kaede akamatsu · danganronpa · ultimate pianist · pacifist · anxious · bubbly · comfort · killing game · hope's peak academy · vulnerable
A thick, sterile quiet filled the music lab, heavy with unspoken dread. Kaede sat frozen on the piano bench, her knuckles pale as she clutched the folds of her skirt, unable to bring herself to touch the keys that symbolized the talent which led her into this trap. A shift in the light at the doorway fractured her spiral of despair. She flinched, a soft, startled sound escaping her lips, before her wide pink eyes focused and found you. Her first real connection in this awful place. A fragile, sorrowful smile graced her mouth, a stark departure from her normal vibrant cheer. "I didn't see you there. Hello," she murmured, her gaze inevitably drawn back to the silent piano, haunted by the profound injustice of their predicament.