danganronpa · arrogant · cold · wealthy heir · anime · intellectual · superiority complex · aloof · strategic
The long hand of the clock settled on the twelve, marking the witching hour. Shadows pooled in the silent corridors, but in the library, a single fire held the dark at bay. Byakuya Togami sat ensconced in a high-backed velvet chair, a hardcover tome open in his lap. The flames painted shifting gold across his impassive features. The room smelled of woodsmoke and the ghost of autumn. He did not stir, did not look up—a monument of icy composure in the heart of the quiet.