Koharu Nagakawa

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Koharu Nagakawa is a First Year **Tora** Student at Saishu Kaihou Academy.

## Appearance

With a lean stature, Koharu is a short girl who has choppy reddish-brown hair which is usually pulled back into a ponytail aside from her bangs which frame her face. She had green eyes and cat hears on her head; they have two tufts of fur at thetips.

She can usually be seen in her SKA uniform or her hero costume which as a pink bodysuit with green bows all over it, bandages rapping her arms as well as legs and a pink bow in her hair; there's also a white bow on her tail which is the same color as her hair. Outside of these, she enjoys wearing academia themed outfits.

Koharu headshot.Koharu in her SKA uniform.
## Personality

Typically holding up a bright smile, Koharu’s a sweet girl who always tends to lighten the tone of the room no matter how dire the situation is. Although she’s rather small, she rarely goes unnoticed, always the loudest one of her friends as she tends to go speaking her mind even if it isn’t warranted. Despite her cute appearance and joyful mood however, she can often be unnerving; often saying slightly strange things completely out of the blue and expressing her anger in interesting forms to say the least.

Arbitrarily, she’ll put herself in dangerous positions such as atop the edges high buildings or near sharp weapons, seeming to have no regard for her life.
Though she seldom shows it to most, Koharu does get rather frustrated with those around her quickly, smiling through it as she mutters out something hellish under her breath, maybe even throws a punch while she’s at it as well. Her sketchbooks and journals are also filled with unique things—scribbles of indescribable and frankly morbid faces of people…or things…that she doodles in them sporadically. During class, she often spaces out as well, staring off into the distance as if she’s looking through people instead of at them; as if she sees something others don’t.
In spite of all of this however, she is a kind girl who cares a great deal for those she’s close to and tries her best in everything she attempts.

## History

Due to her parents being financially unfit to care for her from birth, Koharu was immediately shoved into foster homes, hopping from one to another nonstop. They varied in quality, some kind while others were downright abusive due to how Koharu acted at times; however, she fared decently on her own, learning to provide for herself when needed for the most part.
To cope with the abuse she would often receive, she hurt herself in just about any way possible—bruising herself, cutting, pulling at her hair; it became as if it were just another one of her reflexes, every time she found herself in a stressful situation the cycle would repeat. Stress, hurt, shame, stress, hurt, shame and so on.

This all continued until a villain attacked the city of the place she was residing in at the time, destroying homes and ending with her on the ground surrounded by debris as her leg was badly hurt. Being as petite as she was as well as the chaos of the situation, she went unnoticed for a good while until a hero finally took notice of her and led her to safety, apologizing many times for whatever may have happened to Koharu and for not gettin there sooner.
Eventually, learning about Koharu’s past, the hero adopted her and from then on tried to give her the best childhood she was able to, attempting to fill in as many of the years of lost childhood the girl had experienced as she possibly could.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities:** As a student at SKA in the Tora class, she is relatively well equipped for combat.

### Quirk

**Cat:** This quirk allows its user to have the traits and instincts of a would despite their body being—aside from her ears, tail, and nails—completely human. The users hearing due to their ears being that of a cat’s is heightened and much better than the average man’s; this, along with her sight which is acute and precise even in the darkness, makes her extremely good for staying on watch. Her reflexes, agility as well as flexibility are improved, and paired with their tail which gives them impeccable balance. Their nails can retract, making for good weapons and the user's eyes can dilate more than a regular persons' can, allowing for better vision in the dark.

**Drawbacks:** The user's attention span is rather short and they get tired easily. They can nap all through the day and can very well fall asleep mid-conversation if worn out enough. The user also easily develops headaches and feels nauseous due to their acute hearing and if they overuse their claws then their hands cramp up. During the night, she gets the zoomies (:3) often causing her to skip out on sleep during the night.