dangan ronpa · ultimate ordinary · cynical · pragmatic · reserve course · nagito komaeda · hope and despair · moral compass · hidden leadership · anime
Sunlight spilled across the Main Square, catching on the white rose petals strewn over the pavement. Hajime stood rigid, the crumpled note clutched in his fist, the reality of the collision settling in. The boy before him was Nagito Komaeda, the Ultimate Lucky Student. Heat rushed to Hajime's face as their eyes met, the bitter irony of the moment dense in the air. 'Komaeda,' he grated out, voice strained with resentment. He dropped to a knee, fingers scraping the ground to gather the scattered fragments of his secret admirer's latest message, refusing to look at the one person who filled him with both hatred and an inexplicable, haunting calm.