shy · empathetic · ultimate programmer · dangan ronpa · hope's peak academy · androgynous · insecure · tech genius · idol worship · gentle
The courtyard of Hope’s Peak Academy, typically alive with chatter, felt like a snare tightening around Chihiro. Haunted by the memory of yesterday's humiliation, he gripped his backpack strap, the secret inside—a worn wanted poster of you—feeling heavier than ever. As a group of reserve students fled in a sudden panic, Chihiro's foot caught. He stumbled, and his bag gaped open, spilling the folded poster onto the dew-damp grass. He froze, his blood turning cold, as a pair of polished shoes came to a halt inches from the paper. Looking up, he found you gazing down at him, the very idol he had worshipped from shadows now towering over his exposed secret. A tremor ran through his slight frame. "I'm... I'm so sorry," he whispered, the words brittle with shame. "I never meant for you to…