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[Disclaimer]: Boku no Hero Academia belongs to Kohei Horikoshi-sensei. I am merely borrowing this awesome work and its amazing characters for entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement intended.
PART 1
ARC OF BEGINNINGS
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〖 Chapter One 〗
Crystal Heroine, Start!
It still kills me
that I can't change things
But I'm still dreaming
I'll re-write the ending
(Say Good-bye – Krewella)
'Remember…'
Breathe in.
Darkness. Terror. Tears.
"S-Stop…"
Blood. A cry for help.
"O-onee-ch-…an…"
Death.
"N-no…Haru…HARUKIIIII!"
Despair.
"Why…why did you do it…? WHY?"
"Why?"
A sinister laugh.
"Because I'm a villain."
"Koseki-chan?"
She blinked, and everything was bright and colorful again.
It took her a few seconds to comprehend that she was still standing in front of the large gates of the battle center, along with everyone else for their entrance exam. The noise, the crowd…Everything felt foreign to her, and yet it brought about a sense of relief. She closed her eyes as she willed the lingering pain to disappear, sighing slowly as she attempted to regain her usual composure.
That's right. She was currently in U.A, she was going to become a hero. She wasn't in the dark anymore, the villain wasn't there, and Haruki…
A warm touch to her shoulder brought her back to reality.
"Ko-se-ki Alumi-chan?"
Being called her full name felt strange for some reason, but it was enough to rouse her out of her thoughts, to which she was thankful for. Wondering who it was, Alumi turned to her right where the voice came from, and her eyes immediately fell on the very concerned looking Uraraka Ochako, a co-examinee she befriended in the bus on their way to Ground Beta. Their meeting basically went like this:
"Uwaaah! It's Hanamichi-Con's limited edition Hanami Dango hairpin!" exclaimed the girl sitting beside Alumi. She was adorable, with short brown hair styled into a bob cut, rosy cheeks and round brown eyes that twinkled with admiration. "I've always wanted one of those," the girl continued. "U-Umm! Are you a fan of Hanamichi-Con too?"
"Un. Hanamichi Confectionery's sweets are the best in my opinion. But it was my friend who gave this to me as a present," Alumi said as she ran a finger over the gleaming Dango-themed hairpin. She smiled. "It's amazing that you recognized it. This hairpin went out about two years ago, after all. You're a big fan of theirs too, huh?"
"I am! Mochi's my favorite in the whole wide world. And Hanamichi-Con's mochis are the best!"
"I heard they have a branch near U.A. That's another thing to work hard for in the entrance exam, wouldn't you agree?"
"Oh my gosh, really? Now I'll definitely work even harder!" She beamed. "Ah! I totally forgot to introduce myself! My name's Uraraka Ochako. Nice to meet you!"
And thus, the present.
Alumi regarded the other girl with her signature smile, but it was delivered without the usual ease.
"Are you okay? You were spacing out," Ochako said.
She masked her discomfort at being caught with an apologetic smile. "Did I? I'm sorry for worrying you, Urara-chan. I'm okay now. Thank you."
Convinced, Ochako smiled in relief, but then she turned flustered all of a sudden. It was Alumi's turn to be concerned.
"Is something the matter?" Ochako was really red. 'She couldn't have contracted a fever right before the entrance exam, could she?' Alumi thought.
"E-eh? Um, yes! I-it's just…Well, Urara…I-I like the sound of that! Please continue to call me that!" Ochako sputtered out with a quick bow before looking up to her with shining eyes. "But in return, c-can I call you 'Alumi-chan'!?"
Her adorable uncertainty made Alumi laugh with amusement. "Of course! I'm sure we'll both pass, so let's become good friends, yes?"
Ochako looked so happy that Alumi swore she saw the girl float at least a feet off the ground, before hopping down and emitting rainbows and sunshine all around her. She was so cute that 'Urara-chan' was almost an understatement.
"I'd love to! Let's be friends, Alumi-chan!"
Alumi gave her a nod of approval, feeling her own happiness swell. The name call was but a slip of the tongue, as it was sort of a habit of hers, but the brunette seemed to be more than fine with it.
"We're about to start any moment now huh?" Ochako commented after a while. She looked really eager, but from the way she pressed her clenched fists to her chest showed how anxious she actually was.
Alumi lifted her gaze off her and looked up ahead. To be honest, she also felt the same. She was nervous, but excited. More excited than nervous, actually.
"I think so," Alumi answered before resting her eyes back on Ochako's figure with a soft smile. "Are you nervous?"
"I-I am," the brunette admitted with a self-conscious chuckle. "I'm not really good with battles, and everyone looks so prepared…But once I'm in there, I'm going to give it my all!"
"That's the spirit," Alumi cooed encouragingly. "I'm sure you can do it."
They both shared a smile before facing forward and regaining their focus for the task at hand. Alumi inhaled through her nose as she felt the faint tides of determination wash over her, the soft smile never faltering, not even at the thought of that horrific night.
That's right. She had to remember to conquer her fear. Remember in order to reach her dream. Remember…
'…Remember why you're here.'
Breathe out.
A resounding siren signaled the start of the test. As soon as the doors started opening and the people started running, Alumi dashed right in with Ochako and separated herself from the group by turning a swift left.
"I'll see you later, Urara-chan!" she bid, not waiting for the brunette's response as she disappeared behind a building.
Now as much as Alumi enjoyed Ochako's company, she felt compelled to isolate herself. The battle center was vast, after all. There was no need to hunt with the rest of the group, especially when they were going to be judged individually. She ran and navigated through the empty streets until she finally found herself surrounded by a horde of mock villains.
"Dear me, they suddenly appeared out of nowhere…" she muttered to herself, more surprised than frightened. 'It seems like they're waiting for the others to reach this area…I see now, because we don't know where they are, we are supposed to draw them out. But I didn't do anything to attract them. Maybe they heard the commotion the others caused and just so happened to spot me instead?'
The robotic villains leaped to attack and Alumi gently lowered a knee to the ground, just so she could touch the asphalt's surface. 'But I suppose this is a good thing.'
"Kill the hero! Kill the hero!" They yelled in unison that Alumi couldn't help but stare at them in awe for a second.
'Oooh. They can talk!' She had to admit, whoever made them did a good job. They were a fine interpretation of real life villains indeed.
It was then that her smile turned malicious, her eyes narrowing. Mock villains or not…
"Villains must be punished."
For a moment it seemed as if the robotic villains were about to overwhelm her, then crystallized spikes rose from the ground, piercing each of them through the core in the next. All of them were destroyed at once.
Alumi smiled as she stood up, brushing off the dust that accumulated on her shoulders and sweatpants before looking around to assess the destruction she caused. "Hnn…two, four…ten, twelve…fourteen robots in all, six 2-by-points, three 1-by-point and five 3-by-points…How many points does that make?"
Alumi was still in the process of doing the math that she didn't notice a 3-by-point robot spotting her and making its move. Now this robot was smart. It saw how its comrades were destroyed in a blink of an eye and decided to take a more discreet approach. Slowly it lifted its arm and aimed to launch a rocket fist, its red eyes gleaming with delight at how blissfully unaware its target was with her back turned to it.
"Kill the hero…"
"Ah, I got it!" Alumi suddenly exclaimed that the robot flinched with surprise, its focus disturbed for a second. But that opening was all she needed to conjure a crystallite spike from underneath the robot, lifting the machine a few meters from the ground.
She turned to face her attacker with a calm smile, looking quite satisfied with her handiwork. The machine looked like a giant metal skewer of some sort from the way it was pierced. "Oh, it's a 3-by-point...That makes 33!" She might not have been able to see it, but she definitely heard it. So much for talking robots and their programmed pep talks.
Alumi snapped her fingers and the crystals around the area shattered, its essence returning to the ground as the skewered machines fell down in heaps. She turned and took off in a light jog, continuing her excursion in the area and occasionally hearing the ruckus the others caused. They weren't too far judging by the sounds they were making, and thanks to that she met a couple of villain bots on her way. Alumi disposed of them quickly, her accumulated points gradually rising up to 46.
Numerous trails of smoke became visible in the sky by now and the smell of dust and fried circuits filled the air. Other examinees eventually wandered into the area she was in and while she left them to their own devises as she ran passed them, Alumi noticed two 2-by-points preparing to ambush an unassuming male applicant. She changed course and dashed towards that person's direction. He was already dealing with two mock villains at the moment that it would've been too late for him to notice.
Alumi stopped abruptly when she was near enough, just as the two leaped to attack, and planted her feet firmly on the ground. The soil beneath rumbled and two crystallite spears erupted from the ground, stabbing the machines and suspending them in midair before they could touch him.
Alumi released a puff of relief just as the male examinee managed to defeat his two opponents. He was definitely aware of the ruckus behind him as he hastily pivoted on his heel in alarm only to be met with a metal fist inches from his face.
"WOAH! WHAT IN THE—!?"
Alumi muffled her giggles with a hand. Nothing was as amusing as seeing a priceless genuine expression. She left the scene before he could see her, not even bothering to disperse her Quirk as it would eventually disappear anyway. It was also so that she could give the confused, staggering examinee a sort of remembrance.
The male examinee eventually recovered from his shock and his eyes instantly went to where the crystals came from. He craned his neck to Alumi's direction, but all he could catch of her figure was her long, flowing blue hair.
"A-A girl? Who was that?" he wondered aloud as he scratched at his head. He definitely did not expect to be saved today. Even so, he could not deny that it felt rather nice being protected by an angelic stranger.
From what happened earlier, Alumi decided she'd rather go and help someone with the remaining time they have. She knew she already accumulated enough points to pass, so there was no need to look at everyone as a rival anymore.
'I wonder how Urara-chan's doing.' Naturally, Ochako was the initial person she thought of. Though Alumi knew that the girl could handle herself, she wanted to see how the whole thing was going for her.
Ochako was with the main group, and judging from the noise coming from her right she was heading to the right direction. She continued to run through the buildings and soon saw the main road up ahead, hastening her pace to get out of the narrow alley she was currently in.
However, just when she was about to reach the exit, the ground started to shake so violently that it could be felt throughout the whole battle center. Alumi immediately pressed her back and hands against a nearby building as she looked around. The buildings nearby began to crumble and the windows were beginning to break, letting her know that whatever caused the earthquake was close.
She cautiously peered over the edge to see what was going on and what she saw made her eyes widen. A huge shadow was looming over them, over the broken robot parts and the frightened examinees. It was a giant robot, the mother of all mock villain small-frys. It was the biggest machine she's ever seen, it both amazed and startled her. She barely had time to recover when the giant robot made its move, bringing its fist up to struck them below.
The building behind her quivered when the giant robot's fist connected with the ground, the impact so great that it raised a tsunami of smoke and debris. While everyone began screaming with fright as they made their escape, Alumi was able to catch some of the words they said as they passed her by.
"RUUUNNN!"
"What is that thing!?"
"Holy shit it's huge! Isn't that like the final boss or somethin'!?"
"Idiot that's the obstacle Present Mic was talking about!"
"For real!? AHHHHH!"
Alumi whipped her head back to the giant robot with renewed fascination after hearing that last bit. She didn't know it was going to be THAT big. Now she could see why they were told to either fight or flee. With that size, Alumi knew the logical thing to do was escape. She turned to where everyone else was running off to and steadied herself for a sprint. She was still concerned about Ochako's whereabouts, but she hoped the brunette was safe and was already making a run for it.
Alumi looked back one more time, waiting for the smokescreen to clear. When it did, she caught sight of a certain brown-haired girl pinned to the ground, with both her legs painfully hampered underneath a large chunk of stone.
"U-Urara-chan…!?" Alumi uttered with alarm. The giant mock villain was right behind her, and Alumi could only watch with horror as Ochako struggled to free herself.
Alumi froze on the spot. She couldn't just run away, her friend was there, but the giant robot was there too. It wasn't like she couldn't take care of it, just that conjuring a crystalline spike big enough to stab it with would take a huge amount of effort and concentration.
The giant mock villain took another step, preparing to make another imprint on the ground with Ochako as the stamp. Alumi gritted her teeth as she decided to throw all caution into the air. Ochako needed help and she needed it now. What kind of a friend would she be if she wouldn't even try? But the real question was, would she make it in time?
Alumi dashed out of the alley with an arm shielding her eyes and mouth from the onslaught of dust. She already formulated a strategy to save them both. All she needed to do was get there in time, conjure a dome of crystal to protect them from its blow, and then escape before it makes its next move. Alumi quickly conjured a crystal platform beneath her to propel herself forward. If she could just get there and—
There was a movement to her right, a surge of power, a howl of the wind.
Alumi paused and turned just in time to see a boy wearing a cyan tracksuit leap from the ground with so much power it seemed like he could fly, leaving a gust of wind in his wake. Her jaw went slack as she watched him fly straight to the giant mock villain, pulling his arm back and then planting his fist right to where its face was supposed to be, the robot falling back from the impact of his power.
A single punch. All it took to defeat the massive robot of destruction was a single punch.
Alumi couldn't believe what she was seeing. At the same time, she was baffled as to why he would even bother to fight that thing. It was worth zero points and he could've used that time to escape. What could his reason be for doing such a thing?
'But could it be…?' Alumi ripped her eyes away from him at her train of thought and touched the crystal to take her to where Ochako was. 'He did it because he saw Urara-chan was in trouble?'
As she was drawing closer she saw the brunette in the same state as she was: awestruck.
"Urara-chan!" Alumi wasted no time to aid the brown-haired girl this time. She hurriedly jumped off her crystallized convey and landed right beside Ochako before conjuring two crystal pillars at once to lift the heavy stone slab off her legs.
"Alumi-chan…" Ochako looked at her with surprise as if she'd just noticed her.
Alumi lowered on her hunches with one knee on the ground. "Can you stand? Your legs aren't injured, are they?"
"It still hurts a little, but I'll be fine," Ochako said with a reassuring smile and tried to stand up but the painful hiss that escaped her said otherwise.
"Let me help." Alumi offered her arms for support and Ochako immediately grabbed unto them. "You really scared me back there, you know," she chided softly just as Ochako steadied herself on her feet.
"Yeah it was really scary," Ochako replied with a sheepish smile. "Everything happened so fast and I was too frightened to use my Quirk but then…" She looked up at the sky above them, her eyes shining with amazement. "That person...Did you see that? He saved me!"
Alumi followed her gaze and saw the boy still suspended in mid-air. "Yes…Yes he did," she said softly.
"ONE MINUTE LEFT!"
Present Mic's abrupt reminder of their time snapped them out of their daze, and when Alumi blinked she saw how the boy was beginning to plummet down towards them in an incredible speed. It seemed like she wasn't the only one to notice because Ochako was flailing right beside her.
"Ah! He's falling! We need to help!"
Alumi turned to her friend only to see the brunette limping her way towards a broken piece of fallen mock villain. But before she could ask what exactly she was planning, Ochako made the object float and turned to her with panic.
"Quick, Alumi-chan! Please take me to him!"
Alumi nodded just as she had a firm grasp on the situation and was already lowering a knee. "Hold on!" She pressed her palm against the ground and summoned a sole semi-solid crystallite that hardened into a solid crystalline pillar with a sharp end as it rushed over to where Ochako was floating. The crystal pillar pierced into the dismembered machine and continued to stretch rapidly, effectively pushing the gravity girl straight towards the falling boy. Alumi watched, astonished and impressed as she saw Ochako utilizing her gravity Quirk, and at how she managed to get there in time to save the boy from what could've been a fatal fall by smacking him in the face.
Ochako hit the ground with a thud and the boy with a grunt. Alumi immediately stood and left her post. She arrived at the scene just in time to see Ochako emptying her stomach in a flurry of rainbow sparkles after she released her Quirk on the both of them.
Finally. The giant faux villain was annihilated, the three of them were safe, and all was well. Alumi released a heavy sigh of relief, her posture sagging slightly in exhaustion after experiencing everything that just happened.
"Good job, Urara-chan. You made it just in time."
Ochako merely responded with a weary thumbs-up, not even looking up, and Alumi directed her gaze somewhere else, feeling sorry and slightly amused by Ochako's current condition. Her eyes eventually fell on the boy's writhing figure, and she approached him from behind with a curious gaze when she saw how damaged his arm was. His legs and knees weren't looking good either, as they were twisted in unnatural and painful angles.
Alumi furrowed her eyebrows in thought as she lowered on her hunches to get a better look. 'Why is he in such a damaged state? Is it the result from overusing his Quirk? What a harsh drawback…'
The boy suddenly lifted his head towards Ochako's direction. He didn't seem to notice Alumi behind him as he had his eyes glued to his now unconscious savior.
Alumi kept silent, simply observing him for the time being. That's when she noticed that his black curly hair actually had green undertones. She felt a smile tug at her lips despite her thoughts and his apparent misery. 'What cute, curly hair.'
Curly hair…
All of a sudden the black green-tinged color of his hair seemed a bright orange hue to her. It reminded her of the color she used to touch and run her fingers through, the color she adored, the bright curly hair belonging to the person she held so dearly…
Alumi didn't even realize she was raising a hand to touch him.
'Haruki…?'
But the boy suddenly began to crawl away from her before her fingers could make contact, effectively snapping her out of her stupor. Alumi immediately pulled her hand back and clutched it tight against her pounding chest, her eyes growing wide.
'What was I…?'
"If I could just get one point…!"
From the wretched way he said it, Alumi knew no one was supposed to hear that, but she heard him loud and clear. Her gaze turned bewildered as she watched how he dragged himself across the ground using his left arm. Does he mean to say he still hadn't gained any points despite having such a powerful Quirk? She stared at his red, swollen arm and narrowed her eyes. She saw how he defeated that giant mock villain, and yet he suffered severe repercussions like he's never done it before.
"Times up!" Present Mic's announcement was followed by an alarm that signalled the end of the exam. While majority of them felt relieved, some were wracked with dread that it was over. The boy no doubt belonged to the latter group.
Alumi watched him freeze and tremble before collapsing on the ground. She couldn't tell for sure if he fainted from exhaustion and pain, or from the shock that he failed to accumulate any points. Maybe it was a mix of both. Either way, there was a twisting in her heart as she stared at his unconscious figure. He looked so small, so broken…
There it was again. Alumi closed her eyes tightly as she placed a hand to her forehead, smiling wryly at her own silliness. She didn't even get to see his face yet and yet looking at him was enough to invoke something in her. It needed to stop.
Before she knew it those who initially ran away began to walk back to the area and started dishing out comments on what just transpired before their eyes. Alumi ignored most of them as she made her way towards Ochako. She was already ahead of their speculations. It may be unnecessary to put that giant mock villain down, but she knew what really happened. He didn't do it just to show off his Quirk or impress anyone. He did it in order to protect someone, and they completely missed that. But even they could tell that what he did was truly astounding. However, one comment made her turn towards them again, her eyes turning soft as she looked at him.
"What kind of a life did he live that made him so jumpy?"
Alumi didn't know what kind of person he was, or what he did to get this far, but hearing that and realizing that he lived through hardships, especially if it had something to do with his Quirk...
His damaged arm. His broken legs. As if he's hadn't known of its severe effects. As if he's having trouble controlling it. As if he's never had a Quirk before…
"Why couldn't you do anything!? You should've protected him! But because you're Quirkless…!"
Her mother's voice rang in her ears and Alumi felt like something just punched her in the gut. She quickly turned away, a hand flying to soothe her rapidly beating heart.
She slowly glanced his way again and pouted. No one's ever had this sort of effect on her before.
She heard a groan and turned to see Ochako slowly lifting her torso up with her elbows. "Urara-chan…you're awake," Alumi greeted with a relieved smile. At least for now she had someone else to be concerned about.
Ochako gave her a groggy smile before her expression morphed into a panicked one. "Uwaaah! I can't believe I fainted!"
"It was only for a few minutes though, don't worry," the bluenette assured as she conjured a crystal platform for Ochako to get down on easily.
The brunette carefully stepped on it and Alumi made the crystal go down before offering a hand to help steady her. Once she's standing firmly on the ground, Ochako gave her a smile so bright it reminded Alumi of the rising sun.
"Thank you so much, Alumi-chan. You've really helped me a lot today. So this is your Quirk, huh? It's really cool!"
"I'd say it's you who's done a lot today Urara-chan," she replied. "Your Quirk is also very impressive, especially how you went in and save that boy just now."
Ochako chuckled sheepishly with a hand behind her head and a blush tinting her cheeks. "It gets bad if I overdo it though…That reminds me! Where is he?"
Alumi turned and pointed a finger to where the unconscious boy was. Thanks to having U.A's school nurse on the scene, Recovery Girl, his broken limbs were now back to normal. He still didn't show any signs of waking up despite being healed, so the youthful hero had him taken away to the clinic for the meantime.
Alumi watched as they carried him away, while the kindly old woman started going around giving them gummy bears and kisses for those who were injured. What an adorable old woman she was. It reminded Alumi of her own grandmother.
"Poor thing…You know, I heard him mumble something about getting at least one point," Ochako said as the two of them watched him in the distance. "Does that mean he doesn't have any points?"
Ochako turned to her then and Alumi had to cover up the surprise she felt when she faced her. 'So Urara-chan heard it, too.'
"Well…If that's the case, then he won't be able to get into U.A." As regretful as that sounded, Alumi knew it was the only logical outcome.
"B-But that can't be! He rescued me, you know he did. Everybody else saw how he destroyed that huge mock villain. He did it because of me! That has to count for something!" Ochako countered with a dismayed face.
Alumi was at a loss for words. She could only stare at her friend with astonished eyes, and the longer she did the more she became convinced. Ochako was right, what he did could be counted as a heroic act and she began to be overwhelmed with shame.
How could she forget? Being a hero just wasn't about fighting bad guys, or defeating strong opponents. A hero was someone who protects and saves the day. That was the sole reason she decided to be a hero in the first place. To protect those in need, to uphold the peace, to prevent a tragic loss…
Alumi placed a hand on Ochako's shoulder as she smiled at her with all the reassurance she could muster. "You're right, Urara-chan. I get the feeling this exam isn't just about getting points by how many mock villains you've defeated, and if they saw that, then we'll definitely see him again."
Ochako seemed to calm down after hearing her statement, but Alumi could still see the lingering doubt in her eyes. She couldn't blame her. It sounded like a dream come true even to her own ears, but she believed in it anyway.
She wanted to see him again.
A/N:
Thank you so much for reading chapter 1! But before you go, I have a "few" things I want to say that are absolutely imperative concerning this fic. It's going to be a long A/N, but if you want to follow this story, then you have to know.
That good with you? Great!
So, firstly, I just want to say that I feel rather pretentious writing an OC-centric story where she eventually gets to be paired off with Katsuki. He's a very unique character who's going to be hard to work with I admit, but despite the hurdles I am still determined to go through with this.
Hear me out:
The first time I saw Katsuki, I was instantly charmed (let's admit it, he's drippin' hot and I've always had a thing for dangerous, hot-blooded boys lol. But this isn't an SI-OC fic I assure you!), but more than that, his character fascinates me. He is honest with what he wants and with who he is, he doesn't tolerate bullshit, can easily see through said bullshit, is not afraid of accepting his mistakes and identifying weaknesses in himself (nevermind that he never admits to them verbally lol). He's practically excellent in every way. He knows how to cook, cleans after himself, good in both sports AND academics, and is hard-working to boot! How he takes responsibility for himself is attractive as hell. I just knew he was going to be the deuteragonist type with lots of room for improvement, and that's where I saw that he is not completely heartless, and is therefore not asexual and averse to getting into relationships.
Katsuki might've never showed interests in girls or in anyone, (given that his priorities are set on becoming number 1), I bet all of us can understand that one of the reasons why he isn't fussing so much on being interested in the opposite sex is (maybe, perhaps) because girls naturally avoid him (after all, who would like to be around an egotistical, foul, and scary asshole, right?) But anyway, I think it's not too far-fetched for him to actually like a girl, a girl who's patient and willing to put with his behavior, a girl who sees him for who he is and stays (and what a long, treacherous journey it will be). It's certainly going to be fun developing Katsuki's character further in that aspect, and the possibility of him being romantically interested in someone isn't impossible seeing as Horikoshi-sensei is actively putting an effort in developing his character. I believe in him, I am confident he is fully capable of love and of being loved.
So I guess what I'm saying is that this fanfic is a dedication for my babyboy, our adorable baron of explodo-kills! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
As for my OC Alumi, she is naturally tolerant to things that might shock the common folk. As what you've seen lately, she is calm and level-headed in the face of adversity, and I think she'll do well when it comes to Katsuki. But of course, Katsuki is not the only one who gets to be soothed in this story, as it will definitely take someone like him to peel off Alumi's layers of defenses (whoops, is that a spoiler?)
And there you have it, my reasons for shipping/fangirling. I can't promise that this will be awesome, or OOC-ness free, but if you do enjoy this, don't keep it to yourself, pretty please? A review won't cost ya, but if you're one of the silent types then a fave/follow will do me juuuust fine.
Also, I admit that I'm still an amateur writer as I'm still in the process of finding that rhythm. My grammar also needs some brushing up. English, alas, isn't my first language, but I'll do my best to get better, promise. I'm also going to count on you guys to point out some stuff that needs critical attention. So don't be shy and tell me what you think!
BUT I'M NOT DONE YET!
Now about the story itself, this is how it's gonna go down:
The first part of this story will focus on Alumi, her inner struggles and developments in U.A. However, I will not reveal the full extent of her past yet, nor the specifics of her Quirk until I can find a good point. That said, the main pairing Katsuki and Alumi will be non-canon in the beginning. NO FLUFF, and very little interaction between the two. But as it is already implied in the Prelude, things will begin to escalate between them during and after the Sports Festival Arc. But even so, romance is SLOW-BURN. And lastly, this story will mostly follow the Anime because I find that more convenient than the Manga.
All right! With that out of the way, you may now or may not proceed to read this story and follow Alumi's adventure and her eventual romance with Bakugou Katsuki =)
[Edited]: Added minor changes, removed unnecessary sentences and fixed grammatical errors.
