#'i'll probably make a bare bones verse for now' UH HUH SURE JAN!!!!!

[quietlyblooms]

GRASP THE DAWN | MY HERO ACADEMIA AU

your quirk isn't well-suited for heroism. you think this long before anyone has the chance to say the words aloud. your skin shifts and changes without your permission, reveals the way your heart clenches and startles. it doesn't matter how well-trained your poker-face is; the hue of your skin always gives you away. you can't hide anything as well as you'd like to.

well, you couldn't. time, training, and stubborn, furious determination did wonders for your quirk and, most of all, your sanity.

you just wanted control over your own body. you weren't thinking of the future, what might become a possibility rather than a naïve child's dream. your quirk wasn't well-suited for heroism. only you still believed this as you entered high school, and it was your homeroom teacher, flabbergasted by the use of your quirk for a practical joke and your adamant protest that you did not belong in the hero course, who eventually made you see reason.

and now you've come full circle, it would seem. u.a. high school looms overhead, and your stomach somersaults. teaching is meant to be a break from the stress of your hero career, give you a chance to help students reach their true potential just as your homeroom teacher did for you. you belatedly accept that maybe all won't go according to plan. more than likely it won't. but that's fine.

you'll meet the challenge with a smile, teeth bared in determined defiance.

QUIRK INFO

similar to octopi, chiyo's skin is made up of special cells that allow her to mimic the colors and textures of her surroundings. it comes as naturally as breathing these days, sometimes to the extent that chiyo may disappear while immersed in thought or a task ( almost like an unconscious effort to remain undisturbed ). this ability is most ideal for covert assignments or partnerships that involve a flashier teammate. chiyo also posses a venomous bite, capable of paralyzing her opponent, though she purposely leaves this detail out of most unofficial profiles and interviews. it's useful to have a hidden card up her sleeve; she also doesn't want anyone asking to see her fangs. that's embarrassing.

ADDITIONAL INFO

chiyo acts as a remedial combat teacher as well as the art teacher for u.a. high school, where she once attended as a teen.

while she may have a following as many heroes do, she's likely to be a lesser known pro hero, especially as chiyo tends to be a private person. she's more likely to be known among her colleagues, i think uvu

don't ask me what her hero gear looks like rn, but pls know that she's almost always wearing that gear at school bc it's built to work with her quirk! she does have some other outfits that were designed the same way, but can you imagine the cost?? oof

it's not as common an occurrence now, but chiyo may change color depending upon her mood! it's more like a tinge of color vs. the bright hues from her childhood, though.

i'm sure i'll add more here as i catch up with the series, but if you have questions in the meantime, just ask <3