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NEW GRAD HERO DEKU SPORTING LIME GREEN NAILS
The hero was spotted off-duty walking out of a cafe with his nails seemingly painted a fresh lime green. No comment was collected at the time, but is this a fashion statement from one of our favorite up-and-comers?
[picture attached of Midoriya in civilian clothes holding a coffee. He is accompanied by a young girl with silver hair and a single horn. His nails are bright green.]
>Omg such a good color on him ;)
>NOOO who’s the girl with him! Stay away deku is mine!!!
>>Obsessive much
>Is this the kind of ilk that passes for news nowadays?
>I knew that kid seemed a little fruity
>>Shut up. deku would never
PRO-HEROES TENTACOLE AND TSUKUYOMI DON MATCHING NAILS FOR NIGHT-PATROL
The heroes have quickly become a familiar pair. While not officially a duo, they’ve established a regular nighttime patrol near popular clubs for Japan’s riskier nightlife. Having become welcome faces in these scenes, the reports of theft and sexual assault have markedly dropped. Way to go guys! But fans noticed on their most recent appearance that the pair had matching black nails. This comes only a week after the sighting of Hero Deku with painted nails. Is this a new trend?
>Dude so typical in the goth scene. Not surprising
>>normies are oblivious just let it go
>Tentacole must go through so much polish…….
>>With six hands, oh yeah. Where does it go when we morphs them
>>>I didn’t even think of that!
>Just another example of what’s wrong with this generation
>>Ok boomer
RED RIOT HOW BRIGHT YOUR NAILS ARE!
Red Riot joins the ranks of young male pros flashing painted nails. One of our reporters managed to catch him on patrol where the gentle giant boasted the color as ‘Crimson Riot’ from Creation Hero: Creati’s recent collaboration with RMK. When asked about young heroes appearing with colorful nails, he responded, “Self-expression is manly! I’m happy people are on board!’ before continuing on his way.
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>red riot for the win!! nail polish is so manly
>More like self-expression is hot, especially packaged in all that muscle
>>Ikr he’s huge
>>>Wonder how tall he is?
>>>>2.08m
>>>>>shit that’s tall
>>Gross??? Maybe don’t talk about him like that on the internet
>>>Bffr he’s shirtless in his costume. Even in winter….
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>Dammit now my kid is gonna what nail polish
>Come on riot. Don’t encourage the fags
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CHARGEBOLT CLAIMS NAIL POLISH AS SELF CARE
Kaminari Denki, better known as Chargebolt, appeared at last night’s interview with glittering gold nails matching his earrings from his new merch line GlamBoltz TM . The interviewer pointed out that the young hero has never been seen without lacquered nails since he was first spotted with it only a month after his graduation. Kaminari replied, “Yeah, it’s a bit of self-care actually” explaining that his electrifying quirk leaves his nails dry, brittle, and even burned. The custom colors, formulated by support hero Hatsume Mei, strengthen his nails and even act as conductive material to redirect his currents. Guess even heroes need some pampering.
>Gosh I wonder how much that costs
>>He’s a hero. He’s got money to spare
>>>you right
>Curious how that works. Would love to pick Hatsume’s brain
>Honestly fits his whole aesthetic
>>Definitely. He should add a nail line to glamboltz
>wait how many UA kids are doing their nails at this point
RESIDENT TRICKSTER HERO GREETS WINTER WITH SNOW-WHITE TIPS
Tanuki trickster Shinsou Hitoshi has made his home on the underground, but like his former teacher Eraserhead, he can be seen lending a hand to spotlight heroes. His off-duty appearances with heroes Deku, Chargebolt, and Tsukuyomi have earned him popularity and his mind-altering quirk the curiosity of fans. As temperatures drop, Tanuki has been spotted in a warmer costume featuring longer sleeves, thicker materials, and a new face mask rumored to be heated. Almost even more notable, we think Shinsou makes it official: the boys of Class A are all wearing polish.
>Interesting color for a hero who mostly works at night
>Disgusting. Stay in the shadows we don’t want to see that
>>See what nail polish???
>>>You know what i mean
>>>>No i dont
>What is wrong with those class a kids? I was so supportive when they were in school but they all came out weird
>>I think you need to reevaluate if you think some nail polish is weird
Shinsou closed the tab on his phone with a scowl. “Why do these fuckers care about our nails so much?”
“Dunno man. They’re just looking for a story,” Kaminari replied.
“Yeah, but the comments are getting kinda aggressive.”
Midoriya huffed. “It’s like what Ms. Midnight taught us in school. Media wants clicks and attention. They don’t care if it’s positive or negative.”
“I guess. But they’re gonna piss off the wrong person if they keep it up.”
“And I’m gonna laugh when they do.” Kaminari snickered.
SPARKING CONTROVERSY: DYNAMIGHT ASSAULTS REPORTER OVER QUESTIONS OF PINK NAILS
Known for his quick temper, Dynamight has let loose on yet another reporter. In light of recent sightings of fellow UA alumni sporting lacquered nails, the reporter attempted to question the hero on the matter as he exited Legacy Heroics this afternoon. The reporter commented on the pink polish the hero was wearing and received the customary, incomprehensible tongue-lashing in response.
[picture attached of Bakugou in civilian clothes making a rude gesture and shouting at the camera. His visible nails are baby pink.]
Sero quickly skims the comments and tosses his phone away when he realizes it’s mostly drivel about ‘what’s wrong with this generation’ or how the incels ubermacho dudebros ‘lost another soldier to the woke mob.’
“I just don’t get why they give a shit. It’s nail polish,” he complains.
“Because they’re idiots who have nothing better to do than harass heroes about our personal lives,” Jirou drones, not looking up from the book on her lap. Yaoyorozu sits next to her, braiding the long silvery hair of Eri.
It wasn’t an unusual sight. After starting Legacy Heroics Agency fresh out of school, and with so many of the members dating and close friends, the former members of class A all lived in close proximity to each other and found themselves at each other’s homes regularly. Currently, their resident feisty blond was cooking dinner with Sato while Kirishima sat at the bar and made sure his boyfriend didn’t get too territorial. Todoroki thumbed through his phone with his head pillowed in Sero’s lap. Tokoyami and Tsu were working on some documents at the table, Ururaka having left her froggy girlfriend to show Shoji a new heteromorph clothing line she had found.
It was all shockingly domestic. And while there were still members of them out on patrol–God knows they could never all be off at the same time–it always seemed to be a variation of this. Just them as friends, family really, in a space they could call home.
The door opened revealing Midoriya, Iida, and Hatsume–the two men a bit worse for wear after their patrol that evening. Kirishima hopped up from his place and greeted Midoriya with a quick peck on the lips, the uniqueness of his, Midoriya, and Bakugou’s relationship having long since faded.
“Hey, babe. Patrol okay?” he asks, taking the drinks Midoriya had brought.
“Yeah. Nothing huge, just that robbery and Iida really did most of the work there.”
“Nonsense! Both of our contributions were invaluable,” the speedster retorted.
That conversation was interrupted, however, by their favorite little girl running over to greet them. She pulls their hands to her face and gasps when she sees the chipped state of their nails.
“Sissy Mei, are yours chipped, too?”
The mechanic raises a minimally grease stained hand for the girl to see. “Sorry, kid, the tools just take it right off.”
Iida gives a slight bow. “Apologies for ruining your work, Miss Eri. It is an unfortunate consequence of our work.”
“It’s okay,” Eri chirps, skipping over to a drawer under the TV. She raises a box triumphantly, the colorful bottles clacking against each other inside. “It just means I get to do them again. Pick a color.”
The three additions huddle around the offered selection of polish and debate the pros and cons of various options.
Meanwhile, Kirishima deposits the drinks in the kitchen and sneaks up behind Bakugou who’s still cooking diligently at the stove. He wraps his arms around the shorter man–who are we kidding, everyone is shorter than him–and tucks his face into a muscled shoulder.
“Kid steal our boyfriend already?” the blond grumbles, but there’s no heat to it.
“Mhm”
“Figures.”
“I still can’t believe you let her paint your nails pink.”
Kirishima feels a swat at his head but doesn’t move. “When she giggles all happy at the mere prospect and gives you sad eyes, then you can talk to me about color selection.”
Kirishima smiles at his boyfriend’s softness and the laughter of his friends drifting from the living area. He lets go just as Bakugou grumbles, “Pick a color my ass.”