#he'll show enji just a smidge of kindness and offer to spend time with his old man

[intersexalastor]

mmm. i'm really feeling the hate for hawks in my blood, so let's talk about a civilian league au where touya takes good things from hawks's life. <3 what abouuuuut jin being recently released from prison after a string of robberies from some years ago. and after getting to know jin and using the excuse that he's doing this to keep an eye on him to the commission, he and jin become roommates and friends. but despite falling for jin, refuses to date him on the basis that he was a former villain and that's not a good look. he point blank tells jin this, who's obviously deeply hurt but ultimately says he understands.

cue touya, who hawks hates and vice versa. they don't get along, to put it simply. hawks basically worships the ground endeavor walks on and touya hates endeavor. and while hawks would be content with just avoiding his idol's eldest son, touya won't miss an opportunity to be a hateful little shit. and when touya sees that hawks has moved in with a former member of the top ten most wanted, he's naturally a little bit curious. and when he presses keigo for details, he, uh, gets no answers. but when he mentions what endeavor might think about him dating bubaigawara, keigo very quickly clarifies that they are friends. and touya, who is socially inept due to his self-isolation during childhood, believes him (rather disappointingly).

HOWEVER... touya still sees this as a golden opportunity to mess with endeavor, at least. so, using the excuse that he knows keigo because of his father, he introduces himself to jin. makes a proposition. he tells jin that his father would absolutely HATE if he dated a (former) villain as high profile as him, and if he'd be willing to play a dating game with him. in exchange, he'd take jin out for free meals, drinks, movies, etc. (courtesy of daddy dearest's money of course!) jin agrees because 1. hilarious 2. he only has keigo as a friend and keigo keeps him at arm's distance so this would let him have some fun and 3. free stuff.

except they really hit it off. jin understands touya far better than anyone ever has. he's surprisingly tender and makes touya feel... he's not sure. but it's good. and for the first time, jin feels accepted. sure, touya used his bank robberies as the reason to get to know him, but touya doesn't think less of him. whenever jin says such and such, touya jumps in. tells him that his old manager was an asshole, that a kid like him shouldn't have had to work so young. touya's long become disillusioned with hero society, what with having a bastard father as one of the top heroes. it makes it easier to see through the bullshit (only after enduring the burns up on a certain mountain peak, whose lush plant life has recovered mostly to its former glory).

anyway. endeavor is indeed embarrassed and ashamed, though touya's lost interest in his father's opinion on the matter. it's inevitable this will become public knowledge at some point, so, rather shockingly, enji tries to... accept this. especially at the behest of his youngest, who, along with his two other children, think that it's great touya's actually found someone to connect with.

still, enji's not shouting it from the rooftops. and jin has been discreet with keigo because he knows that his friend and boyfriend don't exactly get along. and jin's the forgiving type, if the transgression is against him and not someone he loves, at least. but his friendship with keigo has a bit of a sour note nowadays, because jin's mentioned some of the things keigo's said, especially regarding the potential romantic tension that keigo quickly killed. things that weren't outright awful, but questioned jin's worthiness of love and companionship due to his past. and touya tells him that if keigo was a real friend, he wouldn't say shit like that.

but even so, keigo did help him get back on his feet after he was released. even gave him a decent loan to earn certification (in smth idk what tbh) with a very generous and lax repayment policy, a loan that touya plans to pay off so jin can cut ties with him if he so chooses.

and as for keigo, he's at the end of a months-long soul-searching journey in which he realizes that rejecting jin was a huge mistake. that he can't live his life entirely by the design of the commission, and for endeavor's approval (plus, he heard that touya's dating a guy, too, and endeavor doesn't seem to take such issue with it). so one day he decides to head home early, so he'll catch jin before bedtime.

but when he arrives... there's jin with touya fucking todoroki in his lap. it's a surprise for both keigo and jin, but, well, it was bound to happen eventually. and keigo has to sit there, while jin explains everything, eyes all lovey dovey and entirely fixed on touya. touya, of all fucking people. but while jin is transfixed by how pretty touya is, touya takes notice of the very split second look of horror and soul-crushing despair that flashes across keigo's face. and he is so fucking giddy. he doesn't know if hawks lied or changed his mind, but he couldn't be happier. touya loves jin, that much he's sure, and the end result would be the same either way. but the fact that he gets to take him away from keigo? oh what a sweet, sweet bonus.

touya makes a big show of it. cupping jin's face and rubbing their noses just like jin loves. hands prickled as he lovingly caresses across jin's stubble. prompts jin, who tells keigo that he and touya are going to move in together once the lease is up. but they'll talk about it more later, because he's having dinner with the todoroki family (endeavor included) and they're gonna be late if they don't get going. touya's the last one out the door and he shoots keigo the most smug fucking look, chuckles just a little bit, and shuts the door, leaving keigo in the empty apartment.