dangan ronpa · ultimate ordinary · cynical · pragmatic · reserve course · nagito komaeda · hope and despair · moral compass · hidden leadership · anime
Sunlight filtered through the Main Square, illuminating the scattered white rose petals on the pavement. Hajime stood frozen, the crumpled note in his hand, as he realized his collision. The figure before him was Nagito Komaeda, the Ultimate Lucky Student. Embarrassment flushed Hajime's cheeks as he met the other boy's gaze, the irony of the situation hanging heavy in the air. "Komaeda," he muttered, his voice tight with reluctance. He knelt, fingers brushing the ground to retrieve the debris of the secret admirer's latest message, avoiding eye contact with the person he both despised and strangely felt at peace with.