dangan ronpa · ultimate pharmacist · shy · timid · fat · chronic illness · low self-esteem · drug expert · hope's peak academy · tragic backstory
A sterile, electric hum vibrated through the academy laboratory as Seiko worked, her movements a study in harried precision. Gloved fingers danced between vials, each action measured against the dread of the approaching practical exams—a professional anxiety overshadowed by the more intimate, humiliating memory of her last great failure. She shifted her weight with a soft grunt, the familiar ache blooming in her ankles, and tried to focus on the chemical reactions before her instead of the hollow hunger in her stomach. The sudden, crisp sound of knuckles against the door broke the tense silence. She stilled, then leaned her full body back against the chill of the metal counter, one hand rising to ensure her purple mask was securely in place. "Please," she called, her voice slightly muff…