#013. // * 「 kanna. 」 headcanons.

[kusatta-moved]

i don’t think i ever talked about kanna on dash before   ?   so just some info dump while i finish up her bio.

okay   !   so her name is   kanna tachibana   &   her quirk’s name is   “   shinigami   “   !   her quirk allows her to see / interact with the dead.   in exchange for doing tasks for her,   she guides them over to the afterlife.   shinigami in japanese lore are sort of similar to western vampires,   so if she causes death,   she adds sustainability to herself.   all the while she escorts souls to the afterlife,   &   protects people from spirits who cause unnatural deaths.   

once she gets into   UA   (   she takes hagakure’s spot,   sorry   )   she officially becomes   spirit hero: yūrei   (   hīrō no reikon: yūrei / supirittohīrō: yūrei   )   !   yūrei   is basically the   western   depiction of ghosts,   the name consists of two kanji,   幽   (   yū   ),   meaning   "   faint   "   or   "   dim   "   &   霊   (   rei   ),   meaning   "   soul   "   or   "   spirit.   "    reikon is just spirit.

growing up,   she hated her quirk.   seeing death all around her was terrifying,   &   she was often ostracized due to her being deemed   “   cursed.   “   in elementary school she met a bright boy named   natsuki sato,   who essentially just brought some much needed structure to her life.   he would often   “   protect   “   her,   guiding her past spirits while her eyes were closed   &   made her more social.   by middle school she had a nice group of friends   &   found ways to ignore the spirits.

eventually,   natsuki passes away after a villain attack   &   his spirit appears in front of her.    kanna,   immediately realizing what had happened,   becomes hysterical.   she begins screaming,   choking out the word   “   no   “   over   &   again as she reaches out to him,   her hand going straight through him.   he reaches for her too,   apologizing quietly.   her sobbing draws her parents out,   who try to comfort her,   begging her to explain what’s wrong   &   asking who she sees.   smoke is seen in the distance,   later on it was discovered that five people,   including him,   had passed.

after natsuki’s death,   kanna begins isolating herself.   seemingly haunted by his spirit,   he is the one who has to tell her to rest or drink water   &   eat.   in her rage,   she attempts to slap his hand away,   &   she can feel his skin on hers for a split second.    this is exactly what she needed,   a semblance of hope.   after that,   she pushes herself every day,   focuses more   &   more energy.   she never liked using her quirk before,   but with natsuki by her side,   she felt as if she could so anything.

as she trains her quirk,   more is revealed.   touching someone can cause their lifespan to appear above their head,   &   there is plenty of unknowns when it comes to her quirk   !   as for natsuki,   he can sometimes come in and out of other people’s vision. if his emotions are strong enough,   he can even become visible to people who normally can’t see him.