for @dear-hunters and all of the artists in the dabihawks discord struggling with hawks’ hair,
Hawks loved getting fan mail.
Maybe it was the narcissist in him. Maybe it was the inevitable fact that there wouldn’t always be this much fan mail. Maybe it was that his job was exhausting, and it got worse by the day with this mission he’d been assigned, and it was something good to come home to, even if it technically counted as work. There was something endearing about his fans taking enough inspiration from him that they wanted to show him their appreciation.
It was, however, a lot of work. He didn’t write personalized responses to every piece - that would just be too much. He was the number two hero, after all. His office was a constant stream of letters and packages for him with little gifts and letters that his fans made for him.
But he did look at it all, and make sure everyone got at least a basic response, because he wanted to make sure that they knew he did appreciate each and every piece of mail that they sent him. There was a reason he was ranked so highly, and his fans were a big part of that. As much as he didn’t necessarily want to be a top ranked hero, it was…
It was kind of fun, he had to admit. Seeing fans doodle pictures of him or write him personalized messages about how he’d saved them, or how they just loved him?
There were also the phone numbers and locks of hair. Those were… those were some that he moved through a little bit quicker than most.
Honestly, most of hero work wasn’t even being a hero. It was just being a celebrity.
Could be worse, he supposed. Hawks started to go through the fanmail, starting with the packages. People were insane. They’d send him all sorts of things - stuffed chickens and models of himself seemed to be some favorites. He had shelves full of them and fans always got excited when he posted pictures near them and they could see the gifts they’d provided.
The letters were the more interesting part, though. People sometimes included little drawings or stories that they made about him. They ranged anything from what looked like professional art to drawings that small children had begged their parents to send, and it was Hawks’ favorite part of the day to go through the letters and see what all people had created.
The last envelope of the day was… an interesting one.
He opened up the envelope and pulled out the piece of paper to look at what his fan had drawn.
It was great art of him with his wings spread out behind him and a confident expression on his face but -
He glanced at the letter attached.
Hawks,
I drew fanart, but I made you bald bc your hair sucks :) Keep being a cool hero! But maybe get a haircut. Or like, pin your hair back, or something.
Love, every single one of your fans who has ever attempted to draw you
P.S. Why does your hair even look like that ???????????
Oh.
This one deserved a personalized response. First, he signed the general letter and slid it into the envelope that the fan had graciously provided.
And then grabbed his phone and opened Twitter.
@HeroHawks: hey, every single one of my fans who has ever attempted to draw me, how short are we thinking? [img attached: The fanart and letter.]
@endeavorsucks: @HeroHawks cut it all off and maybe you’ll look less like a dumb bird lol
we are truly all on the “bully hawks because his hair is torture to draw” train