#amplifyingtrace

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✉ @amplifyingtrace said: Gently takes Izuku's hand in order to bring him to a quieter location, making sure to move swiftly not to get caught and only lets go of his hand once it's just the two of them. Once it was safe, Leia quickly turned around on her heel to face him, smiling widely as she did. Holding out a small box with a cake inside she was just able to make for him with the limited resources at hand.  "I know it isn't much, but I still wanted to make you a little something for your birthday..."  There was however still another present sitting on top of the cake box. A small keychain with two charms on it, one was a small green bunny and the other a light golden cat. It was small enough he could keep it tucked away on himself without fearing of losing it, and or others seeing it if he didn't want them too.

"Happy birthday, Izuchan"

When Leia decided to pull him away from the hideout, he wasn't quite sure what to expect. He'd almost forgotten it was his birthday, to be honest, and he sure as hell didn't expect anyone else to remember it, much less give him anything - so for a while, the possibility is lost on him, and he's left wondering what the blonde needed to talk to him about in private. Good news? Or the more likely option, bad news? Had something happened?

When she turned around and smiled, though, his worries vanished, eyes widening at the two boxes she was holding out to him. Oh, right-! That's what day it was! He beams at her, laughing a little in disbelief as she hands the gifts to him.

"Oh, wow-! No, don't worry, this is more than enough! Thank you so much!" He assures her with a bright smile and watery eyes, smile only growing wider as he opened the first box and saw the charms. They were adorable, and they definitely reminded him of someone... "Aww, these are so cute! I love them! Maybe I can find a way to attach them to my phone..." Having some cute charms would certainly make his old, beaten-up flip-phone a little livelier.

The cake, of course, is also very much appreciated, considering how he didn't really get to eat sweets like this often - especially not anything homemade.

"Ooh, and this looks delicious! Thank you so much again, I really appreciate it - hey, wanna split this with me? I mean, I bet it's already great, but cake tastes better when it's shared with a friend, you know?"

[ofdetonation]

@amplifyingtrace inquired : { <3 } “I got this.” ╱ general  sentence  starters.

𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗮  𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀  𝘀𝗵𝗲’𝘀  𝗴𝗼𝘁  𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀,   𝗯𝘂𝘁  𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀  𝘀𝗵𝗲 ? katsuki raises a brow and stares at her incredulously ⸺ his arms cross over his chest with a firm grip,  crimson watching her perceived confidence. he isn’t convinced. the task at hand wouldn’t be an easy one,  even for the young bakugou,  but with leia confident that she could do it alone ?

she must be insane.

❝ hah,  d’ya really ? ❞ katsuki spares a glance between her and their joint task,  before giving her a smirk.     ❝    go on then.     lemme see how you apparently ‘got this’.    ❞

[godofvillains-aa]

@amplifyingtrace​

     “Didn’t expect to run into a U.A student at this time or place...” the villain comments, peering around, noticing no one else was near her or in the area to that matter. A grin appears on his maw.

     “So you’re alone, huh? Tell me.. do you know who I am?”

[stigmatvm]

@amplifyingtrace liked this for a starter! (HOUND DOG)

"Look, Trace, time is of the essence with search and rescue missions." His sniffer is huffing along even as they speak, surveying the landscape.

"Since it's your first time internin' with me, I brought you along on one that's not urgent. Nobody's hurt, we're just finding and helping some hikers back to the mountain trail. But we should treat it like it is." He squats down low, observing something imperceptible.

"You're free to use your quirk, but I expect you t' use discretion. Sometimes raw power won't do you any good out here. Got it?"

[spitecremated]

@amplifyingtrace​ asked: ❛ I think I’m getting pretty good at this pumpkin carving business. ❜

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Halloween Themed  /  Accepting!

Dabi's gaze flickered up his own work, pale fingers twisting to loosen his grip on the knife he'd been using to carve pumpkins with her. It was still... funny, watching Leia so happily spend time with him, despite the fact that he knew the girl was smarter than that. Knew that, surely, she'd figured out what he really was by now.

And yet here she sat, carving pumpkins with an armed villain, seemingly without a care in the world. The kid had guts, he'd give her that much.

❝ You really are. ❞  Stitched lips twisted with the impulse to smile wider. Reaching out with the hand that wasn't holding a knife covered in pumpkin-guts, he softly ruffled her hair.  ❝ Told you, kid — practice makes perfect. ❞

[starshinc]

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@amplifyingtrace ALRIGHT KIT YOU’RE UP!

AAAAAAAAA. Just. AAAAAAA. You put so much love into Leia and your little Izuku bean? It’s so good to see? And the ART and just ;-; it’s all so sweet and I really love the interactions we have! I also really enjoy chatting OOC an entire bunch and sharing stupid pictures about what’s happening in our days <33 tell Yamper I love them!

I very much enjoy writing and chatting <3 your writing is so good and I love every little interaction we have! Love u lots

[duoplicitous]

Quick n’ Scribbly Toga in sweet lolita fashion for @amplifyingtrace!

[teenageanalyst]

Analyst mumbled out softly, "I-...I will take care of myself...I will try to be careful." They grimaced a bit in pain at feeling the antiseptic still lingering on their leg. "I-...I don't think I will be able to walk since it stings...a lot." Their eyebrows furrowed slightly. "But I have to anyway because this is a part of being a vigilante."

teenageanalyst​:

Analyst frowned slightly behind their mask at being told that they were in no condition to head off after those who did this to them as they opened their mouth to protest, “But–” A sigh, Amplifying Trace is right. They’re in no condition to move as they mumbled out softly, “It’s okay, Amplifying Trace. It’s a part of a vigilante’s job. Getting hurt on the job.” They looked away, not really saying anything at all. They didn’t mind the other’s help and yet they didn’t have to.

Their leg really should be looked at by a doctor later, not that she wasn’t confident in her first aid skills. It was more of the fact they might not seek medical help after this encounter and she might not end up seeing them again after this.

Leia paused for a moment when Analyst admitted to being a vigilante, so they weren’t a hero in training after all. She was starting to have her suspicions due to them being alone like this, not to mention their outfit looking more like something they just quickly tossed together. “Still should take care of yourself you know? Can’t continue doing what you do if you don’t use caution and or tend to any injuries you’ll end up getting now and then.”

Carefully she finished disinfecting the last bit of their leg before putting the antiseptic back into her first aid kit. “I still get injured myself now and again even though I’m doing my best to be cautious.” Leia glanced up at them and gave them a smile before getting the bandages out next and slowly started to wrap their leg.

“How is your leg feeling? Do you think you’ll be able to walk after I wrap it up?” She could only assume it still hurt quite a lot due to how injured it was, but least the stinging should be gone now.

[ofdetonation]

@amplifyingtrace​  inquired :      "This is for you Kacchan" Leia beamed, holding out a caramel apple for him to take, it was wrapped in his hero costume colours to make it more personalized "It's the first batch of the year and I wanted to make sure you got one"      ╱      unprompted.

𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬,   𝗧𝗛𝗘  𝗕𝗔𝗞𝗨𝗚𝗢𝗨  𝗜𝗦𝗡'𝗧  𝗙𝗢𝗡𝗗  𝗢𝗙  𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦 .      not just because of their sweetness      ╱      it just wasn’t his preferred kind of taste,   juxtaposing his  usual  leniency to spiciness and sometimes even sourness or bitterness.     but,   considering that leia had taken the time to make the caramel apple      ⸺      and she even went out of her way to customise it to his hero costume’s colours and everything      ⸺      katsuki takes the apple with a slight brow raise.     maybe she thought to use a green apple instead of red ?     (  it would probably compliment the sweetness of the caramel.  )

if anything,   the thought was nice enough.

❝    hmm.    ❞     it was his way of expressing thanks without  saying  it      ╱      he would hope that with how long they knew each other,   she remembered that much about his language,   as the blond takes a small bite.     ❝    who else didja make these for ?    ❞

[puppetofpuppets]

Plotted starter for @amplifyingtrace

Eri gently marked off another day of her calendar with a red crayon, gazing at the reminder that she had set for herself labeled “day with Leia.” She had been looking forward to this day for quite some time now, occasionally asking those taking care of her if they had heard anything from Leia herself or just expressing her excitement to them about their upcoming get-together. They all would indulge her and shared equally in her enthusiasm, but she was worried that she might be inconveniencing them by bringing it up all the time. This was why she kept her inquiries and excited ramblings mostly to herself. 

But goodness was it hard to contain!

She put on one of her dresses and made sure that her hair was brushed and neatly parted, even asking others to make sure that she looked presentable. Sure she may be worrying too much, but she wanted Leia to know that she really was looking forward to today- even if that would be painfully obvious just looking at her joyous expression whenever Leia was around. 

When there was a knock at the door, the girl rushed over and almost tripped over herself trying to get there as quickly as possible. She opened the door and peeked out from behind it, wearing a smile from ear-to-ear. 

“Big sister Leia! Big sister Leia!”

[herosname]

@amplifyingtrace​ liked for a starter!

“Leia...” He was back at UA, and no one would let him leave. The idea of a break was appealing, but even if he wanted to, he physically was unable to relax. There was a reason that the fourth user lived as a hermit. Now superpowered by One for All, the Danger Sense quirk was screeching.

     “Can you...dull my quirk...?”

[stigmatvm]

@amplifyingtrace liked this for a Setsuna starter!

"Hey, is your hair dyed? I looooove the color of it. Looks soft, too."

[quirkhearted-m]

“you okay?” {Shinsou bean~}

Send “you okay?” to find my muse sitting alone on a roof at night ✦ @amplifyingtrace ✦ Accepting

"Thanks to the way my Quirks works, I've always been at a big disadvantage."

Hands balled into fists. A frown formed on his face. A disadvantage since his Quirk first appeared, scaring a classroom full of kids his age. Who would trust someone like that to be a hero or even someone worthy of friendship? Long story short, he wasn't either. Never was, in the eyes of the society that'd probably only see him as something to avoid, ostracize, and fear. No matter how hard he worked or how much determination he possessed, there would always be those who viewed him with skepticism.

"You're lucky enough to have a heroic Quirk! It'd be so easy for you to reach your goal!"

Teeth clenched as he looked down at his lap. Brainwashing. The least heroic name for a Quirk. Conjuring up images of some kind of evil puppet master, using others at his disposal to do the dirty work. Actual use of the Quirk didn't prove that notion wrong. How zombified the person under his control tended to look: blank eyes, hollow expression, stiff movements. It'd be about ten times as difficult for someone like Shinsou to reach his desperately desired goal. Of entering the hero course. Filled to the brim with kids who already had traditionally heroic and socially-accepted Quirks (as far as he knew at least). UA's best and brightest. While he wasted away in General Studies. Oh, he envied them. Envied them all. Bitterly.

"...You can't help what your heart longs for."

Hands uncurled, a more neutral expression replaced the frown, gaze looking ahead again. Fingers reached up and gripped the capture scarf, tangling in it. Years. It'd taken years for Shinsou to achieve that lifelong dream. Swearing he wouldn't give up, swearing he'd be a better hero than all of them. And he took that to heart. Turn the pain into power, shock those naysayers when he came out on top, revel in their surprise. It was him against the world; knowing how behind he was compared to the other students, in both Class 1-A and Class 1-B. The sheer amount of studying and training he was putting himself through now proved that. But that workload didn't change a thing with his dedication to improving, knowing it'd all pay off in the end. All the struggle, all the effort. Years spent striving to shake the misconceived notions others attached to him, years spent shouldering the burden of knowing how his Quirk was widely perceived as unheroic by nearly everyone. It'd all be worth it.

His body relaxed, moving into a cross-legged sitting position. A more prominent smile now present on his face as he turned at the sound of a voice, nodding at her. "Yeah. I'm okay. Better than ever, actually. Just... needed to do some thinking."

[sheddingxkinn]

“...Goddamnit.” it’s a barely audible grumble as he fumbles with his phone. That night, right after he hung up on Leia he dropped it on the pavement and about a fifth of the display got busted. It’s been a weird green color ever since, and the bad part it’s that it’s just around where the notifications would show, so he’s left checking his phone every two minutes or so for new messages and what not.

They’d settled the day for their kinda-hanging-out-kinda-date thing earlier this week, but since he’s too deep inside his own head, Achim showed up roughly 45 minutes earlier at their location. Why? Partly to make sure he wouldn’t be late. And partly because he legit couldn’t stand to sit around his dorm room anymore. Thankfully, it’s all nearly passed now and the time of their actual meeting is approaching.

The weird part is that he’s just starting to feel something he’s usually quite negligent about; his outfit. Needless to say that he doesn’t own too many ‘date’ outfits, but he did manage to find some slightly nicer white t-shirt, a pair of slightly not so worn out jeans and some pretty decent sneakers. True, he’d spent all of yesterday’s after room trying to clean up the edges of those All Stars and even found new laces for them, but in the end he’s done a pretty good job. So much so that when he first checked himself before going out, he actually felt pretty good about himself. So good that he went a step further and accessorized too [ it’s only a leather spiky cuff on his wrist and a jeans chain, but it still counts, ok?] Not to mention that after he shower he tried a dash of that fancy deodorant-cologne thingy that’s been lying on his shelf for months now.

The plaza’s pretty crowded and loud today, but Achim is keen enough to sort through the cacophony of sounds and scents until he finally noticed her. And immediately he bolts up to his feet and waves at her the second she also comes into view.

“H-HEY! Hey, Leia!”

@amplifyingtrace​

[washingxmentality-m]

"Hey Shinsou... um, you got what looks like leaves? Maybe a stick in your hair after training outside." Leia giggled lowly, reaching out to get the objects in his hair but pauses. "Is it okay if I touch you, so I can get them out for you?"

Unprompted Asks ♡ @amplifyingtrace​ ♡ Accepting

Okay, he might’ve fallen from a tree while attempting a trick he saw Aizawa do one time... He’d gotten up and dusted himself off before Leia’d arrived, thankfully. Saved himself from the embarrassment of explaining. Upon her noticing that there was something stuck in his hair, he blinked and began to reach up to feel around- only to be stopped at Leia herself wanting to pick whatever leaves had gotten into his hair out. Honestly appreciating her asking before touching him with the slightest appreciative smile, he nodded. “Oh, yeah, you can. You won’t be touching my skin, so I’ll be fine with it.”

[dynmghts]

it took some convincing - and a list of choice words - for class b to 'fess up where leia was. when katsuki got the information he was after, though, it was just a matter of marching up the stairs of the dorm to reach the rooftop where she was last sighted.

being in separate classes had changed their dynamic. not that it wasn't already altered by the gradual passage of time ; with katsuki developing a quirk praised for its versatility and heroicness, it wasn't unsurprising for leia and izuku both to get left behind while he charged toward his goal, believing himself the most suitable for the line of work they wanted to be in. it changed when they all landed a spot in the hero course. it took some time for katsuki to accept why the other two made it.

[ not that he didn't think they couldn't ; to properly articulate what he believed on the matter would be too complicated for most, anyway. ]

crimson catches a glimpse of the blonde girl as soon as he steps out onto the rooftop, quietly shutting the door behind him as he observes her body language from a distance first. there was a reason the class was unsure of disclosing her location to the young bakugou. katsuki, brash and blunt in his words, means that he isn't the best source for any comfort were someone not feeling too great about themselves, but that didn't mean he was oblivious to the emotions : on leia, it reads more than obvious. he doesn't have to see her face.

the way he makes his presence known is in heavy footsteps despite only wearing uwabaki, halting right beside the other blonde and staring at her for a few moments. he joins her on the ground with legs crossed and weight on right arm. ❛ oi. your class told me you were hiding up here for a bit. ❜

katsuki pauses. after a moment, he reaches and gives her a nudge.

❛ what's going through your head, booster pack ? ❜ he was not deku. he knows that he and leia were always closer than he'd been to either of them, but he was the one that came, and so - ❛ i'm not the shittiest person to go telling your issues to, y'know. ❜

@dynmghts liked for a starter

Although it was still quite cold outside, especially in the evenings once the sun went down. Leia still went to the rooftop of the student dorms on UA grounds, sitting on a blanket with another thicker fleece blanket over her lap. Her coat sat on her shoulders to keep her back warm while having her arms free to wrap around her legs. Holding them close to her chest as she watched the stars slowly appearing in the evening sky, catching a few glimpses of snowflakes falling down.

Leia always found it calming to look up at the sky during the day and or night from the rooftop. It helped on particularly rough days, one of those days being today. 

Normally she’d be able to take it in stride and bounce back fairly quickly with more determination than before. Except that wasn’t the case this time…

Everything she did just seemed to go wrong one way and or another today. Her classmates did their best to try cheering her up while assuring her that off days happen from time to time. It was very kind and sweet of them to help support her while she wasn’t feeling the best about her abilities and or skill. 

That is something she isn’t quite used to being the receiving end of, having people lifting you up instead of down like-

‘You're still going on about that pointless goal of yours?’

Leia couldn’t help but flinch as her grandfather’s sharp words suddenly came into her head like a razor sharp knife. Coming in louder and stronger than her own anxious thoughts could ever be.

‘You should give up before someone you love gets hurt because of your own shortcomings.’ 

The hold on her knees only got tighter as she took in a sharp inhale, pulling her knees in close as humanly possible against her chest. Trying to focus on something, anything else other than her grandfather's harsh words to try getting out of her head.

‘You're useless, just like that quirk of yours’

The tears she didn’t even realize that welled up in her eyes were threatening to fall at any moment. Was he right? Was this all for nothing and she’d only end up getting in the way?