into his home, Enji chuckled softly feeling Touya launch himself at his dad, “Hello my little ember. What’s got you in such a good mood today?” He chuckled kicking his shoes off and placing them aside, keeping Touya in his arms as he did. It had been a difficult few months for Touya and him. His eldest still didn’t fully trust that Enji wasn’t about to spring the news of a new sibling on them. But as things between Enji and Rei got better, and Rei didn’t look like she did every other time a new sibling was born. Touya started to relax. Rei over the last few months had relaxed, and started to trust Enji once more and Enji had started to show the changed man he had truly become. They now got along like old friends instead of a married couple who had no business being married.             “I got an A on my math test!” Touya beamed up at his father. “Remember what you told me! If I got an A you’d take me to work with you and let me see your office.” Touya hated math, he found it boring and annoying. Enji had tried everything to get Touya to do his best in it, and to study, it ended up in Enji offering his son a bribe.             “I remember Touya. After dinner tonight I’ll make sure I clear my schedule tomorrow so you can come with me to work.” He kissed the top of Touyas head as he headed to the kitchen, wondering what Rei had planned for dinner that night. It was easier now between them. They had worked out a good schedule between the two of them, and Rei had even gotten herself a part time job working at a book store to get her out of the house for a few hours a few times a week, allowing her to meet new people and make friends out side of the hero world.             “Evening Rei.” Enji smiled as he walked into the kitchen. She looked so much healthier now, she had a glow to her ever since they signed the paper work and worked out everything between them. “Enji dear, dinners almost ready. Can you go get gather the rest of our little ones?” She smiled at him, “Shoto is with Fuyumi in her room, shes reading her book homework to him, and I believe Natsuo is with them. He didn’t want to be left out of the story time.” She chuckled softly. With Enjis change, even the kids became more relaxed, more like normal children, as normal as they could be considering their father.            He nodded sitting Touya down “Why don’t you help your mom set the table while I wrangle your siblings.” Touya nodded running over to help his mom as Enji went to get the other three. Leaning against the door frame to Fuyumis room, Enji couldn’t help but smile at the sight. Fuyumi on her bed reading her book to her two younger brothers, Shoto in her lap and Natsuo on his stomach next to them. It was a site Enji would never get tired of, a site he had robbed himself of before. He only hopped there would be many more days like this to come. His thoughts had been interrupted by the vibration of his phone in his pocket, pulling it out he took a quick look at it replying with a time and a date later that week to meet up with Yagi. 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As promised Enji cleared his schedule the next day to make sure he could take Touya in for the day with him. It would be easy for Touya to make up any missed class work. They boy had a mind that often reminded him of the Hawks he used to know.             Touya enjoyed each moment spent with his father in his office, even the moments that Enji had to fill out some paperwork, leaving Touya to stare out the huge windows in his father’s office, watching the city life below him. “Dad, I still want to be a hero. I want to save people, to be the best hero yet!” Touya looked back at his dad, a fire in his eyes. “I want to go to UA High.” Enjis heart tightened with pride in his chest “Of course my little ember. Work hard in school, keep your grades up, and you’ll get in. I have no doubt about that. I know your sister also wants to go to UA high but for the gen ed course. She wants to be a teacher. I think if you study hard with her, the two of you will take UA by storm.” Touya beamed up at his dad nodding. “I’ll work hard!”             Enji smiled as he finished the last bit of paper work before sitting down his pen. “Now, I have someone very special meeting us for lunch. Him and his adopted son will be joining us at any moment. Can you promise me to try your best to get along with Tenko? He’s had a hard last few months. He lost his family and was almost stollen by a villain. He’s shy and not very trusting of things just yet.”  Touyas eyes grew wide as he nodded, thinking of ways to befriend this Tenko his father spoke of.              As soon as Enji finished telling Touya about Tenko, his intercom buzzed saying his special guest had arrived. “Send them in.” Enji replied, his stomach doing a few flips as he got up and ruffled Touyas hair. He had planned on bringing them to the small apartment he hidden in his office, planning on cooking them all something simple for lunch.                “I AM HERE! For lunch with Tenko” All Might bellowed as he opened the door to Enjis offce. Enji winced slightly at the loud sound “I think the entire building knows now.” A flame flicked at his face. “Come, the office is no place for lunch, even if I eat at my desk most days.” He chuckled heading to the door on the southern side of his office, opening it to reveal a small apartment on the other side. “I’ll make us some soba for lunch.” Enji headed inside and right to the kitchen to get started on lunch. “Touya why don’t you show Tenko your animal crossing island.” Touya nodded looking at Tenko for a moment before holding out a hand “Come one! I just finished collecting all the bugs and tormenting Blathers with them! Oh, I’m Touya by the way.”             Tenko looked at Touyas hand to nervous even with his artist gloves on to take it. “Okay.” He whispered following Touya into the apartment sitting on the floor, pulling his knees to his chest, to nervous to touch anything. Touya shrugged off Tenkos refusal to take his own hand and sat down in front of the TV and turned it on, hooking up his switch and turning on Animal crossing.              While the boys hopefully boded over Animal Crossing Yagi headed into the apartment following Enji into the kitchen. “Thank you for inviting Tenko and I over for lunch. He’s been doing well in therapy, but he’s still very shy around his classmates and hasn’t made any friends yet.”Enji hummed in response as he focused on the meal prep in front of him. “Though I do wonder what it is you needed to speak to me about. You made it sound like the world was coming to an end or something.” Yagi chuckled softly admiring Enjis skill with a knife. With the kids out of ear shot, Enji felt flames flick along his face as the other spoke, though out of what exact emotion, he could not pinpoint. “Rei and I got divorced.” He wasn’t sure how to exactly broach the subject of his past emotions and actions towards the man he once called his friend. “Endeavour…” All Might started unsure why the number two was sharing such sensitive information with him.“Please, let me get this out, I fear if I don’t explain now I will never be able to. I need to apologize for my behavior towards you since you left for America all those years ago. I don’t expect you to forgive me, but I feel I at least own you a reason behind my behavior. My family was very traditional, and homophobic.” His hand shook as he worked on chopping the vegetables for their soba. “So much so that it I suppressed how I really felt about you all of our highschool years, and when you left for America, I took that and twisted it’s real meaning and became this hateful and spiteful man hell bent on beating you. Beating you so that I could prove to myself that what I felt for you wasn’t what it really was. I married Rei trying to push down my own feelings and to produce and heir that could carry the weight of my goals. I was wrong to do that to Rei. I understand that now, and the two of us are no longer together in that manner. We work better as friends and have found a way to make our family work. I haven’t told anyone beyond my therapist that I prefer the company of men. Or that the reason I married Rei was to try and forget that I had been in love with you.” Flames flicked along his shoulder as he spoke. “A part of me still loves you and perhaps always will, after all first loves never truly leave you.” He set the knife down, not daring to look at the man behind him. “I am sorry for the way I treated you, it was wrong of me.” All Might stood there shocked, never in a million years did he expect to see a softer side of the number two hero. As Enji spoke of his feelings, things started to click in place, Enjis behavior and actions making more sense to him now that he knew how the other man had felt. “Endeavor, it must have taken a lot of courage to tell me all of this. I do not harbor romantic feelings for you, but I would like us to start over. To be more than work colleges. I would like us to be friends, and please, when it’s just us with our family, its Yagi.” He smiled clapping a hand on Enjis shoulder giving it a soft squeeze. “The past is the past. You have not fully burned the bridge between us. Do not fret my friend.” Yagi gave him a true smile, not the one that he wore as a mask for the public, but something real, something kinder and full of emotion.             Enji’s eyes grew wide with shock at how easy All Might, now Yagi had forgiven him. For how Yagi didn’t call him disgusting or wrong for loving another man. “Enji then.” His voice shook as he spoke “I can’t have you calling me by my hero name in private if we are truly going to try this.” The rejection stung slightly, even if he did not currently want to be with Yagi in that way in this moment in time, emotions where fickle things after all. “I hope this means you’ll bring Tenko by for Saturday night game nights with the family. Rei and I take turns switching off who cooks for the evening.” Enji finished up their lunch finally turning to look at Yagi, surprised at the warmth behind the smile the other gave him. “Of course! Tenko and I have been trying to find something to do like that. I could even help with dinner! I may not be the best cook but with Mirai’s help I am learning. Though he still doesn’t trust me, says I’ll take the three of us out with food poisoning if I am not careful. He handles most of the meal.” Since bringing Tenko into his life, Yagi and Miria’s had changed drastically. The other hero had one cut Yagi out of his life fully not wanting to see his partner die in battle in the future, but with the introduction of Tenko into Yagis life, Miria had slipped back into Yagis life like their fight had never happened. Enji rose an eyebrow at Yagis talk of the other hero, wondering if there was something more than just friendship between the two “Ah well, if he wants to join us on those nights he is more than welcome to. Though Touya may pester him to death about becoming a hero.” He chuckled softly placing their plates on the table. “Boys lunch time!” While Enji and Yagi had been having their chat in the kitchen, Touya was hard at work trying his best to make Tenko feel welcome as he showed off his village and bug collection to the other. “Do you wanna try?” He held out the controller to Tenko Tenko hesitated looking at the controller “What if I dust the controller.” He mumbled looking down at his hands. “hu?” Touya looked at him confused. “My quirk... If I make contact all five fingers whatever I touch turns to dust.” Tenko whispered sadly.   “That’s hella cool! That must make cleaning up really handy! But you also have gloves on that cover some of your fingers, so I assume that means as long as you have them on you can’t dust anything, even if you did break it, we can just get another one. Accidents happen. I’ve already shattered and melted a few of them.” Touya shrugged like it was no big deal. “Dad knows accidents happen.” Tenko looked at the controller before taking it carefully from Touya, keeping his pinkys out despite the gloves, still not trusting himself or the gloves. “Okay.” Once Tenko had the controller in his hands Touya spent the rest of their free time teaching Tenko how to play and even helping him make his own character and island before his dad called out for them to join them for lunch.

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Enji was not surprised how well Tenko and Touya got along, despite his son’s issue with making friends at school, Enji knew deep down that there where just some things that could not be changed. Touya and Tanko’s friendship and bond was one of those.

Yagi kept to his word, and joined the family every Saturday for dinner and game night, on the nights he was to cook, Mirai was the one to cook, and it only took a few months before Enji also found himself sitting across the dinner table from the other hero.

It wasn’t long before Tenko was staying the nights some weekends too. The site of coming home on a Friday night, after spending the day in the office trying to figure out how to deal a blow so large to the commission they’d be forced to change their ways, to Tenko and Touya sitting at the table and doing the school work before dinner was a welcomed change to Enji.

It had been several months and no matter how much digging he did, he felt like he was just sitting a brick wall over and over again. It wasn’t until the Commission themselves reviled a new training program that was disguised as a training program for those who either normally could not attend a school due to the cost of tuition, or for those who had quirks that needed more fine tuning before they applied to a hero school. Enji knew the program was a bunch of BS and it was really just their way of finding someone whose quirk they could fine tune and then groom that child into the commissions yes man.  This program was not something that had existed in his original time line, and it made him wonder if Hawks would be a part of it. He wouldn’t lie, on paper it looked like an amazing program for someone like Tenko and Hawks, heck even Touya could benefit from some of the classes as he found normal school hard to focus at.

It was a few months after the training program launched that Touya had approached his dad about it. Yagi had entered Tenko into it, much to Enji inner fears about what could go wrong, but all he could do was give Yagi his words on how Enji himself felt about the commissions.

“Please dad? Tenko is nervous to be there by himself! Having me there with him could really help him, plus it would give me a leg up for when I apply to UA in a few years.” Touya begged Enji in his office one evening after the others had settled in for the evening.

Enji sighed looking down at his son. Touya was right, it would give him a leg up. Touya had forbid Enji from giving him a letter of recommendation, and didn’t want his relationship to the number two hero to have any wight in the final decision. Enji had been so proud of how far Touya had come, both mentally and physically. There was that selfish little demon in the back of his mind that was also telling Enji that if Touya went, then perhaps he would meet Hawks and befriend the young hero. Perhaps then he could help protect the young hero from tall the damage that could be done.

“Alright.” Enji sighed uncrossing his arms giving into his sons wishes “I’ll let you attend with Tenko as long as you promise me the two of you will try your best to stay out of trouble.”  Touya beamed up at his dad and ran over throwing himself into his dads lap, wrapping his arms around him the best he could in a hug. “I promise!! I wont let you down.”

Wrapping his arms around Touya, Enji held him tight in a hug “I know you wont. Nothing you can ever do will disappoint me my little ember. Now I believe it’s way past your bed time.” He kissed the top of Touyas head before letting go “Off you go, I will get started on the application tonight so that you can attend the summer program with him. After that we can reevaluate if it’s something you want to attend year-round or if you want to go back to school with your sister and just do the after-school program. Both will be a lot of work, so use your time at the summer program wisely.”  Touya nodded and got down off his dads lap “okay!” He gave his dad one last hug before scurrying off to his room, excited to tell Tenko the news the next day.

Once Enji heard Touyas bedroom door shut, he reached into the bottom drawer of his desk, pulling out a whisky glass and a bottle of it, pouring himself one drink before putting the bottle away. The feelings he was having had him very conflicted, he wanted what was best for Touya, but knowing what he knew, and what the commission was possible of it put him between a rock and a hard place. In the end, all he could do was insure that he read over all the fine print of the contract for the program, and ensured that there was no way the commission could use Touya, or Tenko for that matter.

“I hope I am making the right choices” He mumbled to himself looking at the whisky in his glass before taking a drink from it. Setting it down, Enji loaded the paper work on his computer getting to work filling it out, and combing over it before hitting submit. “Here goes nothing…” Once he was finished filling out the paper work, Enji texted  Raine, his therapist asking for an emergency session, knowing all to well that if he had to deal with these emotions on his own, he’d spiral. He had never been so thankful he had been able to find someone that he could truly trust and unload everything onto so that he could work it all out and not lapse back into self-destructive habits. He almost jumped when his phone chimed with a response from Raine telling Enji that he could fit Enji in first thing in the morning. He had not expected to hear back so quickly from the other considering the time a night. Enji set off a quick reply before finishing his drink and heading to his room for the night. The sooner he got to bed, the sooner it would mean he’d be in the other mans office.

The next morning Enji found himself sitting across from Raine, flames licking at his shoulders in anxiety as he finally gave in and started to explain what was bothering him so much.

“I feel like I am using my son to spy on the commission. To hopefully befriend Hawks and hopefully figure out away to keep the commission from doing to much damage to him. I want to prevent all the damage, but realistically I know this is impossible. I’ve already changed so much, how much more can I do before the time line collapses or something terrible happens.” Flames licked up his face before he took a deep breath, not wanting to set Raines couch on fire, again.

“These feelings are valid. However, I do not see this as you using Touya. Even if you did not know about Hawks and his relationship to the commission, you’d still let Touya go. This is a wonderful opportunity for him to grow as a person, and take another step away from who Dabi was. Not being able to save everyone, or change everything is a very hard thing to accept, and you don’t have to fully accept it.” Raine went on for a while, validating and soothing Enjis worries and fears.

Enji left Raines office feeling exhausted mentally. Facing his own fears and emotions always left him drained, yet somehow lighter. He really needed to pay the man more than he already was for dealing with all his problems he brought to the other, plus he had once again set the couch on fire. He wondered if Raine would like him buy a flame proof couch. At least this time it was not out of anger that it had burned. For now, he would head home and tell Touya the news of his acceptance into the program.

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Things had gone surprisingly well for Enji over the last few years. Rei and him had become even closer and now considered each other best friends. Rei had even started dating someone, though she wasn’t ready to tell Enji just who it was, and he was more than okay with that. She was entitled to her privacy and time away from him. Enji himself found his spare time spent with his kids Natuso and him looking at the latest games, Fuyumi and him shopping and cooking together, Shoto and him playing whatever Shotos little mind wanted to, and Touya and him training. Touya was now 13 and enjoying the commissions program with Tenko, opting to stay there over going back to his regular middle school. It was hard on Enji to adjust at first, but after the first summer program and seeing how much Touya enjoyed it and thrived in the environment, Rei and Enji had sat down and talked about letting him return over going back to the public school he had been attending. In the end they both decided together that it was better for Touya. While it hurt Enjis heart not to have his son at home with them for every dinner, he knew it was for the better. Touya was home that weekend wanting to spend some time with his family. He was out back working on his frost fire, not noticing Shoto watching him from the door. Enji was with Fuyumi in the kitchen working on a new recipe she wanted to try while Rei was out on a date. Natsuo busy with his homework wanting to finish it as fast as possible so he could play his new video game as quickly as possible. Enji thought Shoto had still been coloring while he watched Touya out back. This mistake would haunt Enji for the rest of his days. A scream from Shoto, and Touya cursing and crying out for his father was for ever burned into Enjis soul.  “Fuck FuCK Shoto I didn’t mean to! I didn’t see you. FUCK DAD!!!!!!!” Touya screamed out, pulling a sobbing Shoto close. He had been so focused on a new attack that he wanted to prefect and show off to Tenko that he had missed seeing Shoto getting closer. When he had fired off at the target the frostfire danced like living ice, its pale blue tendrils licking hungrily at the air. Where the flames touched, frost bloomed instantly, crawling over metal and stone like the spreading roots of a crystalline vine. The air grew sharp and biting, each breath a painful chill. The flickering auroras at the edges of the flames shimmered as if alive, casting an unearthly glow over the frozen ruin left in their wake. It had flicked off the target and a small portion of the flames had landed on Shotos face. The frost burning into Shotos skin.             Enji dropped everything and was at his sons sides in an instant, gathering them both into his arms, trying his best not to let his hero training go out the window in favor for panicked dad moment. As slow as he could with the panic rising in his chest, Enji placed a warm hand on Shotos cheek, melting away the frost that was threatening to creep over all of his youngest face. Though in Enjis panic, his own quirk surged, the ice melting faster than he had meant for it to melt, leaving behind a red ugly mark. “Shh shh it’s okay you are both safe.” Enjis voice shook as he spoke, holding them tight as he got up and turned to look at his daughter.

“Order what ever you and Natuso want for diner, I am leaving you in charge until Yagi, your mother or I get home. They’ll be okay my frostling.” Enji tried his best to reassure his daughter as Touya and Shoto clung to him, both sobbing in his arms. He carried both of them to the car, texting both Yagi and Rei letting them know there had been an accident, and that Shoto and Touya where stable but he was taking them both to the hospital and had left poor Fuyumi home with Natsuo.             Enji drove them to the hospital as quickly as he could, heart pounding the entire time. His mind going over what had happened, and the loss of his control over his quirk, flames licking at his face as he drove. He gathered both of his sons in his arms and rushed inside, having parked right by the entrance. The nurses worked quickly, taking Shoto from him and getting him to the back for a Dr. to look over him. Enji sat down holding a trembling Touya close. “It’s okay my little ember, he’s going to be okay.” He wasn’t sure who he was trying to convince more with his words, himself or Touya. “Dad.. I..I I didn’t see him. I was so focused I didn’t even.. I should have been more careful. What if I killed him! Please don’t hate me. I.. I’ll leave the program and help take care of him. I promise.. please just” Touyas words faded as he started to sob again. Enjis heart broke all over again hearing Touyas cries              “My little ember, it was an accident. I do not blame you.” He rubbed Touyas back slowly in circles trying to calm the trembling teen in his arms. “Shoto is going to be okay, the Drs are going to help him. I am not angry. I am thankful you are both safe.” He didn’t dare let go of his eldest in the moment, fear of Dabi creeping into his soul. They had made it well past the date that Rei had accidently scared Shoto, but now, with this, Enji wondered if there had been things set in stone that would always come true. Dabi being one of those worst fears.             Looking up when the Dr came over, Enji took a deep breath trying to prepare himself for the news.             “Shoto is stable, though, I am afraid between your son’s frost fire and the rate you melted the ice that it creates, Shoto will have a scar over his right eye. The eye itself is fine and his vision will not be impacted. He’s currently sleeping off the rest of the sedation we had to give him in order to clean and bandage the wound. You are welcome to wait for him to wake him his room. I am sure he’d love nothing more to wake to his family. Once he’s awake we can get you guys out of here once we go over when to remove the bandage.” Enji stood up, holding Touya in one arm. To most it would be rather strange with how tall Touya had gotten, but Enji being the mountain of a man he was, it was like nothing to him. “Thank you Dr.” He gave a slight bow before following the man to Shotos room.             Touya only let go of Enji and got out of his arms once they had gotten to Shotos room. Looking at his younger brother sleeping in the bed, Touya sat down on the edge exhausted. “Could.. Could I rest next to him?” He looked over at the Dr. Not wanting to cause Shoto anymore pain.             “Of course, but stay on his left side, so he can see you when he wakes” The Dr. Smiled before heading out. Touya nodded laying down next to Shoto guilt eating at him as he curled up closing his eyes “I’m so sorry peppermint.” He had picked up on Enjis habbit of calling Shoto peppermint over the last few years.             Enji smiled sadly at the site, before draping a blanket over Touya. “Rest, I’ll be right here when you both wake.” Touya nodded letting himself doze off. Enji sighed nearly collapsing in the chair next to the bed once Touya was out. He pulled out his phone seeing that both Rei and Yagi had made it back to the estate and where with the other little ones. He dialed Reis number quickly 
“Enji! Are they both okay? What happened, Fuyumi’s trying to be strong, but I can tell she’s been crying. She said that something happened during Touyas training. Are they both okay?”

“Yes, they are both okay, well as okay as they could be. Touya’s not physically hurt, but mentally this will take a toll.” He took a shaky breath “Shoto was to close to the target when Touya let out a shot of Frost fire and got caught by some of the ice. It landed on his face and that ice was threatening to cover his entire face, I didn’t know what else to do besides melt it off, but I lost control and melted it to hot to fast. Between the frost and my fire, he’s going to have a scar on the right side. His vision is fine, they are both asleep right now on the hospital bed, and I can take Shoto home once he wakes up and I’ve been instructed how to deal with his bandage.” He rubbed a hand over his face, trying his best to hold in the tears.             “I scarred our sons.” His voice trembled.

“Enji dear I know that tone. You did no such thing; this was a freak accident. Both of our sons are safe and because of your quick thinking Shoto does not have more damage. We will get through this together. I promise. Why don’t you text Raine and set up an apt. Here Yagi want’s to speak to you”

“Enji, my friend, you did everything right. Both your sons are safe and sound thanks to your quick thinking. Had you not been so quick to react Touyas emotions would have gotten the better of him and all three of you would be covered in frost burn at this moment.  I am here for you my friend. We all are. Now you rest while the kids sleep and don’t think about it to hard.”  Enjis shaking slowly stopped as he listened to his two closest friends. “Thank you, both of you. I will send you a text once Shoto is awake and we are on the way home.” He hung up the phone looking over at his sons again, a pit ever growing in his stomach as he sent an apt request off to his therapist. If Shotos scar was something that was to happen in every timeline, even if this time it was on the opposite side, Enji couldn’t help shake the nagging fear that other things were meant to happen. For now, all he could do was sit and wait for his sons to wake up. He would deal with the creeping fear later. For now, he had to ensure this would not spiral Touya off into training off by himself in the wilderness or something along those lines. He would do whatever it took not to lose him again, not matter what the cost was to himself. “I’ll protect you my Little Ember. I won’t let Dabi become a thing. Never again. ” He whispered softly as Touya slept.

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The week that followed in the incident, both Touya, Tenko and Shoto stayed home. Touyas guilt to much for him to focus on school and Tenko stayed by his side worried about his best friend. Yagi let Tenko stay with Touya during the day as they both did do some at home studies together. Enji didn’t mind letting them stay home, he knew all of his kids needed time to come to terms with what had happened.                       It was a conversation that Enji had over heard one night after coming home from work that gave him pause in the hallway just outside Touyas room.             “Do you think Kei is doing okay with out us there? I feel bad leaving him alone this week.” Tenko mumbled softly holding Touyas pillow to his chest on the bed.            “I’m sure the bird brain is doing fine with out us.” Touya flopped down on his bed next to Tenko.             Enji could feel his heart pounding in his chest, wondering if the student the two of them spoke of was truly Hawks. If it was, it could mean that by letting Touya stay in the program he could help Hawks escape from under the commissions thumb. Tucking away that little big of info for later. Enji knocked on the door softly. “Boy’s it’s time for dinner.”               During dinner, it was Touya who brought up returning to school after the weekend. “I want to go back dad. Shoto’s not in bandages anymore, and I don’t want to miss anymore class. I don’t want to fall behind.” Touya looked over at his father. “Alright,” Enji replied as he started to clean up from what he had made the kids for the night. Rei hummed in agreement as she sat down her drink. “We won’t keep you from your classes if you feel ready to return Touya.” Touya looked at both of his parents, having expected some sort of push back against him returning to class.           After dinner, Rei found herself setting a hand on Enjis shoulder as he did the dishes, worried about him. “Are you sure you are okay Enji?” She had seen the slight changes in him since he had come home from the hospital. He had come so far from the man that she knew, that she worried he was slipping backwards in his progress.             “I’ll be okay Rei, thank you for asking. I am sorry I made you worry. It’s just the nightmares of what could have happened if I had lost even more control over my quirk. How badly I could have hurt the both of them.” He sighed softly looking over at Rei. “I am sorry you had to cut your date short. I hope the other was understanding?” He did feel guilty about that, it was the first time Rei had gone out with someone since their divorce was finalized.             “Don’t worry about that Enji, she’s a single mom herself and understands that my kids come first. We’ve already rescheduled for next weekend.” Rei chuckled softly “She’s a very kind women.” There was a slight flush on her cheeks as she spoke of the women she had grown so fond of so quickly. “Now, what about you? Anyone catch your eye?” She teased him trying to cheer him up a bit.            “Me?” Enjis eyes grew wide as she asked him about his love life, or rather the lack of it. “Ah, no,  no ones caught my eye.” It wasn’t quite the truth and wasn’t quite a lie, but Enji had done everything he could to keep her from knowing what he knew. “But I am alright with that. Right now the kids are more than enough to keep me happy. Perhaps when Shoto’s older I’ll try looking for someone. For now, work and them are more than enough.” He finished up the dishes, drying his hands off with a towel over using his quirk like he normally would.             “If you say so, but if someone does catch your eyes before that, don’t hold back because you are worried about not being here for the kids each night. One night away from them isn’t going to make them hate you.” Rei gave him a small lecture, worried Enji was holding back because the guilt of not being there every night. In the past Enji had spent many a nights sleeping in his office apartment. Rei had a feeling that guilt of missing out on so many things was keeping Enji from going out and enjoying what life had to offer.            “I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you Rei.” Enji gave her a small hug before turning to head to his own room after he stopped by each of his kids rooms to tuck them in for the night.             Stepping out of the shower, Enji looked at his bed, memories of his future/past filling his mind. The friends he had made, the feelings he had developed along the way. It hurt knowing that some of those bonds may never be formed again. He sunk into his bed, with a groan. He had lived this life once before; he could do it again. Enji let sleep take over, hoping for a dreamless night.            Oh how wrong had he been about a dreamless sleep. Enji found himself plagued with dreams of his quirk burning Touya as he tried to save Shoto, his quirk being the reason Dabi was born. In his nightmare he had pulled Shoto from Touya, his flams raging as he tried to burn off the frost fire. His fire twisting with Touyas, burning his skin, burns identical to Dabis forming as he burned the frost off Shoto. Touyas screams in his dream is what woke him with a start.             He shot up out of bed, sitting up, he covered his mouth, swallowing the bile that threatened to make itself know. “Fuck.” He mumbled to himself, trembling as tears started to fall. “Fuck” he sobbed, shoulders shaking as fear took over. ‘Is history doomed to repeat itself now… Is Dabi to become a reality again? What about Shigaraki? Hawks, god I wish I could speak to you. To see what I should do, but you don’t exist anymore. There’s a chance you’ll never exist again. Who am I kidding, you won’t exist in this time line, not as I know you. Not as my hero partner. Or what ever it was we had going on back then.’ Enji took a deep breath, trying to stop his heart from beating out of his chest. He had already made a resolve to stay away from the winged hero, at least until his debut as the number three hero.             Enji drove Touya back to the program the next morning before he would take himself to work. “Are you excited to go back and see your classmates?”  Enji asked as he pulled into the drop off zone for Touya.             “Yeah.” Touya nodded grabbing his bag before hoping out of the car. “I’ll see you this weekend!” He grinned at his dad before shutting the door and running to his first class of the day, excited to see Tenko and Kei again. He slipped into class and took his normal seat next to the bubbly blond. “Hey Kei.” He smiled before it faltered noticing the other was missing his trademark smile on his face, his wings also smaller than normal.             “Kei?” He wanted to ask what had happened, something was different about the blond but he couldn’t quite put a finger on it. “Will take later.” Came a soft reply from the other as the teacher walked in and started the lesson for the day.             Once the day was over, Touya dragged the younger blond into his room pushing him back onto the bed a look of concern on his face. “You look how I feel. Kei what the hell happened while I was gone??!! Your wings, they are tinny!” Touya waved his hand at the others bright red wings, confused on why they where half the size as normal and seeming to be missing something more than just feathers. Tenko followed them closely, plopping onto the floor leaning against the bed, focusing on the game he was playing. To some it would seem like he was not paying any attention to the other two, but not a word that was shared between the other two was missed. “The commission, who else!” Keigo chirped his feathers fluffing up in anger. “Having you and Tenko by my side almost 24/7 these last few years have kept them from really doing anything to me, but when you both went back home.” His wings trembled as he thought about what had happened. “They called it special training. Wanted to see how much my feathers could sense. How far I could sense things. They said if I ever wanted to be the number one hero I had to look the part so they removed what they considered unsightly.” He wrapped his wings around himself, most of his feathers having been destroyed by the training he had undergone while the other two had been gone.    “You left me.” He whimpered softly. “And you didn’t even tell me why.”Touya growled softly wanting to rip the commission limb from limb for hurting Keigo in that way. “Dammit.. Kei, had I know what they would have done while I was gone, I would have come back sooner.” He collapsed into his desk chair exhaling a frosty breath.  Tenko looked up from his game, glad for the gloves he wore. “I’ll dust them.” He growled “They had no right to do that to you! To anyone!” He set his switch down, worried he’d snap it in anger as Keigo spoke.            “They can’t be allowed to get away with this. Touya between our fathers don’t you think there’s some way they could take the commissions down?” He huffed “Surly the number one and number two hero can change things right?” Keigos cheeks flushed slightly when Tenko spoke of Enji, hiding his face in his wings whining softly“They own me. They can do what ever the hell they want, and I wont fight back. So please, don’t let your dad’s know. They are doing this for me after all to make me a better hero. It’s for my own good. Even if it hurts now, its better in the long run.. Right?” Keigo had flared his wings out, not wanting the others to get tangled up with the commissions. “Besides, they want and need me alive as their pet project, if you two get involved they’d see you as disposable. And I cant lose my two best friends.” He let out a soft coo concerned for his friends. “When the three of us are heros, we can take them down from the inside out together. Besides without them, I wouldn’t be able to be here next to you two.”Touya sighed deflating leaning back into his chair. “Fine, but only because I want to become a hero along side both of you.” Tenko nodded in agreement, “Well burn it down one day. Well take all of them down. Every one of them who hurt you.” Keigo teared up and tackled them both in a hug, clinging to them as he sobbed, he kept half the horrors he had to deal with to himself, not wanting to upset the other two anymore.

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Touya woke with a start, flames licking at his skin hot and burning unlike their usually coolness that brought him comfort. Nightmares of Shotos screams had invaded his dreams, his mind betraying him and showing him a look of disappointment and hate in his fathers’ eyes that night over what he had really been like. “No no no no.” Touya brought up his knees to his chest, body shaking as he tried to purge the sounds from his mind, flames licking higher threatening to burn the bedding around him. Biting his lower lip as tears spilled from his eyes as he replayed that moment over and over in his own mind, Touya didn’t noticed the damage that his own flames had started to do to not only him but the environment around him. It was the smell of burning blankets, not the pain of his skin burning that finally snapped him out of it. Quickly put the fire out, panic still thumping in his chest as he collapsed on the ground looking at the damage he had done. It was right then and there that he decided he needed more training with his heat side.He didn’t go home that weekend or even the next, telling his family that he needed to make up for the week that he missed, when he was really spending time training his flames with the commission. Something Enji had not thought of to ask of him. It wasn’t until a month later that Touya finally gave into Enji asking him to come home, telling him that Shoto had some exciting news he wanted to share with his big brother.Sitting on his bed at his dorm, Touya grumbled as he struggled to wrap his arms, the light burns and scars not wanting his dad to see and start to worry.“Touya are you sure that training with the hot side of your flames is such a good idea?” Kegio hummed from behind Touya, having flopped himself on his stomach on the others bed, a book under him as he tried to focus on his studies. “Your frost fire seems more than powerful enough to climb the ranks.” He tilted his head as he watched the other before sending a few feathers to help Touya make sure the bandages not only laid flat but stayed tight enough so he could wrap them. “It is, but I have no control over the hot side. What if one day something happens and I lose control and burn down everything and everyone I Love? I already really hurt Shoto with my frost fire, I don’t even want to think about what I could do if I lost control.” Touya sighed the nightmare having really gotten to him. “Dad never let me train with them once he figured out I had Frost fire, and since I can heat my flames it makes since to me to hone both sides. If I can get better control of the heat, maybe I can dule wield it somehow so my hot flames don’t hurt me?” It was only a theory, but Touya had been working on that theory for a while and wanted to put it to a test. Sitting up, Keigo huffed “I don’t wanna see you burn down, and besides, I think Tenko would lose it if he lost you. I’ve seen how he looks at you.” Kegio teased slightly before bumping his shoulder against Touyas. “Just promise me you’ll be careful and only train with a teacher and not in some highly flammable forest or something like that.” He snagged his book off the others bed. “I promise, no highly flammable forest while training alone.” Touya smirked “You going to be lonely with out me and Tenko this weekend?” He finished the last bandage before getting up and snagging his bag. “Nope. The commission has another special training scheduled for me this weekend. I doubt I’ll have time to sleep let alone spare you two a thought.” Kegio sighed wondering if they planned on tossing him in a room without his site and normal hearing to test just how much he could pick up with his feathers and how far he could feel them. “If we come back to you nearly featherless again, I will dust them.” Tenko grumbled from the doorway leaning against the frame his bag slung over his shoulder. “I don’t like the way they treat you hetomorphs” His hand clenched into a fist as he thought about the training Keigo had told them both about. “When we are old enough, we are going to burn down their system so no one has to suffer like this again.” Despite going to the program with the intentions of being a Hero, Tenkos vision changed quickly as he saw just how bad it could be for those with undesirable quirks, quirks that would be considered villainous, hetomorphs and those without quirks in general. “I can’t promise I wont be a bald bird when you two get back.” Keigo chuckled weakly, fathers twitching nervously. “They own me, if they tell me to jump I ask how high. I don’t even know if there is a way to get out of it.” Keigo sighed “They won’t let me see it until I’m 18.” He rubbed the back of his neck. “Until then I’m SOL and stuck relying on you guys to keep me sane.” Touya sighed “As soon as you get your hands on it, we are getting my dads lawyers to look at it.” Kegios cheeks flushed slightly at the thought of the others father lending him a hand. “Are you sure he’d even be willing to do something like that for me?” Touya let out a small chuckle “You? No, but for me he’d do anything. Now, Tenko and I need to get going, try your best not to become a naked chicken.” The group said their fairwells and Tenko and Touya headed to the train station to catch a train home.             Leaning his head on Touyas shoulder on the way home Tenko let out a yawn, having stayed up way to late reading up on the current laws around quirks. Touya turned his head to watch the land scape go by, trying to distract himself from the other who was almost asleep on his shoulder, a small blush creeping onto his cheeks. Once they arrived, Touya woke Tenko and both boys headed back to Touyas home, as their Saturday dinner with both their familys was to happen later that night. “We’re back!” Touya called out as he kicked off his shoes and headed inside, not bothering to fix them. Tenko said nothing as he took his shoes off and placed them neatly before fixing Touyas shoes with out a second thought. “Oh! Boys I am glad you are back!” Rei called from the kitchen, having it be her turn that weekend to be the main one working on dinner. “Your father should be home from work soon, and Tenko your dads are already on their way over.” Touya headed into the kitchen looking at what his mom was working on “Need any help?” He hummed stealing some of the veggies his mom had already washed and had set aside to be diced up. “I’d love the help sweetie. Can you help with the veggies?” Touya nodded heading to the skin to wash his hands before starting in on the veggie chopping.Tenko started to get the table ready for everyone while the other two worked on the cooking, the three of them chatting about classes and the boys’ studies. Enji sighed as he slipped his shoes off, work had tossed him another curve ball, keeping him later than he had intended for work. Heading to the kitchen he smiled at the site of it all. Heading over he kissed the top of Touyas head before ruffling Tenkos hair “It’s nice to have you both back home. Touya everyones missed you these last three weekends.” Even though Touya had stayed, Tenko had gone back home to try and keep the peace with Touya going threw what everyone assumed was a rebellious phase. “Hi Dad.” Touya smiled up at the other, not noticing his long sleeves had slipped up a bit showing off the bandages on his wrist. Enji took note of it right away, but stayed quiet, deciding to address it later after dinner. “Smells wonderful. I’ll go round up your siblings. Tenko, Yagi and Mirai should be here soon.” Just as he finished up, the two men walked into the kitchen, a box of dessert in Yagis hands. “WE ARE HERE. For our weekly family dinner!”Yagi chuckled softly “And I brought cake!” Mirai sighed adjusting his glasses, “Inside voice. Tenko I see you managed to help drag Touya home for the weekend.” He headed over giving his adopted son a hug before taking the cake from Yagi and heading to put it into the fridge. Yagi grinned swooping Tenko up into a big hug before sitting him down and ruffling Touyas hair. “Welcome home boys!” Touya grumbled fixing his hair before going back to his veggies, Enji returned with the other three, Shoto in his arms, Natsuo and Fuyumi on either side. Shoto squirmed and wriggled out of his dads arms running up to Touya tugging on his pant leg softly “Touya-nii” Shoto beamed up at him “Look I’m just like you now Touya-nii-san!!” He held out both of his hands, one producing a tinny flame, the other a tinny ball of snow. “Now we can be heros together!” Touya set down the knife feeling Shoto tug on his pants, having planned on picking up his little brother before he froze, watching Shoto, a flash of jealously on his face seeing how his little brothers flames nor snow seemed to hurt him. “T..That’s great Shoto! You’ll have to work hard to catch up tho!” He forced a smile to his face, jealousy slowly digging its claws into Touya as he watched how happy Shoto was. “Go sit at the table, dinner will be ready soon.” Enji spoke up, seeing the flash over Touyas face even if no one else had caught it, all to busy talk about their days and catching up. Dinner itself went like it typically did, a few sibling spats here and there, the adults quickly nipping it in the bud. It wasn’t until after dinner when Tenko and his family had left, and the rest of the family was in bed did Enji knock on Touyas door wanting to address several things with Touya. “Touya?” He hopped his eldest wasn’t to upset over the evening that he’d shut the other out. Touya got up from off his bed, and pulled open the door “Yea?” He stepped aside going and sitting down on his bed, reaching for his sleeves to tug them down wanting to make sure his bandages stayed covered. Stepping into Touyas room, Enji shut the door and sat down at his desk chair a look of concern on his face. “You’re training with your heat again.” Enji didn’t want to beat around the bush, ignoring what Touya was doing in his mind could only lead to Dabi again. “I know nothing I say will stop you from doing it, and me forbidding you from doing it will only push you to do it more. However, that doesn’t stop me from wanting you to not do this. Seeing you hurt, breaks my heart. Knowing it’s my fault that your flames hurt you like this, makes it harder for me to see you doing this. I just want you to be safe Touya.” He held out a small container of cream to the other. “So, with that said there are a few conditions I’d like you to agree to while training. I want you to promise me you’ll never ever train in the forest alone, that there will always be an adult with you. That you’ll apply this burn cream to help your burns from taking over your body. Ideally I’d like you to train with someone who could nullify your quirk should it get out of control.” Touya blinked, a having expected his father to yell, or even forbid him from training. Despite how far Enji had come over the years, Touya still held on to the memory of the first time his flames hurt him and Enji found out. The coldness, anger, and disappointment that came from Enji that night would always haunt Touya. “Dad..” he took the container of burn cream, “I’m sorry. I just, I want to be the best hero I can be, and I just keep thinking back to that night when I hurt Shoto, what if I had lost control of my flames and the heat burned him alive. What if he hates me for that night and never forgives me because I can’t control either side of my quirk. If I could just get them under control and many apply frost fire, I could fully use them.” His hands shook as his grip tightened around the container.            “Oh my little ember.” Enji got up off the chair and sat down on the bed pulling Touya close into a hug, seeing that the other was on the verge of a break down. “Shoto has fully forgiven you for that  night, ever since his quirk came in he’s been begging me to take him to your school so he could show you so you can start training him so he can get strong like you and be your hero partner.” He smiled fondly at the memory rubbing Touyas back softly “I don’t think he could ever hate you.” Touya whimpered softly before tearing up “It’s not fair how his is so stable. How perfect of a dual quirk it is.” He sniffled “Am I an awful person for hating his quirk right now? It’s not his fault mines so broken.” Therapy had really done Touya well with helping him regulate his emotions over the years.             “Not at all my little ember, your feelings are valid.” He kissed the top of Touyas head softly. “He won’t understand right now, but when he’s older you will, and I’m sure the two of you will become even closer and better hero partners because of it.” Touya nodded leaning into his dad, hiding away from the world in the warmth that his dad gave off. “You know, Keigo and Tenko also made me promise not to train in a flammable forest. It’s kinda weird. Who’d go training with fire in a place with so much kindling.” Enji nearly flinched at Touyas words; memories still fresh in his mind. “Someone who’s broken and been let down by their family. Someone with no family support, someone who deserved much better in life than what they had been delt with.”  Touya pulled back looking up at his dad concerned. “Dad? It’s like you’ve seen something like that before.” Enji nodded slightly, “I have, and it did not end well for anyone. I’ll do anything I can to keep something like that from happening again. Being a hero means you see some rather dark things sometimes.” He gave Touya another hug before placing a hand on his son’s arm. “May I see how bad the burns are? I want to make sure they are giving you proper burn care. They are going to scar no matter what we do, but we can at least try and heal them the best we can.” Flashes of Dabis burn skin came to mind as he spoke about proper burn care. Nodding, Touya tugged his shirt off and carefully undid the bandages on his arms. Enji carefully took Touyas arms in his hands looking over them, taking in each detail of the very light burn scars.“It’s not to bad right now, if you stopped training now, you’d fully heal and there wouldn’t a single scar.” Enji carefully opened the tin before apply a thin layer to Touyas arms. “But I know you won’t, so for now, use this cream on any closed skin to help prevent it from scaring over to badly.” He placed the lid back on the tin sitting it on Touyas desk. “If they get to much for the school to handle don’t try and deal with it on your own, let me know and I’ll take care of it okay?” Touya nodded wrapping his arms back up, not wanting to risk anyone else seeing them. “Thanks dad. I..I promise if it’s to much I’ll let you know.” Leaning down Enji kissed the top of Touyas head. “Sleep, your bodies going to need even more of it now if it’s gotta focus on healing too.” Enji got up and shut off the light before shutting the door behind him. As soon as the door clicked shut, Enji made a beeline for his bedroom, holding back the bile that had bubbled to the back of his throat the moment he saw the burns on Touyas arms. They had not been too different from the ones from the fist time around before Enji lost him to Dabi. Once alone in the privacy of his own room, Enji ran into the bathroom, dropping to his knees as dinner made its second appearance that night into the bowel of the toilet. Once his body had finally finished evicting dinner, Enji leaned back against the door, drops of sweat dripping down his forehead as fear ran icy cold in his veins. “He won’t become Dabi, he has support this time.” He closed his eyes, trying to still the panic that was quickly winning. “I won’t let it happen.” Enji would do what ever it took to keep his family safe and happy, even at the cost of his life.

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Touya for the most part, did as he promised his father and friends, he didn’t train in the highly flammable forest alone, but he didn’t follow the rule of never training alone. He was too stubborn to not to train when there was not an adult to watch him train. Touya pushed himself father and father every day, in the end it resulted in scars that would not heal along his arms, leading Touya to wear long sleeves or a jacket at almost all times. “Touya, I think I want to change schools and go to UA.” Tenko spoke up one day after classes as he sat down on the edge of Touays bed. “The entrance exams are soon. They have a good general studies course that could help me figure out just what I want to do. I want to help those who are often over looked or bullied because of their quirk and I think, no I know UA would be better at helping me with that then this program.” It was something Tenko had been considering for a while.“I…” Touya hesitated, on one hand this program had really help him, but in the last few months he had not progressed at all with either side of his quirk. It was like he had hit the ceiling with what the teachers had been willing to do for him unless Enji pretty much signed Touya over to the commission and he knew that his dad never would do that. UA could be a place he’d be able to excel even more. “I’ll come with; besides, it was always our dream to go to UA together.” He sat on the bed next to Tenko leaning into him a bit. “Bird brain will have to manage with out us for a bit. Maybe We could visit him on the weekends or holidays?” Touya knew losing the two of them would be hard on Keigo, but he knew the bird could handle himself. Tenko flushed feeling Touya lean into him, “Y..Yeah, Keigo will be okay. Maybe they’ll let him come stay with us for the holidays?” Neither of them knew just how much control the commission had over Keigos life.  It was something neither of them would know until Keigo turned 18. With the decision made for both of them to go to UA high, Tenko and Touya spent the weekend working on their applications. Keigo had been hurt at first, but bounced back quickly and even offered to help them train for the entrance exams. Soon, before any of them knew it, the date for the entrance exam was there. Keigo sat on his bed in his room his Endeavor plushie in his lap as he watched the TV watching his two friends every move during the exam. His feathers twitched with anticipation as he watched both of them tag team the robots, Tenko getting rescue point after rescue point while Touya kept Teko safe as he helped others. Soon it was over, and Keigo wouldn’t hear from either boy until later that week, a video  call as Tenko and Touya opened their letters, both of them getting in. Despite wanting to go to general studies, Tenko decided to stay in the hero course, feeling it would be more helpful to help change things from the inside. “I’m so excited for you both!” Keigo chirped wings flapping as the speech from the letters finally ended. “I’ll see if I can get a free weekend so we can celebrate!” He looked at the time before sighing “I have to go guys, the commission wants me to do some extra training today. I’m so excited for both of you!” Keigo hung up, shoving his phone under his pillow, knowing if the commission caught him with it outside of his room he’d be in big trouble. Touya looked at Tenko once Keigo had hung up and then hugged him tightly excited to have been able to get in the same class as the other. “We did it!” Tenko stiffened up, not expecting Touya to hug him, after a moment he relaxed into the hug “We did. Just watch before we know it, we will be graduating top of our class!” Tenko and Touya settled into a nice routine for school, balancing their studies and tried their best to spend any extra time with Keigo, but the commission kept interfering and kept the boys at arm length. Stating that since Tenko and Touya where no longer apart of the program they could not come onto the campus. With each passing year, Kegio got better and better at sneaking around, sneaking out at night to go see Tenko and Touya for a few hours each month. It was on the night of Touyas 16th birthday that the three of them met in Sekoto peak. A place Enji had asked that Touya only train at if the two of them went together, to afraid of how flammable the forest could be in the right seasons. With a flap of his wings, Keigo landed next to Tenko and Touya, his classic media smile on his face “Yo!” He grinned before using feathers to pull both of them into a hug. Touya chuckled letting the feathers tug him along, having missed the other. Tenko and Touya hugged Keigo back before separating and the three of them making their way over to a blanket Tenko had laid out. “I brought a cake!” Keigo sat down a small box before setting in on the blanket. “Happy birthday Touya!”“I got us cold soba.” Tenko passed them each a take-out box. “Fuyumi helped me make it.” He flushed slightly, having wanted to make Touyas birthday dinner over buying it. Touya took his food container happily “Thanks guys.” They all quickly finished their dinners before leaning back on the blanket and looked up at the night sky watching the stars “The commission gave me my hero name this week. They want me to start working up the ranks the moment I turn 18 in a few years. I’m to be in the top ten by the time I am 20.” He sighed “Maybe if I climb the ranks quickly, I can help create a world where hero’s have to much time on their hands.”“What did they decide to go with for your hero name? My vote still is Dove since you coo like a pigeon.” Touya teased lightly.“Hawks. The winged hero. What about you? Have you two finally come up with something?” Kegio teased, knowing that neither of them had settled on a name in their first year at UA.“I was thinking Dustwalker or Ashen Guardian.” Tenkos cheeks flushed slightly, “I haven’t decided what one of the two yet. If I go underground, I want Dustwalker, but if I end up as a rescue hero, I think Ashen Guardian would work better.” He had put a lot of time and thought into it. “Dabi the cremation hero.”  Touya spoke up before raising a hand to the sky, letting his flames jump to life on his hand, the flames burning a bright hot blue over their typical frost. While his hand ran hotter and hotter, his arm was coated in a thin layer of frost, helping prevent anymore scars form his heat to form. “I finally got a good handle on my flames and I can burn anything into ash. I got UA to record the temp and it’s hotter than dad has ever run. But I can’t keep it up to long or even my frost fire can’t prevent the burns it creates on my skin.” He closed his hand, snuffing out his cremation flames. “We should open a hero agency together! Once I’m out from the commissions contract, we could team up!” Keigo chirped, entranced by Touyas flames. “We could take the hero charts by storm. If we become the top three it will be easier to change how the system works.” Tenko nodded in agreement to Keigos thoughts. “We’d have to surpass both my dad and Touyas. We’ll have to continue to work hard if we want to do that.” He leaned his head on Touyas shoulder, having laid to the left of him, while Keigo was on Touyas right, creating a Touya sandwich. Keigos cheeks flushed at the thought of even meeting Touyas dad, turning his head away from the other two to hide the flush he nodded. Touya smirked catching the slight flush on Keigos cheek before shifting and wrapping one arm around Tenko pulling him close with out giving it much thought.“Here’s to taking the hero world by storm.” Keigo shot up quickly, his feathers fluffing up. “SHIT, I gotta go, I don’t know why but I can feel my handler on campus and heading towards my room.” He gave the other two a look before he shot off into the sky, leaving both of them a feather before he flew back to his room, sneaking back into the window just before his handler started to knock. “Keigo the president wants you to do extra lessons tonight. You did not beat your old time in your flight test today. You need more training.” Keigo cursed under his breath before pulling open the door. “Coming.” Touya looked at the space that Keigo had left before looking down at Tenko in his arms. “Hope Keigos going to get back before they notice he’s gone.”  Tenko hummed in agreement “He’s fast, perhaps the fastest.” He pushed himself up so he could turn and look down at Touya.“Happy birthday Touya.” He leaned down pecking the other quicky on the lips before getting up and running down the hill, to embarrassed of his actions to stay for Touyas reaction. Touya blinked, sitting there in shock as he watched Tenko run for him, he had gotten up and dashed off so fast that Touya wasn’t even given a chance to react to the kiss. He placed his fingers over his lips softly before his entire face went red, flames flicking at his face much like his fathers. Little embers flicking off his body, as flames erupted form him and landing on the ground around him as he tried to deal with the unknow emotions that welled up in his stomach.                       “Ah FUCK” Touya yelped noticing the blanket he had been sitting on was on fire from his emotional outburst along with a few trees that his cremation flames had quickly spread to.  He quickly called upon his frostfire trying to put out the flames that quickly engulfed the blanket, blue flames of cremation fire dancing around as he did his best to control the damage. The frostfire worked fast, drawing in the heat, and devouring it, stopping the blue cremation flames from spreading to far, but not before the cremation flames licked up along Touyas jaw, burning the skin that was there before the frostfire finally put out the last of the cremation flames. Sinking to his knees, Touya was left panting, exhausted from putting out such a large fire, having not had something quite this bad happen yet. “Dad’s going to kill me.” He groaned laying a hand over his eyes as he tried to steady his breathing. Tenko had seen the blue glow of Touyas flames as he reached the bottom of the hill and quickly took off to the Todorokis home, tossing open the door and yelling for Enji. “UNCLE! Please hurry! I screwed up and I think Touya lost control of his cremation fire!” Enji was at the door and out it the moment he heard Tenko cry for him. Fear pushed Enji to the hill, a sinking feeling in his gut as he saw the smoke, and signs of fire damage to the peak. He ran up to the top, stopping when he saw the remains of trees, and Touya in the center of it, all. “T..Touya?” Enji ran over to his eldest side, dropping to his knees checking his son over for any major burns. “No no no you have to be alive.” Enji could feel bile building in the back of his throat as tears fell from his face “Dad?” Touya pulled his arm off his eyes looking up at his dad, shocked to see his father there and crying over him. “What? What are you doing here?” “Oh Touya! Tenko came running in saying he pushed you to far and I saw the smoke and I was worried I had lost you.” Enji gathered Touya up into his arms, holding him tightly, taking note of the fresh burns on his son’s face.Touya groaned hiding his face in his dads chest, grabbing at his shirt, part of him was terrified over what had just happened with his flames, and the other half embarrassed as all heck over having lost control over something as simple as a kiss. “I’m okay.” He mumbled softly “A bit singed but I’m okay.” It was clear to him that he needed to get a better grip on what ever these new budding emotions towards Tenko was. For now, all he wanted to do was stay in his dads arms where it was safe, and nothing could harm him.

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Touya woke to a bleak white ceiling and the sounds of machine beeping. Groaning he tried to sit up, only to slump back into bed with a groan. “Touya!” Enji had spent the night in the chair next to Touyas hospital bed, having taken his son right there worried about the overuse of his quirk. “Take it easy you’re safe now.” He reached over placing a hand on Touyas cheek rubbing it carefully. “The doctors fixed you up the best they could, but the overuse of your frostfire, and the burns from your cremation flames left you with some sever burns.” He rubbed a thumb over the burn on Touyas cheek. “My precious little Ember.” Enjis voice cracked a bit as he spoke to Touya.“I’m okay Dad.. I promise, you made sure I’d be okay.” He leaned into his dads hand a bit “Scars don’t bother me.” Touya chewed the inside of his lip, thinking back to Tenko and the kiss. “Is Tenko okay? I didn’t hurt him with my flames did I?” He fiddled with the blanket worried about the other.“Tenko? No no he’s fine, he’s the reason I was able to find you so fast. Though I am curious what made you lose control like that. Is everything okay?” Enji pulled his hand back and sat back in his chair. Touya took a deep breath, his cheeks flushing deep red. “Tenko kissed me and I panicked.” He grabbed at the blanket more, a few flames of frost fire licking along his face. “I think I messed up, I was so shocked I didn’t respond and then he ran off. What if he hates me now? Or worse thinks I feel he’s disgusting for doing such a thing?” Touya groaned hiding his face in his hands. “I was such an idiot.” Enji chuckled softy at his sons actions, fear bleeding away when Touya spoke about what happened. Emotions like these Enji could deal with and help Touya regulate. “I highly doubt Tenko hates you. It make take time for the both of you to come to terms with what happened, but I can’t see that boy ever hating you. You’re his moon and stars.” Touya looked over at his dad, still worried about what he was to do. “Besides that, did the three of you have a good evening?” Touya nodded thinking back to before the kiss “Yeah! We all finally came up with hero names. Keigo is going to be dubbed Hawks! The winged hero. Tenko wants to go with Ashen Guarding or Dustwalker depending on if he goes main stream or underground, and mine is going to be Dabi the cremation hero.” Touya beamed proud of his choice in his hero name. Enji froze, ice filing his veins as if Touya had activated Frostfire in the room. Fear flashed in his eyes, flames flicking to life along his shoulders as he shook off the fear that encased him. “Those are lovely hero names, I’m sure the three of you will take to the top of the charts soon after graduation.” He forced a smile, not wanting Touya to figure out just what Enji was feeling. “Now, why don’t I go track down your Dr. so we can get you home. Shoto’s been very worried about you.” Enji got up taking a deep breath as he did, leaving the room to hunt down the Dr. needing a distraction from the fact he had not gotten rid of Dabi from this world. “I’m going to fun Raines retirement fund at this point.” He mumbled to himself. It didn’t take long for Enji to get the paperwork signed and Touya home. Enji headed to his home office once he made sure that Touya was okay, what he wasn’t expecting Rei to be waiting for him inside the office. “Rei? Is everything okay?” Enji shut the door behind him, knowing this was going to be one of their more serious conversations. He took a seat at his desk, preparing himself for the worst. “Yes and no.” Rei sighed softly from her place on the soft reading chair. “The women I am seeing, her son I would like you and Yagi to meet him.” She fiddled with the hem of her shirt as she spoke. “He’s quirkless, but all he wants to be is a hero, and I think he could be the first quirkless hero… I’d like you to meet both of them.” Inko had become a rather important part in Rei’s life and she wanted the two of them to meet her other family. Enji nodded slightly, having a feeling on just who Rei was dating. “Why don’t you invite them over for our family dinner this weekend? Isn’t her son around Shoto’s age? I think they’d become fast friends.” Enji figured at this point, Dabi was a reality doomed to happen, so if he got Yagi to give Izuku his quirk sooner, perhaps he could still prevent the war. “I’d be honored to meet the both of them.”Rei looked up at Enji, surprised slightly with how well he was taking the news about a quirkless child. “Alright. I’ll see if they are free for this Saturday.” She got up brushing off her skirt, sensing that Enji needed some time alone after the last days event. Enji nodded as Rei left, before sighing and leaning back in his chair, “Fuck.” He rubbed his tired eyes. Sure, he had fixed a lot, but at the same time, Dabi was still a name in this world. Did this mean his son would lose himself and become the feared villain? Or would he stay on the path Enji had worked so hard to cut out for him.                       Touya flopped on his bed, pulling out his phone, wanting to call Tenko to check in on him. Deciding against it, Touya shot off a text instead
‘Guess whos sill alive and kicking!’
‘Touya! Ur ok. I was so worried. Thought ur dad was going to have my head.’
‘I’m totally fine. Some cute little gamer just caught me off guard.’
‘Cute?’
‘Very cute. <3 Tho he ran before I could return the kiss he had shared.’
Tenkos heart sped up reading Touyas words on the screen, overjoyed that it seemed he returned the feelings.‘Perhaps he’ll stick around next time.’
‘I sure do hope so. One little peck isn’t enough to keep me satisfied after all. Have you finished the English assignment?
‘I have, it was a pain in the ass. Why do I need to know about some NPC in the USA.’Touya and Tenko spent the rest of the night texting back and forth until both of them fell asleep mid text, exhausted from the days events. ~~~~~ Note if you don’t want to read about Kegio getting tortured by the commission, just skip this part.~~~~Keigo was perhaps having a worst time than the others. The commission training was more like torcher. He had been blind folded and a noise canceling head set placed over his ears as the commission took feathers from his wings and brought them to different distances from him. Each feather receiving a different pain sensation. One snapped in half, another having each individual barbs being pulled off the central shaft, another being froze, one being boiled, another burnt, one crushed, another being placed under running water. Keigo screamed in pain, the sensation of his feathers being torn apart almost to much for him. “You’ll have to work harder Keigo, you need to be able to feel all of these things and not even give it a second thought!” One of his trainers pulled out whip, cracking it over Keigos back as he spoke. “How can you expect to save everyone if you can’t handle a little bit of pain! You worthless bird.”   Oh how Keigo wanted to cry, to clap back and to fight back against the trainers, but he knew if he did it would end up with him spending the weekend with no sleep and even harsher training. Digging his talons into the palms of his hand, Kegio focused on the feathers that in the moment had no pain being put on them. “How many heartbeats can you detect in the northen most room?” A voice over the intercom system asked. Digging his talons in deeper, Keigo listened with his feathers, counting each heart break. “10” CRACK pain filled Keigo as the whip bit into his skin, drawing blood. “Incorrect, there are 11. You need to do better Keigo. A life would have been lost had you not picked up every heart beat!” Keigos weekend continued like this, no sleep, nor food allowed the entire time. Being told sleep and food was for heros who didn’t mess up during the training. He was reminded over and over again who owned him. Those with healing quirks where brought into heal the physical wounds, but left the pain behind. They couldn’t have their future poster boy covered in scars, but they still wanted Keigo to feel their punishments.

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Their Saturday night dinner started off like every other dinner. This time Enji was the one cooking while the kids all ran around and played. Enji was mid vegetable chop when Rei came in, a green haired woman by her side, and a small child who looked to be Shotos age glued to her site.“Enji, this is Inko and her son Izuki.” Rei smiled softly look at the greenette with all the love in her world. “It’s nice to meet you Todoroki-San” Inko bowed deeply “Thank you so much for having me and my son for dinner.” Enji looked down to the small child studying him for a moment before smiling, noticing the All Might hoodie he was wearing “Please, call me Enji, you are practically family at this point.” He squatted down “Hello there, I hear you really like heros.” He kept his voice soft not wanting to scare the already terrified looking 8 year old. Izuku nodded, “Y..Yes sir! All Might is my favorite, but Endeavor is a close second.” Izuku mumbled trying his best not to go off on a rant about All Might.“Well my Son Shoto also thinks All Might is the best, I think you two will get along really well.” He ruffled Izukus hair softly, wanting to save some of the surprises for later when he spoke to the younger about being a hero. “Rei do you mind watching the stove? I’m going to go take Izuku to play with Shoto and the others.” Rei nodded turning to tend to the dinner, knowing Enji had something special planned for Izuku. Enji held his hand out for Izuku’s “You’d think having the number two hero as a dad would mean my sons favorite hero was me, but alas I lost to Shotos uncle.” He chuckled softly “At least my eldest says I’m number one in his books” Izuku looked up at Enji before gasping everything clicking into place “E..Endeavour-san!!!??” He let out a small squeak “It’s an honor to meet you sir, wo..Would you mind signing my hero note book?” Enji chuckled “Call me Enji when I’m not on duty Izuku, and yes, I will sign it for you after dinner. We can talk about you being a hero then too.”  He stopped in the living room where all of his kids, plus Tenko had gathered for the evening, all of them enjoying a round of Mairo cart together. “Everyone, this is Izuku, he’s your mothers girlfriend’s son. You’ll be seeing a lot of him, I hope you’ll all get along well. Shoto he’s your age and also loves All Might” He smiled seeing Shotos eyes lite up.Izuku bowed “T..Thank you so much for having me!” Shoto patted the spot next to him. “Come join me, we can talk about All Mights most recent fight while Tenko beats my brothers at Mairo cart” Izuku hurried over joining Shoto, and soon the two of them where deep in conversation about his latest fight. Enji headed back to the kitchen, happy to see all of them getting along. “Seems like Shoto and Izuku will be joined at the hip soon.” He chuckled starting to tend to the dinner again. As Enji predicted, Shoto and Izuku stayed together the rest of the evening. Dinner went off with out any issues, everyone getting along like one big happy family. Enji even dropped a few hints at Rei and Inko to let them both that Enji was more than alright if Rei wanted Inko and Izuku to stay the night, or even longer if that is what Rei wanted. He had the feeling in the back of his mind that they would end up married one day.Rei and Inko did the dishes, while Enji wrangled the kids, making sure everyone ate their fill before letting them run off to play some more. He placed a hand on Izukus shoulder before he could join back up with Shoto and the others. “I heard from your mom that you still want to be a hero even with out a quirk.” Izuku nodded looking around nervous, worried he’d be ridiculed for it, or worse. “T..That’s right! I want to be the number one hero… Kaa-Chan says with out a quirk it’s not possible and I should give up on my dream, but I want to be the best!” He struck his plus ultra pose. “That’s a very noble thing that you want to do you know, and I think you can do it. You may have to work harder than those who have quirks sometimes, but you’ve got the support of all of us kiddo, besides, there are heroes who sometimes fight quirkless. Take Eraserhead for example, his quirk does not give him any kid of power bost. You’re welcome to join me, Touya, Tenko and Shoto on Saturday mornings for our training sessions. I’m sure the boys would love to have another to train along side of.” Izuku looked up at Enji shocked to hear those words from the number two. He had gotten so used to adults telling him to give up on his dream that it was a shock “I… I’d love that! As long as mom and ma are okay with it.” He fiddled with the hem of his shirt, as he spoke to Enji.Reaching down Enji ruffled Izuku’s hair softly before letting him scamper off to join the other kids in what ever game they had started to play before bed. Enji headed back to the kitchen to check up on Rei and Inko. “I invited him to join the Saturday morning training sessions. He said he’d have to ask his mom and ma.” Enji teased Rei slightly “Times like this make me thankful I did not tear down my old family home. Mean’s there is more than enough room for everyone if you two so wish it.” Rei’s cheeks flushed red, Izuku had taken to calling her ma recently and her nor Inko bothered to correct him.  “Enji!” She smacked his arm flushing still. “I’ve grown quite fond of him and think of him as my own now. He’s so kind despite all the hardships and quirk discrimination he’s had to deal with, and I think that’s because he’s got such a wonderful kind and caring mom.” Rei smiled leaning her head on Inkos shoulder, wrapping one arm around her waist.  Inko felt her own cheeks heating up. “Rei...” “It’s because he’s got two kind and caring and amazing women on his side that he can call mom and ma.” Enji nodded “He’s going to be an amazing hero one day along with his new siblings.” He winked before putting away the last dish. “If you ladies will excuse me, I am going to go get my butt kicked in Mairo cart by the kids.” Enji was awful at video games, the control to small for his hands, he could get a bigger one, but the enjoyment his kids got out of beating him was something he did not want to risk taking from them, and he knew they would be able to tell if he let them win. They had been about three games in when Yagi showed up to collect Tenko for the night. “I AM HERE! To collect Tenko!” He struck his famous pose, before taking notice of the new addition. “Did you collect another stray Enji?” he teased slightly before coming over “Hello little hero!”Enji chuckled “No, Rei did, this is her girlfriends Inkos son, Izuku, this is Tenkos adoptive father Yagi.” Izuku looked up at All Might eyes wide “All Might!???” He started to vibrate with excitement “T..This has been the best night ever!! W..Will you also sign my hero book??” Izuku got up running over holding his book out bowing to the other hero. Yagi chuckled “Of course! Anything for a fan!” He smiled signing the book before ruffling Izukus hair. “He’s the one you told me about then?” Enji nodded, having let Yagi in on Izukus secrete. Enji had hopped that Yagi could offer some for of support to Izuku that only other previously quirkless person could. “He’ll be joining us Saturdays for training. So, you’ll be able to spend more time with him then.” “Oh? How exciting! There’s nothing better than training the next generation of heros! Now, come along Tenko, it’s family movie night and it’s your night to pick!” Tenko got up and gave Touya a kiss on the cheek “See you tomorrow?” he chewed on the inside of his cheek before heading to Yagis side bidding good by to the family. Touya nodded, cheeks flushing unable to find any words to speak to the other. Enji spent the rest of the evening with his kids, switching off what game each of them, and Izuku wanted to play against him. Soon it was time for bed, and each kid was in their own room settling for the night, Izuku staying in Shotos room, excited to have his first sleep over in a long time. Enji settled into his own bed. I hope I am doing the right thing. Izuku does not need Yagis quirk to become a hero, that much I know, he can be a powerful hero on his own with a mind like his. Though it would be nice to see him learn to use it with out shattering every bone in his body this time around. He could do so much good with it. Yagi won’t need much convincing to let Izuku have it when the time comes when he sees what a wonderful human Izuku turns out to be. If only it was that easy to talk Touya out of using Dabi as a hero name.  He rubbed his face laying back on his bed staring at the ceiling. I haven’t even been able to get any info on Hawks beyond what Touya has told me, and from the sounds of it he’s doing okay, I just hope Touyas not hiding anything from me. Closing his eyes, Eniji let sleep take over, knowing if he dwelled on it too long, sleep would once again escape him. Keigo was not as lucky as Enji had hoped the young hero had been. He laid on his bed on his stomach, to painful to lay on his back. The commission had done another surgery on him, stating that the public would not want to see these creepy and nasty bird features of him. He groaned grabbing his pillow, digging his talons into it. Sure, the commission had used healers to heal him to prevent scars that would be super noticeable, but they never really did anything for the pain. Telling him that he needed to get used to it, as if he ever dared allowed himself to get in a fight, he would have to deal with the pain and not let it distract him from saving people.  I can deal with this. It’s just a bit of pain. If I can’t handle this how am I ever to make it into the top ten so I can meet him... Keigo winced as he reached over grabbing his well-loved Endeavour plushie off the night stand next to his bed. “I’ve got this, right big guy? Nothing could ever stop you.” He yawned drawing the plush close. Closing his eyes, Keigo tried his best to let sleep take him. Hoping the next day would bring something better than the days past.

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Christmas was something Enji and his whole family enjoyed as a whole. His kids and ex-wife enjoying the snow and the cold then curling up near Enji to heat themselves back up. Even Inko and Izuku had joined in this years tradition of a snow ball fight while Enji made everyone hot coco waiting for them to all get to cold and cling to Enji for his warmth.Touya was the first to give in, coming over and sitting next to Enji, shivering slightly as he leaned into his dad. “So warm.” He hummed softly snuggling up into his dad as he sipped at his hot coco that had a bit of salt added to it. “Dad, I know Christmas is today, but there is one more thing I’d like. Kei’s birthday is in a few days, and if the commission president honors her word, then he’ll be able to see his contract. I’d like you and your lawyers at the agency to look at it, to see if we can get him free of it.” Touya tightened his grip on his mug, worried his dad would turn him down, not wanting to mess with the commission. Enji had always drilled it into his family that they where not to be trusted and to avoid them at all cost.“Alright.” Enji hummed watching Shoto and Izuku roll around in the snow together. “I can’t promise I can get him out of it, but I will look at it.” He chuckled as the rest of his family came over and joined them, Enjis quirk flaring just enough to warm everyone back up. “Is everyone ready for presents now?” He felt his heart warm as he heard a collective yay form the kids.
Inko smiled watching Enji with her son, leaning into Rei “He’s such an amazing father, and even though Izukus not his, he still treats him like he is. He’s welcomed both of us with open arms. I’m so thankful for the both of you.” Rei wrapped an arm around Inko pulled her close, “You two are family now, after all, if he didn’t treat my future wife like family and her son like his own. I wouldn’t still be here by his side. He’s become my closest friend over the years.” She hummed kissing the top of Inkos head softly as the kids rushed inside to the Christmas tree. “He’s a good man, and I hope one day he finds his person like I have you. Now come, if we don’t hurry the kids will start opening their gifts with out us.” She chuckled softly leading Inko inside of the warm home. ~~~~~~~~ Keigo nearly vibrated with excitement a few days later. The time had finally come, he was 18 and the commission had promised him his contract. A chance to see what his mother had signed, a chance to not make the same mistake she had. He stood in-front of the president, trying his hardest not to rock back and forth on his heals, chewing the inside of his cheek as she spoke. “As promised, the contract your mother signed when she sold you to us.” The women slid the paperwork over to the other. “It’s yours to review, but this changes nothing Hawks. You will serve as our hero. As you can see, your mother signed you a life contract. The only way out of this is death.” She smirked, knowing how hopeful the young boy had been that once he turned 18, he’d be free to chose his own fate. Keigo didn’t dare let any emotion flicker across his face, having been trained far to well by this point to let anything slip. “Of course. Thank you for this birthday present.” He bowed taking the contract offered to him. He knew Touya would keep his promise to him, to allow his fathers lawyers to look over the contract and find any loop holes. With a flick of his wings, Keigo turned to leave. “Don’t forget Hawks, your debut is soon. Don’t do anything to risk that.” Keigo nodded before shutting the door behind him. In a flash Keigo was in the air, heading to the Todoroki family home, having texted Touya that he was done with the meeting. “Dad?” Touya popped his head into Enjis office, chuckling at the site of his father with glasses on, reading what looked like a well read book to Touya. “It’s Kei’s birthday today, hes on his way over. The commission gave him his contract to read, from his text it sounds like it’s not the freedom he’d thought he’d get. Do you think you’d still be willing and be able to read it over? Or maybe one of the agency’s lawyers?” Enji looked up from his book, it was not a typical book like Touya thought, but a diary of Enjis memories of his first life. He treated it like a bible, reading it once a week, so that he would never forget the sins he had committed, the pain and death he had caused. Closing the book, he set it back down on his desk adjusting his glasses.“You must care a lot for this Kei, though, you’ve never brought them over before, or shared much about them.” Enji teased slightly knowing full well just who this Kei was. “You know I’d be okay if the three of you where more than just friends right?” Touya flushed slightly rubbing the back of his neck. “I know dad, but it’s not like that, really. Besides, Kei has his heart set on someone else, always has. Unless he’s flat out rejected, I don’t think he’ll ever get over his crush, though I don’t know if he’ll ever confess.” Enji hummed softly, “Alright. I will do what I can help, you know I’d do anything for you my Little Ember. Besides I already promised you on Christmas I would.”  Touya smiled softly heading over to his dad to give him a hug “Thank you. It would mean the world to him for you to look at it.” Enji hugged Touya back, before letting him go, reaching out and placing his hand on Touya’s cheek rubbing it softly, his thumb tracing over the faint scars on his jaw line. “Anything for you.” Touya perked up at the sound of the door bell ringing. “He’s here. Now dad promise me you won’t be too hard on him?” Touya begged before running off to get the door. “Hi.” Keigo smiled at Touya when he pulled the door open “So, did he agree?” Touya nodded with a smile. “Yea. He’s in his office. I’ll take you to him, then leave you two be, I know this is going to be a big day for you.” Touya teased having figured out Keigos crush on his father. At first, he had been put off by it, but then as the years went by, he slowly started to understand why Keigo felt that way. With the help of his therapist, Touya had come to terms with Keigos feelings and decided if his father and Keigo ever got together, as long as his father and Keigo where happy and both consenting adults, he would be okay with it. After all, in all his years, Touya had never seen his dad date. Rei and Inko had gotten married, another little brother gained, but even so, Touya never saw his father even hint that he wanted something. Touya lead Keigo to the door of his dads office. “He’s just inside those doors.” Touya knocked before shoving Keigo into the office. Enji looked up from his book once more, having picked it up again once Touya had left, wanting to remind himself of what he had lost, of the partner that he had left behind. Taking a shaky breath, it took everything in Enjis power to not get up from his desk and pull the younger man into his arms. It was to soon, then man before him to young still to deal with Enjis mistakes. “Hello, you must be Kei.” Enji offered a kind smile to the other. “Touya hasn’t told me much, but what he has told me is quite impressive. I hear you have your commission contract with you? May I see it?”Keigo froze up the moment he stepped into the office, seeing Enji behind his desk in glasses. He always had known just who Touays father was, but being here in front of the man was a lot for the little bird. His wings fluffed up for a moment, rustling for a moment before settling “Yes sir, with what the president stated today and what the contract actually states. They own me.” His wings sunk ever so slightly as he spoke. “Don’t be so quick to give up. I know the commission usually has iron clad agreements, but perhaps this once they have made a mistake somewhere.” Enji held out his hand for the contract. Keigo handed it over, trying not to let his nervousness show. Enji looked over the contract for a moment, reading every line carefully, a slight smile tugging on his lips. It wasn’t that far off form Hawks original contract. It actually held a few more holes than the original one Enji had gotten him out of. “Mmm I am afraid I may be to blame for all of this. After all I arrested your father didn’t I boy?” The contract held Keigo’s full name, a name Enji would never allow himself to forget. “You.. You remember that? It was so long ago; I was just a small child at the time. I don’t blame you, in fact I owe you everything! When I was a child, I thought heroes where just people on TV. Not reality. You where my favorite, mom one year for my birthday got me one of your plushes from the discount bin as it was all we could afford. It was the only thing she ever got me” Keigo started to ramble embarrassed. “But ah I don’t blame you for arresting my dad. I’m actually very grateful for what you did for me and ma. Sure, I ended up as the commissions pet, but if you never arrested him, it would have been so much worse for me. He wasn’t a good father, and I’d either be dead or worse if he was allowed to continue on the way he had. So, thank you... For being my hero,” a flush had appeared on Keigos face as he rambled on, all his training out the window when he was around Enji for the moment. “Of course I remember, I remember thinking how small and tinny your wings had been, I also remember thinking about what I had just done, and if you’d be okay. I am glad to see that you are more than okay. Just look at how those cute little tinny wings of yours have grown.” Enji could not help but tease ever so slightly, knowing that flush on Keigos face, and the way his wings twitched as he spoke. It was nice to know that even this time around Keigos tells where still the same. Keigo flared his wings out behind him for just a moment, showing off just how large and impressive they had grown over the years. “You’ve grown into a find young bird, but you’ve still got a ways to go.” Enji chuckled watching Keigo flare his wings. “I’ll work on getting you out of this contract, and you work on becoming the number three hero, okay?” He got up from his desk walking over to Keigo looking down at him flames flicking along his face, trying to hide the emotions he held for Hawks, knowing the boy before him was not his Hawks. “You’re going to do great things Keigo.” Enji leaned down whispering into the others ear, a hand on Keigos shoulder. “Happy birthday Hawks” Enji pulled back, smirking at the flush that had fully taken over Keigos face. Keigo nodded, “T…Thank you! I will do my best!” he turned almost running out of the room, embarrassed over his own body’s reaction to hearing Enjis voice so close to him. “Kei?” Touya blinked as Keigo barreled into the others room shutting the door behind him, leaning against it with a hand on his chest.            “You good?” Touya sat up concered about Keigos actions. Keigo whined and slid down to the ground wrapping his wings around himself. “What did he do.” Touya growled sightly, thinking his father had told Keigo he would not look at the contract or worse. “He’s so impossibly HOT!” Keigo groaned leaning back banging his head against the wall slightly. “I don’t even think he knows it.” Touya deflated a bit before laughing realizing that Keigo was not freaking out over something bad, just his crush on Enji. “Oh Keigo.” He chuckled before relaxing back on his bed. “If you want to talk about that you’ll have to call Tenko, while I’m okay with you simping over my father, I’d rather not hear the intimate details of it.” He teased slightly, Touya had his own complicated feelings on the matter, but it was something he was not quite ready to unpack yet. Perhaps something he’d never unpack fully, as for now, he was happy with how things are.

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Meanwhile Enji himself was dealing with the feelings that seeing Keigo in person had stirred up. Sitting back down in his chair, Enji let out a shaky breath, exhaling steam as he tried to control the ever-rising temperature with in him. He did not dare act upon the stirring heat and emptions, his guilt of leaving behind his Hawks and their unresolved feelings eating at him. They had never put a label to what ever they had been doing in his first life, the guilt from that was something Enji had yet to deal with, telling himself that he had bigger issues to deal with and that he had more than enough time to deal with those emotions before he faced Hawks once more. “Damn brat.” He rubbed his face leaning back in his chair looking at the ceiling for a moment before getting up. “Dammit.” He cursed knowing sitting there was not going to help with anything and he needed to go take a cold plunge or lay out in the snow. Deciding on a shower as not to flood the backyard and create and ice rink with how much snow he’d melt. Enji got up and headed back to his own room, passing by Touyas room trying his best not to listen to anything on the inside. Once back in the safety of his room, Enji quickly shed himself of his clothing, tossing it into the hamper before turning on the shower to as cold as it would go. Enji stepped into the shower, steam rising right away as the cold water hit his warmed skin. “God I wish you where here with me.” He mumbled to himself missing his winged companion. “Why couldn’t you have also been hit with the same quirk. It would have been nice to have another who understood just what we did, what we caused. The lives we took.” He stood under the shower, no longer sure if it was the cold water or his own tears that dripped down his face. “I should be happy, I have my family, my little ember. Touyas alive and healthy, Dabis not coming back, I’ve made sure of that. Everyone is alive, happy and safe, and yet I am still miserable most days. I mean I know I deserve it, after everything I had done, but I want to be selfish for once I want you by my side Hawks, as my partner.” He rubbed his face with a groan of frustration, admitting out loud what he wanted helped a tinny bit to get the weight of everything off his shoulders for the moment. Keigos wings twitched, picking up every word Enji spoke, if he really wanted to, he could focus in on every conversation, every sound, in a very wide range, but thankful with the commissions training he had learned to block out most of it and only listen to what he wanted to hear, and for certain things that would kick off his hero side. So, hearing Enji in the shower he had tuned into it, hoping for something a bit steamier than what he was listening to. He tilted his head to one side, focusing on the words that came from Enji. “Oi, bird brain, what are you focusing on so hard?” Touya looked over seeing Keigos ‘I’m concentrating very hard on a conversation my feathers have picked up’ face.“Hmm?” Keigo let out a small chirp feathers fluffing as he decided to keep what he had heard to himself. “Oh! Nothing, just thought one of my feathers picked up on a robbery or something, turns out it’s just a couple really into roleplay for the bedroom.”  He lied with little effort feathers smoothing out and going back into their correct place. He’d have to leave a feather or two around the house to figure out just what the older hero had been so upset over.“Now are we going to play some games before I’m called back to the commission or just sit around all evening!” Keigo smirked getting up and joining Touya on his bed, grabbing a PS5 controller off the desk “Remind me never to do anything with Tenko in feather ear shot of you.”  Touya chuckled softly.“What did the bird do now?” Came Tenkos reply over the computer, having been mid video call with Touya when Keigo had come into the room“Oh, you know, just simping over my dad, and ease dropping in on conversations.” Touya teased the other. “Says he was listening to a possible robbery, but I bet you he was listening to what ever my dad is doing. I heard him walk down the hall to return to his own room.” He teased Kegio, who let out a small whine of complaint. “That’s what we get for befriending someone who can hear every little detail with in a several mile radiuses if he really wanted to, now I’m with Keigo, lets start this raid!” Tenko let out a small cough, having caught a cold and thus was stuck home unable to join for Keigos birthday celebration. Before leaving for the evening, Keigo decided to leave a few feathers in the Todoroki home, slipping one into Enjis office, another Enjis bedroom and the last in the main dining area, wondering what the other hero was hiding. Part of what he had said itched the back of Keigos brain, leaving the bird even more curious than what was typical for him.                Enji was not surprised by the feather he had caught zipping around his room, he had a feeling the younger male would try and do something like this. After all him and Hawks had experimented with his feathers before on just how much they could feel with Hawks back in his apartment, and Enji in his bedroom. Though Enji just assumed there was the one, and the younger male was just giving into desires and never assumed it was to listen in on Enjis self-loathing. Perhaps I’ll tease him just a bit more later, teach him a lesson for listening in to things he really shouldn’t be. Enji hummed to himself as he started to get dressed for the evening. He really did need to make some headway on the contract with the commission. After all it was not going to be a quick and easy thing to break. With any luck, Enji would have Keigos freedom by the time he hit the top three spot on the charts, or at least a better contract. Enji spent the rest of the evening on the phone with his lawyers, working on breaking apart Keigos contract. Even with the holes in it, he knew the commission would not let Keigo out of it overnight. It would most likely take a few years of Enji fighting them behind the scenes before they finally let their cash cow go. In the end Enji knew it would be worth it. A bird was never meant to be caged after all.

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Hawks had been mid flight when he felt something come from one of his feathers, he had left at Enjis place. It had only been a few months since he had left them, coming to find out more than he ever dreamed about the other man. Like how he had nick names for each of his kids, how Rei and Inko had moved int. Way more about Touya and Tenkos sex life than he ever needed to know. Shotos adorable little crush on Izuku. What he found the most interesting is that Enji was always re-reading that same book over and over again like it was the only thing in the world that Enji cared about reading wise.                 Humming to himself, Enji settled down into bed, today was the day he was going to teach the little bird a lesson about leaving feathers behind. He let outa shaky breath, eyes flicking towards where the feather lay hidden. It was the middle of the day and everyone was out of the house besides Enji, giving him some much-needed alone time. Living with five kids, your ex-wife and her wife left little alone time, and now, knowing Hawks would be able to hear every little sound well that part just got Enji’s blood even hotter.                 Hawks almost flew into a window when his feathers picked up the first moan that slipped past Enjis lips. In the last few months his feathers had picked up a lot, but never this sound. He landed quickly on the roof top to his own apartment, stumbling inside as Enjis moans only grew in volume                “Shit shit shit!” Hawks let out a small whine collapsing on his bed face first, every feather fluffed up as the sound of lube being poured over Enjis cock hit his feathers. “Endeavour..” He let out a needy whine, rutting down against his bed, his cock already leaving a wet spot in his pants. He knew he’d have to deal with the backlash of being late to his  photo shoot, but there was no way he’d be able to film as his feathers picked up every little breathy whine and groan Enji let out as he teased himself.                 Enji smirked to himself, letting himself be a bit more vocal than he  typically be, wanting to put on a vocal show for the bird. His head tilted back on his bed as he bucked his hips up panting softly as he slowly wrapped his fingers around his cock, between the pre and the lube, Enji was going to need to change the sheets after. Reaching over into the night stand, Enji pulled out a cock sleeve. “Hnnn fuck.” He groaned stroking his cock up and down a few times, giving it a squeeze before letting to and placing his cock in it. “That’s it dove, ride me.” He wanted to moan Hawks name, to lose himself fully in his memory of the man he once knew, but he knew if he did, it would mean that Keigo would find out things Enji wasn’t ready to share. “You are so tight around me, you feel so good squeezing down against me like that.” Enji panted softly squeezing the cock sleeve slowly starting to move it up and down along his cock.                 “Fuck dove it’s been to long since we’ve done this, I won’t last long now. Let me fill you up, let me breed you, mark you as mine. Let everyone know that you belong to me.” He bucked his hips up, feeling the heat build up in his abdomen, “Dove!” He cried out, cumming hard, filling the toy so much it spilt over, trickling out of the top and out the bottom. “Oh fuck,” Enji groaned flopping back on the bed panting softly. “Fuck… God I miss you, Dove. I miss you so God damn much. It’s so hard to look at him knowing that he’s you but he will never be you.” Enji had forgotten about Keigos feather for the moment, his guilt and love for Hawks clouding his mind. “Can I ever love him like I loved you? Or will I always be comparing the two of you.” He closed his eyes, a few tears falling form his eyes as the post nut clarity slowly hit.                 Hawks whined, wings twitching with every word and sound that he picked up from Enji. “B… Breeding kink, w.. why am I not surprised big guy.” He huffed bucking down against the pillow he had shoved under him dying for some friction.                 “Endeavour” He whined grinding down against his pillow panting softly, “Fill me, breed me! I want everyone to know who I belong to!” He let out a loud chirp, wings flaring out as he came hard, coating the inside of his boxers with a whine. “Oh god, Enjiii.” He whined rolling his hips trying to draw out his climax panting softly.                 His wings twitched slightly, picking up what Enji was talking about, curious who this Dove was and what Enji was talking about. “Hnnn fuck, so sticky.” He got up slowly needing to shower and change for the photo shoot. “Who is this Dove.” He mumbled softly to himself as he washed himself before heading out to his photo shoot.                 Enji sighed to himself looking around the mess he had made. Slowly he got up, taking the toy and setting it in his bathroom to be delt with later before returning to his bed and stripping it of the sheets. Hope you enjoyed the show little bird, it’s the only one you’ll be getting from me.  He sighed pulling new sheets onto the bed, rubbing his face for a moment before sitting on the edge of it. Soon he’d have to deal with his emotions regarding Hawks and Keigo, perhaps it was time to book an extra session with Raine, after all soon Enji would be dealing with Hawks on a daily bias, he needed to work out his emotions revolving around Keigo. After all, for all he knew this time around Keigo would end up with someone his own age over a broken-down hero with way to much baggage and to many skeletons in his closet.                               Enji found himself on Raines couch later that day, elbows on each knee and his head in his hands as he spoke. “I love Hawks, I never got to tell him just how much I cared for him, that I loved him. So many unspoken feelings between us, and now, Keigo is here. Are my feelings for him real? Or are they just feelings lingering from Hawks. I’ve seen Keigos record from what he’s done with the commission, I’ve seen how he treats others, the mask he wears is the same Hawks work. They are the same and yet are not. Am I fooling myself by thinking we could work this time around? Or will I always compare the two. Or is there no comparison because it’s him. Hawks and Keigo, are they the same person, or are they two totally different people and one day I’ll wake up regretting ever making a move on Keigo.” Enji was having a break down over trying to figure out his feelings around the subject.                 “I think, before you start a romantic relationship with him. You sit him down and explain everything. Allow him to make the choice if he feels that Hawks and Keigo are the same or if it’s different. You can’t make this choice for him. This is something you should bring up soon with him, he’s the only one who can tell you if there are one in the same.” Ranie gave Enji a kind smile as he spoke.                 “I.. You’re right. I can’t make this call for him. I will speak with him when the time is right.” He leaned back looking at the other. “I really should pay you more for putting up with me.” He chuckled softly.                 “Enji no, please, I am already paid way more than any human should ever be paid. Save your money, donate it to something that has a worthy cause if you are really wanting to pay me more.” Enji chuckled nodding in agreement “Alright alright.” He got up slowly grabbing his jacket off the back of the couch “Thank you, again. You helped me heal the damage I had done, I am a better man and father because of you.” He slipped on his jacket heading out to head back to work for the day, determined to finally crack the last bit of Hawks contract that day.

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Enji was correct over how much time it would take to get the commission to rewrite the contract Keigo had. He wasn’t fully free, but he had more freedom that he had been allowed before, and Enji exploited a loop hole that would grant Keigo’s freedom once he was in the top tree. Despite the commission wanting Hawks to become number one, getting him into the top three would mean losing their control over him, even though they had little left. This meant that despite debuting as a hero at 18, he was kept out of the ranking system for the first year. The commission had told Keigo no one had voted for him, at least not enough to get him a decent ranking to make it onto the charts. Deep down he knew it was not true and that they just wanted to keep him under their thumb as long as possible.                 He was sent on many undercover missions, kept out of the spot light, sent on the commission’s darkest jobs, staying out of the public eye as he honed his skills as a hero. His hands had been stained with blood by the time his 22 birthday had come around.  He had been more in the publics eye and was gaining popularity quickly in the last year.  Taking on modeling gigs along side with his hero work in the publics eye, and the less glamours undercover work the commission had him doing. With how much the public had quickly grown to love him, the commission was left with no choice but to allow him to be apart of the polls this year. Even in the previous years the commission had rigged it more than normal, discarding any votes given to Hawks. By this point he had build himself a reputation and even had his own agency.  With all this going for him, it was only a matter of time before Enji would be able to fully break the contract for Hawks.                 Slipping a feather under a window lock and unlocking it, Hawks shimmied into the building he was currently breaking into and made his way over to the bed and flopping on the two sleeping men in it. Ever since the night Enji had gotten off in his room, Keigo hand not once heard Enji do something like that again much to his disappointment.                 Tenko groaned feeling the extra weight of Hawks on top of him. “Keigo, you’re to heavy.” He grumbled sleepily trying to shove the bird off and to the side and not over the two of them. Touya grunted shifting and tugging Keigo down between him and Tenko “You know it’s like 2 am bird brain, don’t you? What are you doing here.” He yawned stretching slightly before curling back up, tossing an arm over Keigo and part of Tenko  “Yea.. I can’t sleep, the Hero Billboard is tomorrow, and I’ve been told to prepare a speech by the commission. Either that means I am finally ranking or they just want me to be their pretty poster boy who host it.” He let out a whine, rolling on to his stomach, wrapping one wing over each man next to him.“Mmm I’m sure it’s fine go back to sleep.” Tenko mumbled not awake enough to deal with a brooding bird. “I’m sure you’ll finally place. After all Touya placed last year. This year you’ll get it.” He yawned starting to doze back off. Touya nodded in agreement also falling back asleep.                 Keigo huffed, before giving in and snuggling down, letting the warmth of his best friends lulling him back asleep.                 Enji sat at the table, annoyed to even be there, he had more important things to tend to than ranking celebrations, like trying to figure out how to get the commission to either finally let Keigo place or another way out of the damn contract. He wasn’t paying much mind to anything, listing to the ranks, a smile coming to his face when he heard his son had made it to the number ten spot. Soon Touya would be gunning for his own place at number two. It was the flaps of wings that pulled Enji from his thoughts, looking over at Keigo who had grabbed the mic after he was announced as taking the number three spot in his first ranking ever.                 “Thank you all so much for your support! I am beyond thrilled to have taken the number three spot in my first ranking, I want to create a world where hero’s have to much time on their hands! I know I can do this with all of your support!” He grinned his typical PR smile before dropping the mic with All Might. “Now lets hear from our number one yeah!!!” He flared his wings out trying to show off.                 Enji chuckled under his breath. “Flashy bird.” He hummed before leaning over to whisper into Keigos ear as he settled in next to Enji. “You finally placed, how does it feel to know that after today, no more strings attached?”  He brushed his hand along Keigos knee giving it a soft squeeze. Over the last year, the two of them had teamed up time and time again, despite the commissions protest. It was so often at this point that Enji had found himself relaxing more around the other. “We should go to dinner after this. I have the last bit of info we need to finally break the contract.”                 Keigos wings flicked ever so slightly, his heart rate picking up feeling Enjis hand on his knee. “Wait are you serious?” He hissed to the other hero, Enji nodded “Alright big guy. I’ll take you up on that offer.” He grinned no bothering to brush Enjis had off his knee, taking what ever warmth he could get from the other man.                 The Hero Billboard event didn’t last much longer and Enji was able to slip away with Hawks following closely behind. “I know a spot that will allow us privacy form prying eyes.” The last thing Enji needed was the commissions prying eyes and somehow figuring out how to stop him now. Enji lead them to a tinny looking restruant that once inside was a lot bigger than you’d think. Upon noticing just who came in, the waitress lead Enji over to his preferred private area, away from prying eyes and ears and got them both a menu.                   “Order what you want boy,” Enji was nervous, this was the first time they had gone out to eat outside of grabbing a quick lunch together in the public eye. “I’ll pay, it’s a celebration after all. Now that you’ve officially ranked with in the top tree, over 20 and have someone in the number one or two spot willing to support you, you can break your contract.” Enji pulled out a folder passing it over. “All Might and I have both signed it, taking full responsibility for you and your hero care. Congratulations Hawks. You are no longer their property.” Enji leaned back closing the menu and using the ordering tablet in the table to put his order in before Hawks did the same, unable to find his words for a moment.                 “I do not know what to say Endeavor sir. I owe you, my life.” Keigo finally spoke up looking at the other with such emotions in his eyes. “Touya kept telling me you had been working on it and I just needed to wait to see what you had come up with, I never expected you to be able to get me out of it fully. So, my questions is why?” Hawks wasn’t used to getting something with out a cost, there had to be some sort of fine print, even if this was his best friends father.                 “Why?” Enji paused for a moment thinking, he could lie and said he did it for Touya, or he could come clean about his own past. “I did it because my son asked me to. You are important to him, so by proxy I suppose you are important to me too Hawks.”  Enji picked up the bottle of sake pouring them both a drink .                 “I also hate the commission with ever fiber of my being, getting someone as skilled as you out from under their control is just another move I’ve made to bring them down and destroy them.” He let out a small growl, “There are unspeakable acts they have done, and I will make them pay for what they have done” He downed the glass no where near drunk enough to deal with the reasons he had really gotten the bird out.                 “I have done unspeakable acts due to their orders. What makes me worth saving while you burn the rest of it?” Hawks rose and eye brow, wondering if he would finally get the other man to open up more.                 “You did not want to do those acts because you wanted to. Had you been given a choice; I know you would have chosen not to do what they asked.” Enji refilled his glass, thanking the waitress as their food arrived. “How do you know that for sure? Perhaps I enjoyed those actions.” Hawks tried, pushing more, taking a sip at his own glass of sake before starting in on his food.                 “Because Touya would never have kept you around if you really enjoyed those actions. Nor would you have broken down in his and Tenkos arms after every mission. Your wings also give you away.” Enji mumbled taking a bite of his food. “I can tell when you are lying about things, or telling half-truths. Your feathers sharpen ever so slightly when you lie. They also only fully relax when you are no longer wearing your Hawks mask.” Enji pointed out between bite before finishing another cup of sake.                 Hawks eyes grew wide for a moment before his pupils dilated then pinned back down to slits. “Should I be concerned about you exposing any of this to the public? Seems you know more about me and my quirk than even Touya does.” Sighing Enji leaned back in his chair and shook his head.               “Why would I go public with this? I don’t want the world to be able to know when you drop the Hawks persona. I’m a very possessive man after all. Besides you’ve quickly become my hero partner as much as I hate to admit it. We work well together. I would not jeopardize the safety of the civilians like that.”  Besides Dove, losing you would break me.  Enji looked over at the other studying him closely.                Keigo bit the inside of his cheek, trying to keep his feathers from fluffing up as Enji stated that they where hero partners.“There’s more to this story Endeavor. And one day you will tell me all of it.” Keigo pointed his chopsticks at the other.  “Trust me boy, I don’t think you want to know that story sober.” Enji chuckled, a light flush on his cheeks. It wouldn’t be long before his body burned off what he had drank already, so he downed another glass.                 “Try me.” Keigo grinned “You’d be surprised what I can handle big guy.” Enji hummed at the thought. “Not here.” Enji finished up his meal, using the tablet on the table to pay the bill.                 “I have some better stuff back home in my office. You coming?” Enji got up not bothering to look back at Keigo, know he would follow Enji anywhere. Keigo quickly finished his meal and got up, following Enji with out a word. He had been to the Todoroki home many times, hell he even slept there the night before, but something about this felt different. Enji took them both back to his home, know that perhaps it was time to come clean to Keigo about the little book in his desk, and just why he did what he did.                 “Are you sure you are good to drive big guy?” Hawks tilted his head as the got into Enjis car, “One of the down sides to my quirk is it’s extremely hard to get drunk, let alone stay drunk.” Enji exhaled a bit of steam as he raised his body temp a bit, burring off the rest of the sake. “Well at least you wont have to deal with hang overs!” Keigo chuckled shifting in the seat next to Enij as they drove. “Hnnn” Enji hummed in agreement. Once home, Enji lead Keigo inside, tossing his keys down in the bowl in the entry and kicked off his shoes. “Fuyumi is in her own apartment now, Shoto and Izuku are in the dorms, Natsuo is in his college dorms, and Tenko and Touya are working the night shift tonight and staying at the agency. Inko and Rei got their own place once Shoto and Izuku started UA.” Enji hummed noticing Hawks looking around for the rest of his family.                 “It’s so weirdly quite with out everyone here.” Hawks chuckled nervously. Used to the chatter the home usually held. He had been so busy with hero work recently last night had been the first time he had made it over to pester Tenko and Touya in a while outside of work hours.                 “Mm, come.” Enji beckoned leading Hawks down to his office.  Once inside, Enji shut the door, nodding to the couch Hawks could sit on as he got them both a glass of whisky.“Soooo,” Keigo sipped at his drink before coughing slightly “What the hell!” He set the glass down so he would not spill it. “That is WAY stronger than normal whisky.”                 “Indeed, as I said before, it’s hard for me to get even tipsy on normal drinks. So I had some stuff special made for when I want to feel that buzz.” Enji had already finished his glass, feeling the warmth already in his cheeks.                 “I suppose it’s time I tell you the truth about things.” He set the glass down, picking up the book that held all of his written memories from his first time around.                 “Read this first then I’ll answer any questions you have.” He handed over the book to Keigo before sitting down at his desk, planning on working on a few reports while Keigo read. It would take him a few hours to finish the whole thing after all. “Read?” Keigo blinked taking the book and opening it, noticing that it wasn’t a book but Enjis journal. “Endeavor are you sure it’s okay I read this? This seems really personal.” Keigo chuckled nervously. “If I didn’t want you to read it, I wouldn’t have given it to you. That book is the only reason the world is as peaceful as it is right now.” Enji turned on his laptop and started to work as Keigo nodded and settled in to read over the next few hours.

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By the time that Hawks had fully read Enjis journal cover to cover, Enji himself had consumed enough of his drink to feel a slight buzz, not wanting to face what Hawks would do sober.

“Endeavor…” Keigo closed the journal, setting it on his lap, looking over at the older hero, brows creased in concern. There was so much that worried him, so many things he needed to speak to the other man about.

“If any other hero had presented me with this, I do not think I would have believed them.” His wings shook, his mind working over time to understand just everything he had read. From Dabi, to the stollen kisses between him and Enji in the middle of the darkest of nights during the war.

“Does anyone else know about this or have you been shouldering the world by yourself?” Keigo reached over grabbing his glass and downing it with out a second thought.

“Just my therapist, but due to his quirk, pay and NDA he’s unable to speak to anyone but me about it.” Enji watched the other closely, his own flames flicking just under his skin, ready to fend off Hawks if needed.  “If I didn’t have him, I think I would have lost myself, this would could still be so much better if I wasn’t sitting here.” He rolled his shoulders, the stress of everything tensing up his muscles.

“NO!” Keigo blurted out standing up wings fluffing up and out behind him, “N..No it wouldn’t. It would be dark and awful with out your bright flames to lead the way. I’d still be stuck under the commissions thumb, Tenko would be Shigaraki, Touya, god Touya might have been Dabi.” His feathers fluffed trying to settle back into place as he tried to shake his mind from not having the friendship he did with Touya and Tenko. “The world still needs you, I still need you.” Keigo waved his hand down at the book that now laid on the floor since he had jumped up. “And from what I’ve read there’s still things that may happen, a war that may still come to light, even if you removed some of the key players.”

“I am not going to leave this world in that manner, do not worry yourself Keigo, there’s much I want to see, even if it is selfish of me.” Keigo relaxed a bit, before a flush crossed his cheek as it dawned on him that it was the first time the other had used his name and not his hero name. Sitting back down, Keigo sent a few feathers to the book and brought it back to Enji.  “You’re no longer along in this fight big guy, you’ve got me fighting in your corner.”

Enji chuckled softly, taking another sip of his drink “Somethings never change I suppose.” Kegio flicked his gaze over to Enji before down at his own hands, wringing them together.

“What was he like? The other me?” He wondered if Enji saw them as the same person, or two different people.

“Not much has changed. You’re still a smart ass, a man who’s too fast for his own good. Though, because I sent Touya and Tenko to that program and somehow got the commission to admit you too, you have more of your original quirk than he did. You still drive me up the wall. You still want to save as many lives as you can, and when you can’t the weight of it hits you like a ton of bricks, despite knowing you can’t always save everyone. You still care deeply for my son and Tenko, there was several times I asked Touya if the three of you were a thing. I’m pretty sure the commission sent him on a honey pot mission when he had to infiltrate the league. I wouldn’t put it past them. I know he had training in those sorts of missions. Though I think it was too weird for the two of us to talk about it had it been a honey pot considering what we could have been.” Enji smiled fondly at the memories of his bird.

“You know my weaknesses, my favorite foods, that I often skip lunch when I am working, sometimes, there are things you will do or say and I would swear you also remembered what we had lived through the first time around, and you just won’t tell me for some reason.” Enji bit the inside of his cheek to help keep his own emotions in check, the whiskey having loosed his tongue a bit more than he had expected.

Keigo looked over at Enji, catching just how much love he held for the other in his eyes. “I sound like I was an amazing friend. I am not sure I can ever be that person exactly, as to much has changed.” His wings shifted, uncomfortable “Your future is gone, the destruction, the war, the man you loved, and don’t you dare try and tell me you didn’t love him.” Kegio looked over at Enji, “But that doesn’t mean you can’t build a new and perhaps in some ways better future.”

Enjis breath got caught in his throat, tears no longer able to be held back as Keigo told him that the man he loved was gone. Deep down he had hoped that perhaps Keigo did remember, or didn’t care about the future him and would still welcome Enji with open arms. Enji didn’t bother to try and hold the tears back any more, letting them fall and quickly turn to steam as he felt himself slipping on his control of his quirk. “You are right, it’s all gone. He’s gone. My darling doves gone.” It was the only thing from the future that Enji mourned, but he wouldn’t trade his family’s hippieness for the future where so much pain and hate existed for them. He would suffer with out his beloved dove for the rest of his time if it meant his family was allowed to be healthy and happy.

It broke Keigos heart seeing such a strong man like Enji break down. He was not sure he had ever seen the other man shed a single tear before, not even when impaled by something. Getting up, Keigo walked over, and bent over, wrapping his arms around Enji who was hunched over in his chair full on sobbing over the realization of his loss. He held Enji tight, wrapping his wings around them both, shielding them from the outside world.

“Don’t hide your emotions. Do not hold in your grief.” Keigo whispered ignoring how hot Enji was getting from the lack of control of his quirk. He owned the man so much, a few moments of heat was something Keigo would deal with if it meant helping Enji.

They stayed like that for some time, until Enji had no more tears to cry. Slowly he leaned back in his chair, shifting Keigo so that the bird could sit sideways on his lap.

“I do not know what I would do with out you Keigo.” Enji gave the other a weak smile. “But you see now why I was trying to keep you at arm’s length as much as I could? I did not want to keep comparing the two of you, it would not be fair to you. You are not him, and yet you are. I did not want my feelings for him to cause you discomfort.” Keigo let out a small chirp as Enji shifted their positions, but didn’t fight the other once he found himself seated on Enjis lap.

“I get it Endeavour, but.” “Enji.” “Hu?” “Keigo, you know more about me than anyone else in this world in this moment in time. I think it is time you called me Enji when it’s just the two of us.” Enji gave him a worn smile,

“Enji… Okay, Enji but you are no longer allowed to keep me at arm’s length. After all, how are you to get to know me again. You can get your cake and eat it too if you play your cards right.” Keigos cheeks flushed a bit, “You are allowed to mourn what you have lost, but you are also allowed to be selfish.” Keigo set a hand on Enjis cheek rubbing his thumb over the others tear stained cheek slowly. “Let’s build a brighter future together, okay?”  Enji nuzzled into the hand softly, before turning his cheek and kissing Kegios palm softly. “Okay” He whispered against Keigos palm. “One day at a time then. I’ve done this once before. I can do this again with your support.”  Keigo shivered slightly, feathers fluffing as Enji kissed his skin.

“I’ll hold you to that, but for now, I think we both should sleep. It’s been a long emotional day, and we still have the commission to deal with later.” Kegio wanted to stay there all night in Enjis warm arms, but he knew better, and they both needed time to process the night.

“Alright, your stuff is still in the guest room and bathroom, at this point Touays said it’s not a guest room but your room.” Enji waited for Keigo to slip up off his lap before getting up himself.

“We both could use a hot bath before bed.” Enji mumbled to himself. “You’re welcome to the one in the guest bedroom, or you could share mine. Mine can accommodate your wings fully. I’m afraid I didn’t consider that with the guest bathtub, only the shower.”

Keigo shivered slightly at the thought of sharing a bath with Enji. “I’m okay with a shower for tonight, perhaps another night. I really just want to get into bed as fast as I can. The exhaustions finally kicking in.” He chuckled softly heading down to the room he often stayed in

“Good night Enji.”

“Good night Keigo.”

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Keigo slipped out the next morning, not staying to speak with Enji about everything. It had been a lot for the both of them, and Keigo wanted some distance to give himself time to adjust to the info, plus he had a meeting with the Hero Public Safety commission president first thing in the morning.                 The sun was just starting to creep over the horizon as Hawks landed on top of the HPSC tower, he wondered for a moment if Enji was even up yet, or how mad he would be that Keigo left with out a good by. He shot Enji a quick text letting Enji know that he was at the HPSC tower and had a meeting with the president in a moment about his contract. He knew deep down the president would try and con him into signing another contract.                 Slipping inside, Keigo headed into the president’s office and knocked waiting for the okay to come in before pushing open the door, a folder with the documents both Enji and Yagi had signed on his behalf. “Madam President, it’s so wonderful to see you first thing in the morning.” Keigo flashed his PR smile, lying threw his teeth. “I have some documents here I think will interest you greatly.” He walked over, holding himself with pride, wings flared slightly to make himself look a bit larger.  Setting the folder down on the desk in front of the other. “I think you will find that everything is in order and that as of this moment. I no longer belong to you, nor do I work for you.” His grin grew almost feral, sharp canines flashing as his eyes pinned as the president picked up the folder with a frown on her face. “I hope you know what you are doing Hawks. This is a very dangerous game you are playing.” She set the folder down after reading over every page. “If you leave now, we will never take you back. You are going to lose everything, and I mean everything. Your funding, your pay check, your home, your agency. Everything Hawks, you will be without a home, and without any money to your name. You will also lose all your modeling gigs. If you get into trouble, you will not have access to the legal team, and we will not support you. Are you sure you are ready to fly on your own? We could always rework your contract.” His wings twitched, he knew it was going to go down like this, but it still irked him. “I am more than ready. A bird does not belong in a cage.” His wings flared more. “Now sign the paperwork.” He almost growled, not wanting to be in this god forsaken office a moment longer than he needed to be. Memories of punishments he had faced in the office bubbling to the surface. “Watch your tongue you ungrateful brat!” The president hissed at him, grabbing a pen signing the paperwork knowing that the longer she drew this out, the messier it would have been. “I should have made your contract so that you could never be free. Conditioned you better to follow the rules.” She tossed the folder back at Hawks, “Now get out of my office before I have you arrested for trespassing.” Hawks didn’t linger a seconded longer than he needed, folder clutched tightly in his arms as he headed out.He got to the roof and went to take off to head home, but then remembered his home was no longer his, in that moment was thankful he had all of his important personal items stashed away at Enjis home. He had been slowly moving items into the guest room, having a feeling that once free he would lose access to his apartment. With a flick of his wings, Keigo took off to the skys, heading to Enjis agency. With his own no longer being his, he had no patrol roots for the day, no reports to fill out, nothing. The thought made him a bit giddy, the excitement of the unknown both terrifying and exciting at the same time. Landing on the roof top of Enjis agency, he took a moment to enjoy the site of the city below him before heading inside, heading right to Touyas office. He didn’t bother to knock, heading right inside knowing that Touya and Tenko had been off that day having done a late shift the day before.                Tossing his jacket over the back of the couch, Keigo flopped onto it, face first, hiding his face away in the pillows that decorated the rather large couch. The emotional exhaustion of the night before, and dealing with the commission president hitting him at once. “I’ll work on convincing Enji to let me crash with them later, maybe even sweet talk him in to a job.” He yawned talking to himself as he snuggled down into the couch, using a feather to grab a blanket and pull it over himself as he dozed off

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It didn’t take long to get Enji to agree to bring Hawks on as a partner of his agency, housing was also taken care of since Rei and Inko had moved out, Enji had an entire wing that Hawks could stay in over just a guest room. Adjusting to working with Enji and his team went just as smoothly as one could hope. Hawks had already been used to working alongside Endeavor’s team due to all the team ups they had done over the last few years.The thing that Hawks had trouble adjusting to was seeing Enji walking around his home in a turtle neck that Hawks swore was three sizes two small. He had been crashing at Enjis place for a few weeks now, and he was certain that the other man was trying to send him into an early grave.               Hawks settled into the couch in the main room, settling in for what had been dubbed movie night by the other three men. Sometimes the entire family made it to movie night, and sometimes it was just one or two of them. It was a tradition Enji had started years ago when the kids had been younger to help everyone adjust to Izuku becoming family once Inko and him had moved in, and they still continued it to that day even if not everyone could always join. Tonight it was just Tenko, Touya, Enji and himself that had made it to movie night. It was Touyas turn to pick and he had settled on the Fellowship of the Rings the extended version having know it was something Tenko had really wanted to see after seeing the non-extended ones.              Tenko and Touya had curled up on the love seat together, snuggled under a blanket while Enji had sat on the other end of the couch that Hawks had made himself at home on. As much as Hawks tried to pay mind to the movie, he kept finding himself looking over at Enji. They had not spoken about what Enji had written down inside of it since that night, and over the past few weeks, Hawks had found himself watching the other more closely wanting to learn more about the man who had the weight of the world on his shoulders.              About an hour into the movie, Hawks found himself shifting on the couch and scooting closer to Enji, being drawn in by the heat the other radiated. He leaned against Enji, placing his head  on the others shoulder, testing the waters. He felt Enji stiffen under him for a moment before relaxing. “Cold?” Enji whispered so softly that if it wasn’t for Hawks feathers he was sure he would have missed the question. “Mm a bit. I can hear it starting to snow so hard outside it’s borderline a blizzard.” He fluffed his wings slightly, having ditched most of his feathers in his room to make it easier to sit on the couch. It was a decision he had stated to regret as the lack of feathers meant he wasn’t able to draw his wings around himself to conserve heat. Enji shifted slightly, wrapping his arm around Hawks, drawing him in closer as he warmed his body with his quirk, placing a warmed hand on the small of Hawks back holding him closer.“They did say it we are on a blizzard watch.” Enji mused for a moment before slowly starting to rub Hawks back losing interest in the movie on the screen, having found more intrastate in the bird in his arms.“If we get snowed in you will have to act as my personal heater 24/7. I’ll freeze to death otherwise.” Keigo teased slightly. Enji let out a tinny huff of amusement before shifting Kegio closer almost pulling the smaller man into his lap. “I won’t let you freeze I almost lo…” Enji paused, realizing what he was about to say. A frown crossed over his face turning his attention back to the movie.“Enji…” Keigo heart ached for the other man, it must have been so hard on him to have Keigo there in his arms, knowing that he was not the same man that Enji loved, and yet at the same time he was. “I apologize Keigo, I know you are not him, but sometimes, it’s hard to remember that.” He took his free hand that wasn’t resting on Keigos back placing it on his cheek, rubbing his thumb over it softly.Keigo nuzzled into the touch, letting out a small chirp, wings fluffing slightly at the contact.Touyas looked at Enji and Keigo the sound of Keigo chirping pulling him from the movie, it was a sound that was extremely rare to hear from Keigo, most of his bird sounds having been long since suppressed by the commission. “Oi! Old man! You better not be over there doing anything funny to our resident chicken!”Keigos entire face lite up bright red as he pulled back from Enji, feathers fluffing. He quickly got up, excusing himself heading to the kitchen.Enji sighed “Touya, Keigo is more than capable of putting me 6 feet under if I did anything ‘funny’ to him.” He watched the poor flustered bird make his escape.“He’s also an adult like you who can make his own choices.” Enji got up wanting to go check on his bird. “If you do anything to hurt him, I’ll never forgive you.” Touya turned his attention back to the movie. “I’ll take Touya and move out if you hurt him.” Tenko muttered not bothering to turn to look at Enji. Enji sighed “Boys I do not plan on hurting him, ever.” It was a simple statement, but Enji hoped it got the message across. He headed into the kitchen, coming up behind Keigo setting a hand on the small of his back again, heating his palm, not knowing if Keigo was shaking in anger, embarrassment, or if he was just cold. “Keigo?” The moment, Enji spoke, Keigo all but melted into the others touch, leaning back into him. “I think we should talk.” Keigo hummed “About that night, about him.”

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“I think we should talk.” Keigo hummed “About that night, about him.”
Words that would bring a sinking feeling to most people’s guts. Those simple words had Enji’s blood running cold. Was Keigo about to tell him to fuck off and never brother him again? Tell him he’d lost his mind then have Enji stripped of his hero license then tossed into the local mental hospital that Enji had once condemned Rei to?“Okay, but not here. Tenko and Touya could walk in at any moment, and I don’t think I’d like them to know about my past, not yet. Maybe not ever.” Enji kept his hand on the small of Keigos back“My office is preferable.” Enji kept his voice low and as steady as his anxiety would let him. Stepping away from Keigo, Enji headed down the hall in the opposite direction of his son guilt and anxiety creeping in even more. Keigo followed Enji in silence, not wanting to alert his two closest friends that he was about to try and get dicked down by his one friends father and the others godfather.Shutting the door behind him, Enji found himself turning around and looking at Keigo who had taken what was now considered his chair in Enjis office, wings tucked behind him carefully. With a few steps, Enji found himself sitting across from him on the couch, waiting for the other to start talking, having not been able to find his own voice yet.“I’ve been avoiding this conversation for a while now. Adjusting to everything took a bit longer than I’d like to admit. Between you getting me free of the commission, adjusting to working at your agency, living with you, and processing that we had a life before this, even if I don’t remember it. It’s a lot, but.” Keigo paused looking up at Enji, seeing how tense the other was holding himself.“I don’t want to continue to avoid this. Even Touya and Tenko are picking up on this tension between the two of us.” Keigo sighedEnji took a shaky breath, hearing that but, his mind jumping to the worst possibilities, was Keigo about to move out and leave his company? Abandoned the friendship they had built all because Enji opened up about what he had with his Keigo.“I think, in every time line, every universe, every possibility it’s always you. Even knowing what I know, knowing that maybe you’ll never stop comparing me to him. I still…” Keigo bit his lip, “I still want to remain by your side, in any way you’ll have me.” Keigo looked up at Enji, having been finding his own hands fascinating while he spoke. To embarrassed to look the other in the eyes.“Ha..Keigo.” Enji was taken aback, this was not how he thought this would go, he was sure that Keigo was going to tell him to fuck off and never bother him again. But who was he kidding, this was Keigo, no matter what time line or universe he was in, Keigo would always stay by his side. It was as the other said, it was always going to be the two of them.“I’ll mess up, make mistakes, possibly hurt you on accident. I don’t know if I will ever stop comparing you to him, or stop loving him.” Enji wrung his hands nervous, flicks of flames dancing along his shoulders. “But I can’t deny I haven’t spent the last few weeks thinking of what it could be like if I saw you as you, as more than just my hero partner.” More flames flicked along his face as he spoke “Who am I kidding, since I awoke in this time line I’ve been counting down the days until I was able to hold you again in the way that I used to.” Enji exhaled a breath of steam, trying to control the flicks of flames that bubbled to the surface.“It’s always you.” As Enji spoke, he found himself with his arms full of his beloved bird, Keigo having shot across the moment Enji stated that he had been counting down the days until he could hold Keigo again. “Big guy.. I know that there are many road blocks we will face, but we can’t keep denying this can we?” Keigo sat on Enjis lap sideways, wings tucked over the arm of the couch, as he lifted a hand to place on Enjis cheek, taloned thumb rubbing over it softly. “Please don’t push me away.” Keigo begged. Leaning into the touch, Enji turned his head slightly, kissing Keigos palm softly before slowly starting to kiss up his wrist, eyes never leaving Keigos, watching the others eyes pupiles dialate for a moment before the pinned as Enji gave Keigos wrist a soft nip.“Keigo,” Enji let out a small growl as he nipped at the tender flesh of Keigos wrist. “No more denying this. You are mine little bird.” Enji wrapped one arm around Keigos waist, sneaking his hand up to rest right under the base of his wings. “Now that I have you. I am never letting go.” Keigos wings fullfed up, heat creeping into his face as Enji stated that he was Enjis. ‘Mate, Mate Mate. Mate wants me. Mate says I am his.’  Keigos bird brain screamed as Enji placed his hand under his wings and claimed Keigo as his. “Yours.” Keigo hummed in agreement, trying not to lose control of himself.“Always yours.”

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Keigo tucked his head in against Enjis neck, wings fluttering slightly as he curled up against the lager man, closing his eyes just enjoying the closeness that the other was currently providing.“You know I think Touya and Tenko are betting on when we finally get our shit together.” Keigo hummed softly nuzzling Enjis neck softly before peppering soft kisses along it. Enji let out a soft groan, feeling Keigos lips ghost against his skin. “I do not want to think about those two when I finally have my little bird in my lap once again.” Enji grumbled softly tilting his head slightly allowing Keigo more access to his neck, his own hand that was not up under Keigos wings, coming to tangle in Keigos hair tugging Keigo back away from his neck as he leaned in to kiss up along Keigos throat, before biting softly at the nape of his neck.                Letting out a soft whine, Keigo shifted on Enjis lap, wings fluttering as he felt Enjis teeth in his skin “Enji, if you do not stop what you are doing, I am not going to be held responsible for what my bird brain does next, and I really rather not do this on a couch. It’s hard enough with my wings.” He rocked his hips trying to get any sort of friction from Enji as he felt an all to familiar heat pooing in his abdomen.Enji gave one last nip to Keigos neck before standing up, picking Keigo up with ease, holding him bridal style in his arms. “What ever my precious dove wants” Keigo let out a small chirp wings fluttering more as Enji carried him back to his bedroom.With a flick of his wings, Keigo shed most of his feathers, setting them down carefully on the desk in Enjis bedroom, as he wrapped his arms around Enjis neck, kissing him as the larger man lowered both of them onto the large bed. “How I’ve dreamed of tasting you once again.” Enji mumbled against Keigos lips, giving them a soft nip as he slid his hands up under Keigos shirt before tugging it over his head. “Look how beautiful you are.” Enji hummed kissing down Keigos neck and chest.“En..Enji.” Keigo whined softly, arching his back as he felt Enji take one of his nipples between his teeth, flicking his tongue over it. “Fuck.” Clawed hands grabbed at the bedding below him, not wanting to accidently rip Enjis skin with his tallons. “More please, I’ve been dreaming of this for so long. I don’t want you to hold back, I wont break, I promise.” He lifted a hand tangling it into Enjis hair, talons scraping over Enjis scalp “Enjiii” He whined as Enji bit down on his nipple before letting it go, kissing and nipping his way down Keigos chest.“My beautiful bird.” Enji hummed against Keigos skin, using his quirk to heat up his tongue as he flicked it over Keigos skin, giving his hip a harsh nip before hooking his thumbs under the waist band of Keigos pants “I want to burn these damn things off of you.” He growled softly tugging them and Keigos boxers off with a growl. Sitting back on his knees, Enji looked down at Keigo, exhaling a breath of steam as he drunk in the site of Keigos flushed body below him.“So perfect.” He licked his lips making short work of his own shirt, tugging the turtle neck off “You always couldn’t control yourself when I would wear this shirt, seems nothing has changed.” He chuckled tossing it aside before sliding his own pants off tossing them into the pile of clothing they had created. “Don’t hold back your sounds little bird. I have long since made this room sound proof.” It was one of the first things he had done when he came to his senses all those years ago. To many nights spent crying over what he had done, what he had lost. Not wanting to burden his family with his grief.Keigo shuddered eyes slowly trailing down Enjis body, licking his lips as his cock twitched at the site of Enji fully naked before him. “Gods look at you.” He shuddered “Did the other me drool over you this much the first time around.” He teased leaning up and capturing Enjis lips with his own, wrapping his arms around Enjis neck pulling him down and flush against him. “Every instinct is screaming at me; Enji don’t make me wait.” He groaned rolling his hips up into Enjis, his own cock hard and flush against his stomach, pre drippling from the tip as he rutted against the other.“Little bird, no more waiting.” Enji shifted, kissing down Keigos chest once more, placing his hands on Keigos hips and lifting his legs up and over Enjis shoulders as he licked his lips looking at his prize. “You are dripping for me.” Leaning in, he licked up under Keigos cock slowly before taking the tip into his mouth, flicking his tongue over Keigos slit as he licked up the pre that spilled from it.Kegio bucked his hips, slipping one hand back into Enjis hair as he whined “I. I don’t want to hurt you with my talons. I haven’t filed them down recently.” He whimpered rocking his hips more. Enji chuckled licking up Keigos cock again before pulling off with a pop. “I don’t mind a few new scars if they are from you little bird. Mark me all you want” He turned his head kissing Keigos upper inner tight, before sinking his teeth into the soft skin, leaving Keigo with a rather nice bite mark.Kissing the quickly bruising skin softly, Enji kissed his way down to Keigos tight hole, looking up at his bird for a moment. “So perfect” Keigo keened softly, using a feather dropping a bottle of lube into Enjis hands as he readjusted Keigos legs over his shoulders.  Opening the bottle of lube, Enji drizzled a good amount onto Keigos hole before leaning in and licking down from his balls to Keigos warm and tight hole, slowly pressing in his tongue.Gasping, Keigo arched up off the bed, one hand tugging at Enjis hair, the other he brought to his mouth, covering it, trying to hold in his chirps and thrills. “What did I tell you boy. Don’t hold back your sounds. I want to hear every chirp, thrill, moan every sound I can pull from you.” Enji growled softly before plunging his tongue back into the warm tight heat, eating Keigo out like a starving man.Whimpering, Keigo tangled both hands in Enjis hair, rocking down on his tongue that Keigo was sure he was using his quirk to warm as Enji slipped in a finger, curling it upwards brushing it along Keigos prostate. Closing his eyes Keigo tossed his head back letting out a moan that he was sure that even the sound proofing could not hide. “FUCK Enji!!” He rocked down, toes curling as Enji added a second finger stretching him out. “Enji please please please!” He babbled precum flowing freely from his aching cock. “I want to cum, please let me cum” He wined squirming down against Enjis finger.Enji pulled back, licking his lips as he pressed a third lubed covered finger into Keigo slowly. “You make such beautiful sounds. Look at you, flushed, helpless and begging on my fingers. What would the world think if they could see the number three hero now, begging for my cock.” He chuckled softly leaning down and kissing Keigo again nipping at his lower lip softly. “No one else is ever allowed to see you like this little bird. Only me.” He groaned feeling Keigo clench down against his fingers. “Fuck you are so tight and perfect.” He let out a shaky steamy breath as he pulled back, pulling his fingers out. Keigo whined at the loss, “Enji nooo please I was so close.” He babbled missing the feeling of being full of Enjis fingers.Enji chuckled softly “Don’t worry little bird, soon you’ll be full with something much better than my fingers.” He leaned over, grabbing a condom out of the night stand. Opening it, he slid it on with a shudder, the anticipation of being buried inside his beloved bird once more almost too much to handle. It had been so long since he had been able to hold Keigo like this.“Are you ready Keigo?” Enji reached over rubbing Keigos cheek softly, enjoying how flushed and wrecked he looked. “Y... Yes, Enji please, I need it.” Keigo whined shifting on the bed. Smirking, Enji grabbed both of Keigos legs again, placing them over his shoulders, grabbing a pillow and slipping it under Keigos hips, sure the bird was flexible but anything to help with the soreness that was sure to be felt the next day.Flames flicking across Enjis shoulder, he placed one hand on Keigos hips holding him steady as he carefully pressed the tip of his cock into Keigos warm and tight heat. “Oh God Keigo.”  He groaned feeling the other tense up “Just a bit more little bird, that’s it, you can do it.” He turned his head kissing Keigos leg softly, his free hand stroking Keigos cock slowly trying to get Keigo to relax below him. “So tight and perfect.” Enji groaned before giving a small thrust of his hips, seating himself fully in Keigos heat.“E..Enji oh godFUCK so full so much Enji! I..Its almost to much please.” Keigo babbled rocking his hips down against Enji for a moment before stilling trying to get used to Enjis larger size. Enji fully enclosed Keigos cock with his hand, giving it a soft squeeze before starting to stroke him again. “o..Oh Enji Move please!” Keigo groaned wings flapping as much as they could under him as the burn and pain from Enjis cock inside of him ebbed away leaving nothing but the feeling of pleasure and fullness. “God Enji, I swear if you don’t move now, I will kick you out and replace you with a toy!” Keigo groaned rocking his hips. Chucking at Keigos outburst, Enji rolled his hips slowly, brushing up against Keigos prostate enjoying the look on Keigos face and they way his pupils went from slits to fully blown every time Enjis cock dragged over his prostate. “You were made for me my precious dove. You are squeezing down against me just right; your body is trying to milk my cock for all it’s worth.” Enji kissed Keigos thigh again before biting the unmarked one leaving a matching bruise on his other tight, as he thrust in and out of Keigo.“Enji!!” Keigo whined a string of chirps, thrills, clicks and whistles slipping from him as he felt his climax approaching faster than he would have liked to “Dammit Enji it’s too good! You are so warm and oh god don’t stop don’t you dare stop!” Keigo arched up, the feathers on the desk all fluffing up as Keigo let out a loud moan as he came hard, coating his chest in several ropes of cum, his toes curling, arms wrapping around Enjis back, tallons digging into the others skin as Enji shifted them closer together as Keigo came. “That’s it little bird, just like that, that’s a my good bird.” Enji groaned rolling his shoulders as he felt Keigo dig his talons into him. “SO perfect for me, such a good mate.” Enji groaned into Keigos ear, knowing his other self loved when Enji praised how good of a mate, he had been in their few stollen moments together.  Enji bucked into Keigo, grinding down into him, hitting Keigos prostate over and over again. “Fuck you are clenching down against me so tight, milking me for all I am worth. It’s like your body is trying get me to breed you, would you like that little bird? To be bred by me.” Enji had all but lost his own filter, as he found himself quickly approaching his own climax. “Kegio,” Enji groaned giving one last thrust of his hips as his entire body shuddered as he filled the condom to it’s brim. “Fuck” He hissed, as Keigo whimpered grinding down against Enjis cock trying to make his own climax last as long as he could. Enji held Keigo tight, as he slowly started to come down from his own high. Groaning, he slowly pulled out of Keigo who whimpered at the loss of Enjis cock in him. “Mmm Enji…” Keigo whined softly, Enji carefully shifted Keigo on the bed, taking the condom off, tying it off and tossing it into the trashcan before sitting on the bed looking down at Keigo. “Look at you, flushed and wrecked.” Enji smirked leaning down and kissing him softly. “Stay here, I’ll deal with the cleanup.” He got up and grabbed a wash cloth from the bathroom, running it under warm water before coming back and cleaning Keigo off slowly, placing soft kisses along his skin as he cleaned. Once Keigo was cleaned Enji tossed the wash cloth into the dirty hamper before getting into bed and pulling Keigo close who happily rolled to his side and snuggled into Enjis arms tucking his head up under his chin. “You’re stuck with me now Enji. Hawks mate for life after all.” Keigo tried to tease“I’m aware little bird. I am all yours for as long as you and that bird brain will have me. Now rest, I can see you struggling to stay awake. We can talk more about this later.” Enji soothed kissing the top of Keigos head as he felt Keigo fully relax in his arms, allowing sleep to claim him. Enji stayed away for a bit longer, watching Keigo sleep, wondering how he got so lucky twice that Keigo had picked him. “If you still exist, would you forgive me for not trying to make my way back to you so that I could fix it all?” Enji whispered to the darkens knowing he’d have to deal with those feelings sooner or later. Meanwhile, Touya and Tenko looked at each other, both flushed up to their ears as they laid in Touyas bed curled up together. “Should we tell them that the sound proofing isn’t as good as they think it is when it comes to Keigos bird sounds?” Tenko mumbled hiding his face in Touyas neck, body shaking as the two of them had tried to go to bed after the movie but had been subjected to hearing Keigos sounds. “….. Next week. I don’t think I can look either of them in the face tomorrow.” Touya groaned hiding his face in Tenkos hair, not wanting to face either of them after listing to them. “That shouldn’t have been as hot as it was… Fuck we are going to have a lot to unpack in therapy this week aren’t we...” Tenko whined shifting against Touya trying to ignore the growing problem both of them had. “So much unpacking.” Touya agreed, chilling his core temp for them trying to cool them off. It wasn’t long before they both dozed off with Touays quirk cooling them both off enough to sleep.

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When Keigo woke up the next morning he was not expecting to wake up alone to a cold bed and a note on the nightstand next to him. Using a feather Keigo snatched up the note reading it over feeling his blood run cold.‘Keigo ended up getting called into work early for an emergency.’  If that had really been true, both of them would have been called in early to deal with it. He sighed tossing the note aside and gathering his clothing, tugging on his boxers to return to his own room to shower and get ready for the day, his feathers telling him the house was totally empty for the moment.Enji was avoiding Keigo, there was not doubt about that. When Keigo got in, Enji was on patrol, timing it so that when he got back Keigo himself had to leave for patrol and when Keigo got home for the night, Enji was already in his room for the night, or in his office busy with paper work.It stung, knowing the man that had held his heart for so long, that he finally got to spend a night with was avoiding him. Keigo tried to rationalize it, but as the week dragged on, the more Keigo started to think Enji wanted nothing to do with him and regretted every moment of it. Keigo himself found himself slipping more and more into his Hawks persona even outside of his work hours, it was starting to bother both Touya and Tenko once they could look Keigo in the face with out going red to their ear tips.“Want me to make his life a living hell?” Touya commented one night as Keigo laid between him and Tenko after ranting about Enjis treatment of him after two weeks of avoidance. “I’m very good at getting under his skin.” He rubbed Keigos back softly trying to sooth the poor distressed bird. “I can march down this hall and into his office right now and give him hell.”Keigo let out a small weak chirp “I just want answers. If he regrets it and doesn’t want to peruse anything with me that’s fine, I can handle that. I can’t handle him avoiding me like this.” His wings fluffed rustling behind him annoyed with Enjis choices.“Alright pretty bird,” Touya got up, a frown on his face. “I am going to go see what the hell my old man’s issue is. Besides he’s gone back on his promise of not working himself to death anymore. Hell he missed lunch with Fuyumi yesterday and that shit pisses me off.” Touya headed down the hall to confront Enji, exhaling some steam from his mouth, trying to control the rage that was building with in him.Tenko sighed watching Touya go, “We should tell Enji to redo the sound proofing in his room.” His cheeks dusted a light pink. “We couldn’t hear anything from him, but we could hear your bird sounds…” Keigos feathers fluffed up in embarrassment hiding his face away father into Touyas pillow, “Just kill me now. No wonder the two of you wouldn’t look me in the eyes for a week.” Tenko nodded, the tips of his ears going red. “Yes, well it’s not every day you hear your best friend fucking your boyfriend’s brother and then the two of you get turned on by it. It’s a lot to unpack and we still haven’t gotten around it that.”Touya didn’t bother knocking on Enjis office door, throwing it open before slamming it closed behind him. “What the actual FUCK old man! Did I or did I NOT give you the shovel talk that night?” His blue flames of fire licked along his palms while frostfire ice started to creep along the floor under his feet.Enji who had been focusing on paperwork, was not expecting anyone to bother him, jumped when Touya came storming in, the glasses that sat on his nose slipping slightly as he looked up seeing the absolute anger on his sons face.“You promised all of us that you would not throw yourself into your work like this again. Issues aside with the bullshit you pulled with Keigo, you missed lunch with Fuyumi yesterday.”Looking over at his son, Enji sighed taking off his glasses, sitting them on his desk before pinching the bridge of his nose, rubbing it for a moment before looking back up at Touya, trying to figure out just what to say to the other.“I’ve already apologized to Fuyumi for losing myself in my work like I did. I promised to make it up to her next weekend and I don’t plan on breaking that promise.” He looked over the frost slowly creeping ever closer to him from Touyas quirk.“You did give me the shovel talk. I have been avoiding him and my emotions tied to the situation. I thought if I distanced myself, I would be able to deal with this on my own, but it seems I was very wrong in that manner.” He closed his laptop giving Touya his full attention now, “I will apologize to Keigo.”“Then what?” Touya snapped. “You broke the poor bird’s heart. So much so that most of the time outside of work he’s reverted to his Hawks persona. It’s unnerving. Red tail Hawks mate for life you know. If his bird brain has latched on to you in that manner, you’ve ruined him for life. You better man up and take responsibility for your own actions.” Touyas flames slowly started to sizzle out, the frostfire ice melting on the ground.“Tenko and I will tend to him if you won’t. We may not be you, but maybe, just maybe we can trick his bird brain into a new mate to keep him from dying of a broken heart. YOU knew about his quirk and what this could lead to. So, you better fix this. Or I will.” Touya huffed, tapping his foot on the ground annoyed at his father.Enji let out a small snarl “You will do no such thing!” He stood up, his own flames flicking at his shoulder. “He is mine and mine alone.”“Then put on your big boy pants and talk to him! All he want’s is answers!” Touya snarled back, standing his ground against his father. After a moment, Enji deflated, flames snuffing themselves out as he collapsed back into his chair. “Send him to me.” “About fucking time” Touya grumble before stomping down the hallway to collect Keigo from his bed. “Oi, bird brain, the old man wants to talk with you finally.” Touya called out as he stepped into his room. “And if he hurts one hair on your head, or makes you cry there will be hell to pay.” He clenched his fist, knuckles cracking as he did. Keigo popped his head up from the pile of pillows on Touyas bed, having mad himself a makeshift nest with Tenko trying to sooth his inner bird.“Thank you, for having my back.” Keigo got up heading towards the door to leave. He stopped in the doorway giving Touyas shoulder a squeeze.“I promise to install better sound proofing if this works out.” He winked his Hawks mask slipping into place to hide the inner panic that was running wild. Touya groaned “Just go you perverted bird.”With a chuckle, Hawks headed down the hallway, stopping in-front of Enjis office door before pushing it open slowly, slipping inside and closing it behind him.“You wanted to see me Sir?” Hawks wasn’t going to play nice. Enji had hurt him deeply, and Hawks knew that Enji knew just how deep Hawks bird quirk ran.

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“You wanted to see me Sir?” Hawks wasn’t going to play nice. Enji had hurt him deeply, and Hawks knew that Enji knew just how deep Hawks bird quirk ran.

The words Keigo, no, Hawks spoke sent a pang of regret panging deep in Enjis gut. “Hawks.” Enji frowned, glasses still sitting on the bridge of his nose for the moment before he reached up and took them off sitting them aside.“I am afraid I have made a mistake when it comes to yo..” Enji started before Hawks cut him off“Yes, that much you made very clear Endeavor sir with your actions.” Hawks’ wings twitched, feathers sharpening ever so slightly in annoyance. “You are changing back into the man you had been before I befriended you the first time around if my memory severs me correct from what I read in those journals of yours.”   His wings flicked, his annoyance clearly on display by this point. “If that’s all you have to say, I need to finish packing, after all I did finally find a place to live, I’ll be out of your hair soon enough.”Enji froze in his place, panic and fear sitting in keeping him unable to stop Hawks words or correct him on anything. Flames flicked along his shoulder, his own anger boiling under his skin at himself, at his own actions. Hawks spoke the truth; he was once again turning into the thing that he hated most.“I hate how correct and wrong you are at the same time.” Enji finally spoke as Hawks stared him down. “How can someone so smart be so, so you.” Enji groaned leaning back in his chair.“I will not continue to speak on this matter to Hawks. Only Keigo. Because I’ve never done Hawks wrong, only Keigo. So please, Hawks, drop the mask. He deserves to know, even if the two of you never forgive me, I owe you that much.” It was a risk, telling the man before him he’d not continue to speak, knowing full well that Hawks could chose to stop everything there and now and leave Enji nothing more than a pile of blood on the floor.Hawks shook, eyes dilating and then pinning to slits several times before Hawks closed his eyes taking a few deep breaths, forcing his body to relax before opening his eyes again.“Say what you need to say. I can’t promise to accept it, you know my quirk better than even I Enij after all you’ve lived twice.” Keigo finally spoke after a moment. “You know what you did to me that night. How no one else will ever be able to take that place in my bed like you have.” He was fighting back tears“So why, why did you use me as nothing more than a replacement for him only to push me away! I much rather would have you continued to keep using me as nothing more than a replacement. It would have hurt much less than it does now.” Keigos wings flared out behind him as his voice rose slightly, small painful chirps coming from him as he finished speaking.Keigo watched Enji closely, so close he could almost see the wheels turning in Enjis mind.“I admit that I am becoming what I hate most. So much so, that I missed lunch with my precious Frostling yesterday. Touya pointed it out, you’ve pointed it out. After tonight, I plan to step away from how much work I’ve been doing, I owe it my family, and you if you’ll accept it.” He let out a sigh, before giving an answer he hoped that Keigo would at least give it a moment to think about.“Because I was afraid. Afraid of waking up and you had come to your sense and regret spending the night with me, bonding to me in that way. I didn’t want to wake up and see the hate in your eyes. It was selfish and stupid and I regret every moment of it.” Enji didn’t break his graze from Keigos, seeing the moment of panic then pure disappointment in Keigos eyes. “I do not regret spending the night with you.  I’d never regret that or my feelings for you Keigo and I mean you. Yes, I loved him, and care for him dearly, but he’s not here, and I would have never done what we did if I was using you as a replacement for him. I’ve never called him Keigo in our time together. That is something that is exclusive to you and I.” Keigo could feel his anger rising as Enji spoke of regret, but quickly felt it fizzle out as he spoke of not regretting his time with Keigo. His cheeks heated up as Enji confessed about never calling his other self Kei“You can’t…” Keigo started, trying to steady his voice, knowing his voice was warbling a bit. “You can’t pull this shit again.” He finally managed to speak. “You can’t push me away like this again. If you want to run away, call Raine. Tell me that you are having trouble regulating and you need space. Communicate! That’s all I ask for.” He knew his wings trembled behind him, as he took a step toward Enji. “I won’t, I won’t push you away like this again. That I can promise you that much. I can’t stand to lose you twice. Losing you once almost broke me.” Enji got up and crossed the room placing a hand on Keigos cheek. “If you’ll have me little bird. I am yours. Now and always.” Keigo let out a small chirp, wings giving a tinny flap behind him before he surged upwards kissing Enji softly, before relaxing back on his heals.  “I chose you, over and over again. I don’t care how, where or when. You’re mine.” Keigo looked up at Enji nothing but love in his eyes for the taller man.“My precious little bird.” Enji rested his forehead against Keigos relaxing as he pulled Keigo closer, wrapping an arm around Keigos waist. “I will do better, for you, for them.”

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Enji kept true to his promise and met up with Fuyumi the next day for lunch, taking her where ever she had wanted to go for lunch.“The kids are great dad! They are so well behaved and are quick leaners! It’s so cute watching all of them form friendships.” Fuyumi gushed over her current class. “I uh, I also started seeing someone.” She flushed hiding behind her glass of water“Her names Usagiyama Rumi. I think you’ve worked with her before, she’s the rabbit hero.” The flush on her cheek darkened as she spokeEnji hummed thinking for a moment, “Yes, Miruko, she’s a good hero. Does she make you happy?” While Enji wasn’t exactly a fan of his daughter dating a hero, he had no say in what she did with her life, and as long as she was happy, that’s all he could ask for.“Yes, so very much so.” Fuyumi set her glass down before looking over at her father, “So, dad, um why did you toss yourself back into work like that? It’s not like you, at least, not since we where kids.” She bit the inside of her cheek, wanting to know what was wrong with her father.“A disagreement with Keigo.” While it wasn’t the truth it wasn’t a lie either. “The two of us have sat down and spoken about it, and I promise this will not happen again. I will call Raine and go see him if I feel the need to throw myself into work like that again. It’s not a healthy coping mechanism.” He felt his own cheeks flush as he spoke about Keigo.“Oh! Does this mean you finally confessed to him?” She clapped her hands together excited for her father.“W..What!” Enji stuttered stunned at his daughters responses “Fuyumi!” Flames flicked along his shoulders, trying to keep his embarrassment in check so he didn’t catch anything on fire.“No need to be shy dad! Ever since he turned twenty I’ve seen how you’ve looked at him. It was only a matter of time before the two of you became a thing. Though I think Touya will owe me money. He said you wouldn’t get your shit together for another few months at least.” She chuckled “I’m happy for you dad. Truly. You are the only one in the family that was still single after all. There was a point in time that all of us assumed you’d stay married to your work.”  She finished up her meal.“Really dad. You deserve to be happy.” Enji flagged down a waiter paying the bill but making no move to get up just yet.“How are you and Touya so accepting of all of this? Even I struggle with the age gap some days. I worry about what his future will be like once I die, with his quirk he will only ever truly love once.”  Enji confessed,“Because you are both consenting adults and can do what you want. He makes you happy, how could I not be happy for you? You’ve been alone for so long, sure you have Raine but it’s not the same.” Fuyumi lectured her father before getting up.“I love you dad.” She beamed up at her father as he stood up.“How did I get so lucky to have such an understanding daughter. My little frostling.” Enji pulled her into a hug “I am so sorry I missed lunch last weekend.” He kissed the top of her head. “I am so glad you have someone in your life now that makes you happy like Keigo makes me happy.”  “I am too dad.” She hugged him tight for a moment before letting go, “Thanks for lunch dad, but I do have a date with Rumi tonight.” She giggled, “So I really should go to get ready.”Enji nodded “Have fun my little Frostling.” He walked her back to her car, making sure she headed out okay before returning to his own car slipping in. “One child down, two to go. I can only hope your younger brothers are as okay with this as you and Touya have been.” He started the car, heading back home, needing to start prepping for dinner himself. He had convinced Shoto and Natsuo to come home for dinner, stating that there was something important he wanted to talk to them both about. Natsuo had been so busy with his studies he hardly came home most days, opting to stay at his dorm at collage, and Shoto staying in the school dorms. It wasn’t long before Enji had stopped at the store, stocking up on both of his youngest favorites for dinner. He had made quick work of the shopping, and had unpacked and put everything away before stopping to check the time making sure he had enough to clean up a bit before he started in on dinner.Soon, dinner time rolled around and Enji had cold soba made and plated on the table for Shoto and sashimi for Natuso. He was pacing nervously in the kitchen when both of his younger sons arrived. “Ah, you came.” Enji was honestly surprised the two of them had shown up, despite giving them a better childhood this time around, Shoto was still as stoic as ever, and Natuso just wanted to be independent.“Of course. You said it was important.” Shoto stated taking a seat at the table where his Soba was waiting.“Where are Touya and Fuyumi? I assumed we’d all be here if it’s that important to you.” Natsuo sat down his stomach rumbling at the food before him.“I spoke with your sister on this subject when I took her out to lunch today. As far as Touya he’s already aware of the situation. In fact he gave me the shovel talk and then encouraged it.” Enji joined his youngest boys at the table, all three of them saying a quick thanks for their meal before starting in“How is school going for the both of you? You are your mothers sons so I assume neither of you are having any issues with your studies.” Enji was trying to avoid the subject of why he called them both there, stalling for time.“Just fine father.” Shoto replied between bites. “I am finding myself enjoying spending time with my classmates. It’s quite a fascinating thing to study.” Shoto slurped his soba staring at his father.“It’s going great, I am almost done with all the pre-rec classes, then I’ll be able to take the medical classes I’ve been looking forward to.” Natuso smiled between bites, having also med a cute girl in one of his classes that he had taken a shine to.“What about you dad? Why the sudden meeting?” Enji sighed sitting down his chopsticks, his stomach doing small flips as he took a deep breath.“I am seeing someone.” He started figuring it was best to just rip off the bandage instead of dragging it out. “Keigo, I am dating Keigo.”Shoto pasued his chewing for a moment before putting two and two together. “Oh.” Natuso blinked a few times. “He’s Touyas age!” He started to protest, “How can you be okay with that?”“Yes, I am aware of his age, but we are both adults and consented to the relationship. I am also aware of what it would mean when I die. I know very well how his quirk works.”  Enji figured he’d get some push back from his family on the age difference.“Urg, it still rubs me the wrong way.” Natuso shuddered.“Father didn’t even look at him in that way until the last year.” Shoto pointed out pointing his chopsticks at Natuso, “We should start making a plan on supporting Hawks once father dies.” Natuso just looked back and for the between Shoto and his father, before sighing and deflating a bit.“If you hurt him none of us will forgive you. You do know that right?” he finished his meal. “I can’t say I am willing to accept it, but like Sho said, he’s an adult and can make his own choices.” He got up clearing his and Shotos dishes placing them in the sink.“I know.” Enji finished his own dinner. “Thank you, for hearing me out.” Natsuo shrugged looking over at his old man. “If Keigo is happy, then I have no right to interfere now, besides it would do more harm than good. We’ve been covering hetomorphs in class and we’ve been shown cases of someone with a strong bonding instinct that have died either due to rejection, the death of their mate or their mate dumping them later in life. It’s not a good way to go, to die by heart break. So, you better stay alive until you’re as old as dirt for his sake.”Enji nodded, impressed with Natuso. “I will do my best… Thank you both of you again for hearing me out.” Shoto nodded getting up to help Natsuo with the dishes.“I wonder what the bird sees in you.” Shoto tilted his head thinking as he dried the dishes off once Natsuo had washed them.“You are welcome to stay, the both of you, I know it’s getting late.” Enji offered, having kept both the boys room as they had been.“Hard pass old man. Touya warned me that your room isn’t fully sound proof to Keigos bird sounds. Granted it didn’t dawn on me that is what he was talking about when he told me.” Natuso wrinkled his nose, the thought of his father having sex  with someone not something he ever wanted to think about again.“….” Enjis entire face lite up bright red, flames erupting form his shoulders and face as it dawned on him that Touya and Tenko must have heard every bird sound he had dragged out of Keigo that night.“I will working on rectifying that right away.”  Enji mumbled deflating into a puddle of embarrassment at the table.  “No wonder those two refuse to look me in the eye.” He rubbed his temples dreading the convo he needed to have with Keigo about better sound proofing.“I’ll make sure Shoto makes it back to UA okay.” Natuso stated as they finished up with the dishes, “No way am I letting him stay here knowing it’s not sound proof. I don’t need you corrupting my baby brother.”Shoto tilted his head to one side, before agreeing with Natuso to go back to the dorms. “I will refrain from coming home on the weekends until it is fixed them.” The two of them headed to the entrance, they stopped right before it, each giving Enji a hug, before saying their goodnights. Enji was once again left alone in his to big of a home with out the rest of the family there.Sighing he headed to his bedroom, wondering if anyone was going to come home that night, or if everyone was planning on crashing at the agency after their later night shifts.For now, Enji changed and slipped in to bed, hoping that he would wake to a bird in his arms.

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Things had been going good for Enji, he had found stability once more, spending the weekends with his family, getting to know Keigo more. A year had gone by, the date of the war had quickly approached, and then passed leaving Enji to think that everything was fine, that they had been in the clear. He didn’t even think twice when the date of him getting hit with the multi quirks that sent him back was upon him.He rolled over in his bed, smiling at Keigo sleeping next to him. Reaching over he rubbed Keigos cheek softly. “Mmm Enji?” Keigo blinked half-awake having worked a late shift the night before. “Go back to bed Keigo, rest, I am only working a half shift today. I am just going in for some meetings, I’ll be back by lunch.” He leaned down kissing Keigos forehead softly.Kegio hummed rolling back over, closing his eyes and dozing back off, knowing Enji would keep his word. He slept for a few more hours, before waking up with a shout, nightmares having plagued his sleep. He got up slowly, blinking a few times, confused on where he was, hadn’t he just been behind Endeavor, supporting him as they fought AFO. He rubbed his face finding his way to the bathroom looking at himself in the mirror.Blinking a few times, Hawks started at his reflection, confused, he reached up touching his cheek where his scar had been.“What the fuck…” His feathers vibrated picking up on two heartbeats inside of the house.  “Where the fuck am I..or when?” He grabbed the side of the bathroom sink, cracking it under his grip as his knees wobbled as memories of his first life and this one bombarded him.                 Gathering his bearings, Keigo headed into the kitchen, feathers fluffed and on edge, his entire system stuck in flight or fight for the moment as he tried to figure out just what had happened.Moment behind him had him pinning who ever had snuck up on him with his sharp feathers.  His eyes grew wide, fear and panic setting in seeing Dabi and Shigaraki standing there looking very much not like he remembered. “How the fuck did you get in here! Have you been stalking me!” He spit out, a feral growl coming form him, all his feathers fluffing up, trying to make himself look larger as he used a few more sharpened feathers to pin both of them down.“Was burning my wings off once not enough for you Dabi?” His wings twitched, clearly agitated with facing two of them. “How did we get here? Last thing I remember is facing AFO in the field with Endeavor.” He placed a hand on his face, groaning as the headache of all the memories fighting against each other.“Keigo, I’ve never once burned your wings off. Did you get hit with a quirk yesterday?” Touya frowned, taking a moment to hit the SOS button on his phone that would alert Enji that something was terribly wrong, glad he already had his phone in his hand when he had walked in to the kitchen. Fishing for it would have just made Keigo flip more in this moment.“No.. NO I was …” Keigo squatted down groaning as he placed his head in his hands as his head pounded. “Don’t move, either of you! Or Ill gut you where you stand.” He hissed, threatening the two of them. Tenko looked over at Touya, to exhausted from his shift the day before to deal with this.Meanwhile, Enji looked down at the ping on his phone from Touya panic and fear filling him the moment he saw it. He excused himself quickly, using his quirk to get him back home as fast as he could, not knowing what he was walking into. “Touya? Keigo?” Enji stepped into the kitchen, seeing Touya and Tenko pinned to the wall, Keigos feathers pinning them in place with a few pressed against both of their necks, one wrong move and it would be lights out for them both. He looked over to find Keigo, kneeling on the ground, head in his hands, entire body shaking wings full fluffed up clearly in a full on panic attack.                 “Touya what happened?” Enji stepped in, walking over to Keigo, setting a hand on his lower back rubbing it softly trying to break the bird of his panic.“Not sure old man, we had both just walked in planning on getting breakfast, and then Keigo flipped. Full on Hawks mode.” Touya said, trying to hold as still as possible.“Keigo? Can you hear me?” Enji lowered himself to Keigos level, his body blocking Touya and Tenko from Keigos site of vision.Hawks let out a pained chirp, looking up at Enji, fear in his eyes.“Endeavor, w..Whats going on, last thing I remember is fighting AFO and you getting hit by multiple quirks at once and protecting me from them… Why are we here? Why are they here? Why do I remember things that can’t be possible.” Hawks wings flexed slightly,Enji paused, thinking for a moment, before it dawned on him. “Hawks, let them both go, they are not a threat right now. I’ll explain everything but you have to let them go.” Hawks whimpered softly looking up at Enji, something in his gut telling him to trust the other. “Okay…. Okay.” He whispered, feathers dropping from Tenko and Touyas neck, attaching back into Hawks wings.Touya and Tenko visibly relaxed once Hawks called his fathers back. “Shit birdy, what the fuck.” Touya coughed a few times rubbing his neck. Tenko groaned “Come on Touya. Clearly somethings up with our baby bird. Let’s leave your dad to deal with it. I don’t feel like ending up on the wrong side of his feathers.”  Tenko grabbed Touyas hand tugging him back to the safety of their bedroom. “Dad’s going to have a lot of explaining to do once Keigos returned to normal. What the fuck was that.” Touya shuddered slightly as he collapsed on their bed, pulling Tenko down with him. “He left a mark on you.” Touya leaned in, dragging his tongue along the small scratch on Tenkos neck. Shuddering, Tenko tilted his head, giving Touya more access to his neck.                “I’m okay, I promise, both of us know we could have taken him down if we had to. We are just lucky you have an SOS button on your phone for Uncle. I don’t think I’d ever been so happy that uncle is so overprotective of the two of us.” Tenko sighed, wrapping his arms around Touya pulling him close. “Hopefully Uncle is able to talk him off the edge and figure out what just broke inside of our birds brain.” Hawks entire body was shaking, arms now wrapped around himself, black sharp talons digging into his own arms as he let out soft chirps of distress.                “It’s to much.” Hawks whined letting himself collapse into Enijs strong arms. “To much. Enji it hurts.. W..Why am I calling you Enji. God what is happening to me.” Hawks cried out as Enjis warm and strong arms wrapped around him, picking him up off the ground and carrying him back into their bedroom.                 “You’re okay dove, I’ve got you.” Enji carefully shifted Hawks into bed, crawling in himself and holding Hawks close, rubbing small circles on his back, letting Hawks take what ever time he needed. “Once you can think with out feeling like your head is going to explode, I will explain everything. I’ve already spilled my guts to you once in this time line, what’s one more time.” Enji whispered tucking Hawks closer to him, shielding him from the world. “I’ve got you.”                 “So, what do you think happened?” Touya mumbled against Tenkos neck, as he left soft nips along the thin cut that Hawks had left on Tenkos skin. “I wonder if he got hit bit some reality bending quirk…He called me a name I’ve never heard before, and you your hero name, something he’s only ever used in combat before.” Tenko ran his fingers in Touyas hair, shuddering as he felt the others sharp teeth on his skin. “Mm Touya stop, it doesn’t feel right to get this hot and bothered knowing Keigo is a few doors down having a panic attack.” Touya sighed giving Tenkos neck one last nip “I’m half expecting Enji to pull him from the panic by getting Keigo hot and bothered.” He grumbled, knowing that while they had improved the sound proofing, there was just a few sounds Keigo made that slipped past the cracks of the door.                “He looked at us with such fear and hatred in his eyes, it took me by surprise.” Tenko mused as he curled into Touya trying to slow his heart that was still slamming against his ribs from the incident.                “Dad will fix it... He has to.” Touya mumbled hiding his face in Tenkos hair, as he tried to relax while they waited for Enji to come get them. A few hours had passed, before Hawks finally stopped shaking and Keigo looked up at Enji, fear and confusion still on his face. “Enji” He reached up placing a hand on Enjis cheek, studying the man for a moment, the gears in his brain turning as he slowly put two and two together. “I believed you the first time around when you showed me the journal, but now, I have my own memories of what you told me about.” His wings shifted, feathers fluffing uncomfortable. “Seeing Touya and Tenko like that, all I could feel was Dabi burning them off again, his flames licking along my back.” He shuddered slightly pressing his forehead against Enjis chest, “How did you deal with all of this. Seeing those who had once wronged you in such a way as beloved members of your family now?” Looking down at Keigo in his arms, Enji gave him a soft smile.“It took some time, it helped that they had been nothing more than small children at the time, innocent lives not yet tainted by my own hate. I also had a wonderful therapist to help me along the way. I am sure he would be willing to speak with you or find someone like him that you could trust to talk with. I never thought that you would also remember our past, but then again, I should have assumed that this would come, you had been right behind me after all when I was hit, though I thought that I had blocked you from it.” He kissed the top of Keigos head softly.“My little bird.” Enji pulled him tighter “We will have to figure out what excuse to tell them… To explain why you are going to be so jumpy and uneasy around them for a while.” Keigos wings slumped slightly as Enji spoke, knowing he’d have to face the two men that in one life had been his enemy’s and in another his best and closest friends. “Can’t we just tell them the truth?”Enjis hand paused on Keigos back, he had never thought about sharing his now past with the rest of his family. He had assumed it was something he was going to take to the grave.“Maybe…For now, stay right here with me.”  And stay Keigo did, deciding that it was a problem for future Keigo to deal with.

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Touya knew something was up, Keigo was a lot jumpier around him and Tenko the following week, avoiding them at work and at home. It was starting to get on Touyas nerves. Neither his father nor Keigo had explained why Keigo had almost murdered both him and Tenko that day. Grumbling Touya paced in Enjis office at the agency, planning on cornering both him and Keigo after their patrol much to Tenkos protest. Tenko had told Touya to give them both time, and that he was sure they’d come around, but Touya had no patients left.“Finally!” Touya huffed, as Enji and Hawks made their way into Enjis office having come back from patrol. “About time you two got back. I was starting to think that you’d gone and gotten yourselves in some sort of trouble.”  Touya tapped his foot on the ground as he crossed his arms over his chest staring them both down.“Sit. You both owe me and Tenko an explanation.” Touya pointed to the couch in his father’s office, having positioned himself to lean back against Enjis desk glaring at them both. “I am not letting either of you weasel out of this again. I am sick and tired of waiting.” He glared at the both of them, waiting.Hawks froze, seeing Touya there, dread filling his stomach as he listened to the other. He didn’t know how to even approach the subject. ‘Sorry your dad and I are from an alternative time line where your dad fucked you over so much that you turned into a S-class villain, who I went undercover to expose and you ended up burning my wings off?’ Yeah like that would go over well. Hawks wings fluttered behind him, clearly uncomfortable with the glare Touya was giving him. He bit the inside of his cheek, trying to figure out a way out of this.“Keigo was hit with a quirk on patrol last week.” Enji started.“Bullshit.” Touya called him out on it, not giving his dad a chance to even come up with a white lie. “Tell me the truth.” The desk behind him was slowly growing signs of frost along the edge as Touya got worked up, annoyed with the both of them toying with him like this.“He’s not exactly lying.” Hawks stated before taking a deep breath. “I was hit with a quirk, but not yesterday. I’m not even sure time line wise now how many years it would have been? Perhaps 23 years ago? Or would it be 46.” He tilted his head trying to do the mental math with two time lines.“You’ve heard of time travel quirks correct?” Enji shifted on the couch, placing a hand on Keigos knee giving it a squeeze.“Yes, but no ones ever been able to do much more than a day. Even then they are extremely rare.” Touya rose an eye brow at Keigo trying to do math.“Keigo and I both, in the future? Past? In our original time line, a week ago today where in a war against All For One. In the battle his quirks went out of control as the two of us had started to take that particular body down. I got hit with the brunt of it, getting tossed back  to when you where 10.” Enji started deciding there was no more dancing around it. Touya deserved to know what Enji had done to him.“When I woke up, I decided it was a chance to fix all that I had broken. To give my family the happiness they deserved, with or with out me in it. I was blessed that all of you allowed me to stay in your lives as you got older.”  Enji tightened his grip on Keigos knee. Kegio let out a soft chirp, reaching over and rubbing Enjis lower back softly as he spoke.“I kept a detailed journal of everything that happened the first time around, so that I would not make the same mistakes again. I couldn’t risk you becoming Dabi again because of my fuck ups, or Tenko becoming Tomaru. Though I suppose in the end you still became Dabi, just the version you always should have been, and not the version I created.” Touya looked at his father like he had grown a second head.“I remember that day… You did a 180 in your personality and stopped working on weekends. I always just thought, I don’t know what I thought, I was just happy to have my dad at home training me…That still doesn’t explain why birdy here tried to murder me and Tenko… What did you do to me that made Keigo react like that? I’ve never seen him with such a blood lust in his eyes before.” Touya shuddered thinking back to that night.“I think, it’s better if you read that part.” Enji sighed getting up and heading over to his desk, walking behind it and unlatching a hidden compartment, pulling out a copy of his journal holding it out Touya.“I was not a good man in that time line. The hero Endeavor was a good man, but as a father, I was awful. I failed all my kids and my wife. I killed you, twice.” Touya took the journal from his dad, hand shaking slightly as he heard that his own dad had killed him not once, but twice.“…..You two are going to sit there, and wait while I read every page of this.” Touya grumbled flopping down in his fathers desk chair opening his fathers book, starting at page one.“Do you think he will forgive me once he’s read all the harm I did to him?” Enji whispered to Keigo sitting down next to him, placing his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands, hunched over in guilt.                 “You did right by him this time. He may fuck off for a week or so, but, I think in time, he will come around. He’s not the same as he was, you made sure of that. You made sure all of us were safe this time around.” Keigo whispered rubbing Enjis back, rubbing small circles slowly.“All we can do is wait for him to make his decision, no matter how long it takes.” Kegio settled into his place on the couch, watching Touya carefully, hoping to get some sort of hint of how Touya was feeling about this bomb Enji had just dropped on him.Touya stayed seated for a few hours, reading over each page carefully, taking just as much time as Keigo had the first time he had read over the journal.He finally closed it with a snap, tossing it on the desk startling Enji who had been burning a hole into the ground as he stared at the same spot the entire time Touya was reading.“Well.” Touya started. “I can see why Birdy tried to behead me last week.” He took a deep breath looking at his dad.“What the actual fuck dad.” Touya stared at him, trying to figure out just how to put his emotions into words as the chair he sat on started to ice over, at the same time smoke escaping his nose.“I know…” Enji looked up at Touya, not knowing what sort of expression he was going to find on his sons face. “I know...There was several times I thought if I just left Yagi notes and offed myself that you’d all be so much better off with out me, that way I could NEVER do the damage to you that I had already done once. But, I was selfish, I wanted to see the man that you’d become, and now I’ve been even more selfish by returning Keigos feelings once again.”  “That’s an understatement if I’ve ever heard one. Once again. What the actual fuck dad. How could you do that to mom?! To us! Your own flesh and blood. You are lucky the memories I have of you are nothing but good memories otherwise I can’t say that your office would still be standing.” Touya got up frustrated with everything. “I’m going home and sharing this with Tenko, after that, and only after that will you two hear from me. I can’t stand the site of either of you right now.” He grabbed the  book off the desk and left Enjis office slamming the door behind him, ice covering the handle as he left.“That.. That went better than I expected.” Keigo blinked, watching Touya leave, having been fully prepared to talk the other man off the ledge from murdering them both.“I won’t blame him, either of them, if they never forgive me.” Enji sighed shoulders slumping in defeat. “Why don’t we stay at the office apartment tonight big guy? Give them both space?” Enji nodded in agreement to Keigos words. “I’d be lost with out you pretty bird.”

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Tenko closed the book that Touya had demanded he read the moment he got home, stating it would explain Keigos and his old man’s actions.“That is a lot to unpack.” Tenko sighed as his fingers twitched, glad that Touya demanded he wear his artist gloves to read the book, knowing that even with Tenkos near perfect control this was a situation where he may lose it.“In this time line, everything your dad stopped me from becoming, from saving me from that man. The lives and devastation I could have caused because of what my old man did to me, because the heros over looked me, because AFO groomed the shit out of me. Your father could have over looked me and just stopped AFO from getting his hands on me and pawned me off to some orphanage, but he didn’t. I think that alone shows he’s trying to do better both as a hero and a father figure. He didn’t have to take up the roll as my uncle but he did.” He looked over at Touya, worried for him.“I can see the smoke threatening to escape, where is your mind Touya.” Tenko patted the spot on the bed next to him. Touya let out a small huff and quickly flopped into bed and curled himself around Tenko, hiding away.“How can Keigo love a man like that. Knowing full well what he did to me the first time around. How could he still love him?” Tenko blinked, not having expected that to be the first thing Touya brought up about the whole thing. Tenko wrapped his arms around Touya, holding him close, curling in around Touya, kissing the top of his head.“How could he love a man like that and not us.” Touya grabbed at Tenkos shirt, his entire body shaking. While his father’s past had shocked him, it didn’t entirely surprise him, he remembered the man that his father was when he was ten, before he changed.  It was easy for Touya to see how he would have been pushed away and forgotten in favor for Shoto. Enjis temper still slipped out now and then, Touya saw it any time he had to deal with villains that hurt children. Hawk betrayal had hurt the worst to Touya, reading about how the first time around, Keigo understood and even agreed with Dabi and the League on some parts, only to have Hawks turn around and betray all of them, only to fall in bed with his father when it seemed like there had been something between his past self and Keigo.Tenko frowned, tightening his grip around Touya, unsure how to comfort Touya in the moment. Tenko was dealing with his own emotions of the deaths his hands had caused, but in that moment, he was more worried about his firefly and the absolute heart break he was feeling. Being betrayed by his best friend and father, Tenko was sure it would take quite a while before either of them could look at Enji and Keigo without wanting to punch them both in the face.“We could ask him.” Tenko tried to reason, “Ask him why twice he picked your father over us. Is it something that is set in stone and nothing any of us do can change? Or was it an active choice that given the right push, he could have picked differently.”  That was the part that Tenko was the most curious about, how much could be changed and how much couldn’t. At this time, all of them where now in a future that neither Keigo or Enji had seen. Unknown territory for them all.“Ask him?” Touya looked up at Tenko like it was the craziest thing the other had ever said out loud. “And what do we do when what he tells us hurts us all over again?” Tenko lowered his head, pressing his forehead against Touyas. “It may hurt, but it will give us closure, give us a reason. It’s better than sitting here stewing in the unknown.” Therapy had been good for Tenko, allowing him put his emotions into words over video games or shutting down.Touya grumbled softly still unhappy with everything. “I want to read from Keigos point of view. Maybe then, I could understand why better. Why he did what he did, and why he continues to do what he does.” Tenko nodded reaching over and grabbing his phone sending a quick text to Keigo,
‘Write a journal from your point of view. Once it’s done and we have both read it, then we will speak to you both. Until then, we both would like some space.’
 Keigo looked down at his phone, holding it close to his chest as he tried to scoot back close to Enji in their bed at the agency, most of his feathers in a neat pile in a basket at the end of the bed.“I think, we are all going to be okay.” Keigo hummed replying quickly
‘I’ve already started one, it should be done by tomorrow. I will drop it off with a feather.’
Kegio wriggled back against Enji, a small shiver going down his spine. “I want to know what they are thinking, how badly to they hate us.” He let out a small sad coo, thinking about his two closest friends in this time line, and what they had become from what they had been.  “I killed so many in that time line. Many more than I have in this time line. It’s because of you, someone getting the commission to not put me into the original program they had for me. I still have blood on my hands, but it’s much less than what it could have been. Or is it more now.” Keigo mumbled the last part to himself, wondering if two times around makes the blood more, or less.Enji placed on hand on Keigos lower back, settling it between his wings, heating it up slightly having feel the bird tense up as he thought about how much Tenko and Touya may hate Keigo. Enji had accepted the fate that revealing this to Touya and Tenko that he ran the risk of losing the both of them.“I think they will forgive you with time, me not so much. That’s something I’ve come to terms with. I was able to spend more time happy with them than I should have ever been granted.” Enji placed a soft kiss on top of Keigos heat, trying his best to sooth Keigos sad chirps and trembling. Keigo let out some soft thrills, nuzzling into Enjis neck, trying to sooth himself from worry.“In the end, we have each other now. In all time lines, in all possibilities.”  Enji whispered to Keigo, kissing the shell of his ear softly, hoping to sooth the shaking bird in his arms.

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As promised, Keigo had the book of his own memories delivered via feather to Tenko and Touya the next day. He had taken Enjis advice and had written down every memory form the first life as not to forget those he had wronged. To make sure that he never took a step backwards from peace.Touya was curled up on the couch in the living room, flipping the pages as he read it a bit slower than he had read Enjis, curious as to what drove his birdy the first time around. He held a frown on his face the entire time, ice creeping on to the couch as he read about Hawks infiltrating the league and his emotions surrounding Dabi and their comrades.  “Had I just pushed him a bit more, he could have been mine the first time around.” He growled to himself, annoyed that his past self had been so obsessed with his father that he had missed what was right in front of him.Tenko leaned over the back of the couch, reading over Touyas shoulder. “So, Birdy and you did sleep together the first time around. I wonder if that was something he ever shared with Uncle.” It was a small attempt to cheer Touya up, he slipped over the back of the couch, settling himself into Touyas lap, laying himself between Touyas legs and placing his head on Touyas chest as the other read. “Tell me more about what birdy remembers hot stuff. I know you are getting to the good parts.” Touya chuckled softly, looking down at Tenko with a soft smile. “Seems you and I had also chosen each other in our past, but our goals kept us from seeing what was right in front of us. Birdy could see it. I suppose I owe the old man that much. He gave us a chance to find love and be loved.” Touya tipped his head down, capturing Tenkos lips with his own, sitting the book aside for the moment. “Duster” Touya teased slightly. “It’s been so long since we’ve had the house to ourselves.” Physical contact was something Touya often used to distract himself from an awful day at work, or after a fight with his father.Tenko hummed against Touyas lips, tilting his head up “Oh? Birdies little book got you all worked up?” Tenko shifted, sitting up and straddling Touyas hips looking down at his lover tucking some of his own hair behind his ear.“Mmm Tenko, you know exactly when I need to be distracted and pulled from my own mind.” Touya slid his hands up to Tenkos hips, holding him tight in place as he rolled his hips up against the other slowly. “You are so good to me.” Touya shuddered before sliding his hands up and under Tenkos shirt, chilling his palms slightly as he went to pinch each of Tenkos nipples.A groan was dragged from Tenkos throat as he Touyas chilled fingers pinched and twisted at his nipples. “Fuck firefly, it’s been to long, we have been way to busy lately.” He smirked looking down at Touya, “Hey, next time the are home, fuck me until I lose my voice, make them squirm as they have made us squirm.” Touya groaned feeling his cock twitch at that thought. “Fuck yes. I’ll have you screaming my name so loud that even Birdy can hear it from the office. I’m sure there’s a few feathers left here as a security system.”Tenko groaned softly, rolling his hips down against Touyas, quickly undoing his pants, then Touyas, pulling their cocks out slicking them together with a gasp “Fuck, I bet you are right, bird brains always leaving feathers all over as if we don’t know he can control each and everyone of them.” Tenko shuddered softly, rocking his hips forward, desperate for friction between them already.“So needy already Tenko? Look at you, so flushed already.” Touya hummed softly replacing Tenkos hand over their cocks with his own, giving them both a soft squeeze letting out a groan as he watched pre dripple out of Tenkos cock. “You are perfect boss.” He teased softly, having read that it was a name he often called Tenko in their time before. “Look how needy you are for me. Such a good boy.” Touya praised rubbing his thumb over the tips of their cocks with a shudder, unable to stop from bucking up into his hands.“T..Touya!” Tenko whined softly rocking down against him, thrusting into Touyas hand. “T..This wasn’t supposed to go like this, I was supposed to take charge and distract you.” He shuddered one hand bracing himself on Touyas hip, the other grabbing at the back of the couch trying to steady himself.“MMm next time.” Touya chuckled softly, watching Tenko arch his back as he gave their cocks another squeeze, both of their precum acting as just enough lube for the moment. “You look so good like this Tenko, I don’t ever want to forget this look on your face.” Touya reached up with his free hand, placing it on Tenkos cheek rubbing it softly before tugging him down into a kiss, nipping at his lips harshly.“T..Touya!” Tenko whined against Touyas lips bucking into Touyas hand again. “Fuck I am way to pent up, I wont last much longer like this.” He could feel the heat starting to pool in his gut, more pre leaking from the tip of his cock, coating Touyas hand.                 “That’s it Tenko, cum for me, coat me. Mark me as yours.” Touya groaned, rolling his hips up as his hand started to stroke the two of them faster. “Fuck Tenko!” It was Touya who tipped over the edge first, cumming hard between them, keeping up his stroking wanting to ensure he got Tenko off even if it bordered on overstimulation for himself.“Oh, Touya you look so good like that below me.” Tenko huffed arching his back before cumming hard, coating Touyas chest,“You look amazing coating in my cum.” Tenko finally spoke up after a moment of panting having finally caught his breath. Reaching down, he dragged his fingers through both of their cum mixed together on Touyas chest, making sure his coated his fingers before lifting them to his mouth and cleaning them off with a smirk as he looked down at Touya.“Mmm” Tenko hummed smirking down at Touya as he licked his fingers clean. “We taste good together.” He smirked before collapsing on top of Touya, nuzzling up under his chin. “I love you Touya.” He whispered softly, closing his eyes, relaxing.“I love you too Tenko, thank you, for getting me out of my head.” Touya wrapped his arms around Tenkos waist, holding him close, rubbing his back softly. “Your phone went off a few times. Think Birdy knows what we did?” He smirked reaching over and tapping the phone screen seeing several messaged from Keigo.
‘What are you two doing?’

‘Tenko! Please at least wait until I can get my feathers out of hearing range.’

‘Tenko I am begging you do you know how hard it is to fly with a hard on?’

‘I am never forgiving either of you for this. I flew into a billboard. I hope you are happy.’

‘Ya know I always wanted to have office sex with Enji. I should thank you for getting me all hot and bothered.’
Touya chuckled softly, “Seems birdy listened to everything. Payback for what he has made us listen to.” He wrapped his arms around Tenko tighter, not wanting to let go any time soon. He reached over, grabbing Keigos journal once more, reading it allowed for both of them, spending the rest of the night in each other’s arms on the couch, reading about what could have been.Meanwhile Tenko and Touya had their fun, poor Keigo was suffering. He had already flown into one billboard. He landed outside of Enjis office on the balcony, stumbling into the office, using his feather to lock the door to Enjis office and turning on the do not disturb sign,“I am going to murder the both of them.” Keigo chirped as he quickly seated himself on Enjis lap who had been working at his desk, unaware of the torment poor Keigo was dealing with.“Do I even want to know?” Enji hummed allowing Keigo to settle into his  thigh without complaint. “Your son and Tenko are currently having sex on the couch in the living room.” Keigo chirped tucking his head up under Enjis chin, starting to kiss at his neck.“Payback I guess for all those times they heard me.” He shuddered, feathers fluffed up, letting out a whimper “I.. I can’t even get my feathers under enough control to get them out of hearing range. It’s to close to spring.” He ground down against Enjis thigh whimpering as he did. “I need you please, I can’t continue patrol like this, it’s lucky my pants are as baggy as the are.”Enji chuckled softly, settling a hand on Keigos waist, letting Keigo grind and use him as he needed. “That’s it baby bird, listen closely to their sounds, use me as you need to get your relief.” He praised Keigo, knowing it would only spur Keigo on more.“Fuck Enji, Spring never used to be this bad, is this because you kept them from altering my quirk as much this time around.” Keigo whined grinding down against Enjis thigh more.“I think so little bird, but I do not mind it one bit. I love seeing how needy you are, how much you need my thigh.” Enji smirked, enjoying the site before him, eyeing the ever-growing wet patch on the front of Keigos pants. “God I could get off from just watching you using my thigh like this.” He growled into Keigos ear, giving it a nip.Keigo let out a flurry of chirps and a string of cusses, the idea of Enji getting off to just watching Keigo use him like this was enough to push him over the edge, having already been extremely close from having to listen to Tenko and Touya.“Enji Enji Enji!!!!” He cried out, wings flaring out behind him, large and imposing as he came hard in his own pants whining loudly as his body shook.“Fuck, you look so good like that Keigo.” Enji grunted his own cock throbbing, cum spilling form the tip and soaking his hero costume, the site of Keigo like this on him more than enough for him. “Keigo. God, I’ve never cum untouched like that before. What are you doing to me.” He grunted, flames flicking along his shoulders as he pulled Keigo close as his wings relaxed and he slumped into Enjis chest, panting softly.“Enji…” Kegio stifled a yawn, before he nuzzled Enjis neck struggling to stay awake.“Rest Keigo, I’ve got you,” Enji whispered holding Keigo tight, returning to the paper work he had been working on before Keigo had barged in and demanded Enjis thigh.“No one will bother us. I’ll take us both to bed once I am done with this paper work.” Keigo heard Enji mumble into his ear before he dozed off.

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When Keigo returned home the almost a month later, he had a plan in mind. Touya and him still had been on edge with each other, unable to really connect as they had before due to the tension between them. They had not really spoken of what had transpired in Keigos journal yet. So, Keigo had a plan, hopefully a good plan, or a very very stupid one. Punch Touya, get it out of his system, then be able to return to the friendship they had before Keigo remembered his first time around and what Dabi had done to him. Taking a deep breath, he opened the front door, Enji behind him as he kicked off his shoes and headed deeper into their home.Touya was waiting for them, sitting on the couch, Keigos journal on the table across from him. He resembled a parent waiting for their kid to sneak back inside after having a night out that they missed curfew on.“Keigo, father.” Touya looked at them both before standing up and meeting Keigo half way as he noticed Keigo was coming in hot, a determined look on his face.“Touya.” Keigo growled softly, removing all his feathers and piling them in Enjis hands, “Sorry in advance for this, but I can’t see us ever going back to the way things are if I don’t get this out of my system.” Keigo growled, punching Touya in the face before the other could even block or doge the blow.“My thoughts exactly birdy.” Touya stated as he spit a bit of blood onto the floor. “I don’t remember what you did, but it still hurts.” He took a swing at Keigo, surprised that his punch wasn’t dodged either, connecting with Keigos chin.Enji stood back, arms full of Keigos feathes, nodding to Tenko as the younger mand came over and stood next to him.“Think this will finally get what ever is in their systems out?” Tenko hummed watching Keigo full on pounce and tackle Touya. Enji chuckled watching the two of them wrestle on the floor like they were children again for a moment.“Only time will tell. Dabi took a lot from Keigo, and Kegio a lot from Dabi. While Touya may not remember what he was like Keigo and I, reading what Keigo did, what I did, it’s no wonder there’s a bit of pent-up rage. Ah... Tenko, I never did ask how you are handling all of this.” Enji glanced down at Tenko, wondering how he was dealing with finding out that his quirk had caused so much pain and suffering in the other life.“Better than those two I think.” Tenko huffed watching Touya and Keigo rolling around the floor, a smirk forming on his face when it dawned on him just what was transpiring between Touya and Keigo even before they knew it. “I owe you, for saving me, and getting dad involved in my life. Funny, considering that the old me hated him, and yet you changed that. Thank you.” Tenko mumbled softly his cheeks flushing softly.“You fucking asshole! You burned off my wings! You didn’t have to go that far!” Keigo cried out as Touya pinned him to the ground, Keigo on his back, Touyas one hand pinning two of Keigos above his head, sitting on Keigos waist pinning him in place.“And you chose to betray them, all of them.” Touya hissed into Keigos ear leaning in close. “In the end birdy we both made choices, even if I don’t remember them, I still will carry th….” Touya stuttered, feeling Keigo wriggle below him, a small smirk growing on his face.               “So that’s how it is.” He licked the shell of Keigos ear, forgetting just who else was in the room with them for a moment. Keigo let out a whine, bucking up into Touya. “Fuck you!” His little baby wings did their best to flap behind him, lurching forward, switching their positions, rolling Touya under him, pinning him in the same position that he himself had been in a moment ago.“Oh Birdy, what’s got you so worked up.” Touya smirk grew, grinding his hips up into Keigos, enjoying the flush that was spreading across Keigos face quickly. Keigo let out a flurry of chirps, talons threatening to rip past his gloves as his body shook feeling Touyas hard cock rub against his own, confused, and angry over the situation.With a small flick of his wings, all his feathers were recalled to his wings, as he fanned them out behind him, blocking the two of them from Enji and Tenkos view for a moment.“Fucking asshole.” Keigo hissed leaning down nipping harshly at Touyas ear, grinding down against him, panting softly.“Why do you just have to be so.” Keigo let out another string of chirps as Touya bucked up into Keigo, grunting and managing to roll over, grinding his ass back into Keigos very hard cock.“Same to you birdy,” He groaned, feeling Keigo use his free hand to brush Touyas hair off the back of his neck. “What are you doing birdy? Planning on marking me as your mate?” He teased feeling Keigo place his mouth over the back of his neck, fangs brushing against his skin, threatening to draw blood at any moment. Keigo stopped his grinding down against Touya,  wings shaking for a moment before he propelled himself backwards and into Enjis chest, confused, frustrated and shocked at his own actions.Enji had been watching every move, knowing exactly what was going on, unbothered by it all. He had lived two lives, by this point he had just accepted what was happening before him, having seen to much shit in his lives to really care too much. In the end, it gave him some peace of mind knowing that when he died, Keigo most likely wouldn’t die of a broken heart from losing his life mate. With what he had just witnessed, he had a feeling that Keigos bird brain had picked someone else to latch on in that way. One of the reasons Enji did feel guilt over his relationship with Keigo was the fact that he would die soon before Keigo, and he always worried that with how Keigos quirk made him pick a mate for life that Keigo would be doomed to die early.Tenko on the other hand was confused and turned on by what was happening before him, even with Enji standing right next to him.“What the fuck Touya. Keigo looked like he was ready to mark you as his.” He mumbled under his breath as Keigo hurried away from the living room and down the hall to his room, Enji following him. Tenko walked over and held out a hand to Touya, helping him up eyeing the hard on and very obvious wet patch on the front of his pants.“Don’t… Just don’t.” Touya growled, rubbing his face, “You know how I feel about….that” Touya didn’t elaborate, still not able to speak on the matter out loud. Tenko sighed pulling him close and into a hug.“Idiots.” Tenko mumbled holding Touya close. “Come on, even with an ice quirk we should still get some ice on that cheek of yours.”  He sighed tugging Touya towards the kitchen to find an ice pack. Deciding to speak with Touya about his feelings later. Meanwhile Enji sat Keigo on the bed, standing before him, arms crossed looking down at him with a frown.               “Keigo…” Enji sighed, before relaxing and reaching out placing a hand on Keigos cheek, rubbing it softly. “Tell me what’s on your mind. What happened back there.” He eyed the fresh cum stain on Keigos pants.Kegio whined, feathers fluttering slightly behind him, trying to fight his own instincts to state what had happened, verses his logical brain“T..Three mates.. Why, why does my bird brain think there is three of you.” Keigo looked up at Enji.“Oh Keigo.” Enji rubbed his thumb over Keigos lower lip, tugging on it softly. “Maybe I need to remind you that I am your one and only mate.”Keigo pouted a bit, before flicking his tongue out and over Enjis thumb tip. “My mate.” He kissed the tip of Enjis thumb, his pupils that had been blown since about half way into his fight with Touya finally growing into their normal slits again. “Fuck Enji I’m so sorry.” Guilt started to pool in his gut over his actions. “Oh god, I almost mated Touya in front of you and Tenko… I am not leaving this bedroom until well after spring is over. If this is how bad it it is right now at the start of it.” He pulled his wings in around himself trying to hide himself from the world.“Keigo,” Enji knelt down, pulling Keigo into his arms, holding him tight. “Keigo it’s okay. We survived hell. There is nothing we can’t survive together.” Keigo whimpered, wrapping his arms around Enji, pulling him down, rolling Enji under him and curling up on top of him, using his wings to shield them both from the world. “It’s okay my precious dove, it’s okay.” Enji hummed, placing his hand right at the base of Keigos wings, heating it up slightly as he rubbed his hand in soothing circles.“My precious mate.” Enji whispered as he kissed the top of Keigos head as Keigo hid his face away in Enjis chest letting out soft chirps.“Rest, we can talk about what happened later.” Enji had done his best to keep his temper in check, despite being relived that Keigos quirk possibly was working to prevent one of Enjis fears, he was still a possessive man, even if it was a bit of a turn on to see Keigo so feral and pinning Touya like he had.Keigo slowly started to relax with Enjis warmth on his back wings falling to either side of them as he dozed off, unaware of Enjis inner torment.

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When Shoto came home from school the next morning, having planned to spend the weekend with his family, he was not expecting to find his father, his what he was starting to assume was his step father, and his brother and brother-in-law to be all sitting at the table cups of either tea or coffee in their hands, looking like someone had died.“Dad?” Shoto tilted his head, dropping his school bag on to the floor.“Hu? Oh Shoto, welcome home. Have you eaten yet?”  Enji went to get up, to start to make his youngest breakfast.“Yeah, what’s going on? The four of you look like someone died.” Blunt as ever, Shoto took a seat next to Touya “You okay Nii-San? You’re covered in bruises.” Touyas entire face heated up, ears going red as he pulled his hoodie over his head groaning and laying his head on the table hissing at Keigo “This is all your fault!” Keigo let out a laugh, seeing Touyas reaction. “He’s fine Shoto. Tenko just decided to leave a few extra love bites on him last night.”  Enji who had sat back down once Shoto had joined them choked on his tea, coughing harshly as he tried to clear the liquid from his lungs. “KEIGO!” Flames burst from Enjis shoulder and face, wanting to spare his youngest from the drama between the four of them.Shoto blinked looking between the four of them before speaking “I take it the sound proofing didn’t work again?” Enjis entire face lite up in flames, cheeks burning read. “SHOTO!” He tilted his head looking at his father a confused look on his face. “I’ve over heard Tenko and Touya-nii complaining about it before. Fuyumi-nii said I should forget about what I heard, but, if the sounds Keigo-san makes during his and fathers coupling, why don’t Touya-nii and Tenko-nii move out? I’m sure father would buy them their own home to avoid the embarrassment.” Touya groaned louder “Shoto, please, just stop talking, you’re going to send both the old man and I into an early grave.” Enji at this point had frozen in embarrassment, his face flaming as Touyas frostfire started to creep and over take the table.  “Shoto, the four of us are having some….” Tenko paused trying to figure out how to put it in a way that wouldn’t result in the tablet shattering and Enji flames catching the kitchen on fire. “Private adult issues. You needn’t worry yourself with them, and don’t listen to Keigo.” Tenko rubbed the bridge of his nose, wondering how out of the four of them, he was the one trying to get the situation under control.“Why don’t I show you that newest game that came out that you had told me all your class was talking about and we let these three recover from the embarrassment.” Tenko got up, it was a valid excuse, he really did want to play the newest game he had picked up. Shoto got up and followed Tenko without question “Izuku keeps talking my ear off about it. I’d like to see what it’s all about so I can engage in his conversation.” Shoto stated“Oh? I am glad to see you two are still close after all these years.” Tenko chuckled “I suppose it helps since you ended up in the same class.” Despite Tenko not being related to any of them by blood, he had quickly taken in Izuku as his little brother, despite him being Inkos son and Reis step son.“Mm.” Shoto nodded. “The entire class besides me has played it so far. They have invited me to play, but I wanted to try playing with you first. I didn’t want to trouble my class mates with my lack of gaming skills.” Shoto frowned, he was awful at video games for the most part. Once he got the hang of the game play he wasn’t terrible, but it was something he sometimes struggled to understand at first. It was something his previous class mates back in middle school had made fun of him for. Since then he had decided not to play new games with any new friends he made until Tenko showed him the ropes.Tenko ruffled Shotos hair, remembering the day Shoto came home upset over the constant teasing of his previous class mates over his gaming skills. Not much had gotten to the younger, at least not that he showed or spoke about, but for some reason, this had.“Come, I’ll teach you. Why those three get their shit together.” He chuckled sitting down in the living room with Shoto starting the game system and starting up the new game. “Enji, buddy, turn the flames off, you are about to catch the kitchen on fire, and Touya, the tables about to shatter.” Keigo tried to reason with them both. Enjis flames flickered, slowly decreasing to the flames just over his face, a few licking up over his shoulders now and then.“We are fixing that sound proofing this weekend. I can not have another soul hear those chirps of yours. They are for my ears and mine alone.” He grumbled softly looking over at Touya, flames flicking more as he thought about how his son pulled one of those chirps from Keigo.Touya lifted his face up off the table, glaring at his dad for a moment.              “Not my fault you can’t keep…” He stopped rethinking what he was about to say for once.“Touya, you may be my flesh and blood, and my beloved first born, my little ember, but you may want to rethink what you where just about to say about my mate.” Enji warned, steam escaping his nose as he spoke.“…. I Fucked them both the first time around! It was just business at first, tit for tat, then I started to sleep with them both together.” Kegio interrupted them both, his cheeks heated. “But I did start to catch feelings, and I am sure they did too, but then, I…” His hands shook as he looked down at them, flash backs of Twices death playing in his mind. “I betrayed them all instead of trying to somehow make it all work. Then Enji was there even with out knowing what I had done, and despite how suppressed my quirk was my bird brain still chose him as a mate in the end. I didn’t put in it in the journal because I didn’t want what happened last night to happen, but it happened so I may as well come clean. Even more so when my quirks stronger and acting strangely.” Keigo huffed, leaning back in his chair, feathers ruffled as he spoke.“You, you did WHAT?” Enjis flames flared again before he took a deep breath trying to quell his temper. Pinching the bridge of his nose, Enji took a few deep breaths, trying to contain his temper. “It was an order at first. Use what ever means needed to get closer to them, to get them to trust me. Backfired when I caught feelings and almost failed. In the end I still failed. Twices death wasn’t part of the plan, I panicked and made an awful choice. It was selfish. If I had just kept my cool I could have restrained him, I could have avoided so much pain for everyone else. Instead, I was selfish and pulled a move that in the end would mean Dabi would betray me so much that my bird brain would stop seeing him as a possible mate.”              Touya sat there listening to the two of them bicker. He had seen the sketches in Keigos book of the way him and Tenko looked, read how abrasive the two of them had been. How they treated Keigo, and yet, he still had started to fall for them, so why, why this time around when the two of them had been so much kinder did Keigo still fall for his dad.              “I don’t get it.” Touya started, the table starting to get coated in frostfire again. “You picked the two of us the first time around, when I was covered in scars, and the two of us treated you like shit, and yet, when we treat you like you deserved to be, you still picked him.” He clenched his jaw, grinding his teeth, trying to contain his own anger. “Why? Are Tenko and I not enough!? Why did you have to pick the old man again! After everything he’s done!” Tears stung Touyas eyes, glaring at Keigo, waiting for Keigo to say something.               Enji flinched slightly, hearing his son’s questions, guilt starting to claw its way up his spine. He had seen hits at Tenko and Touyas feelings for Keigo over the years, but ignored it, not wanting to get to involved in Keigos life.              “Apparently I’m picking all three of you again if my bird brain has anything to say about it.” Keigo countered. “Red Tail Hawks do mate for life, but if one dies it will usually pick another. They also are typically monogamous, but on extremely rare occasions, they will pick more than one mate at once. I don’t know how this is supposed to work, my quirks never been this strong before.” Keigo groaned “This is uncharted territory, for all of us, even for those of us who remember a past that is no longer.” Enji took a shaky breath, “Touya, clearly this is something that all of us need to speak about, but only after Keigo and I have spoken, privately.” He set a hand on Keigos lower back, hand heating up slightly, as he slid his hand over and rested it on Keigos hip, holding him close.              “I don’t share well. I’ve done so much to ensure you have everything you could dream of this time, and I am afraid Keigo is the one thing I do not want to share.” He leaned down, nipping and biting Keigos neck, leaving teeth marks on the others skin, making a show in front of his son.              Keigos feathers all fluffed up, a shiver running down his spine, letting out a soft coo feeling Enji mark him in that way. “E..Enji!” He fussed as he watched the look on Touyas face as Enji pulled back with a smirk, licking Keigos blood off his lips.              “Enough, both of you.” Kegio finally found his voice. “Enji and I will speak about this, then, I will come and speak with the two of you. After that the four of us can try and sit down again and have this conversation again, and hopefully this time no one will interrupt us.” Touya huffed getting up, glaring at his dad.              “You’re already on thin ice old man. I told you once before if you hurt him I’d never forgive you.” He stomped off, heading to his room, wanting to sulk alone and not worry Shoto or Tenko with his emotions, foot steps of frostfire left behind him. Keigo sighed, laying his head down on the table exactly as Touya had done when they had started to talk. It was supposed to be a simple talk, Keigo stating that since it was spring his hormones had been on overdrive to be bred or to breed, and had flared its ugly head during his match with Touya and that he would promise that it would not happen again. Instead it had ended with him confessing one of his deepest secretes. Something he hadn’t even shared with Enji.Enji looked down at Keigo, “Come. What I have to say shouldn’t be spoke where others could hear.” Keigo flinched at Enjis words, not knowing how to take them. Getting up Keigo followed Enji into their bedroom, sitting on the bed next to Enji.“I don’t want to share you in that way. Not with them, not with anyone.” Enji started, “But, I’d also do anything to keep my son happy. Even sacrificing my own happiness for him.” He reached out rubbing Keigos cheek softly, nothing but pain filling his eyes, “So I don’t know what to do.” Keigo nuzzled into Enjis hand, letting out a soft chirp.“You don’t have to share.” Keigo kissed Enjis palm softly, “I think, I can ignore the part of my instincts screaming at me to take Tenko and Touya as mine for now.” Keigo turned his head, biting Enjis palm softly, trying to drag Enji from his guilt.“Touya has Tenko this time around, he will be okay with out me in that way for a while.” Keigo looked up at Enji. “I… I am sorry I never told you before. About them, about how I felt for them. I thought if I could just forget about it, I could move on, and maybe find happiness again, and I did. With you all here. I thought I could live with what I had done.”Enji sighed and pulled Keigo into his lap, wrapping himself around Keigo holding him tight.    “Part of me is glad you see them as potential mates, that way, when I die before you, you’ll be able to move on and find love, and not die of a broken heart. You dying of a broken heart because I died first has always been a great fear of mine, it’s why I’ve always hesitated when it came to my feelings for you.” He hid his face away in the birds nest that Keigo called his hair.“We are idiots aren’t we.” Keigo chuckled weakly leaning into Enji. Enji sighed in agreement. “I am still hurt and upset with you, for the past. For not telling me how involved you are, where with them. But we can’t change that past, well we can, we already did, but you know what I mean. I don’t think there is any use to hang on to this anger that I feel for something that’s no longer reality. Though the hurt feeling isn’t as easy to ignore. I trusted you, with everything, my past, my life, my heart.”  Keigo let out a sad chirp not knowing what to say, or how to heal the pain he had caused. He nuzzled into Enji, starting to sing a soft song of nothing but chirps and thrills, trying to ease the pain in Enjis heart from Keigos actions.“My sweet song bird, I want you to wear my mark. I want everyone to know who you belong to.” Enji looked down at the bite mark he had left on Keigos shoulder. “Let this scar over?” He pressed his lips against the mark, heating them up a bit to help with any pain that he caused.“Hey Enji? Would…” Keigo paused a flush on his face as his feathers fluffed as he tried to word what he wanted. “Would you ever leave a burn mark of your hands on me?” Enjis eyes grew wide “What KEIGO No! I’d never hurt you like that! Never!” Keigo blinked, then started to laugh softly, “Enji, that’s not what I meant. I know you’d never lay a hand on me like that.”  He shifted on Enjis lap, placing his hands over Enjis heart. “I want you to leave a mark like that on me. I want to see your hand wrapped around my hips like that.” He shuddered slightly. “I have so much trauma build around flames and burns, I want to have something positive to associate with it, even it it’s a way that may not be the healthiest. Though I understand if you can’t. I know you’ve used your flames to cause harm before and that it may be to much to ask for.”              Enji relaxed a bit, “I will think about it.” He promised Keigo before leaning down and stealing a kiss from the others lips. Keigo kissed back happily, wrapping his arms around Enjis neck. After a moment, he pulled back “Now, Shotos home for the weekend for that special training he requested. Why don’t you go and spend the weekend with him like you promised. I’ve got patrol soon anyways. It will hopefully give Touya a chance to cool off, and allow Tenko to speak with him.”              “Hopefully he’s not to traumatized.” Enji grumbled softly before getting up. “My innocent little peppermint.” Keigo laughed at Enjis words, “Enji darling, he’s 15, he’s not as innocent as you think. You remember being that age, don’t you?” Flames flicked along his shoulders as Enji thought back to his own teen years. “My innocent peppermint…He’s grown up so fast.” He sighed before opening the door heading to find Shoto planning on spending the weekend doing what ever training Shoto requested.

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While Enji spent the day with Shoto, training as promise, Touya sulked, Tenko worked from home, Keigo was left alone with his thoughts and his instincts. Groaning he flopped face first into his and Enjis bed, wings fluttering behind him as hid his face away in his pillow.“Stupid bird brain.” He mumbled to himself, thinking about how Dabi used to look with all his shiny staples holding him together. Shuddering he closed his eyes, thinking back about the last time he saw both Tenko and Touya as Dabi and Shigaraki. Feathers on his wings fluffed up as his cheeks tinted red. Dabi had left a rather nice hand print on his lower back. Something that had burned away once Dabi had burned off his wings. A mark he still missed to this day for some reason.“Would it be different? Had I remembered when I was younger.” He mused to himself, shifting on the bed. “Would I have chosen them?” He let out a small sad chirp. Part of him really did miss the fucked-up relationship that they had had. If you could even call it a relationship. It was toxic, hot, messy, and some of the best sex Keigo had ever had. It had made him feel alive, after so many years of being the perfect solider for the commission, being with the two of them was a breath of fresh air.
“How much longer until you let me burn down the commissions building birdy? Or let Shiggy dust it? We both know Madam President deserves it for the hell she put you through.” Dabi, kissed along Hawks shoulder from behind, arms wrapped around his waist, pulling Hawks close against him.

“Mmm I saw we let Dabi burn her, my quirk would be to quick. That woman deserves punishment.” Tomura commented from his position between Hawks legs as he kissed along Hawks thighs slowly, dragging his teeth along the tender flesh. Hawks whined softly, squirming under both of their touch.

“Y..You both know Japan isn’t ready for the destruction of the commission. It will cause a power vacuumed and everyone will be fighting for power. W.. Oh fuck Tomura.” Hawks gasped as the other licked up along his cock. “W.. We need to wait until the League is ready to swoop in and fill that position of power.” He bucked into Tomura, tilting his head to one side as Dabi sunk his teeth into the junction between his neck and shoulders. “We should make Birdy president.” Dabi smirked softly placing each hand on Hawks hips, holding him still so he couldn’t buck into Tomuras mouth as the other took the tip of Hawks cock into his mouth.

“Then, he could disassemble it. Allowing us to burn it from the inside out.” Dabi mused. Tomura pulled off Hawks cock with a pop. “I’d rather just destroy it. They are part of what’s wrong with this society, though, seeing our pretty bird all dressed up like that could be fun.” Tomura smirked looking up at Hawks.

“Please no, I want a world where I can relax and not have to be everywhere all at once.” He whined at the loss of Tomuras hot mouth wrapped around his cock. “But I’d do anything for you two.” He wrapped on arm up and behind him, tangling his hand in Dabis hair, tugging him down into a kiss nipping at Dabis lips softly.

“He belongs here in bed, waiting for us.” Tomura smirked kissing the tip of Hawks cock again. “After all, look how needy he is. We couldn’t let such a needy bird be the president. He’d never get anything done.” He pulled back, getting up and settling back down straddling Hawks hips as Dabi shifted from be hind Hawks to behind Tomura, lifing Hawks legs up a bit to place them over Dabis shoulder as he stood behind them both. Tomura smirked as Hawks let out a whimper, knowing what was about to happen. “Please I need my mates.” He chirped trying to rock his hips up into Tomura.

“Look at our good boy, begging for us.” Tomura smirked, shifting to his knees, reaching behind him to grab Hawks hard cock, slicking it up with some lube before slowly sitting sinking down onto it, feeling it press and pop past his rim with a groan. “Such a perfect fit.” Tomura groaned before fully seating himself on Hawks cock with a groan. Even with all the prep they had done, Tomura still felt almost too full with the others cock.

“You take him so well Tomura.” Dabi whispered into his ear, giving it a soft nip “You look beautiful riding him like that.” Hawks whinnied, trying not to buck up into Tomura as he felt the warm tightness consume his cock as Tomura took every inch with out hesitation. Dabi smirked, not giving Hawks time to adjust to feeling of Tomura riding him. Grabbing the discarded lube that Tomura had tossed aside, Dabi drizzled some over his cock before lining it up with Hawks tight entrance. “Look at you birdy, you were made to be bred.” Dabi growled softly, pressing the tip of his cock against Hawks tight rim.

“Fuck Hawks.” Dabi hissed out, as he bottomed out. “God you are always so tight. No matter how much we make you take.” Hawks groaned, bucking his hips up into Tomura, desperate for the other to start moving. “Please.” He let out a soft needy chirp as Tomura smirked, taking pity on the Hero below him. “Look at you, if only the public could see their favorite hero know. Cock buried deep within the worlds wanted villain while having an S-Class villain breed him.” Tomura let out a small groan, cheeks dusting pink as he slowly started to bounce up and down on Hawks cock, smirking as he watched Hawks pupils dilate a flush creeping down Hawks neck as Tomura spoke of being bred. “Oh? You like that idea? Of Dabi breeding you, pumping you full of his cum. You’d have an entire clutch ready to lay after he’s done with you.” Tomura licked his lips, placing on artist gloved hand on Hawks chest, using the other to balance himself as he pulled up and almost fully off Hawks cock before thrusting down onto it again in time with Dabis thrust.

“Y…Yes!” Hawks whined “W..Want to give you both such a big clutch of eggs. Need to be filled, need to be bred.” Dabi smirked, leaning forward, resting his head on Tomuras shoulder as he kissed along Tomaurs neck feeling Hawks clench down against his cock as the subject of breeding was brought up. “You going to be a good bird and take every drop I fill you with?” He groaned, swearing he grew even harder as Tomura teased Hawks about being bred. He knew the bird had a breeding kink due to suppressed instincts, but this was a new discovery for himself.

“You are so warm and tight Hawks.” He praised “Look at you, what would your fans say if they knew you were here begging to be bred by me.” He teased slightly, before nipping at Tomuras shoulder. Tomuras groaned feeling Dabi’s teeth in his skin. “Maybe we should just keep our birdy locked up. I don’t want to share my toys with anyone else. No other NPC should get to see our birdy like this ever.” Tomura growled softly, not liking the idea of anyone besides Dabi seeing this side of Hawks.

“Such a good boy for us.” Dabi praised as Hawks left out nothing bit a string of chips as both Dabi and Tomura picked up the pace. Tomura groaned, leaning down to kiss Hawks, knowing none of them would last much longer. Hawks moaned against Tomuras lips, reaching down and grabbing his hips helping Tomura bounce faster on his cock, filed down blunt talons digging onto Tomuras skin as he squeezed the others hips. Smoke started to leak from Dabis seams as he felt Hawks tighten down against his cock. “Fuck birdy.” The heat coiled in Dabis gut, cock twitching as he continued to thrust into the other, his hands on Hawks hips threatening to leave a burn as he came hard. Tomura grunted, spilling his own cum all over Hawks chest, as he seated himself on Hawks cock fully, body trembling as his cock twitched, cum dribbling down it as his climax came to and end.

“Fuck Birdy,  you look so good covered in cum.” Tomura groaned, feeling Hawks use some of his feathers to help lift Tomura up and once more before pushing him back down on Hawks cock not giving Tomura a moment to rest as Hawks chased his own climax. “Fill him Hawks, he’d look so good full with your cum.” Dabi encouraged, giving a small rock of his hips, dragging his sensitive cock over Hawks prostate once more. Letting out a loud thrill, Hawks bucked his hips upwards, digging his nails into Tomuras hips as he came hard. “Fuck Dabi! Tomura!!!” Tomura groaned, cock twitching as he felt Hawks cum fill him to the brim. “Oh…” He shuddered. Dabi smirked, slowly pulling his cock out, admiring his handy work before going go grab a few wash cloths, returning after a moment, finding Tomura laying on his stomach on Hawks, cock still buried in his ass.

“I could get used to this site.” He chuckled softly cleaning the two of them, before tossing the wash cloths to the side and crawling into the bed next to them. Hawks chirped softly, rolling on to his right side, keeping Tomura in place as Dabi rolled onto his left side, making a Tomura sandwich with Hawks. The tree of them dozing off quickly, content in each other’s arms for the moment.
Keigo shuddered, the memory hitting him like a ton of bricks. His cock had and throbbing in his pants as he remembered how HOT Dabis cum had been inside of him. “Fuck.” He hissed, squirming against the bed, trying to get some friction against his cock. “Why did I have to remember that moment out of all of them.” He bit the pillow, grinding his hips against the bed before slipping a hand down between his legs, giving his cock a squeeze, precum already having left a rather sizeable damp patch in his pants.He bit the pillow harder as he started to stroke his cock, not wanting to risk making a sound when he knew that the others may hear. He bucked into his hand, fangs ripping the pillow case as he rubbed his thumb over the tip of his cock, cumming hard from the memories of being full of Dabi and Tomura. “Mmmphhff” Hawks whined into the pillow, trying his hardest to control the chirps that came from him as he continued to rub the tip of his cock until the heat in his abdomen settled, as his climax came to an end. Shuddering slightly, Keigo released the pillow from his mouth, sending a few feathers to get a warm wet wash cloth, cleaning up quickly, not wanting to get up and shower.                “What am I going to do.” He sighed wondering how he could squish his instincts down for the time being.

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Despite Keigos best efforts to avoid Touya and Tenko as much as he could the next few weeks, work had all four of them on the same case, working closely together. It was easy for them all to set aside their issues for the sake of being in the field, but the moment the doors closed, Touya gave Keigo the cold shoulder and snapped at his dad.“For fuck sake Touya!” Enji finally snapped, giving Keigo and Tenko the get out, I need to talk with my son look.“Perhaps I spoiled you to much this time around. I did what I could to ensure you’d not end up as Dabi, but this attitude of yours is starting to remind me of him.” Enji snapped, his temper and annoyance with his sons attitude getting the better of him. “Keigos chose me, we both need to accept that fact. If you keep acting this way Tenko may think you don’t want him anymore.” It was a low blow, Enji knew that, but he hoped with the threat of losing Tenko, Touya would snap out of it.Touyas flames flicked along his skin, frostfire freezing the floor where he stood, anger churning in his stomach as his father compared him to his villain counterpart. “At least you did something right this time around! Because I am not him!” He stomped his foot down on the floor much like he did when he was throwing a fit as a child. “Don’t you ever fucking compare me to him again.” He growled flames spiking a bit more, a slight bit of fear starting to creep into his mind as Enji stated that Tenko could leave him over his issues with Keigo.“You don’t know anything about my relationship with Tenko, don’t you dare comment on it! I’ve been in a healthy and loving relationship way longer than you have! Don’t think for a moment that I remember what you did to mom before you changed.” Touya yelled at his dad, glad for the sound proofing of the office.Enji flinched at Touyas words before speaking. “Touya that is ENOUGH! Unless Keigo wishes otherwise I will not be sharing him with you in that way.” Touya flinched when Enji yelled, flames simmering down, frostfire creeping back towards him defrosting the ground. Enji had not yelled at him in that tone since he was a small child.“…Yes dad.” As much as Touya wanted to scream and fight back, argue with his dad that Keigo was better off with Tenko and him, deep down he knew it was Keigos chose, nothing him or Enji said could sway the birds mind. It hurt, but it was the reality.“You need to sit down and talk this out with Keigo, I can’t make this decision for him.”  Enij sighed walking over setting a hand on Touyas shoulder. “I love you my little ember, so much. It hurts me to see you in so much pain over this.” He gave Touyas shoulder a squeeze, watching the flames and frostfire finally die out before pulling Touya into his arms, holding him tight. “Please don’t make me pick between you and him. I don’t want to break his heart.” Enji whispered, worried Touya would ask him to stop seeing Keigo because it would hurt seeing Keigo happy with someone who wasn’t Touya.Touya stayed quite for a moment, stiff in his fathers arms before finally relaxing and laying his head on Enjis chest. “I wouldn’t do that to him.” Touya mumbled softly. “I couldn’t break his heart like that. Even if it hurts to see him with you like that, seeing him hurt because you left him would hurt even more.” Touya knew Keigos quirk, he knew what losing Enji would do to him. “I’ll always be there for him, even more so when you kick the bucket.” Enji held Touya tight not wanting to let go of his eldest just yet.“When I kick the bucket, you have my blessing to do what ever will make him smile again.” Enji promised, kissing the top of Touyas head softly. “Now, shall I send him in?” Touya shook his head no, “Not yet. I don’t want him to see me like this. My flames still scare him.” Enji nodded understanding, holding him close, letting him calm down and regain his composure in his warm embrace.Slowly Touya composed himself and pulled back from his dad looking up at him. “Okay, I’ll talk with him.” Enji nodded unwrapping him from his arms and stepping out to get Keigo.Keigo and Tenko had excused themselves into a nearby conference room, needing to have their own conversation about everything.“I loved you both, somehow, despite everything. It was toxic, messy and… I am pretty sure you never loved me, but put up with me for his sake. I could see how much you cared for him. Every time you thought neither of us was watching you, you would have this look on your face.  I did try you know, to get you both to change the way you had been going about your goals. But AFO had to tight of a grip on you. Izuku was the only one to break that hold.” He chuckled weakly, a few tears threatening to spill.“Dabi was to damaged from what the Dr. Had done, and his past with his father to even try to see how much Enji had changed. To consumed by his desire for revenge. I think, had you asked, he would have stopped, or just exposed everything to the public without trying to murder Enji. I suppose in the end it doesn’t matter. I betrayed you both, the commissions training to strong to fully reject it and figure out a better plan for us all.” Tenko frowned before reaching over and setting a hand on Keigos knee, squeezing it softly.“What about now?” Tenko questioned. “What do you feel for us now?” He was curious, what Keigo felt for him. “Now? I still love the both of you, the new you.  Seeing you and Touya here and now as you are is what I fought so hard to achieve. All I ever wanted for the two of you was for you both to be happy and know what it is like to be loved, but Enji is my mate. There may be a part of my quirk that still sees you and Touya as mates or potential mates, but it’s something I’m choosing to ignore for the moment, but I won’t ignore it forever, and when I am ready, I hope the two of you will accept me as I am. I can’t say if that will be tomorrow, two months from now, 2 years or 20 years. But I can’t be with the two of you and him at the same time, because I don’t think I can fully give all of myself to each of you like that and that’s not fair to any of you. None of us would be happy in that situation.” Keigo reached out, touching Tenkos cheek, rubbing his thumb over it softly. “So, until I am ready, it’s up to you to take care of his heart, and I know I can trust you with that. More so than I can trust myself.”  Tenko nuzzled into Keigos touch softly, “He’ll need to hear how you feel from you, he won’t accept Enji or I telling him what you want. Are you ready to face him?” Tenko asked, eyes flicking to Enji who was standing in the door way, having come to get Keigo to speak with Touya.“Yes, I’m ready.” Keigo smiled withdrawing his hand and looking over at Enji. “Is he ready to speak to me?” Enji nodded, “Yes…Please, try not to fully break his heart?” Touya was still Enjis little ember after all.Taking a deep breath, Keigo got up and headed to Enjis office, hesitating for a moment outside the door before knocking and and stepping inside. “Touya?” His wings twitched nervously, behind him as he entered shutting the door behind him, spotting Touya sitting on the couch waiting for Keigo to come in.“Birdy. Sit, lets talk.” Touya nodded to the spot across from him. “Before dad has to chose between us.”Keigo sat down across form Touya, wings fluttering behind him in uncertainty. “I wouldn’t make him pick.” Keigo started “I promise, if it came down to it” Touya cut him off. “Shove it birdy, I know you’d leave him if he had to pick between you and his family.” Touya was frustrated, annoyed with himself and his jealously over the whole situation.“Touya.” Keigo frowned a bit, feeling guilty, “I love you in my own weird way, can that be enough for now? I love you, Tenko, Enji. I love all three of you, each in my own way. But right now, I can only handle being Enjis mate.” Touya frowned, “Right now? Does that mean in the future you’d want Tenko and I?” His mind raced, thinking about what Keigos words could possibly mean for their future.“Yes.” Keigo stated with out hesitation. “It may be way before Enji leaves this earth, or it may not be until after that, but for now, I just ask please let me enjoy this time with Enij. Let me slow down and enjoy it.” Touyas heart was pounding in his chest, unable to find his voice for a moment.Getting up, he walked over to Keigo, placing a finger under his chin, lifting it up looking into Keigos eyes before dipping down and capturing Keigos lips with his own. Keigo knew it was coming, all to acquainted with the look in Touyas eyes. He made no move to stop the other, even going as far to kiss Touya back for a moment before Touya pulled back with a blush. “Will that tide you over until the time comes?” Keigo hummed softly licking his lips looking up at Touya with a playful smirk on his face.“For now, I may require a fill up now and then.” Touya gave Keigo a sad smile before turning to leave the room.“If he hurts you, in anyway. Tenko and I will always be there for you.” Touya promised before slipping out of the office, keeping his head low as he passed Enji and went to find Tenko.Enji frowned, seeing Touya leave before stepping into his own office, closing, and locking the door behind him as he looked to Keigo who was still sitting on the couch, feathers fluffed slightly, still thinking about the kiss Touya had given him. He sat down on the couch next to Keigo, placing a hand on Keigos knee giving it a soft squeeze. “Pretty bird? You okay?” Keigo let out a soft sad chirp, leaning into Enji. “Yeah… Yeah I’ll be okay, after all I have you as my mate.” He placed his hand on top of Enjis lacing their fingers together giving the others hand a soft squeeze. “What about you? I suppose it can’t be easy learning your lover has slept with not only your son, but your son’s other half and had, has feelings for them as well.” He coked his head to one side, not wanting to neglect his mates’ feelings.“I don’t think I am having the feelings you think I am feeling. Far from it.” Enji gave the other a slight smile. “But those feelings I do not wish to speak of outside of our nest.” Flames licked along his face, “I’ll tell you back home dove.” Keigos feathers fluffed, having a feeling he knew what sort of deprived thoughts Enji had been having. “Then shall we go once we finish the reports from today?” Keigo stood up stretching, turning back and grinning at Enji. “The faster we get this done, the faster we get home!” Enji shook his head getting up with a small chuckle, “Alright alright.” That was how the two of them spent the rest of their work day, working on paper work.Finally the end of the day hit, the paper work was done, patrols over and Keigo and Enji had made it home. Keigo stripped of his jacket and pants, tossing them aside leaving him in his flight suite. “So, gonna tell me what you are feeling Enji?” He sat down on their bed, lifting a leg up to Enji so the other could pull off the the bottom part of his flight suite, the black and gold material fitting like a tight pair of yoga pants with straps around the bottom of his feet.Smirking, Enji wrapped one hand around Keigos ankle, leaning in and kissing it softly. “The thought of you getting stuffed by the two of them does something to me. I want to sit in a chair in the corner and watch the two of them make you come totally undone.” He slid a hand up the inside of Keigos leg, cupping his growing cock softly before tugging down the tight-fitting pants allowing Keigos cock to poop free.“W..What!?” That wasn’t exactly the answer Keigo was expecting, but it did get his cock twitching with interest. “Enji…” He shivered as Enji slid his hands down Keigos legs, pulling the bottom half of his flight suite off. “I think, I think I’d like that too. But not for a while, I’d much prefer to come undone by your hands and your hands alone for a while.” Enji exhaled steam, feeling his own temp start to spike the more they spoke of the subject. It was a lot he needed to unpack later with Raine. “Little bird you are going to owe my therapist so much money after this.” Enji started to place kisses along Keigos ankle again, kissing upwards before biting the inside of Keigos thigh, biting hard enough to draw blood.Keigo groaned, “I’ll pay him extra, if that means I get to hear every deep and dark sexual desire of yours.  I’ll pay him what ever he wants.” He whined, grabbing at the blankets below him as Enji bit into his skin. “Fuck! Enji god damn. I love you so much!” Keigo rolled his hips as Enji licked up the blood that dripped form the new bite mark on Keigo’s thigh.“I love you so much Keigo, so damn much. You make me a better man. Because of you I was able to do right by my family this time around. I’ll never forget the past, but if I start to slip, promise you’ll put me back on the right path.” Keigo looked up at Enji and reached out, wrapping his arms around Enjis neck pulling him into a kiss, licking the blood off Enjis lips.“We will do better this time around. Together.”  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~That is exactly what the two of them did, together with the support of their friends and family. Enji still had days that he would wake up from nightmares, thinking that everything that had happened was nothing more than a drugged filled dream post war. Yet, when he rolled over and saw his husband, his mate, his hero partner, his world laying next to him sleeping peacefully, he was reminded just how lucky he had been. He was able to go to Fuyumi’s wedding to Rumi, to Natsuos wedding. He got to watch his family grow and thrive and not from a distance. Saturday night dinners grew as his family grew. His house was always filled with laughter and warm, and in the end, he knew he could trust Touya and Tenko to be there for Hawks when he finally could not be. That thought alone gave him peace of mind as he aged. Enji sat back, a smile on his face as he watched his family talk and laugh with each other over dinner. It was a site that he would never get tired of, watching his kids and their parnters and their own tinny humans, his ex-wife and hers all sitting around his kitchen table enjoying a meal together.“It’s a beautiful site isn’t it big guy.” Keigo settled in next to Enji two beers in hand, passing one to Enji. “I’ll never get tired of it.” Enji stated as he took a sip of the beer, his prostatic arm wrapping around Keigos waist pulling him close. Keigo hummed leaning his head on Enjis shoulder.“Ever think of having more?” Keigo teased lowering his voice so only Enji could hear.“Keigo.” Enji warned, with no real threat behind it. Keigo laughed sipping at his beer. “I know I know.” He settled in against Enji a small smile on his face as he watched his flock. “Do you ever regret not telling the rest of them?”  Keigo mused, over the years, Keigo and Enji had only let a few more people in on what they knew, but no one in their family besides Tenko and Touya knew the hell that had been the before.“No, and I’ll take it to my grave. It’s well in the past now, there’s no reason to bring up something we have long since changed. We have secured the future, ensured their safety, created a better world for all. I am happy with how it all turned out. Besides, I have you my mate at my side. Even if I do have to share you with two others.” Keigo felt a blush creeping over his face as Enji spoke, “Enji, you are too much sometimes” his wings fluffed behind him.“I couldn’t have asked for a better mate.” Keigo kissed Enjis cheek softly.  “Thank you Keigo, for everything.”