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Maya would kick all of their ASSES in a 1v4 at that ball game. PERIOD. š©š¤š»š
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@fandomchatfabi your under arrest for having too cute of ship kids!!!!!ā¤ļø I hope I drew them right ;-;
I also realized that Iām terrible at drawing kids⦠and wanting to make my own kids for them-
Beautiful.
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Sorry guys I havenāt been posting art as much⦠Iāve been stressed with school and my TikTok account getting restricted⦠Iāll hopefully get back into things in a whileš« š«
Maya and the cats
hiiii first off i love ur art so much i always look forward to seeing it on my tl or on here!!!! secondly i think ur dabihawks is soo hot and they make a lot of sense from an aesthetic pov for me but they don't compel me much outside of that so if i can ask, what's your interpretation of why u ship them? or like narratively what compels you to like them as a ship?
this is so long i'm so embarrasssed, but i tried to gather my thoughts a bit :)
first things first: a lot of fans say that horikoshi wasted dabihawks' potential but tbh i've appreciated that horikoshi has kept most of it between the lines for us to figure out, i think that mode fits reflects their dynamic (and the endeavor - dabi - hawks triangle) well.
Also I know you asked what I find appealing about the ship, not all of these interpretations are about romance/shipping; some are just about their general dynamic. as I keep saying, the yaoi is only secondary to their overall weirdness, thatās more appealing to me tbh.
the obvious canon dynamic: Dabi and Hawks are (filial) foils: they represent 2 opposing outcomes of what happens when endeavor/enji (we have to differenciate) basically shapes your life. they're two sides of the same coin that symbolizes endeavor's 2 sides: enji, that father who fails vs. endeavor, the hero who succeeds. I don't think I need to elaborate on this, but yeah it's pretty overt in the manga that theyāre filial foils, the fact that theyāre the same ages makes it even more obvious like theyāre equal opposites and I love that sm.
my ship interpretation of their overall dynamic: dabi and Hawks can get under each otherās skin in a way that no one can; there is so much irritation but also uncomfortable intimacy, because how come this guy who barely knows me knows where it hurts the most??
I think dabi is easily irritated by hawks because ā as mentioned above ā hawks is the complete opposite of dabi, I just know hawksā charming (& sleazy) hero persona would piss him offff, but thatās only surface level annoyance, once dabi starts digging, connects the dots, and realizes that hawks is weirdly attached to his colleague aka dabiās dad? And that his dad basically saved hawks from his abusive dad?? and that endeavor set off hawksās career as the youngest hero to enter to top 3??? That hawks basically has everything that was promised to dabi??? CUTE THE CAMERAS!!!!! the irony is NOT lost on dabi!!!!!!!!!!!! One thing I love about dabi is his resentment towards those who make him painfully aware of his failures in life, I think resentment, jealousy, grief for what could have been are so interesting to explore, especially for a 23yo character like you rlly lose your mind at that age.
But as easily as hawks irritates dabi, dabi can get on hawksā nerves and hit him where it hurts like no one else, precisely because theyāre inextricably tied to each other through endeavor. So dabi is ver intimate with hawksā flaws & issues and likes to probe and pokeā¦ā¦. I made a whole post about this, but I think the todorokisā closure wouldāve been less disappointing if dabihawks got to face each other one last time; this time with everyone present. Dabi could have reminded hawks that Ā -- while heās the one withering away in an oxygen chamber & hawks climbed up the career ladder and gets to work with endeavor ā hawks is caged in a far more constricting way; he didnāt learn shit from twiceās death and thatās gonna haunt him, dabi would also say out loud what hawks is ignoring, namely that endeavor hasnāt chosen hawks once over his son (much to be said here letās not digress oaughh). So hawks can have fun running after his father forever and secretly yearning paternal attention & validation. Dabi might be on the verge of death, but he got to reflect, let go, and change at least; Hawksā character is SO stuck & and I think dabi should remind him of that <3 hawks should have nightmares sometimes <3 this is yaoi to me <3
This one isnāt about romance, but dabihawks are also so interesting to me because I think Ā their relationship is kind of similar to dabiās relationship with shoto: imo, hawks parallels dabi in a way that is analogous to the parallelism between dabi and shoto. As I said before, hawks and shoto both represent a life that was supposed to be dabiās, but another parallel I see is that hawks and dabi are so similar and had the potential to connect (both as normal kids but also as damaged adults), but life is unfair and they never and on the other.
Thereās a real tragedy in dabiās isolation (endeavor forcibly isolating his children from each other is repeatedly mentioned), and I think that this can be extended to hawks as well, which is why thereās a LOT of fan work of them befriending each other as children š but I think that in a more radical approach to the story, dabihawks couldāve also connected as damaged adults but letās not get into that.
Tl;dr: theyāre parallel lines that cannot reach each other or cross paths but there are enough hints to make you feel like they could find each other in a kinder universeā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ KILL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok now my yaoi interpretation of that: I think the dynamic that Iāve described in the point above lends itself really well to a vast array of outcomes theyāre such a dynamic duo. I love the cute aus that are just about dbhx falling in love, but I also LOVE the doomed yaoi, thereās something beautiful about dabihawks doing their thing despite all the odds and the pride and the repulsion (letās not get into that,,,,,,,,,,,). I love when their intimacy is permeated by an anticipation of betrayal like the quirks stay ON during sex, the breakup text is DRAFTED in their notes app, the IP address is always READY to get leaked, they have each otherās moms on SPEED dial to snitch on the otherā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ theyāre not meant to be but they WILL fuck nasty ( and have surprisingly intimate moments) yup
attachment styles /yaoiimplied: I think dabi is an avoidant and hawks an anxiously attached partner. Which means that dabi is hyper independent and scared of emotional intimacy to the point of self-sabotage (he WILL create problems out of thin air and lash out at hawks when their weird situationship starts getting too comfortable). Which means that hawks is terrified of rejection (his parents left him & his clings so much to endeavor & he forces himself into the Todoroki family) and fears that he could lose whatever he and dabi have so he clings, which is so so scary to dabi. I see a lot of headcanons about dabi being possessive but I donāt agree at all; I think the second dabi feels like hawks might fall for sb else (they do cheat on each other I thin), heās just gonna give lmaooo, dabi is NOT a fighter!!!!!!!!!!! His obsession is exclusive to his beef with his father!! He will NOT beg and fight for hawksā love!!! Idk I like how their trauma gave them very different attachment patterns <3
names as another layer of intimacy (cute): this is in the manga so I donāt feel the need to elaborate on this, but thereās sth SO intimate about dabi and hawks both letting go of their birth names and those being such a big mystery for such a long time, both to the readership & characters. The fact that dabi finds out hawksā name and CALLS him by his name during a fight ugh I love the juxtaposition of intimacy and violence. They probably use their 1st names during nice moments also keigo and touya are really cute names but I digressā¦..
names as another layer of intimacy (bad): while the paragraph above present this as rather cute and intimate, I think thereās also violence and a hierarchy at play when you use somebodyās deadname (I think we can call it that idk). Not only is there the juxtaposition of violence and intimacy when dabi uses hawksā name, I think thereās also sth. deeply disrespectful about hawks using dabiās given name like WHO are you to call him toya!!!!!!!!!!!! And the answer to that is that hawks uses it because endeavor uses it, which is so insane but whatever letās not go thereā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.
also hotwings is such a good ship name sorry i was sold on that alone..............
sorry this whole page is yaoi to me, this fight is sexual in general well whatever let's move ON!!!!
Abjection: the aforementioned mutual irritation with each other that results from their uncomfortable & unwanted proximity feels so abject to meeeeeeeee
idk they have perfect yaoi equilibrium to me
the color symbolism :)
Once again, thank you to everyone who participated in the poll. I also wanna take this time to thank everyone. All the friendships, storyās, AUs. Most importantly, I wanna thank my best friend, my twin. Without her I wouldnāt really be here. I wouldnāt have the balls to post my art. She inspires me everyday. Without her I wouldnāt be me. Ever since I started posting my art, Iāve been drawing a lot more and improving my art skills and coming up with ideas everyday. Saying thank you doesnāt describe how thankful I am.š
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