Sovereign: This is my first My Hero Academia-based story and an idea that has been inside my head for a very long time, but I chose to finish writing To Walk Again first before I started working on this. I hope everyone will enjoy reading this story!
Disclaimer: I don't own My Hero Academia, Kohei Horikoshi does.
Also, special thanks to Irene of en papier for drawing the cover artwork of my story! Check out their Facebook at www dot facebook dot com/en dot papier/
The New Roommate, Part 1
A boy with messy dark green hair, freckles and dark green eyes trembled in fear as he steps into the main building of Nerima Academia alone. He swifts his eyes side to side while clinging onto the straps of his yellow schoolbag.
Today does not seem to be his lucky day, and it's only the second day of the school year! His best friend Shouto Todoroki is nowhere to be seen at the entrance, which means he would have to enter the school alone. And there's no doubt that Tomura Shigaraki and his cronies will be inside waiting for him. The boy sighed inwardly. What a way to start the new week. But who knows? He was lucky not to encounter them last Friday, and maybe he won't today as well. As long as he remains calm, act natural and casually makes his way to his classroom, Tomura will not find him and everything will be all-
"Izuku Midoriya."
Izuku Midoriya froze in horror upon hearing the dreadful voice. He cringes as he slowly turns around and finds four figures standing behind him with their hands in their pockets. The small group of four is led by a tall boy with messy light blue hair, red eyes and wears a white mask over his mouth.
As the only female member of the group grins and giggles maliciously at Izuku, the leader casually walks over to the poor boy. The bystanders shudder and remain silent as they helplessly watch what is about to happen to the poor victim.
"H-h-hey S-S-Shiragaki…" Izuku managed to say as he trembles in terror, fearing for his life. "H-h-h-how's your w-winter break and N-New Year celeb-ACK!" Izuku gets cut off when Tomura grabs his tie and pulls him over. The boy shook as he stares straight into Tomura's eyes.
"Oh never mind that. It's such a shame that I never met you during the first day of school, and that really annoys me because I wanted to welcome you back here personally." Tomura said icily to Izuku.
"Y-y-yeah, it's a real shame that you miss such an opportuni-ACK!" Izuku is interrupted again as Tomura pulls him up and tightens his grip on his tie.
"Shut your mouth, squealer!" Tomura snarled behind his mask. Izuku gulps as Tomura now clenches his other hand into a tight fist and pulls it back. "As I was saying, I'm still feeling pretty pissed over the misfortunate I had last week. So how about I make up for it by-"
FWEEEEEEEETTTTTTTT!
Tomura and Izuku widen their eyes in surprise by the loud sound of a whistle. They look to the direction of the sound to see a girl with large brown bowl cut hair and brown eyes standing before them.
The girl removes the whistle from her mouth and points her finger accusingly at Tomura. "What exactly are you planning to do to him, Tomura Shiragaki?! Trying to cause trouble on the second day of the school year?!" She shouted.
"Oh U-U-Uraraka-senpai!" Tomura replied nervously as he places Izuku down and releases his grip around his tie. Izuku quickly moves to the side and straightens his tie and collar while Tomura continues to babble as he scratches the back of his head. "G-Good morning to you! And no! Izuku and I are-"
Tomura's words fell into deaf ears as Uraraka walks over and stood in front of him. She places her hands at the sides of her hip and leans forward to examine his uniform. Despite being several inches shorter than him, Tomura froze in terror as he helplessly watches the girl perform an inspection on him. He flinched as Uraraka stood straight and looks up at him with a cold glare.
"And is this how you represent our school in public? Not only is your uniform unbuttoned as usual, but it's full of wrinkles! Do you even iron it at least once a week?!" Uraraka chided the taller student. She proceeds to point her finger at his tie. "And your tie is loose around the collar! Straighten and tighten it right now!"
As Tomura did what he was told, Uraraka tilts her head to the side, glaring at the three other students who stood behind him. Tomura's cronies cringed at her.
"And you three!" Uraraka walks over and stood in front of one of them, a boy with short dark brown hair, gold eyes and wears a red and gold mask. "Kai Chisaki, your uniform is unbuttoned!"
As Kai quickly buttons up his uniform, Uraraka walks over to the next person, a boy with messy black hair and blue eyes. "Dabi, your hair is untidy! Comb your hair right now!" Uraraka shouted at him. The black-haired boy obliged and quickly uses his fingers to straighten his hair.
Finally, Uraraka walks up to a girl who is about the same height as her and has gold eyes and dark blonde hair, tied to two messy pigtails. "And Himiko Toga, what is up with the stains on your sleeves?! Remember to clean your uniform tonight, will you?!" She yelled at her. Himiko nods her head frantically in response as she shakes uncontrollably in fear.
After stepping away from the four, Uraraka sighs heavily and shakes her head in disgust as she folds her arms. "Sheesh, you guys are in your third year now and you still couldn't follow our school's dress code! With such behavior, how are you guys going to survive when you graduate and enter society? You are not only embarrassing your families but also the students in this school who are younger than you!" She chided the four students.
Tomura, Kai, Dabi and Himiko look around sheepishly as the bystanders began laughing at them. Tomura grits his teeth underneath his mask, feeling a mixture of embarrassment and frustration before ordering his cronies, "Let's go."
Nearby, a blonde-haired boy with blue eyes chortled as he points his finger at Tomura and his gang as they walk past Uraraka and make their way to their classroom.
"Hahahahahahaha! How embarrassing! Aren't the third years supposed to be better than us?! That's so funny!" The blonde-haired boy laughed hysterically while standing next to three other students.
"Indeed, Neito-san. If these guys are so uncivilized at their age, they really need to go back to elementary school." A girl with short purple bowl cut hair and dark purple eyes commented with a smirk as she twirls a few strands of her hair. She also carries a black school bag and a teal guitar bag over each of her shoulders.
"Ahahaha, good one Jirou!" A boy with yellow eyes and messy blonde hair with a lightning bolt-shaped streak of black responded as he and another student with orange hair, tied to a long side ponytail, and teal eyes laughed.
Jirou chuckled for a moment, but her smile instantly disappears when a group of six girls walk past her and her friends.
"Hold this for me while I examine my nails, Momo." A girl with long bluish-lavender hair and bluish-lavender eyes said to the student beside her as she looks down at the fingernails on her right hand.
"Understood, Saiko-san." The student known as Momo responded as she takes the schoolbag from the girl's left hand. She has black eyes and black hair, tied to a large spiky ponytail. Jirou growls as she watched Momo walk past her without any care.
"Let's go, Denki." Jirou muttered to the boy with messy blonde hair as she grabs hold of the straps of her guitar and school bags and walks her way to her classroom.
"Oh, okay." The boy now known as Denki replied. He turns to Neito and the orange-haired girl and waves his hand at them. "See ya later, Neito, Itsuka."
"Bye." Neito and Itsuka said in unison before they turn and make their way to their own classroom while Denki follows Jirou from behind.
As they continue walking down the hallway, Kai walks up to Tomura's side and said reassuringly to his leader, "It's alright, Shiragaki-san. Don't let her bother ya too much."
"That damn girl…" Tomura muttered with his eyes narrowed and his fists clenched tightly. "She is always sticking her nose into our business when she was vice president last year, and now she has gotten worse after becoming president. But one of these days, I'll show her who's boss."
After watching Tomura and his gang leave for a few moments, Izuku lets out a heavy sigh of relief as he lowers his head.
"Are you okay?"
Izuku looks up and sees Uraraka smiling and standing in front of him. His cheeks immediately blush crimson as he had never stood so close to someone of the opposite gender before.
"Y-y-yes! I-I'm alright!" Izuku chuckled nervously for a moment before he bows down to the girl. "A-Arigatou! You saved me from those guys."
"You're welcome." Uraraka smiled cheerfully at him as she places her hands behind her back. "It's my job to make sure everybody in this school is fine. What's your name?"
Izuku stood up and remain silent for a moment before he managed to regain control of his vocal cords and reply, "M-M-Midoriya. Izuku Midoriya."
"Nice to meet you, Midoriya-san." Uraraka said. Izuku gave her a wan smile as the two silently stare at each other for a moment. Uraraka looks down at her watch and said, "Oh look at the time. I better get going." She looks back at Izuku and smiled again. "Take care of yourself, Midoriya-san. Have a good day!" Midoriya nods his head in response. Uraraka waves her hand at him as she turns and makes her departure. "See you around!"
"Yeah…see ya." Izuku replied softly, waving back at Uraraka as she walks over to a silver luggage which she left behind in the middle of the hallway. He watches her grab its handle and walks away. Izuku lets out another sigh as he thought somberly, 'I'm so scared to properly talk to a girl who is shorter than me. I really am hopeless.'
"Hey Izuku."
Izuku yelps upon hearing the voice. But he soon realized that thankfully, it doesn't belong to Tomura, but someone familiar and close to him. He turns and sees a boy who is taller than him by four inches and a scar on the left side of his face. His hair is white on the right side and red on the left. Finally, his right eye is gray while the left is light blue.
"Shouto!" Izuku said, smiling at his friend in relief.
"Sorry I'm a little late. My father and I got caught in the traffic." Shouto explained. "So what were you doing with Uraraka-senpai?"
"Uraraka?" Izuku said in confusion.
"The girl standing in front of you earlier. I saw you two conversing with each other." Shouto pointed out.
"Oh, the girl's name is Uraraka." Midoriya realized aloud. "Who's she?"
Shouto laughed in response. "Seriously? You don't know? She's our student council president!"
"Eh?! She is?" Izuku responded in surprise. Shouto nods his head. "But she looks so young and shorter than me."
"But she's also very strict, disciplined and intelligent, which is why she was selected by the previous president to be his successor before his graduation last year, despite being a first-year student." Shouto said.
"She's at the same age as us too?!" Izuku cried.
"Yup." Shouto replied as he nods again.
"And she's strict too? But she seems very friendly to me." Izuku murmured. Suddenly, the school bell rang, causing him to yelp. "Class is about to start! Let's hurry!"
"Hai!" Shouto replied and the two boys quickly head to their classroom.
"Thanks for the help, Tenya." Uraraka said to a boy who unlocks the door to the student council room. He has short dark blue hair and wears glasses in front of his blue eyes.
"You're welcome, Uraraka-senpai." Tenya said as he opens the door. He turns on the lights as soon as he and Uraraka enter the room. The room itself is rather large and has a wide whiteboard hang on the wall. There is a rectangular-shaped wooden table at the center of the room with three chairs placed on each side and a single chair at the front end.
"So your parents are out of the country again?" Tenya asked Uraraka as she drags her luggage into the room.
"Hai. And this time, they may be away for more than half a year." Uraraka replied as she places her luggage beside her chair at the front end of the table.
"And they left within the first week of the New Year as well. Your parents really are workaholics." Tenya said, adjusting his glasses.
"Indeed." Uraraka said with her eyes softened. She pushes a strand of hair away from her eyes before turning to Tenya. "Alright, I'll be leaving my luggage here until the end of school today. Make sure nobody comes in here for the rest of the day."
"Understood, Uraraka-senpai." Tenya smiled and nods his head to her before the two make their way to the door. Tenya turns off the lights as he and Uraraka step out of the room, and he locks the door behind them.
The rest of the day in Nerima Academia is rather uneventful. Izuku, Shouto and their fellow students of class 2-B focus on their studies until the final school bell rang, signaling the end of school for today. The students stand up from their seats and bow down to their teacher.
"Arigatou, Shield-sensei." The students said in unison.
"Arigatou, minna-san! Make sure to do your homework and rest early tonight!" Their teacher said cheerfully to them. She is a woman with long wavy blonde hair, aqua blue eyes and wears glasses, a dark raspberry pink waistcoat with a white short-sleeved shirt underneath, a large bow around the collar of her shirt, pale gray capri pants, plaid pink socks and brown heeled boots.
A grin appears on Izuku's face as he and his classmates began packing their stuff into their schoolbags.
"You sure look excited over the end of school." Shouto said as he stood beside him.
"Hai!" Izuku said enthusiastically. "The latest issue of The Amazing All Might should be released today! I can't wait to see what happens next when the last issue ended with such a huge cliffhanger! Want to come with me to the store?"
"Sorry Izuku. Not today. I promised my parents that I'll be home right after school today." Shouto replied.
"I see. That's okay." Izuku said. He closes his schoolbag after making sure his desk is completely empty.
"Say hello to Eliot for me." Shouto said as he finished packing his bag as well.
"I will. Goodbye Shouto!" Izuku said as he places the straps of his schoolbag over his shoulders and waves goodbye to his friend.
"Goodbye. See you tomorrow." Shouto replied as he waves back at him. Izuku hurriedly walks his way over to the teacher's desk.
"See you tomorrow, Shield-sensei!" Izuku bows his head to her before turning and making his way out of the classroom.
"Likewise, Midoriya!" Miss Shield said as she watches him leave with a warm smile on her face.
About fifteen minutes since he left the school, Izuku runs down the pavement until he arrives at a large store. He opens the door and enters the place. The store consists of several shelves, some filled with action figures sealed inside their packaging, while most of them are filled with over hundreds and thousands of American comic books, all neatly arranged in alphabetical order. The clothing racks are filled with t-shirts and jackets of various colors with superhero symbols plastered on them. Picture frames of iconic comic book covers signed with autographs of their respective artists are also hung on the walls and above the shelves and racks for everyone to marvel at.
Upon entering, Izuku immediately turns his head to the reception counter while a man is sitting behind it, leaning back on his chair as he plays whatever game he is busy with on his phone. The man has brown hair, brown eyes and wears a red headband, a dark gray long-sleeved jacket with red flames, an orange shirt underneath it, a necklace of shark teeth around his neck, a brown belt with a round silver buckle, dark green pants and white sport shoes with black trimmings. Behind him and displayed on the wall are four different sports jerseys of the San Francisco 49ers, the San Francisco Giants, the Golden State Warriors and the San Jose Sharks respectively.
"Eliot-san!" Izuku cried. The man looks up at the entrance of his store upon hearing his voice. He turns off his phone and places it into his pocket as he stood up from his chair.
"Izuku Midoriya!" Eliot greeted him with a wide smile. "Always a pleasure to see you here!"
"Eliot, Eliot, Eliot-san!" Izuku squealed as he rushes over to the counter and stood in front of the store owner.
"My, somebody's awfully cheerful today!" Eliot said as he leans over and places his arms on the counter.
"So are you, Eliot-san! Did something good happen to you over the weekend?" Izuku asked.
"Oh hell yeah!" Eliot cried enthusiastically with his eyes widened as he gave two horn hand gestures with both hands to Izuku. "The Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 127 to 123 yesterday! They may have the word 'Kings' in their name, but the Warriors are the real rulers of basketball!"
"That's awesome! At this rate, I can already tell they will reach the NBA final later this year!" Izuku said.
"Not just reach the final, but win as well! I mean who's going to take away their title? The Toronto Raptors?" Eliot snorted as he rolls his eyes back. He looks back at Izuku and smiled at him, "So anyways, what about you? Why is my favorite customer acting all excited today?"
"Well, has the latest issue of The Amazing All Might arrived?" Izuku asked eagerly before he bows his head and places his hands together. "Please tell me it's here! Please!"
Izuku lowers his hands and looks back up at Eliot with anticipation. Eliot frowns and pouts at him, causing Izuku to look back at him in confusion. But a few seconds later, Eliot's lips curve upwards into a wide smile. His eyes widened and his teeth break out into a huge grin as he slowly lifts up the latest issue of The Amazing All Might from behind the counter. A huge smile plasters across Izuku's face upon seeing the latest issue of his favorite comic book series. Eliot stood up and holds out the comic book in front of his customer.
"Here ya go, the latest issue of The Amazing All Might! That will be 450 yen as always." Eliot said. Izuku takes out the exact amount of money from his wallet and places them on the counter.
"Arigatou, Eliot-san!" Izuku said gratefully to Eliot as he takes the comic book and bows his head to him.
"No problem, Izuku. Have fun, but also study hard in school, alright?" Eliot asked as he places his hands on the sides of his hip.
"I will!" Izuku nods his head before making his departure. After Izuku leaves the store, Eliot lets out a blissful sigh.
"The spirit of youth." Eliot smiled as he takes out his phone and sat back down on his chair, going back to whatever he was playing earlier.
Nearly half an hour later, Izuku arrived at an apartment building. He casually walks up a small stairway and scans his card on the security panel at the side of the entrance before walking through the door. He steps into one of the elevators and makes his way up. When he arrived at the sixth floor, Izuku walks down to the end of the hallway and he soon finds himself standing in front of his home. After removing his shoes and placing them on the rack, he gets out his key and unlocks the door. He opens it and calls out as he steps inside, "Mom, I'm home!"
"Welcome home, Izuku!" A short and overweight woman replied as she steps out of the kitchen. She has long dark green hair with a short ponytail tied on its back, dark green eyes and currently dressed in a pink long-sleeved sweater with a white collar shirt underneath, a pale yellow apron, a blue skirt and white slippers. After closing the door behind him, Izuku turns around as his mother walks up to him. "How was school today?"
"It was alright." Izuku replied.
"You look sweaty. Did you run your way back home again?" His mother asked with an arched eyebrow.
"Y-yeah. Sorry mom." Izuku smiled sheepishly at her.
"Well, go and take a shower right away while I prepare dinner." His mother said.
"Okay." Izuku said as he goes into his room while his mother turns around and makes her way back to the kitchen.
But just before she was about to enter, a radio on the wall beside her suddenly rang. Inko came to a halt and presses a button on the radio before speaking into the speaker, "Hello?"
Meanwhile, Izuku goes over to his bed and places his schoolbag down on it. He goes over to the wardrobe and takes out a set of clothes. He closes the wardrobe afterwards and leaves his room to see his mother stepping out of their home.
"Mom?" He asked her in confusion.
"Oh Izuku, I'm going down for a moment. I'll be back soon." Inko informed her son.
"Okay, mom." Izuku replied before his mother closes the door and locks it.
Izuku goes into the bathroom which is located just opposite his bedroom. He enters the bathroom, places his clothes aside, undress himself and steps into the shower. As he turns on the water and bathes, Izuku lowers his head as he contemplates over what happened at school today. Although he was relieved to be rescued by the student council president in the nick of time, Izuku couldn't get over the brief encounter he had with Tomura. How helpless he was when being lifted in the air, and how horrified he was for his life when he stared straight into his tormentor's eyes. Izuku remembered there was a time he isn't afraid to stand up for himself and others, but it is clear that he has since lost it.
He could still vividly remember the incident two years ago that greatly affected his social life and self-confidence. He managed to finish his final year of junior high peacefully, but the incident had affected him so much that he was no longer the brave and confident boy that he used to be by the time he entered high school. Although he passed all his exams, his first year of high school in Nerima Academia felt like a nightmare to him. He instantly became a target of bullying from Tomura and his gang due to his silent and timid demeanor, and even in the classroom, his classmates would discuss among themselves how awfully quiet and maladjusted he is. Some even believe he has autism. The only person he managed to form a friendship with is Shouto, who often helps him with his studies and protects him from the other students of the school, especially Tomura.
Even though he passed his first year of high school with flying colors, Izuku still couldn't help but feel hopeless after realizing how much of a social outcast he has become. He eventually admits to his mother about his problems in school and how uncomfortable it is for him to live in Nerima anymore. Inko understood her son's feelings and they both ultimately decide to move out of Tokyo Metropolis by the end of this year.
While Izuku felt that moving out of Tokyo would be an opportunity for him to start over, he has no idea how Shouto and Eliot would react when he were to tell the news to them eventually. Both Shouto and Eliot have been extremely nice to him during his time in Nerima, and Izuku knew that they don't deserve to have their feelings hurt. It is obvious that telling them he will be moving out of the prefecture would disappoint them, and after the incident two years ago, Izuku does not want to see people feeling hurt anymore.
Izuku sighed inwardly as he wordlessly stares down at the floor tiles with a pensive scowl. He doesn't know how much longer he needs to bear the frustration that is lingering inside him every day.
'If only life is ever easy for me…'
While Izuku is still occupied inside the bathroom, Inko unlocks the door and opens it, allowing herself and another person to enter the apartment.
"Here it is. This is our apartment, and I hope you will enjoy your stay here." Inko said to the person behind her. The person steps into her apartment with her silver luggage, revealing to be a familiar girl with large brown bowl cut hair and brown eyes.
"Arigatou, Midoriya-san. Thank you so much for accepting my parents' request to allow me to live here at such a short notice." The girl said to Inko. "I'll explain to you what happen in full detail later."
"No problem, Uraraka-san." Inko replied.
"Oh no, please. You can refer me by my first name, Ochaco, since we are going to be living together for a while." Uraraka said as she closes the door behind her.
"Yes, indeed. Then you can start referring me by my first name as well, Inko." Inko smiled at her. "Why don't you take your time to familiarize the place while I prepare dinner?"
"Of course. Thank you for your hospitality, Inko." Ochaco said, bowing down to Inko with gratitude.
"You're welcome, Ochaco." Inko bows back to her before she turns and makes her way into the kitchen.
Ochaco began looking around the Midoriya household. As soon as she enters, there is a very short hallway with several picture frames hang on the left wall and a door next to it. The hallway leads to a wide open area on the left side of the apartment where there is the dining table and chairs placed at one end and a sofa and a flat-screen television at the other. Next to them is a large pair of sliding windows which leads to a small balcony with a wide laundry rack placed outside. On the right side of the home are two more doors, a radio hang on the wall and also an open doorway at the end of it which leads to the kitchen. The place is about the same size as the one Ochaco and her parents currently own for now, but she actually likes this one a lot more. Despite its simple design, it felt more comfortable and closer to the rest of the neighborhood.
Ochaco smiled blissfully at her surroundings for a moment before she turns to the picture frames beside her. The first picture she lands her eyes on is a simple portrait of Inko herself, smiling for the camera.
'Aww, Inko looks so adorable in this picture. This must be her when she was younger.' Ochaco thought to herself. 'She looks so slim back then too.'
She turns her vision to the next picture which consists of two people. One of them is Inko, who is smiling for the camera as she kneels down on a grassy field and places her hands on the shoulders of the other person, who is a young boy that has the same eye and hair color as his mother. The boy is dressed in a simple t-shirt, dark blue shorts, white socks and red shoes. Just like his mother, he is smiling for the camera with his eyes wide as he holds up a small gold medal in his left hand.
Ochaco momentarily smiles at the picture. But upon closer inspection of the child in the picture, the smile on her face quickly disappears. Her eyes widened when she felt that the child looks…very familiar. As if he looks like someone she had met before. As she digs herself deeper into her mind, a wave of memories came flooding over her.
"Y-y-yes! I-I'm alright! A-Arigatou! You saved me from those guys."
"You're welcome. It's my job to make sure everybody in this school is fine. What's your name?"
"M-M-Midoriya."
Ochaco's jaw plummeted upon realizing the true identity of the child in the picture. "Izuku Midoriya?!"
Suddenly, the door behind her opens up. Ochaco whirled about to see clouds of steam and water vapor coming out of the room, and when they are cleared, she gets a closer look at a familiar boy, who is almost completely naked if it weren't for the towel wrapped around his lower body.
Izuku sighed and murmured as he steps out of the bathroom, "I forgot to take my underwear again."
When Izuku lifts his head up, he didn't expect to see a girl just standing right in front of him and staring at his almost naked body with her eyes wide and mouth agape. Soon, Izuku's jaw plummeted and his eyes grew almost as wide as saucers as the two continue staring at each other in a brief moment of awkward silence.
Ochaco soon closes her eyelids, trying to suppress the up-close sight of an almost naked boy inside her mind, and screams in sheer terror at the top of her lungs as she throws her head back.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Just a second later, Izuku also finds himself screaming in horror as he slouches over and hastily places his hands over the lower section of his body.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"What's going on?!" Inko cried as she steps out of the kitchen. She gasped in horror, appalled to see her son standing almost naked in front of Ochaco. "IZUKU, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
"W-what, no! Mom! It's not what you think!" Izuku cried to his mother as he frantically shakes his head. Meanwhile, Ochaco continues screaming as she places her hands over her eyes and turns away from Izuku.
"Don't just stand there! Get back inside the bathroom and change into a set of clothes right now!" Inko scolded her son.
"But I need to get my underwear from my room first!"
"Then do it now!"
"You didn't even tell me someone is coming into our home today!"
"JUST CHANGE INTO YOUR CLOTHES RIGHT NOW AND STOP EMBARRASSING YOURSELF!"
Sovereign: I hope you all enjoy the first chapter! Please leave a review and tell me what you think of it! Stay tune for the next chapter!
Eliot is actually an OC of mine. I know some people have problems with seeing OCs in stories, but I hope you will give him a chance.
Also, Melissa Shield is in her late 20s in this story.