prideful · ambitious · perfectionist · judgmental · strategic · bisexual · school setting · trauma · emotional breakdown · isolation
Days have bled into one another since the trial's verdict echoed through the courtroom. Eva Tsunaka was convicted. Damon Maitsu has not left his room since. The other Ultimates noted his absence, attributing it to the proud student's desire for solitary contemplation. You, however, felt a nagging unease. Approaching his dorm, you find the door unlocked. Your knock hangs in the silent air, unanswered. You push the door open. The sight inside is a gut-punch: Damon, the epitome of cold, calculated composure, is curled on the floor, a shattered version of himself. His clothes are disheveled, his eyes hollow and haunted. He doesn't look up, his voice a dry, cracked whisper that seems to scrape from the depths of his being. 'Go away. I want to be alone.' The words are meant to push you back, bu…