A Touch of Force & Fire -- Hawks X OC // MHA X OC

The Fire

⚠️A/N: After reading the newer chapters of the manga, I've made some adjustments to this chapter to align better with those events. So, this chapter does contain spoilers. ⚠️

During the time she took off from work, Arya spent most of her time in three places. Her favorite coffee shop, The Daily Grind*, an art supply store(insert generic art supply store), and her apartment. All three of which have burned to the ground within the last week. Each fire 2 days apart. The fires in the businesses were started at night and had no witnesses. No one reported seeing anyone suspicious and the incidents were still under investigation.

It could have just been a coincidence. There were a number of people that visited those same places on a regular basis. Regular people need their caffeine fix in the morning and there are plenty of other artists and creators getting art supplies just like she did. Then it just had to be her apartment.

Arya's quirk, in its simplest form, pulls life energy or life force from living things around her. Trees, animals, other people. The initial downside, to her there were many downsides to this quirk, she could only pull energy through her hands, and she had to be in physical contact with the other living thing. Pulling energy from a person would give her access to their thoughts, but only while still in contact. Depending on the amount of energy she receives, she could see memories. Just from one touch, she's also able to detect mal intent or negative energy in that person. However, doing this can also make her susceptible to that person's emotions. Arya could go days without needing to sleep as long as she could continue to pull energy. The energy she pulls, would remain in her body unless she releases it, manipulating it into different forms and ways. Like how she caught her fall that morning, forcing the energy from her palms, cushioning the impact. Otherwise, it would dissipate naturally through out the day if she allowed it. However, the attempt of catching her fall, did have an impact on her. The energy that would have just dissipated naturally, was already used. Leaving her drained, she would need to pull more energy soon. The longer she was in the hospital, the longer would have to wait. Waiting too long would be detrimental.

Arya could take the energy from other people but tried her best to NOT to do that. She didn't see the point in poking around people's brains if she wasn't getting paid for it. Plus, there was consent too. Hey, can I take some of your life energy? If not, I might get so drained that I lose control. Oh you? You'll be fine, maybe a little groggy. Maybe....
She never figured it would go over well. Pulling a little here and there to read thoughts and memories, usually people never noticed a difference. Taking too much always had its consequences if she wasn't careful. Keeping it to herself, she found other ways to keep her quirk hidden and while being able to use it.

Every morning, she would start her routine with a morning walk. Arya would walk to the coffee shop, which was a little over a mile from her apartment. As she walked, she would run her hand across bushes, trees, pulling little bits of life force to wake herself up. Energizing her for the day. Once at the coffee shop, she ordered her usual. Iced caramel with almond milk(regular cream would give her the bubble guts). Then from there, she would either walk to the art supply store(a few blocks away from the coffee shop) or just walk back home. Since taking a year off, painting had been her solice. Not only a source of income but also a fun hobby.

The strange thing about the fire in her apartment, was that it occurred in broad daylight that morning. Arya still took her normal morning walk. She found another coffee shop near by to go to. Arya was almost back home, rounding the corner into the parking lot when she saw the smoke.

She dropped everything without a second thought, and sprinted toward the building.

"You ran into a burning building?! What the fuck is wrong with you?"