My first story, and an OC at that. Let's hope it lives up to expectations and I'm open to criticism cause I know I'll need it to keep people happy. Enjoy and make sure to stay and read everything from below cause it'll be important for those interested in the series moving forward. The song below isn't required, just recommended since I listened to it while making the story.
Post Malone – Sunflower
Click, click, click, click, click. These were the only noises that were present in the young boy's room as he was pressing his thumb on the pen multiple times. It was merely a background noise as he was focusing on his studies at hand. With plenty of books scattered across his desk and papers around him, he clearly wasn't feeling himself. The Young Jin Sugiyama was in the middle of completing a mock test of a UA written test from the entrance exam that he printed. It dated back nearly a decade and was studying all that can be provided, all the way up to the exams three years ago.
It wasn't abnormal for him to prepare for something so important with every material he can obtain. All other tests from 4th grade to his current grade he was over prepared and had above average grades to back it up. It was the realization on how far ahead the school was in comparison to even his own. Sure, UA High is prestigious and renown around the world as the #1 high school for heroics but this was outrageous.
A heavy sigh was let out, messing around with the pen at hand as it twisted around his fingers but was placed down on the desk. Standing up and stretching, he walked to the mirror to see his reflection; A young 13-year-old boy, around 5'2" with long, black silky hair that reached below his shoulders. He had a tan skin color, brown eyes with white sclerae, broad shoulders and a smooth face with not much on it. His face was like any other, and his body was an average healthy shape; nothing extra nor lacking. He had decent arms with little meat to his arm. His legs, on the contrary, was the opposite as it boasted a good amount of meat with lots of muscle within it, thanks to his joy of running and other activities that helped form his meaty calves. His current attire was simple; a black shirt and some black jeans with some white socks. He didn't enjoy changing often since it always distracted him so he just wore what he had when he returned home from school this morning.
He looked around, noticing he hasn't really cleaned up, per his mother's request. He decided to pick up anything lying around, mainly just clothing but also the papers and placed them neatly on his desk. The young boy's room was like any bedroom; A twin sized bed in the corner, a white modern desk on the side with a dresser beside it. Opposite to his bed, was the drawer that held a 32" TV with a PC setup beside the drawer. The drawer holding the TV was mainly composed of shelves with books on them. It mainly composed of science books but had a bit of other educational books and the rare novel books. The TV above the shelf was given to him after his mother bought a new one, thanks to her lack of use for it. As to why she bought it, he had no clue. Perhaps it wasn't the right size she wanted when she ordered it online? Whichever the case, he was grateful for it and used it whenever he was either bored and/or needed a stress relief. Left of said drawer was a door and right of the drawer was a small closet, housing some clothing he needed; ranging from school uniforms to casual clothes and his own shoes. There were other miscellaneous objects in there that he stored that he either wasn't using or didn't care for anymore.
Reaching into his closet after putting away his broom, he took out the iron ball laying around at the deepest part of the closet. "Damn you, cluttered mess", he said to himself before starting to mess around with the ball, distorting its shape and playing with it like an artist with clay. This was possible due to his quirk: Matter Distortion. With this, he can change any type of matter he liked so long as he knew what it was made up of. The biggest drawback to the quirk was that he had to know the right atomic formula for everything he touches in order to mess around it. He was also restricted to solids, since he was only getting used to it and it was easy to manipulate. Since the ball was made of pure solid iron, it was easy for him to mess around and get used to his powers until he was given more time to mess with other basic objects.
As he messed around with the ball, making it into a hook, he was interrupted with the intrusion of a somewhat little nuisance that barged into his room; his little sister.
His sister, Ino Sugiyama, was the younger sibling of the two, behind by two years. She was 4'9", black long hair like his but way longer, green eyes, and tan skin. She seemed like the average girl for her age with the exception of two things; She had a blue shade around the sclerae within her eyes, and spiky shiny hair. The hair was a result of her quirk; Hair Manipulation. Her quirk allows her to change her hair in any way she likes, whether it be to harden or to change the length. As for the blue sclerae, he wasn't quite sure. Perhaps a mutation? Whichever the case may be, she wasn't exactly complaining. It made her stand out, which she was more than OK with.
As siblings, the two of them were like any other brother and sister; annoying to one another, insulted each other but had a strong bond with one another. He always considered her over himself most of the time and was concerned for her over the smallest things. Hell, last week he was worried she was dying after trying out her new bike. She got accustomed to her cautiousness that he had for her but still wouldn't mind if he toned it down a few. In return, the young girl helped his elder brother with clothing, choice of words and few things that he was unconscious of.
It wasn't unexpected for her to do this kind of thing since she usually came home from school at this hour. Since the only other TV was in the living room, only just arriving yesterday, and still under the installment process, it was his norm after she found out about television around three years ago. She barged in, grabbing the remote beside the TV and turning it on to the news after waving to his brother. To his surprise, it was the news channel. A first for him since she's usually interested in her cartoons before heroics.
"Care to tell me the reason for the sudden haste?" The older sibling said, as the younger one decided to finally sit down after finding the channel she wanted.
"And now to today's top story." The news anchor on TV said. The elder brother turned his attention to the TV after not receiving the information he wanted and thought that the news would give him, he looked to see a video of what seemed to be a green slime monster, surrounded by a blazing fire. Villain attacks aren't exactly uncommon in a society filled with quirks, thus the reason for heroes overall. However, the main thing he noticed, which he assumes the news didn't since there aren't any closeups or any mention of it, was a running green haired child toward the monster and trying his best to save...
A boy? There was a blond-haired boy captured within said monster?!
Wait, a blond-haired boy and a green haired boy running in to save him...
That sounds very familiar to the dynamic of Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo. Those two went to the same elementary school and class that he attended and was in the same middle school he was in, though not in the same class. He didn't really speak much to them, nor played with them since they were in their own social bubble and he thought very ill of Bakugo. But he knew about the two of them, especially since the blond one wasn't exactly subtle about what he thought about Midoriya, even throughout middle school.
But wait, wasn't Midoriya quirkless? That's one of the few things that he remembered about the green-haired boy, if anything. But there was the green boy, running in to help the captured hot-tempered boy. Kid has a lot of balls to do such an act, but was pretty dumb as well. "Tch, dumbass," he said under his breath before the righteous and powerful All Might came into the scene, basically obliterating the slime monster with a powerful force of wind. Said wind was so powerful, it changed the entire weather and caused it to rain, putting out all the fire that was previously there. As the news kept proceeding, he saw his sister point to the TV, showing herself waving to the camera.
"Look, I'm in the news! Did you see it, big bro?" She said, excitedly and taking a picture with her own smartphone, presumably to send to her friends. The elder brother smiled and slightly chuckled as she was so excited and she tugged at his shirt to assure him that he saw. While he was happy to see her so content, it was short-lived. "Y'know you could've been in real danger, if the slime monster decided to attack you, right?" He said, not in a stern or menacing voice, but rather one that was neutral and understanding. Yes, there were heroes in the vicinity but it never guaranteed her safety.
She shrugged at him, smiling as if he didn't hear what he said to her. "I know, but it was so exciting" She said, still keeping her peppy voice up and sighed. "I know you wouldn't let me near it. But I was being extra careful and knew when to leave. I promise I did!" It wasn't reassuring his initial concern but he knew he could trust her judgment. He let out a sigh and then laughed, patting her head as he saw the TV once more. "Fine. And yea, I see ya. Seems you enjoyed yourself, huh?" The elder sibling said, to which she nodded rapidly and left the room to place her belongings into her room while texting her friends, probably to inform them that she was on TV.
As she left, Jin looked up at the TV, watching All Might being praised by the media and the one interviewing him. The long-haired boy didn't care for All Might, in all honesty. Sure, he was impressive, powerful and comical all combined into one but he didn't find a like to him, personally. There wasn't any distaste either, just a neutral viewing in general, like he'd view any other hero. But the background was the scene that caught his attention; the sight of Midoriya being scolded and Bakugo who was leaving the scene in general. He probably didn't get scolded since it wasn't his intent to get captured nor did he do something reckless that green-haired boy did. Still, his suspicions were correct; It was Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo. They were both grown up, slightly taller but haven't changed other than that. It seemed that Bakugo was still the bastard he always has been and Midoriya was still the timid and shy boy he'd always been. He shrugged, not really caring about the two of them anyway, thinking he'd never see them in his lifetime past middle school and beyond. As the TV was turned off, he continued to toy around with the iron ball, now an iron discus, at hand and contemplated to continuing his studies. The written part of the exam shouldn't exactly pose a problem to him, since he knew how it should plan out.
It was the practical that was the tough part.
While his studies were above the average, his control over his quirk was the true test. When it first showed itself, the display wasn't exactly...contained. He was playing outside during recess in elementary school during the winter, around 1st grade, when he accidentally bumped against some boy. When that boy and his friends were complaining to him, he was scared, crying and didn't know what to do. As they were pushing him to the iced lake nearby, he slipped, fell and didn't know what to do. He was cornered, trapped and in a slippery place. He was alone and wanted to hide in a little ball. That was when his power showed itself, with the ice of the lake wrapping itself around him in a small ball, with little pockets to breath. It was freighting, dark and cold inside the ball. Once he was freed from the ball, with the help of the teacher, it was thought that the quirk controlling ice, only to be further tested to not be limited to ice, but all of solidified matter. The only reason he could control the ice was because H2O, the general makeup for water and ice, was being discussed that day, prior to recess. His curiosity getting the best of him, he asked the teacher what H and O meant, which he was told was Hydrogen and Oxygen. Luckily, this information was sufficient enough to know what water was and to control it in general.
He had control over his quirk, that was evident by the iron mess that is now, more or less, a spike ball. But he had to know what the places around the practical, the general makeup of what the floor was, and any surroundings. And if he was faced with human enemies...he didn't want to think about it. The general composition of human anatomy, the chemical and cellular makeup he knew about, but he knew it was inhumane and not a pretty sight. That idea has crossed his mind once or twice but was shaken almost immediately. He sighed, hitting his head against the now metal bat he forged. "Dammit." was all he can say while looked at the books in his shelves. He knew he had to stack up on some, much to his dismay.
These next couple months will be dedicated to getting into UA High School. And it wasn't going to be a cake walk, at all. But he was determined to get into the school. It would be great to have it for the future. Plus, his sister and mother wanted him to get into the school badly. His mother was positive he would have a better future if he went into UA and his sister was inspired by the high school since it housed the best pro heroes, not to mention All Might, the number one hero. He sat back down after forming the iron back into a ball again and placed it on the desk, looking down at the mock test once more. He then looked up at the window, which was all clouds and rain outside due to the actions of the number one hero and his heroic display.
Then he saw the sun, shining through the grey clouds. He smiled as it shined brightly against the desk and on himself. He played around with his pen, once again before the tip reached against the paper.
"Seems the weekly library trip will be daily if I want to soak all this information in. Great..." He said to himself. Even though the road is long, the payoff is even greater. At least he thinks so.
Alright, so first chapter down. Damn, this is tougher than I made it out at first. Maybe it's me starting out but I'm sure it'll be more fun after the introductions and entrance exam. A couple of things about my first story:
1) I plan to cut out a character from 1-A in place for this new OC. I haven't figured out who yet but I have a few ideas. Hanta Sero, Koji Koda, Rikido Sato, Mezo Shoji and possibly Mashirao Ojiro are the likely candidates. I'm not choosing any girls cause they cause a huge impact, and the males outweigh the females. I may also just not remove anyone, but then it would place the class at an uneven balance, but its up to the readers.
2) OK so this character could use the aid of Mina, since she is the exact opposite of him and I plan for them to have a relationship. They'll definitely be later on the relationship list since I don't enjoy the quick jump into relationships, personally. But I welcome any criticism.
4) Matter Distortion. The quirk will definitely be small at first and be evolving as we move forward, as all quirks do in the series. It does sound very dangerous and overpowered but I plan to hold it back hardcore. How hard? Well I'm still debating since I'm not sure myself. Leave a suggestion if you want, I'm open to ideas.
3) Most, if not all 1-A characters will have a relationship, one way or another. It'll not always be in the same class, but with others I think will be an awesome pairing. OchaDeku, KamiRo, TodoRozu, Haga...Crap, I may actually pair her with Ojiro. Son of a heck. Oh well, he might be out the list unless I'm given the OK with him. I can pair Hagakure with someone else, that aint a problem. Some may be earlier than others, it is dependent on the readers and which pairings can help out the most down the line of the story. Oh and Mineta aint getting a pairing. I still can't see him with anyone else. I'm sorry for those who respect Mineta and stuff. Still won't remove him though cause he can create some funny scenarios.
4) This story will be covering all aspects of MHA in general, so it'll be from entrance exam ALL the way to where we are, that being the festival. Also, no spoilers for Two Heroes. I haven't watched it yet so please spare me the details ;-;
5) Mother's introduction will be done in the next chapter. If I do it now, it'll extend the story by a good amount and I think it needs its own coverage. The sister, Ino, is great to have for interactions among future peers and for possible events that unfold along the way that may be in between events like the entrance exam and the tag team training event that All Might hosts. Not sure but I'll see.
6) Lots of things are OOC but the main events will remain the same. So some will change, some won't. Some of the new things may interact with the original but won't change too much unless it is stated. Also, if Jin does replace someone, they will take their spot most likely in all events, unless otherwise said.
7) I plan to make my character Caustic and Wattson type of personalities. Caustic on the outside, Wattson and Mirage on the inside. If you know who I'm talking about, cool. If not, then find out and come back, it'll help understand who Jin is, kinda.
8) I always listen to music when I type, so I'll associate a song with the chapter. It isn't required to listen to the song, but recommended. The chapter sometimes reflects the song, or where the song was infamous from. I'll list the song's origin and stuff in case you're curious.
9) Also, this is for fun, above all else. At least until said feedback is given. I may up the ante or lower the story a bit if I deem it too tiring and/or time consuming. Somewhat like a campaign that asks the difficulty you want. Right now, its the beginning of the game and there's no difficulty yet since it isn't gameplay. More like a cutscene, if anything.
Anyway, that's all. This portion is meant to be big since its new, my first story and includes three OCs. I was expecting to make it longer but bleh. Whatever, I'm out. Leave a review, like, follow, whatever stuff else. And I'll be happy to answer questions that people have. Have a good one! owo/