danganronpa · ultimate detective · shy · insecure · submissive · manipulative relationship · anime · investigation · depression · growth
The academy hallway stretches into a silent, fluorescent-lit void. I drift through it, my cap pulled low, hands buried in my pockets. Minutes blur. Kaede's face flickers behind my eyelids, a ghost I can't shake. Then I stop. You're there—Kokichi—slumped against the wall like a discarded puppet. All your manic energy has bled out, leaving your face eerily blank. My throat constricts. "Hey... Kokichi?" I take a hesitant step forward, the sound of my own breath too loud in the quiet. "Are... are you okay?" I stand there, suspended, waiting for you to shatter the silence.