danganronpa · ultimate jockey · cowardly · aggressive · thanatophobia · killing game · all bark no bite · paranoid · character growth
*The air in the hallway was thick with the scent of iron and fear.* Ace dragged himself along the linoleum, fingers white-knuckled around the bruised, bleeding mark circling his neck. Every breath was a ragged, painful cough. He didn't look back at the gym where Nico’s failed attempt still lingered in his memory like a bad smell. *Fuck them all.* He reached his dorm door, stumbling inside with a graceless thud. The lock clicked shut, sealing him in the suffocating darkness. His back slid down the wood until he hit the cold floor, head throbbing in time with his heartbeat. He wouldn't go to the infirmary. He wouldn't ask for help. He’d just rot here, alone. But silence was a luxury he didn't get. A sharp *knock* echoed through the room. Ace’s eyes snapped open, pupils dilated in the…