I'm glad to help give support! :) For the Hawks request can I just have headcanons of Hawks reacting to having a male best friend who is crushing on him, but doesn't act on it cause his friendship with Hawks is more important to him? Thank you so much in advance.
I’m sorry this took so long, but I hope you like it :) Happy late new years!
You and Hawks had been best friends for ages.
You both know everything about each other, having enough trust to disclose even the most personal information to each other.
So it came as a surprise when Hawks found about your crush on him.
Along with the fact that you liked him, Hawks also discovered that you never said anything for fear of ruining their friendship.
However Hawks found out, whether it be from someone telling him or the fact that he may have accidentally seen a text on your phone, he was shocked when he found out about your feelings.
The shock mostly came from the fact that holy shit you like him back…
It didn’t take too long for this shock to wear off though, so now hawks was feeling confident.
After that, Hawks would flirt and tease you openly, calling you cute and complimenting you.
He loved how flustered you would get, it was a wonder he didn’t notice your crush before. He found it especially entertaining seeing you try to hide how red your cheeks got.
Hawks could always flirt and tease and compliment you, but he just didn’t know how to ask you out. He loves you, he does, he just...can’t help but fear that maybe that information was false, or maybe you just didn’t want to date him or anyone in general.
But you only live once, right?
So the next time you and Hawks meet up, he speaks his mind.
He’s rather blunt when he asks you, his gaze confident as he let’s you into the house.
Yes, he asks as you walk through the doorway-
“Hey, Y/N. Wanna go on a date sometime?”
You just kinda freeze and stare at him with a questioning gaze. Was he being serious? It seems as though the both of you had the same thought process. He likes me back...?
“You...you’re messing with me, right?”
“Why would I do that? I like you - and not in a platonic way either.”
Hawks paused for a second. He still had that irrational fear of what if that was false information? What if you never told him simply because you’d rather be in a platonic relationship with him, despite your feelings? Hawks knew he was being dumb, but his exterior was still confident.
“Do you...do you like me too?”
You simply nodded in your daze.
“I have for a while, I just...didn’t want to ruin our relationship. I thought…”
Hawks engulfed you in a hug and planted a firm kiss on your forehead. You guys stood like that for a few minutes, before Hawks suggested moving to the couch to watch movies and cuddle.
After that, you guys started dating, and the pair of you were even more inseparable than before.
The public soon became aware of the fact that their number 2 hero was in a relationship, and often asked him about who his ‘girlfriend’ was. Of course Hawks would never reveal your identity to the public, and this was even more reason not to.
The two of you absolutely love to laugh over that. “Heh, bold of them to assume I’m straight-”
When you’re not in public, the two of you are extremely fond of showing affection. Whether in your own homes, or you’re hanging out at a friend’s place, one of you will be sitting in the other’s lap, or you’ll be holding hands - It’s just your thing.