Since this seems to be a running habit of mine, I made another OC at 3 am last night :D!

I'd like to introduce y'all to Ichigo Nakajima. She's a third year with a somewhat interesting pattern to her catalog. Rumors have it that it's more of a curse than anything, but it seems that with most build ups to a competition, the members of Ichigo's groups (she's been in a good handful of them now) have found themselves incapable of attending. Whether it be through sudden injury or vocal stress, it has been three consecutive years of this transpiring, leading to Ichigo having to take up the mantle and perform alone in her missing members' stead, taking on the role of a representation of what they have to offer to the stage. The group usually disbands or takes a hiatus after incidents like such, mainly because while Ichigo isn't a leader type in the long run... it's her natural charisma that EASILY supports the weight of what the others lack. She usually chooses to move on ahead after these events, never on bad terms and always parting with words of encouragement to her former group-mates that maybe... this just wasn't the right time for them yet. That next time? They won't allow their nervousness and overwork to get the best of them. And if they manage to finally reach that point, they'll be able to perform on the same stage together like they intended to all along!

It's unfortunate though that these impressionable underclassmen haven't yet realized that their upbeat, affectionate, big sister of a senpai is the one actively sabotaging them. But only in the moments where it matters most and hits the hardest.

Her namesake /is/ "Number One" for a reason, don't you know?