Only Exception

Because that's what heroes do

(Still two days before the interview)

"And just when that old lady was about to get ran over I used my feathers just in time to-"

This was insufferable, walking around the city for three hours, away from his apartment trying to get the hero to get distracted and leave him alone.

Which has proven to be pretty useless given that the pro hero followed him everywhere he went like a lost puppy talking about his day and just anything that came to his head. Not even something shiny would distract him.

From his rescue stories to what kind of chicken he ate, Hawks would not run out of things to say. It was as if he was some overgrown squawking parrot

"And then- oh hi there!" He stops squawking to greet a fan who walked up to him asking for a selfie to which he happily accepted. 

It gave the singer the opportunity to leave him by himself. He has been walking around the city for three hours with the squawking parrot behind him talking about how he spent the day without him doing his job.

He couldn't just say "hey I'm going home see you never" or  "Leave me the fuck alone before I burn you and donate you to KFC" because he'll most likely follow him anyway to "protect a celebrity" and find where he lives and definitely leak his address and HE will connect the dots and- okay that's a little overboard but moving on.

He had to get home, get there as quick as possible before the hero noticed that he was gone. As he walked he kept his gaze down, using his hoodie and face mask to hide his face. He walked through the crowds of people, large and small, human and mutant. He didn't care, he just wanted to get home.

He couldn't help but think of how strange it was, but wouldn't dare admit that he's a bit flattered by Hawks' insistence of trying to talk to him. But only a bit. He's still an annoying hero. The singer sighed before letting out a small chuckle.

"What an idiot bird..." the singer muttered under his breath. His frustration simmering within his disguise. He didn't notice the hero's presence behind him, until

"Well, "idiot" is a strong word don't you think?"

Dabi jumped a little, almost turning his head to see Hawks himself, the hero let out a playful chuckle escape his lips from his own playful retort before continuing.

"Am I wrong?" He gives a playful smirk to the annoyed singer. The hero perhaps expected some kind of response to the same tone or at least for the singer to stay, because as soon as the hero made that comment the singer groaned and walked away, catching the hero off guard.

"H-hey!" The hero called out to the singer, quickly following behind him. Dabi just kept walking, quickening his pace to distance himself from the winged hero.

"Hey! Where are you going?"

The singer stays silent.

"Hey!"
The hero speeds up his pace to be behind the singer.

"Come on! What's wrong? Tell me!"

The singer keeps his pace, slowly getting more and more frustrated from the hero's persistence. His hands felt like they were to burst out his blue flames to at least scare him off. But he resists the temptation to burn him as he remembers what Tenko said about avoiding getting arrested. But the temptation is there.

"Are you going home?"
The hero asks, however the singer kept walking, his patience was wavering.

However the hero was now inches away from the singer's back, reaching his  hand out to touch the other's shoulder.