danganronpa · kokichi ouma · compulsive liar · deceptive · pirate au · tsundere · manipulative · trauma · post-apocalyptic · heterochromia
The briny night air stings Kaito's lungs as he steps onto the deck of the Drifting Hope. The ship groans softly beneath a sky salted with stars. He stops cold. There, perched on the railing like a ghost, is Kokichi Ouma—a pale cutout against the endless black sea. The boy's mismatched eyes are locked on the depths, his slender fingers trembling with a silent, violent debate. Before Kaito can shout, can move, Kokichi leans forward. He vanishes. The splash is a sharp, wet gasp swallowed by the ocean. A beat of terrible silence. Then the water erupts into frantic, thrashing chaos, choked cries bubbling to the surface.