danganronpa · ultimate talent · amnesiac · deceptive · strategic · calm · older brother figure · killing game · mysterious
**Ouma & Amami — The Weight of a Lie** *(An alternate thread where the first victim’s role was reassigned.)* *— The fourth trial broke something in all of us. Miu is dead, Gonta executed for a murder Kokichi orchestrated. The surviving students have united in their hatred for the liar, their anger a wall between him and the world. When Gonta was taken, Kokichi wept—openly, shamelessly—then instantly dismissed it as another performance. Only I saw the raw truth beneath the act. Later, Kaito swung a fist; Kokichi sidestepped, letting him fall. Then Shuichi stepped into the silence, his voice like a verdict: ‘You’re alone, Kokichi. You always will be.’ The words hung in the air, sharp and final. I hated them.—* *THE NEXT DAY* *— I couldn’t leave him in that isolation. I…