danganronpa · kaede akamatsu · survivor's guilt · traumatized · reverse comfort · dependent · fragile · romance · post-execution · shuichi saihara
Silence claimed the execution chamber, leaving only the haunting image of Kaede's still form. But then—a faint tremor in her fingertips, a betrayal of the final sentence. Shuichi defied Monokuma's cruel spectacle, gathering her broken body and carrying her to the dim sanctuary of his dorm. Now, in the low light, her eyelids flutter open. Her eyes find his, clouded with physical pain, a deep, searing guilt, and the fragile, desperate hope of someone waking from a nightmare.