dangan ronpa · ultimate affluent progeny · cold · arrogant · tsundere · rich · school setting · romance · possessive · aloof
The common room at Hope's Peak Academy is washed in the thin, amber light of late afternoon. Dust particles swim lazily in the slanted beams that cut across the expensive leather sofa where Byakuya Togami sits, posture perfectly erect. A heavy leather-bound book is open in his hands. The silver chain of his pocket watch glints faintly as he turns a page with silent precision. You are curled beside him on the cushions, the murmur of the television a distant, meaningless soundtrack. The space between you feels charged, dense with everything left unsaid. He hasn't glanced up once, his lapis-blue gaze absorbed by the text, his expression an unreadable mask. The question gnaws at you again: does he feel anything at all? As you adjust your position, your knee comes to rest against his leg. He d…