#i think the meta writer you were talking abt is scarletrain1724 but i know others have written meta on hawks' body language

[bootlickerhawks]

Twice/Hawks Anon: I wish I had some deep insights about the My Hero Academia color spread, but alas, I only have questions. If Tokoyami & Uraraka are there due to their connection with Hawks & Toga respectively, then why is Kirishima there? Yes, he helped save Bakugo at Kamino, but he never had a direct interaction with Dabi, Twice,

Toga, or even Mirko & Hawks. Besides Midoriya (who’s of course there due to protagonist privileges), none of the other members of the Kamino group are there. Kaminari has even less of a connection to the featured villains & top 10 heroes. And WHY IS MINETA THERE?! The strangest part to me is Aizawa looking away unconcerned when he’s usually so alert whenever villains are around his students. Then there’s Hawks covering his mouth. I wish I could remember what this one blogger wrote about his body language, but I think he’s hinting at his own secrecy. His headphones make me think that even in a social setting, he’s ready to block everyone one. Does Dabi look tired to you? He’s looking neither at the TV screen nor at anyone. It’s like he’s withdrawing into his own head space. Hawks, in contrast, looks predatory in the way he crouches and focuses his attention on the screen. Others have already pointed out Twice’s rigid posture & costume. Twice wears a mask to feel whole whenever he feels like he’s splitting apart. I wonder if he’s there to signify the tension of Dabi & Hawks disassociating from parts of themselves. Dabi may actually be tired inside. Hawks, even if he does achieve his dream of having free time like he does in the present moment, may not be able to relax even then due to his lifelong conditioning as a tool/spy.

I think when it comes to Hori's drawings, color spreads and such, there's a mix of deeper meaning and just stuff he wants to draw (*cough* including miruko everywhere *cough*)

Since this drawing is to promote s6 I think that's the reason Kirishima, Kaminari, Tokoyami, Mineta, Miruko and Aizawa are included. All of the above had significant moments in the war arc (yep even grape gremlin 😔)

"The strangest part to me is Aizawa looking away unconcerned when he’s usually so alert whenever villains are around his students."

It fairly common for manga artists to draw the villain and hero casts together in social settings where there's no animosity between them (kinda like actor AUs).

But I also think it's possible that this is foreshadowing that Aizawa will eventually vouch for the LOV. This is just a theory/hc, but I picture that after the big fight Deku will vouch for Shigaraki (and the LOV) with a speech à la Ochako and then several of the heroes will take his side and I imagine that Aizawa (and Mirio) will be among them.

"Then there’s Hawks covering his mouth. I wish I could remember what this one blogger wrote about his body language, but I think he’s hinting at his own secrecy. His headphones make me think that even in a social setting, he’s ready to block everyone one."

Hawks covering his mouth is his signature pose vhfkjg but yeah it def hints at his duplicitous and secretive nature.

I know Evangelion used ear buds as a metaphor for Shinji blocking himself from the rest of the world so I think you're on the money there. Headphones are an easy way to clue in audiences to Hawks' isolationist tendencies (i think? i wrote a short meta on that once? or maybe it was part of my forever unpublished jinkei meta >.<)

From an in-universe perspective, we can take into consideration that since Hawks' quirk is sensory to sounds/vibrations that he needs the headphones to not get overwhelmed.

"Does Dabi look tired to you? He’s looking neither at the TV screen nor at anyone. It’s like he’s withdrawing into his own head space. Hawks, in contrast, looks predatory in the way he crouches and focuses his attention on the screen."

Dabi looks like he's napping and Hawks has to crouch forward because of his wings. But I do find the contrast between their body language interesting, Dabi looks like he's at ease and almost uninterested whereas Hawks looks like he's attentive and (maybe?) ready to spring to action.

If I had to interpret this, I would say it's in reference to their power dynamic (when it comes to information) > Hawks is unable to find anything on Dabi and is blindsided by the revelation whereas, Dabi knows Hawks' name and backstory and has prepared a tape to expose his father and Hawks. Dabi looks at ease because he's in control of the situation unlike Hawks.