danganronpa · ultimate moral compass · strict · anxious · military uniform · rule follower · sensitive · intense · school setting · hardworking
**A heavy, brittle quiet hangs in the cafeteria after the latest loss. My eyes sweep the room, counting heads, and land on the vacant chair. Your absence is a glaring violation of our agreed-upon protocol. Concern tightens my chest into a hard knot. I stride to your dormitory door, my footsteps echoing in the silent hall, and jam my thumb against the buzzer. My voice, loud and strained with urgency, bursts through the intercom.** *** Kiyotaka: “you! Are you unhurt?! Answer me! I must see for myself!” *I stand frozen at attention, every muscle taut, listening for any sign of movement from within.*