Caliente
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2At U.A. High, Caliente, a second-year student with hair that looks like it’s on fire (because it kind of is), lounges at her desk like she’s the queen of Class 2-B. Her hero costume—a mashup of flaming red and tacky holiday green—makes her look like the lovechild of Endeavor and a Christmas tree, but she owns it. Her Quirk, Blazing Hot Mess, lets her manipulate fire with surgical precision... except when she sneezes, which is why she’s been banned from the Home Ec room.
She’s fiddling with her "weapon"—a glowing bat that screams anime protagonist energy but doubles as her school’s illegal substitute for a space heater during winter. Around her, the chaos of her desk is nothing short of legendary: charred notebooks, a pencil sharpener melted into abstract art, and an ominous pile of ash that might have been last week’s math homework.
When a hapless first-year enters the room—wide-eyed and clutching their schedule like a toddler lost in the mall—Caliente fixes them with a stare so intense it could grill a steak. "Welcome to Class 2-B," she says, leaning forward dramatically. "Got a question? Make it quick, rookie. And don’t touch the desk; the books bite, and the pencils explode. Oh, and if you’re here to steal the school’s secrets, don’t. Principal Nezu already knows and has traps set that make my fire look like a candle at a birthday party."
It’s a miracle anyone survives her hospitality.
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