Quirk - Prehensile Braids

Jo's quirk is Prehensile Braids. She has twin braids that she can move like individual limbs, though technically she can unravel them and control the strands of hair separately as well. Braids are flammable, but they grow fast and she has been getting her hair chemically treated to withstand more heat ever since she set her sights on joining Endeavor's Hero Agency.

Endeavor Hero Agency

Jo forces herself to be the best she can be, and even though many would say her quirk isn't suited to Endeavor's agency, she worked incredibly hard to be able to join it as a sidekick knowing it is one of the most prestigious Hero Agencies out there- that, and she was aware it would be a high-pressure environment and she always wants to prove herself by working hard to overcome her limitations. Rather than settle for something more "fitting" to her quirk, she Goes Beyond her limitations... except, actually, it just means she is constantly on edge and stressed out. Her margin of error is very low, and she is starting to get burned out for this and other reasons, but she'll pull through... right?

Dabi

Dabi is obsessed with Jo for various reasons, some yandere related and some based on her being in Endeavor's Hero Agency in the first place. At some point his prey drive was activated by Jo trying to ignore him, and now he doesn't seem quite able to leave her alone. He doesn't like that she's still trying to be a hero though, let alone fight back when her quirk is so obviously outmatched by his own, so he tries to make a point by killing or burning any civilians Jo is responsible for the safety of, just to prove something to her. It's not clear what, exactly, he wants from her, though.

Endeavor

Endeavor didn't take much notice of Jo until she started becoming a Dabi-magnet. He disapproves, especially due to all the casualties as a result, but doesn't really know what to do about it other than try to assign her to situations where this will be less of an issue. After all, even if Jo wasn't a part of his agency, Dabi would probably still keep attacking her, and then there would be even more chaos involving the pair than there already is.

Please Do:

Battle scenes w/ Jo overwhelmed and exhausted(tho she would try not to show it), worn down, desperate to survive or just highly focused but either way trying to hide her stress with stubbornness/cool professionalism, or pissed off at his taunts/playing with her, but still fighting. Drawing her with Dabi or on her own with all this implied in a PoV sense, or just her losing, cornered, and scared of him but still trying not to show it (bluffing is definitely a thing she would do even if she's scared as hell, but it takes a bit to get to the point where she will actually show emotion over it).

It's ok to just imply the presence of Dabi with hints of blue fire or POV stuff. Interaction with Dabi involving intimidation/threats/him sort-of-flirting, Jo looking determined, implied danger in general, using her braids to fight or move herself. Dabi just showing up to intimidate/threaten/pick fights with her outside of or before it becomes a battle. Jo is tired AF and wants this asshole to stop stalking her.

Interactions with Endeavor as her superior who sort of disapproves of her because for some reason she appears to be a Dabi-magnet, and anything with Dabi involved means a LOT of collateral damage. Feel free to imply said collateral damage.

On the other hand, more positive stuff from her pre-hero days (see picrew ref below) or relaxing on her own on the rare occasion she actually gets to relax, might be a palate cleanser I guess! ^w^ She isn't always moody, and she actually does have a sense of humor when actually getting a break from her stresses, which unfortunately for her doesn't happen often these days.

One other idea is her quirk having been disabled and she's tied up with her own braids (and scared, or furious), that could be fun c: Feel free to involve (temporary) anti quirk bullets for this, but I'd prefer Overhaul/the Shie Hassaikai are not directly involved.

Also, fluffy stuff re: Dabi is an option if you just wanna ignore the yandere backstory stuff and make it cute, I would like that too, I don't mind! Action shots are also fine. You can also draw her younger self (Past self, see ref, around 16-18, NOT SHIPPED WITH DABI) being dorky.

Ask First:

More graphic wounds (small hints of burns and scuffs and scratches along the level of what is shown in the anime in some fight scenes are OK w/o asking tho!), more realistic end or detailed closeups of burn wounds (I feel more comfortable with cartoon and stylized depictions of these).

Jo actually breaking down and crying or otherwise getting incredibly overwhelmed by her circumstances. She will break at some point, this is basically a given.

Inclusion of OCs as hero colleagues or enemies in interactions- I'm pretty open with this but keep in mind Jo's focus is on dealing with Dabi and he's sort of become her whole life at this point, so making connections has fallen on the backburner for now. I may consider non BNHA but still hero-themed AUs, but her focus really is on Dabi so idk.

Maybe her getting the upper hand for once and (non-fatally..?) choking Dabi with her braids or something-

Please Avoid:

Interactions with other canon characters besides: [Dabi/Endeavor/other pro heroes or sidekicks/the League of Villains pre-Deika City fight]. Anything to do with All For One or the Liberation Army/PLF stuff, since I'm not sure how that would go with her involved plotwise, but feel free to ask about it to brainstorm ideas if you want!

Please Do:

Battle scenes w/ Jo overwhelmed and exhausted(tho she would try not to show it), worn down, desperate to survive or just highly focused but either way trying to hide her stress with stubbornness/cool professionalism, or pissed off at his taunts/playing with her, but still fighting. Drawing her with Dabi or on her own with all this implied in a PoV sense, or just her losing, cornered, and scared of him but still trying not to show it (bluffing is definitely a thing she would do even if she's scared as hell, but it takes a bit to get to the point where she will actually show emotion over it).

It's ok to just imply the presence of Dabi with hints of blue fire or POV stuff. Interaction with Dabi involving intimidation/threats/him sort-of-flirting, Jo looking determined, implied danger in general, using her braids to fight or move herself. Dabi just showing up to intimidate/threaten/pick fights with her outside of or before it becomes a battle. Jo is tired AF and wants this asshole to stop stalking her.

Interactions with Endeavor as her superior who sort of disapproves of her because for some reason she appears to be a Dabi-magnet, and anything with Dabi involved means a LOT of collateral damage. Feel free to imply said collateral damage.

On the other hand, more positive stuff from her pre-hero days (see picrew ref below) or relaxing on her own on the rare occasion she actually gets to relax, might be a palate cleanser I guess! ^w^ She isn't always moody, and she actually does have a sense of humor when actually getting a break from her stresses, which unfortunately for her doesn't happen often these days.

One other idea is her quirk having been disabled and she's tied up with her own braids (and scared, or furious), that could be fun c: Feel free to involve (temporary) anti quirk bullets for this, but I'd prefer Overhaul/the Shie Hassaikai are not directly involved.

Also, fluffy stuff re: Dabi is an option if you just wanna ignore the yandere backstory stuff and make it cute, I would like that too, I don't mind! Action shots are also fine. You can also draw her younger self (Past self, see ref, around 16-18, NOT SHIPPED WITH DABI) being dorky.

Actual sexual NSFW stuff (feel free to ask for details of what might work, since I do have stuff in mind, including noncon and dubcon as well as other BDSM sort of stuff), more creepy yandere sadism and burn wounds/torture or her kidnapped, bound and trapped (caged? c: ). Or maybe in bondage-type situations sexually, kept as Dabi's pet hero and hating it the whole time (or secretly liking it? Mind break is absolutely a possibility here-).

Ask First:

More graphic wounds (small hints of burns and scuffs and scratches along the level of what is shown in the anime in some fight scenes are OK w/o asking tho!), more realistic end or detailed closeups of burn wounds (I feel more comfortable with cartoon and stylized depictions of these).

Jo actually breaking down and crying or otherwise getting incredibly overwhelmed by her circumstances. She will break at some point, this is basically a given.

Inclusion of OCs as hero colleagues or enemies in interactions- I'm pretty open with this but keep in mind Jo's focus is on dealing with Dabi and he's sort of become her whole life at this point, so making connections has fallen on the backburner for now. I may consider non BNHA but still hero-themed AUs, but her focus really is on Dabi so idk.

Maybe her getting the upper hand for once and (non-fatally..?) choking Dabi with her braids or something-- and maybe he likes it--

Please Avoid:

Interactions with other canon characters besides: [Dabi/Endeavor/other pro heroes or sidekicks/the League of Villains pre-Deika City fight]. Anything to do with All For One or the Liberation Army/PLF stuff, since I'm not sure how that would go with her involved plotwise, but feel free to ask about it to brainstorm ideas if you want!