Chapter Text
The letter in her hands shook so much she could barely read the words printed there. bright green eyes darted up to her manager who stood in front of her looking stern as usual. After years of hard work. Years of training and doing every little mission she could, she was finally being recognized by the commission. In her hand was an invitation to the Superhero's gala, where she was to be presented an award for the rookie of the year. An award very coveted by those starting out in the hero business. Most of the top ranked heroes had once won the award. Even All Might had won the award before he had made it big
She squealed and her manager tensed, knowing what would come next. With a slight lift of her heels her quirk was engaged and the whole of her 6'5" frame launched itself at him. He was used to it by now, though, and when she collided with him he didn't fall. She squeezed him her arms, pushing that massive chest of hers against him. If he weren't a better man there definitely would have been some serious problems. He'd had to tell her before to cool it on the over-friendly hugging she was prone to do at almost any time. He reached an arm up and stiffly patted her back. "Bounce, we've talked about this..."
She let go, stepping back and blushing. She sheepishly rubbed the back of her head and looked at the ground. "oh....yeah. I'm Sorry"
He gave a small smile and shook his head. For all her massive size, she really was a child at heart. He took her on as a new hire when she was twenty because he had liked her child-like optimism. Even when fighting the scum of the earth she remained a bright ray of hope. That's why people loved her, especially children. He could even say he'd grown a father-like attachment to her. He'd had to protect her from some of the more unsavory aspects of being a hero, but now that she was coming up in the ranks that would be a bit harder. It was no secret her body was a bit...unusually proportioned. Standing at a massive 6'5" with a G Cup chest and massively wide hips and thighs she often attracted the wrong sort of men. He'd feared he could no longer keep her safe from the masses but he'd try. "We need to get you a dress. I'll send it to your residence. I want you to make a great impression on the other heroes. All you have to-do is take care of your makeup and hair."
bright blue eyes lit up and she jumped up and down in excitement, accidentally activating her quirk and hitting the ceiling with her head.. He sighed, holding his forehead as she cried out, fallingto her knees, holding her head while a small chunk of plaster fell beside her.
======
Back in her civvies, Bounce (civilian name: Runa Katayama) made her way down the street to the bus stop which would take her home. She stopped by the pole that signified the spot and took her cellphone. She hit a quick dial and put it up to her ear. The thing rang a few times before a cheerful voice picked up the phone.
"Yello.."
"DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS?!" she squealed into the phone.
The other end was silent for a second before a chuckle came out "Bounce...I See you got the invitation."
"So you knew fat?" She gasped in mock anger. "and you didn't tell me?"
Fat Gum laughed on the other side of the phone as he answered " what and ruin the surprise?"
She beamed at the phone and she just knew that he was proud. She had interned with Fat Gum before joining her current Agency. He had always joked that she had been stolen away from him an that no one would ever replace his sweet lunch buddy. The man was one of her biggest inspirations and a sort of mentor. Even though they weren't that far apart in age. they still met regularly to have lunch and snacks and it had grown into one of her closest friendships.
"Thank you Fat...I really couldn't have done this without you." Her tone grew softer and sweet. She could picture his big smile on the other side of the phone.
'nah Bounce! Ya did this all yourself." HE LAUGHED BEFORE A MOMENT OF silence FILLED THE AIR. "o...I was wonderin'...Do ya maybe want to...come to the Gala with me?"
Runa gasped in surprise. Her freckled face turned a bright shade of red. Did he just ask her out? Not as a date but still...he had never shown an inkling of that kind of an interest in her before...
Before her thought could run away with her Fat gum hurriedly chimed in "As friends! Not as a date or anything..." His tone was light and her breath returned to her. She smiled and nodded.
"of course"
"I'll pick ya up at your place around six okay? text me the number."
She agreed and bid him a good evening as her bus pulled up to the stop conveniently right at the moment. She had a lot of planning to do.