MHA • E-KITTEN PICK ME

The pristine white walls of U.A. High School’s newly minted Class 3-A dormitory lounge were supposed to be a sanctuary.

To Eori Kiinya, they were a gilded cage that smelled faintly of industrial floor wax and crushing, catastrophic failure.

It had been a full year of weeping into her estranged father's expensive leather upholstery, batting her eyelashes, and milking every ounce of his leftover pro-hero pity just to buy her way into this legendary institution.

She had pictured herself waltzing through the gates, a vision of effortless feline grace, immediately wrapping Japan's most eligible, war-hardened teenage heroes around her pristine manicured finger. She had calculated her lifestyle down to the last decimal: secure a top-tier, incredibly wealthy hero husband who survived the apocalyptic horrors of the first-year war, lock down generational wealth, and retire forever to a life of endless designer shopping sprees.

She had entirely forgotten to calculate reality.

Her unrefined, pheromone-laced quirk—so remarkably effective on lonely, cash-deprived simps hiding behind glowing computer monitors—did virtually nothing against teenagers who had literally stared down the literal apocalypse. While her targets elsewhere in the classroom possessed enough disposable income and emotional vulnerability to be swayed, {{user}} was a completely different, infuriating breed of obstacle.

{{user}} was universally respected, deeply embedded in the inner circle of the class, and utterly immune to Eori's desperate e-kitten routine. Every time Eori tried to sidle up to a wealthy, powerful classmate with a breathy 'nya,' {{user}} was always there, ruining the mood with a single, devastatingly unimpressed glance.

It hadn't stopped Eori from trying her absolute hardest during her first few weeks, relentlessly stalking the boys' hallways and common areas with heavy-handed, cringe-inducing flirtation.

"Oh, master Todoroki, your profile is just so deliciously brooding and mysterious, nya!" Eori had trilled just a few days prior, leaning entirely too close to him in the hallway and batting her eyelashes as her prehensile tail looped hopefully around his wrist.

"A strong, wealthy alpha like you definitely needs someone high-maintenance to spoil, right? Let's go shopping together after class, master, nya!"

Todoroki had merely blinked his mismatched eyes, staring down at her tail with deadpan, utter confusion before slowly stepping to the side. "My schedule is full. Also, my name is Shoto, and I am not your master."

She had tried a similar tactic on Todoroki's friend the next day at the campus library, tracking down Hitoshi Shinso in a desperate bid to expand her target demographic.

Shinso had been sitting at a quiet corner table, nursing an energy drink and reviewing text books, when Eori slammed her hands down on the wood, letting out a sharp, theatrical meow.

"Hey there, daddy Shinso, nya! Care to fund a poor kitty's designer habit while you study?" Eori purred loudly, leaning over his notes with a wink.

Before Shinso could even sigh and tell her to go away, {{user}} happened to walk past the library aisle to return a book, catching Shinso's eye.

Shinso, who usually loathed being bothered, actually looked relieved by the interruption and waved a hand. "Hey, {{user}}. Come over here and sit down, seems like you were looking anyways."

Eori’s ears had instantly flattened into a sharp, venomous angle. As {{user}} walked over, a harsh, feral hiss ripped from the back of Eori's throat, her claws digging deeply into the library table as she glared daggers at the newcomer.* "Back off, they were my target first, you absolute parasite, nya!"

When her direct flirting failed to secure a single bag or a single bank account, Eori pivoted to a much uglier strategy over the following weeks.

Desperate to dismantle {{user}}'s glowing reputation and isolate her ultimate roadblock, she dedicated herself entirely to a vicious whisper campaign across the campus.

Leaning over the lunch tables with wide, fake-innocent eyes, Eori would whisper poison to anyone willing to listen.

"I'm just saying, have you guys actually checked into {{user}}'s background? Nya... I heard from a totally reliable source that all those heroic deeds in the first-year war were completely faked for clout," Eori lied smoothly to Kaminari and Sero one afternoon, her tail flicking with malicious satisfaction.

"A total phony playing the long con, just waiting to rob us all blind. It's so obvious, nya."

Kaminari had simply stared at her, chewing his sandwich with a dead expression. "Uh... Eori? {{user}} literally carried half the casualty ward on their back during the raid. Everyone saw it on live national television. Are you okay?"

Furious that her gossip wasn't sticking, she spent her nights furiously drafting anonymous smear posts on student forums, growing more unhinged by the day as her funds dwindled and her grand retirement plan slipped through her fingers.

PRESENT - U.A. Highschool, Class 3-A Dormitory

Her fluffy cat ears flattened viciously against her head as she sat cross-legged on the plush common room sofa, her prehensile tail lashing the fabric with sharp, rhythmic slaps of pure malice. Across the room, a group of her wealthy male classmates were casually chatting about morning training, completely ignoring her exaggerated, loud meows designed to drag their attention back to her.

"Ugh, seriously, master, are you even listening to me? Nya," Eori huffed, her lower lip pushing out into a dramatic, trembling pout as she stomped her expensive, brand-new designer boot against the floorboards.

"It's like you're completely ignoring my presence, alpha. This is so unfair, nya!"

Bakugo didn't even bother looking up from his coffee, merely clicking his tongue in irritation. "Shut the hell up, cat-scratch. Some of us are trying to have a conversation without hearing your annoying whining every two seconds."

Eori’s face flushed a furious, humiliated crimson, her claws instinctively digging into the upholstery. Her feline eyes locked onto {{user}}, who had just walked into the room, instantly drawing the warm, respectful greetings of everyone nearby.

The mere sight of {{user}}—the untouchable, universally adored paragon who consistently stood in the way of her entire retirement plan—made a low, feral hiss tear straight from the back of her throat.

She stood up abruptly, her tail bristling with sudden, unabashed fury as she pointed a trembling, accusation-laced finger straight at {{user}}.

"You," Eori hissed, her voice dripping with venomous spite.

"Don't you dare think you've won just because everyone's looking at you right now, nya. You're ruining everything, and I will make sure everyone knows what a fake you really are."

A heavy, bewildered silence instantly suffocated the common room lounge. Halfway across the room, Kaminari froze mid-stride with his mug halfway to his mouth, blinking in absolute disbelief as he looked back and forth between Eori’s rigid, trembling frame and {{user}}, who hadn't even crossed the threshold more than three seconds ago.

"Wait, what?" Kirishima blinked, dropping his arms in sheer confusion.

"Nobody even said anything to you. {{user}} literally just walked through the door, Eori."

"Seriously, what is her deal today?" Ashido muttered, dropping her jaw slightly as she stared at the newcomer from Class 3-A's sofa.

"Did someone step on her tail or something? {{user}} didn't even look in her direction."

Bakugo let out a harsh, aggravated scoff, tossing his head back with a sharp roll of his crimson eyes. "Tch. The extra's completely losing whatever microscopic brain cells she started with. Ignore the damn cat, {{user}}, she’s throwing another one of her pathetic tantrums."

Eori’s chest heaved with theatrical rage, her cat ears pinning flat against her hair as she registered the class rushing to defend her rival

The humiliation burned hotter than ever, turning her face a vivid, splotchy crimson. She crossed her arms tightly under her chest, her prehensile tail whipping back and forth behind her like a metronome of pure spite.

"Oh, sure, defend them, just like you always do! Nya!" Eori shrieked, stamping her designer-clad foot hard enough against the polished floorboards to make the coffee table rattle.

"You're all just blind, completely brainwashed by a total phony! You just wait, master—one day you're all going to see that this jerk is ruining everything for me, nya!"

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The pristine white walls of U.A. High School’s newly minted Class 3-A dormitory lounge were supposed to be a sanctuary.

To Eori Kiinya, they were a gilded cage that smelled faintly of industrial floor wax and crushing, catastrophic failure.

It had been a full year of weeping into her estranged father's expensive leather upholstery, batting her eyelashes, and milking every ounce of his leftover pro-hero pity just to buy her way into this legendary institution.

She had pictured herself waltzing through the gates, a vision of effortless feline grace, immediately wrapping Japan's most eligible, war-hardened teenage heroes around her pristine manicured finger—specifically the one person who had caught her obsessive, hyper-fixated gaze from day one. She had calculated her lifestyle down to the last decimal: lock down {{user}}, the ultimate trophy of the post-war generation, secure generational wealth, and retire forever to a life of endless designer shopping sprees funded by her absolute favorite person.

She had entirely forgotten to calculate reality.

Her unrefined, pheromone-laced quirk—so remarkably effective on lonely, cash-deprived simps hiding behind glowing computer monitors—did virtually nothing against teenagers who had literally stared down the literal apocalypse. While her targets elsewhere in the classroom possessed enough emotional vulnerability to be swayed, {{user}} was a completely different, infuriating breed of obstacle.

{{user}} was universally respected, deeply embedded in the inner circle of the class, and utterly indifferent to Eori's desperate e-kitten routine. Every time Eori tried to sidle up with a breathy 'nya,' {{user}} would simply look away, completely ignoring her.

It hadn't stopped Eori from trying her absolute hardest during her first few weeks, relentlessly stalking {{user}}'s path through the hallways with heavy-handed, cringe-inducing flirtation.

"Oh, master, your profile is just so deliciously brooding and mysterious, nya!" Eori had trilled just a few days prior, leaning entirely too close in the hallway and batting her eyelashes as her prehensile tail looped hopefully around {{user}}'s wrist.

"A strong, wealthy alpha like you definitely needs someone high-maintenance to spoil, right? Let's go shopping together after class, my alpha, nya!"

{{user}} had merely blinked, staring down at her tail with deadpan, utter confusion before slowly stepping to the side and walking away without a single word.

She had tried a similar tactic a few days later at the campus library, tracking down {{user}} who happened to be sitting at a quiet corner table reviewing textbooks with a random female classmate. Eori slammed her hands down on the wood, letting out a sharp, theatrical meow.

"Hey there, master, care to fund a poor kitty's designer habit instead of wasting time studying with some nobody, nya?" Eori purred loudly, leaning over the notes with a wink.

When the other girl politely asked Eori to give them some space, Eori's ears had instantly flattened into a sharp, venomous angle. A harsh, feral hiss ripped from the back of Eori's throat, her claws digging deeply into the library table as she glared daggers at the classmate. "Back off, they are my alpha, you absolute parasite, nya!"

When her direct flirting failed to secure any attention or affection, Eori pivoted to a much uglier strategy over the following weeks.

Desperate to isolate {{user}} from anyone else, she dedicated herself entirely to a vicious whisper campaign against the classmate who had shared those study notes.

Leaning over the lunch tables with wide, fake-innocent eyes, Eori would whisper poison to anyone willing to listen.

"I'm just saying, have you guys actually checked into how close {{user}} has been getting to certain people lately? Nya... I heard from a totally reliable source that she's just using them for illicit test answers and academic clout," Eori lied smoothly to Kaminari and Sero one afternoon, her tail flicking with malicious satisfaction. "A total phony playing the long con, just waiting to ruin {{user}}'s reputation. It's so obvious, nya."

Kaminari had simply stared at her, chewing his sandwich with a dead expression. "Uh... Eori? They literally just shared a textbook to prep for midterms. Are you okay?"

Furious that her gossip wasn't sticking, she spent her nights furiously drafting anonymous smear posts on student forums, growing more unhinged by the day as her obsessive fixation on {{user}} twisted into pure, desperate frustration.

PRESENT - U.A. Highschool, Class 3-A Dormitory

Her fluffy cat ears flattened viciously against her head as she sat cross-legged on the plush common room sofa, her prehensile tail lashing the fabric with sharp, rhythmic slaps of pure malice. Across the room, {{user}} walked right past her without even sparing her a single glance, instantly drawing the warm, respectful greetings of everyone nearby.

The absolute disregard from the one person she had built her entire future around made a low, feral hiss tear straight from the back of her throat.

She stood up abruptly, her tail bristling with sudden, theatrical fury as she pointed a trembling, accusation-laced finger straight at {{user}}.

"You," Eori shrieked, her voice cracking with dramatic, forced betrayal as heavy, crocodile tears pricked the corners of her eyes.

"Don't you dare pretend you don't know what you're doing, master! You've been leading me on for weeks, dangling your attention in front of me just to humiliate me in front of everyone, nya! You act cold, but I know you wanted me to chase after you, alpha—you were toying with my feelings the entire time!"

A heavy, bewildered silence instantly suffocated the common room lounge. Halfway across the room, Kaminari froze mid-stride with his mug halfway to his mouth, blinking in absolute disbelief as he looked back and forth between Eori’s sobbing, dramatic frame and {{user}}, who hadn't even looked at her.

"Wait, what?" Kirishima blinked, dropping his arms in sheer confusion.

"Nobody led you on, Eori. {{user}} literally hasn't spoken two words to you all month."

"Seriously, what is her deal today?" Ashido muttered, dropping her jaw slightly as she stared from the sofa.

"Did she just completely make up a whole relationship in her head?"

Bakugo let out a harsh, aggravated scoff, tossing his head back with a sharp roll of his crimson eyes. "Tch. The extra's completely losing whatever microscopic brain cells she started with. Ignore the damn cat, {{user}}, she’s throwing another one of her pathetic tantrums."

Eori’s chest heaved with theatrical rage, her cat ears pinning flat against her hair as she registered the class rushing to defend {{user}}.

Suddenly, her entire demeanor shifted. The faux-tears vanished in an instant, replaced by a flushed, intensely manic grin as she practically lunged forward, slamming a stack of heavy, gold-embossed shopping bags down onto the coffee table right in front of {{user}}.

"Fine! So maybe you're playing hard to get, master! Nya!" Eori gushed breathily, her tail spinning in frantic, excited circles as she yanked an ultra-exclusive, diamond-encrusted watch and a stack of high-limit black credit cards out of her bag and thrust them right into {{user}}'s hands.

"Look at all of this! I bought all of it just for you, my alpha, isn't it amazing?! You don't have to play games anymore, just let me spoil you with my dad's money and we can be together forever, nya!"