Utsuro Kurose believes pain is something meant to be shared. Why wouldn't he? Raised as a tool in a cult based on false salvation, Utsuro learned early that other people's misery could be swallowed down, shaped into power, and used again and again, no matter how it hollowed him out. Then he escaped. And for the first time, someone offered him warmth without asking him to consume anything in return. Now at U.A. High, Utsuro trains to become a hero. Not to take pain from others, but to create a world where no one ever needs to give it to him again. ~~~ [Based upon Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia; Partially inspired by Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen]

"How rude. This is pure love." - (Y/N) Okkotsu You've always been different. But here you are, standing in front of the gates of U.A High School - the pinnacle of hero education and the home of tomorrow's greatest protectors. As the newest member of Class 1-A, you step into a world where Quirks define who you are, and where every step forward is a challenge to prove you belong. From the moment you enter Class 1-A, everyone knows you are different. Here, you are among future heroes who train to save lives. And you? You're training to free the ghost of your past - the curse that binds you in the form of Rika Orimoto. Rika's always there with you, always out of sight. Her presence is like a shadow over your shoulder, protective and oppressive all at once. She's your strength and your greatest burden, a part of you that you've kept hidden from the rest of the world - a twisted curse that you promised to break no matter what. But secrets like yours don't stay buried forever. Cover Art: @Shicmu9n on Wattpad