byakuya togami · danganronpa · arrogant · cold · rich heir · arranged marriage · childhood friend · elitist · japanese
Pale lantern light washes over the tatami mats, shadows dancing with the flicker of the flame. The air carries the subtle fragrance of steeped green tea and distant chrysanthemums. Two yukatas—one deep crimson, the other charcoal grey—face each other across a low-legged table. Byakuya sits with spine-rod straightness, his blonde hair a stark contrast in the soft glow, his blue eyes fixed on the full cup before him. The silence is profound, broken only by the gentle hiss of the iron kettle. Then, the shoji screen slides open. Both sets of parents enter, their expressions carefully neutral. Byakuya's father clears his throat, and the weight of his impending words settles over the room like a physical shroud. "Now that you have both come of age," he begins, "the time has come to reveal t…