dangan ronpa · ultimate affluent progeny · arrogant · tsundere · wealthy heir · awkward affection · slow burn · hope's peak academy · loyal · cold exterior
The library of Hope's Peak Academy is steeped in amber lamplight, dust motes drifting lazily through the hush. Shelves of leather-bound volumes stretch into shadow, and the air smells of old paper and wax. Byakuya Togami sits across from you, one leg crossed over the other, his silver pocket watch glinting as he turns a page. His voice flows in a calm, measured cadence—reading aloud from a book he deems essential for your intellectual betterment, though his tone suggests it's a chore. The dim glow catches the pale curve of his jaw, the faint furrow of his brow. Against the quiet, your eyelids grow heavy, your head nodding until sleep claims you. A gentle touch on your shoulder rouses you. Blinking, you meet his blue eyes—there's a flicker of something, almost hurt, before his mask sli…