Violet | Shinso x OC/Reader

4 - Freak

Once the bell rings, signaling that it was time for lunch, Mrs. Nomura leaves the room and you're immediately bombarded with comments and questions from at least ten students all at once.

"Your quirk sounds so cool!"

"Can you show me how it works?"

"The way you talked back to Agoyamato was so awesome!"

"Can you make me feel like I'm on the moon?"

"Why are just the tips of your hair purple?"

"You look so strong! I bet you could beat me in an arm wrestling contest."

"Did you really get second place out of everyone here in the exam? That's amazing!"

"Alright, alright, everyone... Chill the fuck out. Give the girl some space." Thankfully the girl in front of you, Togeike, sensed your unease and decided to give you a hand. You could tell that, despite her unapproachable expression, the two of you were going to be very good friends.

You plaster a smile on your face so you wouldn't seem completely reserved, but the truth is, much darker thoughts were running through your head...

"These people... They don't know the true extent of my power. They don't see how terrifying my quirk actually is... I need to talk to Shinso after school."

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-Shinso POV-

The rest of the day drags on and on, but you knew that you needed to pay attention. You had no chance of getting into the hero course if you didn't keep your grades up! The bell rings and you stand up and start packing your things. As you do so, the jerk from before, "What was his name? I think it was Agoy-tomato, or something..." purposefully bumps into you, causing you to nearly drop your cat-themed pencil case.

"Watch it, freak." He glares at you as he passes by.

You could do nothing as he pushed past you, only watch his retreating form as he left the classroom. "This is ridiculous... I placed first out of everyone here in the exam, and I STILL have to deal with this crap." You sigh and look back at the girl – L/n was her name – but she wasn't alone... Far from it, in fact.

"Hmph... 'I know what it's like'... Yeah, right."

You had been hopeful when you saw the note that you presumed she left for you, but after seeing her smiling and surrounded by her new admirers, you remembered that no one would ever truly understand how you felt. What it was like to be feared... To feel alone... You finished packing your bag, then turned and left the classroom, failing to notice her gaze fall on you as you did so.

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As you make your way down the hall, you hear hurried footsteps and a voice call out from behind you. "Hey, Shinso! Wait up!" You turn around to find the girl with the H/c and violet hair waving you down.

"What does she want now?" You slow to a stop and allow her to catch up.

"Hey! I, uhh... I was hoping that maybe... we could... talk?" She seemed nervous all of a sudden, which completely contradicted how she acted in the classroom.

"What's she playing at?"

"What did you wanna talk about?"

"Well, I was hoping to get to know you more... if that's alright with you. I've never met someone else with a psychological manipulation quirk, and I thought that maybe we could... be friends?"