So
You know that convention coming up in a week or two?
I was thinking we could have some fun there
What did you have in mind
Couples cosplay!
You mean, both of us wearing costumes
Like in public
Well, sure. Is that a problem?
It’s just, you know
You’re usually the one wearing the costumes
I’ve gotten you to wear them too!
Well, not outside the bedroom
This isn’t me saying no btw
Just thinking about it
I totally understand
But I bet it could be really fun
Hmm
You wouldn’t expect me to get as uh
Into it
As you do, right
Of course not!
As long as you’re okay with me getting pretty ‘into it’
Hang on
Do you have some kind of crazy scene in mind
It’s a surprise ;)
…
Fuck yes
All right, let’s do it
Great! You’re gonna have so much fun, I promise
Sounds like you have costumes in mind for us, then
I do, yeah.
Have you heard of My Hero Academia?
Two weeks later, at the convention, Sarah held her phone in front of her, posed for a selfie, and took the picture.
It took under a minute to post the selfie to her social media, with a caption: Wondering where my Deku is? #ComicCon #MyHeroAcademia #OchakoUraraka
She wasn’t exactly a huge fan of the series, but she was aware of it, in the way people are aware of any popular show. She generally understood that it was about teenagers with superpowers, going to hero school to learn how to save the world. She knew that one of the main characters was Uraraka, a bubbly yet determined hero in training who fought with her friends against dastardly villains like Shigaraki, Dabi, and Toga. Uraraka had the power to manipulate gravity, and the weakness of being a female character in a shonen series and therefore chronically underwritten.
But most importantly, as far as Sarah was concerned, Uraraka was very easy to cosplay.
Sarah’s phone buzzed, showing her that she’d gotten a comment on the post already: it was Jessica, one of her friends. Dang, Sarah, great costume! Very authentic. Hope to see you around!
Sarah smiled, because it was very authentic. The outfit, a gray school uniform with a green skirt and opaque tights, was spot on; so were the blushes on her cheeks, and the wig. It wasn’t perfect—obviously she was a mid-twenties American woman rather than a Japanese high schooler, and she hadn’t bothered with contact lenses to change her blue eyes to Uraraka’s brown ones—but she was quite happy with the result.