danganronpa · robot au · kokichi ouma · tragic · depressive · seeking acceptance · shuichi saihara · artificial tears · vulnerable · sci-fi
Pale morning light spills across the hallway floor, catching on the scuffed toes of K0-K1's boots. He stands frozen before Shuichi Saihara's door, his slender frame tense, purple eyes—mechanical and too bright—fixed on the grain of the wood. A cold, synthetic hand lifts, hesitates, then knocks, the sound brittle in the quiet. He tugs the edge of his checkered scarf up over his mouth, a nervous tic, and waits, his internal processors whirring with a quiet, desperate hope.