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They require VERY specific care & are NOT a light commitment!!

They need to be brushed DAILY (sometimes more!)

They need to be taken to gigs on a regular basis.

Their enrichment items can get VERY expensive 🎸🥁🎤

They need plenty of space to headbang.

They are LOUD. Don't even think about getting one if you live in an apartment, your neighbors will not thank you.

They CANNOT be pop-trained. There are ones that like it but you can't force that- it's not typical behavior for them.

YES they can make very loyal companions. YES they look like a lot of fun.

BUT they will get very grouchy if not looked after properly!! Think before you buy & do NOT get them from a breeder jfc don't even get me started. Metalheads should only ever be bred for recreational purposes, not profit.

Ok ok so I headcannon for Hawks that silence is unwelcome because it causes him to think. Not having anything to distract himself from the constant anxieties and worries that plague his mind is borderline painful.

So in his spare time he avidly listens to music because he needs something to combat the silence. But he still feels the need to stay aware (because of his commission background and constant paranoia) so he therefore needs to listen to music that will guarantee there isn’t silence but still allow him to focus somewhat.

And what music is loud yet not distracting? Death metal!

Most people cannot read nor work while listening to music because the lyrics distract them. Therefore classical music and jazz is suggested to work to because there aren't lyrics.

But, if you listen to metal where there is so much screaming you cannot comprehend the words, it has the same effect.

And because Hawks is all about going fast, the tempo of the music would suit his mind better than classical or jazz.

Therefore listening to death metal would allow Hawks to stay alert AND never let his mind be silent!

(I totally headcannon this based on that logic and not the fact that I myself listen to death metal and want Hawks to also)

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