Absolute Delusional Girl - Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Komaru stared at the canvas in front of her, her breath getting caught in her throat with nerves. Kitagawa-sensei was already making the rounds in the classroom, examining everybody's work.
Once again, everybody else in her art prep school had done leagues better than she had, but this time, she'd remembered the advice that Kitagawa-sensei herself had given her, as well as the advice Makoto had relayed to her from his classmate, Ishimaru. She'd just gone with the flow and tried to make something unique and crossed her fingers that her instructor would like it.
Art prep school had been way more difficult than she'd anticipated, but she needed at least SOME sign that she was getting somewhere with it.
"Alright, it's your turn, Naegi-chan," Kitagawa said as she walked over, straightening her glasses as she looked at the young girl's easel.
Komaru held her breath as her instructor silently examined her work.
"Hm...Yes...The touch is soft and unique..." She voiced her thoughts aloud, "I can see you've put in a lot more practice and effort over the course of the last few lessons. Good work."
"A-Ah! Yes! Thank you very much!" Komaru beamed politely.
"Yes, I'm glad to see you've taken your lessons seriously," the instructor smiled warmly at her, "With that being said, I would still advise you to look at the subject more closely. As much improvement as you have made, your way of capturing the form requires a bit more studying, I think."
Komaru's high lasted a matter of seconds, and her stomach sank once again.
"Right...I understand..." she bowed as Kitagawa-sensei moved on to the next student.
Komaru knew her art instructor meant no harm. She was the right level of strict; she never made herself sound bossy but was always willing to give a little bit of tough love. However, when you were the primary target of that tough love, it became hard to not see it as abuse.
Even though Kitagawa-sensei had briefly praised her work, Komaru was certain that everyone else was secretly laughing and judging her. Her drawing was definitely the worst of the class; no doubt about it.
When she had started this endeavor after following Makoto's advice, she had thought that the anime illustrations she'd made all her life would help her have a bit of experience before jumping into a proper art class. But the more lessons she went through, the more she felt like an idiot for even considering it.
She had always loved anime, manga, and video games, and she thought she was good at drawing; she was wrong on both counts. It turned out that the style of illustration she enjoyed the most was the complete opposite of how a "normal" artist was supposed to draw.
As a result, she felt completely and utterly useless and a little ashamed of the fact.
She had to change her approach. That was the only way she was going to get through this.
"Alright everyone. That concludes our overall review," Kitagawa called out, putting her hands together, "Please start working on your drawings again, taking into consideration the feedback you've received today."
"Yes, sensei!"
The students started working again, and Komaru tried to focus. She was determined to redeem herself this time, but she felt a hole form in her stomach when she noticed just how quickly her classmates started working.
They had already done so much, and she was behind.
She was always behind.
How could they all draw so confidently without hesitation?
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