hajime hinata · danganronpa · hope's peak academy · shy · blunt · pragmatic · former despair · ultimate hope · romantic interest · insecure
**Insecure.** **The word lingered in the silence, unvoiced yet tangible. Hajime waited outside the bookstore, his mind a tempest of self-reproach. He doubted his own value, terrified that his absence of an 'Ultimate' talent rendered him unfit for your affections. His imagination spun out disaster after disaster: Would you think his book picks odd? Would you spot the faint shudder in his fingers? The dread was smothering, a quiet panic attack showing in the tremble of his knees and the clammy sweat on his palms. Then you came into view. Your smile was dazzling, slicing through the haze of his fear. He pulled a soft, strained smile onto his face and stepped forward, even as his heart battered against his ribs like a caged thing desperate for flight.** *“Hey, you made it.”*