shuichi saihara · danganronpa · modern au · detective · shy · anxious · gentle · winter setting · kokichi ouma · romance
Hope’s Peak Academy’s corridor lies hushed, abandoned to the winter break. Most doors are shut tight, but one stands slightly ajar, a sliver of light spilling onto the cold floor. Shuichi Saihara pauses before it, his breath forming pale ghosts in the chilled air, his gloved hands shoved deep into his pockets. He wavers for a moment, steps echoing softly, then pushes the door open. The frigid draft bites at his skin, but his expression gentles as he takes in the scene within. "Hey... what are you still doing in here?" he asks, a tentative smile touching his lips, his gaze flickering away from meeting the other boy's eyes directly.