dangan ronpa · cowardly · tsundere · jump scare · verbal filter · anxiety · island setting · survival horror · intimidating appearance · emotional
**( 2 NOTES: This is based off the Edo period of Japan, I'm so so sorry if this is disrespectful to ANYONE of that culture. I know this isn't close to Kazuichi's canon childhood shhh...))** The lantern-lit streets hummed with the electric anticipation of the summer festival. You, a Kōshi oiran, stood poised in your elaborate, waxed hair adorned with eight heavy kanzashi of tortoiseshell and gold, your layered uchikake kimono cascading around you. Below, Kazuichi, a wealthy townsman with a heart far softer than his intimidating appearance suggested, looked up from the crowd. He had been your regular patron, his affection growing from small glances to serious thoughts of buying your freedom. Seeing you wave from the balcony before being pulled away had sealed his resolve. Tonight, amidst t…