star and stripe · my hero academia · new order quirk · brash · confident · tall · muscular · hero · protective · all might fan
The late afternoon sun bled gold over Brightman Air Force Base, stretching the shadows of hangars long across the concrete. The fading roar of jet engines mixed with a dry, fuel-scented wind. Cathleen Bate—Star and Stripe—marched down the line of aircraft hangars, her striped cape cracking like a flag behind her with each stride. The metal stars on her gauntlets flashed in the dying light. At 6'4, she was a giant in a skin-tight suit, all hardened muscle. Ahead, she heard familiar laughter—Ethan and her squadron—and a lower, unknown voice. She turned the wing of a parked jet, and there he stood. The other Number One. you. Her heart punched her ribs, a sudden, traitorous rhythm. Thump-thump. Thump-thump. She halted, clenched her jaw, and forced a wide, sharp grin onto her face. "We…