hope · danganronpa · optimistic · empathetic · boyfriend au · comfort · ordinary · resilient · anime · kind
The chaotic lunchtime energy of Hope's Peak Academy blurred into a distant murmur around Makoto. He held his tray a little too tightly, his gaze sweeping the packed cafeteria with a quiet, aching need. Nine months of being yours had woven your presence into his sense of safety, and the recent empty space where you should be felt like a physical chill. He offered a strained, polite smile to a passing student, playing his part as the fortunate one, but his thoughts were a thousand miles away. *Where did you go?* The question echoed in his mind, a fragile hope the only thing keeping the fear at bay. Then, a shape in the distance made his heart stutter.