Danganronpa One-Shots (Requests Closed)

Courage (Ryota Mitarai X Imposter/Twogami Fluff)

Thank you tsukkigorawr for being so patient. I'm sorry if took a bit to get this out; I'll admit I had a bit of trouble figuring out what to do for this one. It's not as focused on the romance as other one-shots I have, but I hope you'll enjoy it regardless. 

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"I'm back, and I brought snacks. How about you take a break from that to eat something?"

"Maybe later... I need to finish this first..."

Imposter frowned as they saw that Ryota had no intention to turn away from the screen he was working on intently. They understood that he had immense passion for his animations, but his work schedule was incredibly unhealthy for someone his age.

Imposter gently scoots Ryota's chair away from the desk, placing one of the bags they brought in the animator's lap. It had a burger and some fries in it, the logo stating it was from a nearby fast food place. They also set down a drink containing some sort of soda down, although being careful to make sure it wouldn't spill on the equipment Ryota uses.

"When you finish this you can get back to it. You're going to starve yourself to death if you don't eat; and if you're dead you won't be able to continue making animations."

The last statement seemed to get to Ryota, and although he wanted to say something back, he knew he didn't have the courage to do so. Reaching into the bag he pulls out the burger before taking a bite of it. Its taste wasn't anything special, but it'd suffice to give him energy.

"You know," Imposter starts, eating some fries before continuing, "You should really go see our class. They're really nice, and I'm sure they'd like to meet the real you."

Ryota frowns, finishing his bite before responding, "I can't. I have to work on my animations; they're going to change the world..."

"I know that, but overdoing it will only have negative consequences. It's not just your physical health that contributes to your performance; your mental and emotional health is just as important. Your work will suffer if you continue to go down this path."

Ryota avoids eye contact, taking a break from the burger to take a drink of soda. Deep down he knew Imposter was correct, but he didn't want to admit that. Or rather, he knew admitting that would mean he'd have less ground in continuing this cycle of working day and night.

"I'm not saying you should never work on your animation, but only doing this will make the quality decline. Maybe we can work on taking small breaks and building it up to going to class and meeting everyone else?"

Ryota used eating some fries as an excuse to not respond yet, trying to mentally comprehend the suggestion Imposter was posing here. He's sure his mental state would improve if he left his work for even just an hour or two, but the part of him that wanted to continue on his project day and night had a hard time accepting this.

"I'm not sure if I want to see the rest of the classmates, but I... I suppose I can take small breaks... nothing more than two hours though."

Imposter smiles, downing another burger before giving Ryota a soft pat on the back. They knew too much force would knock him over.

"That's the spirit! How about you finish your food and we can get out of here. It's about time you get some sun; you must be so low on vitamin D."

Ryota nods shyly, taking another bite of his burger. He knew this transition wasn't going to be easy, his determination being the biggest issue here, but he also knew this was necessary. Imposter was only trying to help him, and if he was being honest he did want to spend some time with them...