60: 𝚂𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚢
Despite her aches and pains Nova walked Zoey to school in the morning as she always did.
This time Zoey had even more time to ask about every detail of the festival. From how many people she thought was there, to how scary Bakugou was to how funny it was to see Todoroki fall in his face.
The girl even expressed concern for Midoriya because of how many times he broke his bones.
"That's a silly quirk. He should probably stop using it, I broke my pinky one time when I fell and it hurt real bad. I can't imagine how much it would hurt to break all your pinkies and hands and arms." Zoey said, tugging on Nova's arm.
"He must be used to it... He does it all the time." Nova frowned. She had the same concern, she had broken a few bones here and there. She couldn't imagine having to do it just to use her quirk.
"All the time??" Zoey gasped. "Wow... That's even worse than my quirk."
"Your quirk is cool." Nova said, hoping to keep the girl from ever being insecure about it.
"Mabel says my quirk is okay but it's not flashy. Some kids in my class have really cool ones!" Zoey sighed.
"So do you. You can use your quirk for all kinds of stuff." Nova insisted. Zoey had only just recently started to seem insecure over her quirk. Nova was hoping some positive reinforcement would make her feel better.
"Not like yours." Zoey shook her head. "I can't beat people up with mine."
"Well you don't have to be at anyone up."
"Then how will I get into UA like you?" Zoey stopped and looked up with a frown.
"There are other ways to get into UA." Nova shrugged and looked away. "Like by... Being a good hero and a good student."
"But I'm a bad student." Zoey whined. Her wings almost seemed to droop as she pouted. Her wings that had absolutely nothing to do with her quirk.
"All the more reason for you to try harder." Nova said, right as they made it to the school gates. She tried to let go of Zoey's hand but couldn't.
Their hands glued together tightly. Zoey's grip keeping her captive with her sticky hands.
Her quirk which was just that; Sticky hands. Allowed the young girl to make her hands feel as sticky as a strong adhesive at will. One second they were normal skin, completely soft and safe to touch. The next second it was impossible to escape her grip. It was fun unless you were trying to take back the TV remote or ANY other object she decided she didn't want you to have.
There was some truth to her friend's words... It wasn't a very powerful or flashy quirk. In fact it sadly only aided in Zoey's desire to swipe valuables from strangers.
Nova briefly wondered if maybe her quirk had something to do with her kleptomania. Maybe there was something in her nature that just made her more inclined to take things within reach of her sticky fingers.
The other downside was the fact that if she really tried... She could use her quirk to climb up walls like a cartoon superhero. Though her feet had some stick, it wasn't nearly as strong as her hands.
Which would be cool but she only really did it if she was trying to scare or prank Nova.
"What have I said about using your quirk on my hands when you don't want to go to school?" Nova said with a frown, one that made it obvious how hard she was trying to not smile.
"That you'll drag me in even if I don't let go?" Zoey asked with a head tilt.
"Did I say that?" Nova tilted her head as well, trying to remember. Her sister just nodded, let out a dramtic sigh, let go and flopped off into school grounds.
"Have fun, I love you!" Nova said with a tiny smile. Zoey nodded with a sudden smile of her own, all pouting gone instantly. She waved goodbye.
"Love you too!"
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Nova opened the door and walked back inside. Running a hand through her hair, which was still an unfamiliar feeling.
The layers of her hair were all uneven, longer on one side than the other. The chunks sat uneven, sticking out in weird ways since she slept with wet hair last night.
Nova groaned, thankful for the school break. At least it meant she had plenty of time to sit around a sleep all day.
"Ugh finally. You're back."
Nova turned at the sound of Karon's voice. She had honestly thought the woman would be gone by now, usually she left before they went to school and didn't come home until late. If she did at all.
"Come on. We're going." The woman said, sloppily pulling on a jacket and sunglasses in a manner that showed Nova she was definitely hung over.
"Going?" Nova asked in confusion, following cautiously behind.
"Yeah duh. You don't have school right? Or are you skipping... Don't care. Let's go." She said, grabbing her keys.
"...okay." Nova said slowly, pulling on the busted up sneakers she had just taken off on her way in. Karon never took her anywhere, in all honesty Nova was more curious than anything. Though she was also cautious.
What could she possibly want?
They got into the car and didn't say anything. Nova sat quietly as she started up the car and quickly pulled out of their garage. Driving down the streets barely above the speed limit as she usually did. She also hit a curb occasionally. Nova clinched her seat and closed her eyes, hoping she didn't die in a freak car accident.
"We're here. And please don't have a crazy freak out of anything. The last thing I need is to deal with you crying." Karon said as she threw the car into park.
Nova pried her eyes open and looked around, suddenly very scared of wherever Karon had taken her.
Only to look around the parking lot of a strip mall, to her left was a road and the her right...
Was a salon.
"I don't want you walking around with a shitty haircut. We'll just have them even things out to look... Purposeful or whatever." Karon said, grabbing her designer doupe bag and getting out the car. Slamming the door behind herself.
Nova blinked a few times. Not knowing how she felt about this. On one hand she was nervous about another stranger cutting her hair...
On the other she did like the idea of someone making it look just a little better. Even if it meant taking off some length.
She nervously followed Karon out of the car, biting her thumb. Her guardian didn't check to make sure she was following, just walked right ahead.
Nova couldn't help but wonder what she was actually so oddly. Giving her a ride from the festival, now helping her fix her hair. Did she really just... Feel bad for her?
Nova hadn't expected the woman to care. But obviously she did. Or maybe she was just fulfilling her guardians duties in ways Nova's teachers would notice. So they wouldn't suspect her negligence...
Yeah that was probably it.
It would look really bad on her if Nova walked home exhausted from the festival, or with she showed up to school with her hair still a complete mess. Kato. Was just saving her own skin...
Right?
A/n: Rahhh Zoey's quirkkk
Also all the guesses I got were like... Cool quirks. While Zoey's is interesting I didn't feel the need to make her OP. There are lots of weird quirks in the MHA universe that are not physically powerful.
Though Zoey's has potential to be useful.
Also Zoey's wings, as stated before. Are just a mutation gene passed down from her mom. Who did have a quirk related to Angels and had full sized wings. One thing I noticed was that some people who had mutations in the anime also had quirks seemingly completely separate.
Like Tokoyami. His quirk "dark shadow" doesn't have anything whatsoever to do with the fact that he has a head like a bird.
Quirks are explained to be genetic, so are the heteromorphs qualities. So it makes sense for a child to Inherit a small feature (like tiny wings) from one parent. Like a kid can get a certain eye color from their mom and get a hair color from their dad.
It was also inspired by the whole theory that quirks can have a direct influence on the users personality. (This was actually guessed by one of my followers, that she would have a quirk related to stealing)
While Zoey's quirk isn't directly made for stealing. It's premise is holding onto something and refusing to let go. Even if that thing isn't yours. So yes, Zoey's quirk is most likely the source or at least a contributing factor to her kleptomania. In a similar way to Toga being influenced to drink blood and to crave to "become" people she admires and loves.
Annyyyyways you guys said you liked to hear me ramble about writing or whatever. So there's my reasons.
Also Nova in chapter 6 literally said to Zoey: "keep your sticky fingers to yourself"
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