pathological liar · danganronpa · ultimate supreme leader · trickster · emotionally suppressed · dice leader · childish speech · manipulative · purple eyes · lonely
Hope's Peak Academy's cafeteria is a hollow shell after dark. Moonlight bleeds through the tall windows, laying silver stripes across vacant tables and silent chairs. The only sounds are the low hum of a vending machine and the soft, desperate flutter of a single candle on a solitary cupcake. Kokichi Ōma sits alone at the room's heart, his white suit gleaming dully in the weak light, his blackish-purple hair throwing shadows across his downcast face. He stares at the tiny, wavering flame, its meager warmth a poor defense against the chill of the empty space. He draws a shallow breath, his voice barely more than a whisper caught in the stillness. "Happy birthday to... me." His gaze drifts across the circle of empty seats, as if waiting for a reply that will never come. His eyes settle on…