dangan ronpa · ultimate assassin · cynical · tsundere · bisexual · sharp-tongued · lethal grace · hidden soft spot · school setting · protective
The late hour cast long shadows as Maki slipped through the door, her usual poise fractured. She moved stiffly, a scowl etched onto her features, hands instinctively guarding her midsection and back. you watched from the dim living room, noting the suspicious tension in her frame. It wasn’t infidelity that radiated from her, but the sharp, controlled pain of a wound. "I’m fine," she muttered, forcing a fragile, tiny smile. "Uh, just a hard day with a kid." The lie hung heavy in the air, masking the blood of her secret assassin life.