A/N: Hawks dad, I don't claim the canon one

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The next month was absolutely fucking horrible for you but, you kept it moving. You had your children to worry about. You didn't enroll them in school for the first two weeks since they didn't want to leave your side. They had severe separation anxiety and would cry and scream when you weren't in their line of vision. They bathed with you, slept with you, stayed in the living room with you, and went shopping with you, you never were out of their sight. Not like you weren't the same way. You were finding a whole different school for them which wasn't hard since strings were pulled for you. You found another school for them in between where you guys lived and where your dad lived. They liked grandpa enough so you put him down as the emergency contact if you can't get to them. That was it though. You got them the bus to and from your home. That was one problem and, now the next problem was the trial. That was horrible and your babies had to relive what she told them and what they saw plus the security cameras were used too. Then of course it took 4 hours for you to explain everything she did to you plus the questions. To keep yourself from freaking out you used a monotone voice and let your mind wander to happier places. Needless to say, she was sentenced to life in prison while in a wheelchair. That was the best day of your life. Lisvette hated you feeling as if you stole her mother but, she will get over it. You had to do mandatory therapy sessions which honestly, was fine and can help you.

"You're okay Y/N?" You glanced over at Ruska who looked like she was ready to bolt in the blink of an eye. You were still on edge with her a bit since it was proven that she had no idea about Lennox. You still were wary of her but, you allowed her back in your life. You knew how manipulative Lennox actually was. Speaking of Lennox he got thrown in Tartarus with Alexiana. They don't take well to rapists/ pedophiles. Lennox apparently had raped other little girls looking for a substitute for you. Disgusting. At least you never had to worry about her and Lennox again. They were arresting anyone and everyone she was associated with since they used some persuasion techniques to tell them where they all were.

"No, I'm not okay but this is the best I've felt in a long time." You were going to be okay. You just had to take it one day at a time. Your children were going to be okay. Everyone was going to be okay.

"You don't truly understand how sick of myself I am." You turned to her waiting for her to finish. It was best to let her get this guilt off of her chest instead of it manifesting and hurting her. "Do you think I should see a therapist? I want to kill him for fooling me. I want to hurt myself for believing him-" You pulled her into a hug seeing her cry. She was like this ever since she found out the truth about Lennox.

"You should go to a therapist. I know some good ones that don't kill your pockets and who actually know what they're doing." That's how the two of you spent the next hour. It kept your mind off of your children as well. It was their first day back to school and, it was hard on all of them but, they needed an education. You will not be labeled a bad mother. Once the therapy was done you checked your socials to see how your new comic and video were doing. You explained the situation of what happened and in the midst of all the chaos, something convinced you to show all of you. Your whole body, flaws and all. As expected you did lose some followers which hurt, but it was overrun by the praise and positivity you got. A lot of people said they recognized you at the grocery store, the bakery when you saved the children from the fire and other incidents. It was really amazing how many supporters you had in Japan and in other countries. Since you were fluent in Japanese and English you started translating your comics to English which earned you way more money and followers than you thought.

"You're a blessing to so many people Y/N." You turned to her surprised. "You really don't see it do you?" You shook your head in confusion. You didn't even know what she was talking about right now. "I'm going to show you." You watched as she grabbed a paper and a pen and started writing down all the people you knew outside of your family. This brought more questions than answers but, you stood quiet. "I know you're emotionally stupid so I broke it down for you." You side-eyed her. "These are definite, these are the confused/not sure ones. I only broke it down in two columns." You read it and were surprised that it was almost split in half with the names.

"What is the meaning of all of this? Why do you have them separated like this." You must really be emotionally stupid because you did not know what any of this means.

"The ones on the definite columns are the ones who have feelings for you and the other column is for those who I'm not sure because they give mixed signals." Y/N. exe has crashed. It must have shown on your face because the bitch had the audacity to giggle. "Oh my God, you really had no idea." She laughed while you were not trying to combust. You knew and you didn't know that some of them had a crush on you. The Valentine shit that you did kind of proved it but, some people on here surprised you. Never in the world did you think you can find not even one person but, apparently you had many suitors. You didn't believe it.

"I find this extremely hard to believe." You weren't exactly pretty besides your face and your wings. You had a beautiful face and wings but, your body was everything but that. You had the bitch to blame for that. Also, you considered yourself a virgin since you were raped and rape survivors should be allowed to say they're virgins. Then you also had three adopted children. Not too many people would want to be with you for that.

"I swear to shit I will fight you if you continue to be negative about yourself." You turned to her with an angry pout. "You may have some trauma, you may not win the most beautiful woman in the world award but, you got something that many people don't have. You have a heart." She pressed a hand gently to your chest "You are honestly such a good person. You took in three children who weren't yours, you helped a family escape an abuser when everyone was against you. You dug yourself from the trenches and that didn't change you. You have every right to be a bastard and an evil person but, you're not. You chose kindness, you chose to see the best in people. You chose to have a heart of gold with a personality to match. Anyone who knows you will fall for you. It's just up to you to see it and decide your next move from there." You blinked three times before throwing your arms around her.

"I don't have to make a decision right now, right?" Ruska shook her head at that.

"You already have so much on your plate so until you get the hang and flow of your own life with therapy and your children and work then you can worry about that. For now, I suggest you just have fun with no strings attached." You pulled back to look at her smirk.

"No strings attached you say." You smirked right back causing the two of you to fall into a fit of giggles. You can definitely do no strings attached.

"Shit, you never had fun your whole life why not start now? Flirt a little, play a little, do whatever you want you got no one to come home to yet. Enjoy." You knew she was a bad influence on you. The two of you talked for a few until she left and, you were alone with your thoughts. Play a little huh? You're only 23 you're really young and even though you're a mama now doesn't mean you have to fit into society's standards. You snorted at that.

"I haven't fit societal norms since I was born." On a whim, you downloaded herotok and had a mini rage attack. Why the fuck was everything beginning with hero? Not everyone in the damn world wanted to be one. "Annoying." You always saw videos and ads about it but, never knew what it was about. As soon as you opened it unsurprisingly the first people to pop up were famous heroes. You created an account using Lizard_Queen sticking to all your social names. No need to change it up. You made an announcement on your socials and herotube that you made a herotok and within an hour you had a million followers with no videos. That was impressive. What was even more impressive was that your friends started following you too. They didn't necessarily know it was you. They'll find out eventually. Now having a massive following you didn't know what to do. What was popular? Jesus. You spent a while scrolling through herotok to get the feel and follow some people back as well. You chose a simple one and did the "get to know me." it was simple and the song to go with it was catchy.

"My name, my age, my favorite color, my height, my sign, do I have a looooover, what's my nationality, here's some things that inspire meee, my favorite food, my current mood, and my shooooe siiiiize"

Yeah, you were definitely doing it. You'll do a cartoon version of one and then maybe, later on, show your face. You got to work getting a bit pretty wearing colors that brought out your iridescent wings color and eyes. You recorded the video and edited it hitting drafts. At least that's what you thought you did. You hit post like a fool. Unaware of this you got to work on drawing which was quick. You were good at drawing on your drawing tablet so in two hours it was done. You edited it and exported it to your phone so you can crop it better and do the final touches before posting it. You looked at the time and your kids will be home in an hour-ish. You got leftovers from yesterday so you didn't have to worry about cooking. When you got to the phone you had a bunch of notifications from the app. Frightened you opened it and saw that you didn't draft it. You posted it.

"Wow you're actually really pretty"

"you have gorgeous wings"

"We have the same sign and height!"

"your eyes are so captivating"

"I've seen you around so many times!"

"You are single this is good news"

You were pretty sure there were hate comments but, they were drowned out by the positivity. You blinked not believing it and needed a moment to calm down. You placed the phone down, screamed into a pillow, and turned back to it. You might as well post the cartoon version of it and within moments you had even more people recognize who you are.

"OH MY GOD JFGEFRNG I KNEW I RECOGNIZED THE ART STYLE"

"You are THE Lizard Queen"

"I'm proud to admit I've been following you for 3+ years on your art journey"

"Marry me."

"You have so much talent??? Leave some for the rest of us"

You had a warm feeling in your chest that you haven't felt in a long time and you couldn't keep the grin off of your face. You liked as many comments as you could and responded to them as much as you can. You found out you can pin comments so you made one and pinned it to the top where everyone who clicks on the video can see it. You looked at the time and saw you had 20 minutes before the bus would be downstairs. You left your stuff to go make their plates and heat them up so they can eat right away. They were always hungry when they came home. You grabbed your phone and went downstairs waiting for the bus to come. Once you got your children you headed upstairs waiting for them to clean themselves and then come to the table to eat. You sat with their chairs pulled close to you or else they won't eat. If they're not in your lap or within your wing span they'll freak out. It's fine though you loved the comfort they brought you.

"How was your guy's day?" You waited for all of them to sit and start eating before asking.

"I actually like it a lot, the other kids are nice and so are the teachers." You smiled and looked at Hitoshi who looked like he was going to burst if he didn't talk.

"Someone called me a hero! They said my quirk is cool and the teachers said it too! They said I can be a hero!" You smiled big at him bringing him in for a hug. You knew that was something that always bothered him so you were glad someone else can see past his quirk. All it takes is one person to make you change for the better or worse.

"I made a friend mama. She has a blood quirk like me. She doesn't think I'm weird." You almost felt tears prick at your eyes with how happy you felt for them. You grabbed them all in a group hug feeling them latch on to you. This is what you wanted. This was all that you wanted. You were free. You were finally free. No more Lennox. No more Alexiana. No more horrendous schools. Everything was going to be okay. All you had to do was just breathe.

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What are your thoughts? Wholesomeness is going to be happening for the next few chapters I had enough angst for a bit. I need some loving, happy, romantic content you know? So let me know what you guys would like to see!