The Black Cat || Katsuki Bakugou

Kuroneko Amano has spent most of her life being the reliable one - the child who doesn't complain, doesn't demand attention, and doesn't need to be taken care of. At home, emotions are overlooked and expectations are unspoken, leaving her to grow up quietly on her own. By the time she earns her place at U.A. High, becoming a hero feels less like a dream and more like something she's expected to do.

At school, Kuroneko keeps to herself. She's capable, observant, and distant, moving through classes and training with an air of indifference, as if effort itself is something to be rationed. Everything feels easier when she doesn't get attached. But U.A. is full of people who refuse to stay distant - especially Katsuki Bakugou. His loud ambition and relentless drive clash with her detached outlook, pulling her into constant friction she never asked for.

As days pass in between lessons, patrol exercises, and quiet moments after class, Kuroneko begins to feel the weight of what she's been avoiding. The pressure of being "the easy one," the loneliness that comes with never needing help, and the slow realization that apathy isn't the same as peace. Through her growing connection with Bakugou - sharp, tense, and unexpectedly grounding - she starts to confront parts of herself she's kept buried.

Set against the everyday life of U.A., this slice-of-life story follows Kuroneko's gradual shift from emotional distance to reluctant vulnerability, exploring what it means to care, to want, and to choose effort - even when it feels like the hardest thing to do.