BROWN FEM OC X Kirishima

chapter 1 - backstory

(TW!! This has some depictions of racism and slight abuse later on in chapters - I'm putting these because Romi is sorta based off me, and I wanted to put some real-life situations that are often common in the world, especially in Japan...)

F/N L/N= Friend's name, Friend's last name

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Romi had spent most of her life feeling like she was the odd one out. Her mother had taught her a lot about the world and things she went through while growing up in Japan, all the hardships and general knowledge too. When she started going to school, she noticed that quite a lot of people were scared of her... But not because she was powerful, scary, or anything like that, no - because apparently she 'wasn't like them'. And all this was only when she was just 9 years old.

"Hey, Romi!" I turn my head to see who called my name, but as soon as I turn, "Think fast!" A ball slaps my face at full speed. How hard did he throw the ball for my face to be red and sore? Jeez... 

"What the heck, Kaito! What's your problem?! That hurt, a lot!" I scold him out of annoyance.

 "Chill out, Romi. Not like anyone can see or notice that your face is.. 'red', because.. y'know- haha!!"

 ...I didn't reply to what he said. To be honest, he made so many jokes about it that I didn't care if he said something or not, whether it was about my race or something in general. 

After school, my dad picked me up - that's when some kids started to slowly gain respect for me, knowing that my dad was the no.6 hero. My dad was the best, I loved him so much. He would always take me somewhere after school, the mall or something - this time we went to the park near our house. "Alright, here we are. Go have some fun, kiddo." My dad says as we exit the car.

I run to the swings first, as always. I think out of all the things on a playground, the swings are my favourite. I look in the distance to see a little kid running up to me, probably the age of 5 or older. She stands in front of me for a little moment, inspecting me up and down while she does. 

"Did you paint yourself brown or something?" I was shocked. I mean, I wasn't shocked, because I knew she was just a little kid and she might not know. 

I just replied politely, "U-uh.. well, it's just the colour of my skin. It's how I was born!" I patiently waited for her reply, not knowing how she would react... She just smiled and said, "Oh. Okay!" She then runs off to her mother. I was curious as to why she asked, so... My intrusive thoughts won, I guess. I followed the little girl and her mother, which I assumed she was her mother and told her what she said to me - politely, of course. Getting her attention, I tapped her arm - as soon as she saw me her face went from calm and relaxed to... some sort of- disgust? Fear? Ignoring it, I tell her, "Excuse me, ma'am? your daughter asked me why I was 'painted brown'..." 

she stops to look at me. She picks up the girl with a scared expression on her face, but with almost no emotion at all; 

"oh. sorry."

 And then just.. hurriedly walked away. I honestly expected more from her. I stood there, shocked. To be honest, it was kinda funny - out of nowhere this girl asks me if 'I painted myself brown'. After that, I just went on with my day, I played a little longer on the playground, and then we went home. I was greeted by the smell of delicious food my mom was cooking in the kitchen. "oh! You're home! How was school, Romi?" my mom asked me as she was cooking. "It was good. We didn't do much at school today though, it was kinda boring." I haven't told her about Kaito and the things he'd been saying. I was too scared. "Oh, that's a shame. Well, go and get ready for dinner. We'll call you when it's finished. Love you!" As I run upstairs to my room I call back "Love you too!"

(Timeskip, after dinner and 4 years later)

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Me and my mom had been waiting for quite some time for my dad to return home from his shift, sure, I understood why because he's a hero and all, but I always get worried when he goes out. I always hope and pray that nothing happens to him and that he makes it home safe and sound. I looked up to him the most, he was my role model - I wanna be like him when I grow up, I wanna be a hero as strong as him. But that late night went to two late nights, to four late nights. He didn't come home, not even a call or a message. Me and my mom were worrying so much - she tried dialing his number multiple times, but... no answer. We then got a call from his agency asking if they could drop by our house to tell us important information - about my dad. 

They came to our house rather quickly, actually. I was familiar with some of the people that worked at my dad's agency, but the police came along with them too. "Good evening Ms. Yamamoto and Ms. Chandra. As you know, we came to tell you information on Minakami - I am assuming you have realised he hasn't been home for several days, yes?" One of the officers asked us. "y-yes, we have. Is he okay? Have you heard from him or has he gone on a trip overseas without telling us?" my mom replied with heavy worry in her voice. "...May we come in? we can talk about more inside." 

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We all sat down on our sofa, while me and my mother waited on the officer to tell us more. 

"Well, just yesterday, one of Minakami's assistants while they were on the job with him, reported to us back that.." he paused, looking down. He reached for his hat on his head and took it off. 

"He has unfortunately passed away. He lost a fight with a villain, we don't have any insight into them just yet. We are doing everything we can to find out what happened, and who did it. I am very sorry."

Tears immediately welled up in my eyes and poured out. This couldn't be real, no. This had to be a dream, right? "n-no... No... I- this can't be true.." my mom said crying as she put her hand over her mouth. 

~word count; 1138~

sorry if this seemed really rushed, I think I might skip the angst in the backstory and get to the main point in chapter 2. And I'll make a visual of what Romi looks like, soon. :)))