#'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 possesses a venomous bite like certain octopi, capable of paralyzing and even killing her opponent if left untreated. she purposely leaves this detail out of most unofficial profiles and interviews, though, as 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. there are other physical advantages chiyo shares with octopi, such as enhanced strength and an accelerated healing factor, though don't expect her to regrow a missing limb!

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.

her official title is the color-changing hero, chiyoko, though this may change if i come up with something better :' )

while she may have a following as many heroes do, she's likely to be a lesser known pro hero; her career involved working closely with the police and higher authorities, working undercover, infiltrating, or neutralizing volatile targets. she's done few interviews and never sought out endorsements, much preferring the quiet career she's had.

this " quiet career " did lead to chiyo losing an old friend, which was part of her final decision to try teaching for a while. she needed a break, and in a way, she hopes she can make up for failing that friend. this is a detail only those very close to her would know about.

chiyo’s hero uniform is a skintight suit that has a utility belt which carries smoke bombs, an extending bo staff, a small dart gun which utilizes a diluted form of her venom, and whatever else she can fit within it ( typically things that can be used for traps and distractions ). what she can carry is limited bc if the belt were any larger, it would be difficult for the material to react to her quirk like the rest of her suit. the suit itself is white if chiyo is not actively using her quirk. there is also a helmet, but this is often forgotten or only used during planned assignments. chiyo thinks it's itchy and uncomfortable.

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