Eriko Aoshima

Eriko Aoshima (青島えり子 Aoshima Eriko) was a third year student at Fukurōdani Academy. She was the captain of the cheerleading club. She is a childhood friends of Kōtarō Bokuto.

She is currently a professional cheerleader working for the MSBY Black Jackals.

## Appearance

Eriko has grey hair that she wears half up and green eyes. She has a mole placed under her right eye. She has two piercings in her earlobes and one in the cartilage of her left ear.

She has always been shorter than most people her age but she never let it get to her. What she lacks in height she makes up for in determination.

She wears a necklace Bokuto once bought her when they were ten. It looks like a wave which he said reminded him of her because she loved the ocean. It was a cheap birthday present but Eriko didn't care and she tresures it, never taking it off.

She wears the standard female uniform with the blazer undone and sleeves rolled up to her elbows.

When not in uniform, she wears a grey t-shirt tucked into a pair of black jeans.

## Personality

Eriko’s personality is very similar to Bokuto’s, hence why Akashi calls her the second Bokuto. She is very energetic and child-like. She’s become the captain of the cheer team for her personality as she is quite loud and peppy. She’s been referred to as annoying but she never lets this get to her instead she just smiles at them, she loves the look on their faces.

She is very flexible, having done gymnastics in her past. She will sometimes even pass a volleyball with Bokuto.

## Background

Eriko is childhood friends with Bokuto, having moved in beside him when she was six. She pursued gymnastics until she was thirteen to which then she took up cheer and joined her school’s cheer team.

She became captain of the cheer team in the middle of her second year after the previous captain retired early.

Her parents were always busy at work so she was more raised by her brother then her parents. She still loves them though and understand how hard and long they have to work.

## Relationships

Kōtarō Bokuto

Eriko has known Bokuto since she was a child, they met when she moved beside him. They became friends a short time later and have stayed together ever since. She developed a crush on him when they were ten years old, however she doesn't really know she does. She just knows she feels something weird every time she’s around him. She very much admires him, she strives to have as much confidence and drive as he does. She has that of a personality equal to Bokuto which is one of the reasons they get on so well. She calls him Ko which is a nickname she gave when they were young.

Keji Akashi

She thinks he’s really calm and collected. She considers him a good friend and volleyball player. She likes to annoy him and acts like a second Bokuto. People feel really bad for him when her and Bokuto are in the same room.

## Trivia

* Favorite Food: Anything
* She really loves food and could eat it all the time
* Current Concern: What is the feeling she gets when she's around Ko.
* Her star sign is Taurus.
* Her older brother is studying law at a local college.
* She is not very good at school but her worst subject is Mathematics, the same as Bokuto.
* She has a dog named Kaoru, she somtimes jokes he likes him more than Bokuto.