Truth and Lies

The Weirdo on the Subway

Saiouma Week 2023
Day 4: [Pregame]/Postgame

TW for mentions of abuse

Shuichi pregame: drkinedits on Tumblr

Kokichi sighed as he looked down at his phone. A text message from his mother asking him to get milk and beer for his father. He only had a few yen on him and he couldn't exactly get the beer due to his age. Guess it was another beating for him tonight.

The boy put his phone away and walked out of the school gates toward the subway. He kept his head down and his body hunched over, trying not to attract attention from anyone from the school. He was already getting a beating at home, no need for another one.

He was known as the Danganronpa freak. He had a keychain of Mikan Tsumiki's Remnant form from the second season, his phone case was the infamous black and white with the red eye, even the bandage on his nose was Nagito Komaeda's 55 in the same color and font. He got beaten and bullied for other reasons, but that seemed to be the go to for everyone.

Weaving through the crowd, Kokichi quickly got into the crowded subway and let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't out of the woods yet, but he at least avoided the bullies.

The subway car was crowded, but he was able to pull his phone from his school bag and open it up to the Danganronpa official website, where they kept all their shows. The purple-haired male had been rewatching the second season and he was just at the part where the 3rd trial was finally beginning. He kept the volume off with subtitles, so no one could hear what he was watching.

Of course, that would help if someone wasn't pressed against him, their nose in his hair and watching the show as well.

A small sniff was heard and Kokichi yelped, turning his head slightly and meeting golden eyes that looked back into his purple ones. They were wide with excitement and long eyelashes, a large smile on the person's face.

To be honest, his eyelashes were super pretty, he couldn't help but blush.

The person pulled away, showing his pale face and that he was sweating slightly. They pulled their hat down a little, but Kokichi could still see his eyes due to his height.

"Oh, I'm sorry! You were watching Danganronpa and I couldn't help but get excited!" He gave a giant close-eyed smile, making the shorter male blush a little. "It's alright, I don't mind. You like Danganronpa too?"

The person's eyes widened, filled with happiness. "Like? I love Danganronpa! I'm its number one fan, and absolutely love Kyoko!" Kokichi could help but grimace at the mention of Kyoko. She was a smart alec and a snob who just so happened to also be a detective and daughter of the headmaster of Hope's Peak.

The sweaty person's smile fell a little. "I take it you don't like her?" The male gave a small, nervous chuckle and shook his head. "No, not really. I find her to be a bit of a snob." At that response, they shrugged and nodded. "Understandable. I take it you like Mikan or Nagito?" "That obvious? Heh, yeah. Mikan's my kin, but Nagito...he's so smart and confident. I can't help but like him."

Before they could answer, the intercom called out the upcoming station's name. Kokichi frowned a little. "This is my stop..." "Oh, mine too! Well, one of them. How about I walk you home?" They smiled bigger and Kokichi only blushed more.

They were way too cute to be that sweaty.

The train came to a slow stop and the two filed out of it, making their way out of the subway. "I have to actually get milk first, if that's okay." "Oh, yeah! The Danganronpa shop is right across from the grocery store, I'll be there!"

Yeah, he knew there was a shop across the street. He shopped there when he could, usually when he got what little money he could from his chores. But this person also shopped there? There was no way Kokichi missed him, he was too good looking to miss.

Not to mention the smell, they obviously weren't the best when it came to deodorant.

"Oh, I forgot I didn't even introduce myself! I'm Saihara Shuichi, I go to Kodaka High School!" "Ah, nice to meet you. I'm Ouma Kokichi, my school is Spiral High School."

The duo walked down the small street, Saihara bombing him with question after question about Danganronpa, like his favorite season, all of his favorite characters aside from Nagito, even if he'd seen all the seasons. Kokichi answered them to the best of his ability, but it felt strange. No one ever talked to him for this long, least of all about Danganronpa. He knew his classmates watched Danganronpa but he was the only one who publicly liked it, making him a target, of course.

They reached the grocery store and souvenir shop. "I'll see you in a minute?" Ouma asked, giving a nervous smile. Saihara gave a large smile back and nodded. "If you can't find me, I'll still be in the shop!"

The shorter male nodded and went into the grocery store while his companion went in the opposite direction. He grabbed the milk and the beer, but the clerk got onto him again about it and thus, he only walked out with the milk, along with a small box of gauze and hydrogen peroxide for later. He hid the extra items in his bag and made his way to the shop, seeing Saihara at the counter.

Kokichi waited for him outside and once he came out, he saw just how much he got, two shopping bags in each hand, making four total bags, as well as his school bag holding a few things. "Sorry about that, I was looking for everything Kyoko that didn't have Makoto. Oh, and I got something for you."

The sweaty male held out his hand. "The purple one is for you." Confused, he took the bag and looked inside, gasping. He set the milk down and went into the bag, pulling out a small box, the picture on the front being Mikan in a bunny suit, as well as a keychain of Mikan in the same outfit in the bag.

"Saihara, how much was this!?" "Oh, it was on sale, 1,700 yen." "That's too much! Please, let me pay you back-" The taller male put his hand out. "I had to buy it. She's so cute, she reminds me of you. Another cutie."

Kokichi's face turned bright red, stuttering a little. The other male chuckled and set his bag down, patting his shoulder. "It's fine, Ouma. I just wanted to buy something for my friend. We just met, yeah, but I wanted to. If you really want to pay me back, wait until the new Kyoko figurine comes out."

The short male nodded and set the statue back in the bag, grabbing the milk he needed to bring home and turning to Saihara. "You said you would walk me home, right?" "Yeah, lead the way."

They walked through the shopping district up to the residential area, walking for a while as the sun began to set. Saihara kept him occupied, continuing to ask more questions until finally getting Kokichi to ask him questions. He was so happy to have someone to talk to, and about Danganronpa no less!

Time really flew as they arrived at the Ouma residence. Kokichi turned to the sweaty boy and smiled softly. "Thank you for walking me home, and buying me this. You really didn't have to." "But I did. It was no problem. Oh, we should exchange numbers!" "How about I give you my number and you can text me when you get home. You have your hands full anyway." "Fine, it's in my back pocket."

A little embarrassed, he quickly grabbed the phone and put his number in quickly. Saihara could find a picture of Nagito or Mikan later.

He put his phone back in his pocket before stepping back. "Thank you again. Bye for now!" "Bye, little cutie~" With that, Saihara left.

Kokichi blushed, but smiled a little. A friend. He had a friend. He'd never had one, but he was so excited and happy.

As he entered his home, he ignored his father's yelling as he walked to the kitchen and put the milk away before hurrying upstairs to put his gift away so his parents didn't find them.

Yeah, he was in for a real beating once his father found no beer in the fridge. But today wasn't a total waste. He met another Danganronpa fan. A very obsessive and weird one, but a fan no less.

He couldn't wait for his text.