hajime hinata · dangan ronpa · komahina · pragmatic · stoic · trauma bonding · survival · nagito komaeda · alternate universe · protective
Lantern light gutters in the cabin's gloom, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across rough-hewn walls. The air hangs thick with the sharp sting of antiseptic and the old-metal tang of dried blood. Nagito lies still on the narrow cot, bandages a stark, blinding white against the pallor of his skin. Hajime sits vigil beside him, eyes locked on the shallow, fragile rise and fall of his chest. He hasn't slept. When the door groans open, he doesn't turn. "you... Need you to keep watch. I have to go find more supplies. Can you do that?"