## Preface

Recruitment lessons
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/36739828.

Rating:
  Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning:
  No Archive Warnings Apply
Category:
  M/M
Fandom:
  僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
Relationship:
  Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Takami Keigo | Hawks
Characters:
  Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Iguchi Shuuichi | Spinner, Takami Keigo | Hawks, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko
Additional Tags:
  Protective Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Humor, League of Villains as Family (My Hero Academia), League of Villains Shenanigans (My Hero Academia), Takami Keigo | Hawks Acts Like a Bird, Villain Takami Keigo | Hawks, Not Beta Read, Established Relationship
Language:
  English
Series:
  Part 4 of Villian!Hotwings
Collections:
  Hawks fanfics just because, League of Villains as a Family / Villain Deku (maybe League of Villains and Deku), Stories from UA (BNHA fics)
Stats:
  Published: 2022-01-29 Words: 2,296 Chapters: 1/1

# Recruitment lessons

by TheOtherHalfOfTheShell

Summary

> They might have gotten away with minor injuries over being racist, the Endeavor comment would've only gotten like two people put in the burn ward, but threatening Hawks, well the Pyro didn't name himself cremation for nothing.

> Spinner tries to recruit some people to the league, it doesn't go well for them.

> Part of an on going villian Hawks series, can be read alone.

Notes

See the end of the work for notes

## Recruitment lessons

Spinner is not the kinda guy to complain about much, besides hero society and the mistreatment of mutant types, and the lack of food diversity in stores and how cold the base was and… okay he had a lot of complaints, but he really had to complain about recruiting with Dabi.

Sure Dabi could tell you what a person's most embarrassing secret is just by laying eyes on them from across a room and they'd had three new recruits that turned out to be murderers in the wrong way but he hadn't recruited them! Make the idiot dou take recruitment lessons.

"Stop sulking and take it as a compliment lizard breath," Dabi said, smacking him on the back, "you're the only one that has potential."

Holy shit did Dabi just compliment him?

"Of course you're competition seems to have negative brain cells at this point," /there it is/ Spinner rolled his eyes as Dabi continued, "I mean for fucks sake the last guy Twice brought in was practically screaming 'I'm a spy'."

"Yeah, he was even wearing his hero costume under his civies, " Spinner sighed, remembering how he'd been itching to stab the guy Twice had dragged into the bar; Dabi walked in eating a bowl of cereal and scorched the guy saying it's too early for this much stupid before he got the chance though.

"Well today's your chance to prove your instincts are worth something, who are we meeting?," Dabi asked, stomping out his cigarette and walking towards the warehouse Spinner set up the meeting in.

"Is that a compliment or a jab at my species?," Spinner asked.

Dabi shrugged, "my entire life is ruled by the instincts of a bird, and it's kept me more or less alive; you pick."

Spinner nodded, still unsure, "I met the contact at a specialty market, pretty safe spot for mutant types. They said they're recruiting to start a revolution for heteromoph rights, figure it could fold into our vision pretty easily."

Dabis expression remained neutral while Spinner talked, "did you get a good look at them? Met anybody else?"

"Yeah, they had a dog quirk but I only ever met with them," Spinner said, "why?"

They'd reached the warehouse, Dabi rolled back his shoulders, "Eh, let's just hope I'm wrong."

The back door was propped open, they made their way in quietly, Dabis hood drawn low shielding his face, he gave Spinner a nod then melted into the crowd as Spinner made his way to his contact.

The guy in front had already started speaking, "we aren't going to sit back and let society tell us how to live our life anymore! It's time for a change! For a purification!"

Spinner rolled his eyes at the dramatics, Shiggy might be crazy but at least he didn't make people sit through his manifesto.

"We've allowed the scum of the earth to live amongst us for too long but it's time to say enough and take back our world!," the speaker seemed to be getting worked up now.

"Yeah, how exactly do you plan on doing that? Looking around there's not many if you and your hide-outs shit," a voice shouted from the back, Spinner looked to see Dabi, hood thrown back, a smirk aimed at the Speaker.

Oh fuck he must've heard something he didn't like, already. Less than five minutes in. Fuuuck he's gonna get lumped in with the idiots.

Spinner glanced around trying to see what Dabi saw. The group looked like every other crowd at a shady hangout. A Lot less heteromorphs than he'd been expecting but that's fine.

"Hey, Spinner!,' his contact threw their arm over Spinner's shoulders, "we're so glad you made it, come with me."

Spinner's reply was cut off as the contact dragged him back, "the infamous Dabi I assume?," the speaker broke out into a wide grin, "We must be doing something right to have garnered the attention of the league."

"You haven't, you just happen to be on the way to my favorite food stand and I got a lunch date; but I'm here so," Dabi glanced at his phone, "you've got five minutes."

The Speaker didn't appear thrown off by Dabis lack of excitement, "I think the league is going to be very interested in our plans, we've started gaining followers all over Japan in support of our purification-"

Dabi held up a hand to stop the other, "what are you purifying?"

Spinner was thrown to the stage tied up at the speaker's feet, the fur falling off of the henchmen Dabi assumed was Spinner's contact, "we are going to rid the world of the filthy mutant types, they're the root of all society's faults! Starting with this one"

The doors of the building slammed shut around them and Spinner saw the few other visible heteromorphs in the room being grabbed.

This could not have gone worse.

Dabi let out a roaring laugh slowly walking towards the stage, "Damn so much for instincts, wait till I tell the others about this."

Spinner glared at his partner, "can you just untie me, asshole?" At least they didn't gag him.

"Sure but you gotta admit that not only did your recurit try to murder you on stage, but that you, crusader of heteromorph rights didnt notice that they were quirk supremacist. Oh and say out loud that you're no smarter than dumb and dumber when we get back to base," Dabi said jumping on to the little stage, "agree to the terms or I'll leave you to take care of them yourself."

Spinner groaned, debating whether his pride was worth a couple broken ribs. Could he escape? Yes, but it was really hard to fight with a dislocated shoulder. He had to concede "Fine."

Dabi laughed gleefully and Spinner vowed to throw glitter in his hair sometime this week so Hawks would annoy the shit out of him trying to get all the shiney out.

"Do you know this monster?'' Spinner's ex-contact spat.

"No, what would give you that idea?," Dabi snarked as Spinner shouted, "I'm a fucking league member, you dumb fucks!"

"Surely you don't mean that you're okay with-, that the League of villains allows for animals to join!?," the speaker was visibly disgusted.

Dabi rolled his eyes, everything about him seemed bored but Spinner could feel the man heating up with anger with every slur, "Look, being a villian is no excuse for being racist so let's cut it with the hate speech."

Dabi made quick work of the ropes holding Spinner, he quickly jumped to his feet, "okay I'm just gonna stab them a little, then we can leave." Dabi coughed something that sounded suspiciously like 'Toga'.

"Wait! Wait! We can still be of use to the league! Even though you don't agree with our end goal we could still work together against the heros, " the Speaker said.

Dabi scoffed, "and why the fuck do you think we'd want to work with you? You're A weak bunch of weak ass racists that attempted to assault one of our members. You should shut up and thank your fucking gods that I've got places to be or I'd roast all of you."

"Because we have an absolutely foolproof plan to do what the league hasn't; taking out one of the top ten pro heros," the ex contact said with an air of confidence.

"I highly doubt any of you could so much as touch a top ranked hero," Dabi said, his voice still steady but his eyes were dancing with flames and the heat radiating off his body was getting uncomfortably hot.

"Maybe you can't but we'll just do it on our own and leave the League in the gutter with the rest of the trash. Not like we really need some Endeavor wanna be on our side.

How did this keep getting worse? Spinner was never bringing anyone back to the league ever again.

"Humor me, exactly which pro do you think you're taking out," Dabi asked.

"The sky rat himself, Hawks."

Spinner rolled off the stage and started running before they'd stopped talking, the blast of heat behind him had him wishing for a speed quirk.

They might have gotten away with minor injuries over being racist, the Endeavor comment would've only gotten like two people put in the burn ward, but threatening Hawks, well the Pyro didn't name himself cremation for nothing.

The crowd that had been stunned by Dabis boldness of interrupting their leader finally sprang back to life, yanking on the doors to try and escape. Spinner tried to motion to the other heteromorphs in the room to go up, a broken window would be the quickest out.

They all seemed to get it climbing or flying up the walls and out leaving their would be murderers to their fate.

Spinner looked at his fellow escapees once they were a safe distance from the burning warehouse, "Uh, anyone interested in joining the league?," they all shook their head, "cool, yeah that figures. Um, maybe leave? Heros are gonna show up soon."

They all scattered as Spinner found a place to hide watching as the flames only grew bigger, much bigger than he'd ever seen before. They were pretty secluded but a blaze this size, and this color, was definitely gonna draw attention.

Spinner stared at the flames, wishing they'd start dying out but as the minutes ticked by they just got stronger and Spinner realized he was in way over his head.

Time to make it Shiggys problem.

"Hey boss, I need some help."

"Please tell me the bird showed up and caused a scene, cause if it turns out that fucker was right and your contact really was a heteromorphe hate group trying to hurt you I'm gonna owe burn cream twenty bucks," Shigaraki groaned.

Spinner hated his friends, "If he already knew they were assholes why did he let me try to recruit them!?"

Spinner could hear Shigaraki shrug, "I don't know, maybe to teach you to judge people better? More likely he just wanted to beat the shit out of some racists."

"Yeah, about that …," Spinner was stopped by a trademark Shigaraki groan, "did that dumb fuck let them piss him off and set himself on fire again?"

"Well they did say they were plotting to murder Hawks," Spinner didn't know why he was trying to defend the guy who knowingly let him walk into a trap but he had good reason to be mad, "also he's been full infero for like ten- fiftenish minutes now? And I don't know how to fix it."

"Oh, that's easy; you make It Hawk's problem," the phone clicked in Spinner's ear and less than a minute later a portal opened next to him, the avian hero walking through talking on the phone.

"Well did they deserve to be burned?," Hawks held the phone a little ways from his ear and Spinner could hear their leaders screeching, "oookay, Tomura! I'm taking care of it, careful if you yell any more I might start to think you care."

Hawks hung up though more screaming on the other end could be heard, turning to Spinner, "Sup?"

"He let them tie me up and throw me around."

Hawks sqwaked out a laugh, "he once let Shiggy get taken hostage by a group of gamers that thought he was their messiah, it's his own odd way of showing he cares."

Spinner doubted that, "can't he just stab me like Toga?"

Hawks shrugged, "so what happened?" Spinner glanced of to the glowing flames, "they threatened to murder you and compared him to Endeavor."

Hawks let out a low whistle, "yeah they deserved it. Well shouldn't take too long, he's not really burning that hot so he can't be that mad, see ya back at the base!"

Hawks flew off into the flames, leaving Spinner to wonder how much hotter they could get when he was already baking inside standing half a mile away.

****
Keigo loved his mate; he loved how strong, how protective and undoubtedly how gorgeous his mate is.

Diving in and weaving his way around the flames Keigo couldn't help but marvel at the beauty around him, cerulean waves dancing around the building caressing against the tips of his feathers. It wasn't hard to find their master, standing in the center of the destruction head thrown back in a laugh, the ashes of his victims under his boots.

Fucking breathe taking.

"Hey hot stuff, really turning up the heat in here," Keigo cooed as he floated down to his mate's side, "as much as I love to watch you might want to cut it short, we gotta run."

Touya tilted his head to gaze at Keigo, "Hello Dove, come to join the fun?"

Keigo stepped closer as the flames started to die around them, "you know me, I see something shiny and I gotta be the first on the scene; and you're lighting up the sky right now." Keigo finally got his arms wrapped around Touya, loving how the residual heat seeped past his flight jacket.

Touya let out a much softer laugh talking against Keigo's lips, "hm,, I might've gone a little overboard, but they made me late for a very important lunch date so let's call it fair."

Keigo agreed, pressing up to give Touya a lingering kiss, "you're so gracious, wanna head to the base so you can cool off?"

Touya nodded, "if by cool off you mean take advantage of how turned on you are by arson, then yes."

Keigo rolled his eyes, gathering his mate in his arms, "that's exactly what it means and you know it."

Touyas laugh trailed behind them as they left the shouldering remains of the warehouse.

## Afterword

End Notes

> I just wanted to add in a piece showing the over protectiveness and calming goes both ways for these two and Spinner got dragged along for the ride.

> Thank you for reading!

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