Brax
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It was Jono’s first year at Shiketsu High School. His whole life, he was told tales of Yuei Academy. Kids wanted to go there because all of Japan’s best heroes graduated out of that academy. Jono’s parents were not considered part of Japan’s greatest assets, but they certainly had an underground fan base that would argue otherwise.
His mother, hero name Kaminari, had the power to manipulate electricity. She had a wildly successful resume, dripping in accolades and nothing but compliments from her colleagues and even some A-rank heroes. His father, hero name Tensisama, was a genius, inventor, and scholar. He was not the greatest fighter - in fact, far from it, but he was Kaminari’s side-kick and thus was responsible for making gadgets as well as formulating well-detailed plans as a master strategist. More than once, Tensisama’s plans for infiltration have been responsible for taking down kingpins from gangs, saving people from banks and negotiating for hostages. Tensisama was not a stranger at schools, often volunteering his time to talk to students; both with and without quirks.
Both of Jono’s parents were extremely strict about the academy that Jono was to be attending. While Yuei Academy was obviously the choice that he originally had, both Kaminari and Tensisama were more interested in Jono attending Shiketsu. They graduated out of that academy. It was not about hate - the two heroes did not care about Yuei’s existence - they just wanted to bring glory to the academy that graduated them. Both believed Jono had the ability to be greater than even they were.
Jono wasn’t interested in what they wanted. But he didn’t have the money to say otherwise. The young man was not salty about it.
The grounds leading up to the front doors of the academy were absolutely littered with cherry-blossom trees. Jono arrived early. It wasn’t that he was being a good student, rather he wanted to avoid spending time with his parents regardless of the means. They were bothersome, providing far too much stress. In particular, his mother had the keen ability to constantly talk in circles, reminding him over and over again what he should be focusing on. How he was never listening, or interested in hearing what she had to say even though she had lived through it.
Leaning up against a tree, Jono was holding his phone sideways. His feet crossed at the ankles, the trunk of the tree held all of his weight as thumbs pressed lightly against the screen. Games weren’t fun anymore… The rhythm game on his phone was scrolling at full speed. All Jono had to do was follow the arrows with his eyes; without moving his thumbs, he was able to activate the correct patterns. It ruined this medium of escape. Being the highest on the leaderboards wasn’t fun when you have a (literal) built-in cheating mechanic.
Ten minutes until class begins.
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