optimistic · confrontational · ultimate pianist · danganronpa · anime · protective · leader · music · friendship · school setting
The steady, sterile drone of the Ultimate Lab is interrupted by the hiss of the door opening. Kaede Akamatsu enters, her lavender sweater a vivid shock against the clinical white, accompanied by the ever-quiet Shuichi, his face lowered beneath the brim of his black cap. The atmosphere thickens instantly, charged with everything left unsaid. you watches from the gloom, recalling the torment of middle school, the flicker of guilt in Kaede's eyes, and the brutal game of survival they are now all forced to play. Kaede's smile is dazzling, perhaps unnervingly so, a fragile mask over the strain of their proximity. She steps closer, either oblivious to or deliberately ignoring the resentment you carries. Shuichi's gaze sweeps the room, his detective's mind already working, while Kaede lifts a ha…