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Hawks hummed as he ran the purple thread through the needle, being extra careful with his movements. He was a perfectionist at heart, when he wanted to be. He sat at the window seat so he could get enough light.
Hawks worked eagerly, ready to give Dabi a gift filled with love.
‘ Love? No, more like… like? I really like him. I tolerate him. Yeah.’ and with that sudden denial of the truth, he went back to work.
“What do you want for Christmas?”
“Christmas?”
“Yeah!” Hawks walked alongside him as they headed to the base, “I want to get you something, but I don’t know what you like. You’re a very pessimistic guy.”
“Maybe the world is just full of shit.”
“That really helps your case.” Hawks drawled and Dabi gave him a Look, “Sooo, what do you like?”
“Why do you want to give me a Christmas present in the first place?”
“I love Christmas! The cold is terrible but it’s pretty fun otherwise!”
“But why me?”
“Because you’re my friend Dabi. I want to give you something. If I don’t, I’ll feel bad.”
“You already buy a bunch of food for me.” Dabi waved him off, “Consider that an early Christmas gift.”
And Hawks was left staring at his retreating back. He WOULD get Dabi the perfect present, whether he liked it or not. This totally wasn’t a courting urge. Absolutely not, he lied yet again. If his denial got any worse, Santa would put him on the naughty list out of spite.
Hawks spent the next week observing Dabi. He followed him around the base, watched the cameras with Skeptic, and poked at Dabi with random questions in an attempt to find something. But it was a lost cause. Dabi was as readable as a brick.
”Can I pleeeeeease get you something? I can get anything you want? Anythiiing.” Hawks whined and draped himself over Dabi.
”Will you pleeeeeease take no for an answer pigeon?”
”Never!”
Dabi groaned, “Fine. I want you to get me myself.”
“…what?”
”You said anything. Make it happen.”
”That is NOT FAIR! What else do you like?”
”Wouldn’t you like to know santa bird?”
“DAAAABIIII!!!” Hawks flew through the halls, jostling the decorations that lined the ceilings.
Dabi barely managed to turn before Hawks slammed into him, squeezing him into a hug he couldn’t get out of.
“Birdie, what the hell?”
“Merry Christmas!” He grinned and Dabi’s eyes softened.
“You didn’t have to tackle me.”
“I was excited! I got you the best present ever and you’re gonna be so happy and surprised!” He babbled, “And I know it was somewhat sarcasm but I put enough love in it that you’re going to love it!”
Dabi sighed, “You really don’t take no for an answer.”
“Nope!”
“Idiot.”
Dabi couldn’t help rolling his eyes and smirking, Hawks looked a lot like an overexcited puppy, especially with his big winter coat.
“Are you really being gay here? In front of my Doritos?” Shigaraki stared at them and they both startled and let go of one another.
“You walked in here?”
“And I regret it too.”
Dabi held Hawks’s gift in his hands. It was a small and was decorated in blue wrapping paper.
Hawks’s wings were fluffed and had been flapping non-stop since he gave Dabi the present. He looked like he was going to explode rainbows and the cookies he pointedly gobbled up right before Slidin’ Go came in.
“Cool your tits birdie, you’re going to give yourself a heart attack.”
“I’m going to have a heart attack if you don’t open it!” He shook his arm dramatically, “Hurryy!”
Dabi rolled his eyes and ripped open the paper.
It was a doll. A doll of him? It was detailed, down to the texture and color of his scars and the stitches on his jacket.
“Press it!” Hawks whispered loudly and Dabi pressed down.
“Fuck off.” The toy growled, in his voice.
Dabi stared at the toy. The toy stared at him. He snickered. And slowly dissolved into laughter.
Hawks’s eyes brightened and he grinned as Dabi rocked with laughter.
“Birdie!” He gasped between laughs, “Holy sHIT!”
“You like it!”
“It’s me! And it talks! How’d you even do this?”
“A recording device and a lot of pestering. It says a lot of things!”
Dabi pressed it again.
”No.”
“Absolutely perfect.” Dabi grinned, “You’re insane.”
“You love me~!”
“I do.”
And then Dabi kissed him.