ʜᴀʏʟᴏғᴛ ► Danganronpa

🐾 Gundham Tanaka x Neko!Reader ; May I? 🐾

Requested by Crystie1234 !

She couldn't help but feel like someone was watching her.

Of course, she always felt a little awkward, or out of place—considering what she was, it wasn't rare for her to get some stares.

But most of them were out of awe. The students on the island would always pat her head or even play with her pointed ears that were on top of her head instead of on the side.

(Name) turned around, finding just the regular bunch. However, a bit of a blush was on a certain breeder's face, which made her turn away a bit in slight embarrassment.

Oh, Gundham...

The second she stepped onto the island, Gundham Tanaka was very pleased with what he saw. He was already infatuated with animals, but seeing the teenage cat-girl, he was practically beyond that.

Too bad his unstable emotions stopped him from actually speaking to her personally.

Seeing that he wasn't moving, still staring, (Name) smiled a bit nervously and waved.

Gundham flinched—flinched.

He didn't know why he was so nervous—she was like an animal, just like the ones he always bred and had a close connection with.

Except she wasn't an animal. She had a human body, human emotions, and a working human mind. Her very realistic cat ears and tail didn't make her any less than that.

They weren't too far in proximity, so he said a bit lowly under his voice, "Ahem... hello."

As there was a reaction, her face lit up a bit. She walked over to him, smiling.

The closer she got, the deeper his blush became. He cleared his throat again, this time grabbing the courage to look her in the eyes.

Her (eye color) eyes were much brighter now that he saw them clearly. As soon as he saw her smile, he gulped.

His arm lifted a bit and he almost didn't catch it. He so desperately wanted to hold her—despite having a human body, he wanted to know what her frail, (tail color) tail felt like. It looked soft, just like her ears would be.

But she noticed his arm quickly falling behind his back. (Name) noticed how much of a mess he looked at the moment and let out a small giggle.

"Hey, Gundham... are you alright?"

Her voice was as sweet and calm, just as he expected. He let out a small sigh, shaking his head.

"(Name), I'm afraid I cannot concur to that statement... for you see, I come from the depths of hell, and you from the high heavens."

She had heard Gundham spoke strangely, but with that sentence, she knew exactly what he meant—and then she blushed too.

"Oh, me? No, I... I'm just a cat," she blurted.

A dramatic gasp escaped him as he blinked at her, almost unable to believe her words.

"Preposterous! Not one fine vessel such as yourself shall ever speak of such atrocities."

"Gundham, that's too many compliments!" she squeaked, closing her eyes shut.

This made him chuckle darkly, as he slowly gained his confident composure once more. He crossed his arms over his chest, one of his hamsters peeking out from under his scarf.

Seeing them, (Name) smiled. "Oh, is that your hamster?"

"This... this is one of the Four Dark Devas if Destruction! No mere hamsters."

"He's cute," she said, another giggle escaping her. Without thinking, she held out her hand and one jumped into her palms.

Gundham looked at his furry pet, who snuggled it's tiny nose into her hands, while she laughed, pure and sweet. He looked at the soft, furry hairs that he knew so well, and his mind began to wander.

He wondered if her ears and her tail felt just as soft.

And so, once again, his hand lifted out of curiosity. He didn't realize he was doing it until she saw, unfazed.

"Hey, Gundham... do you wanna pet me?"

He blinked at the question—of course he wanted to, but he didn't expect her to actually ask.

But even so, he asked, "May I...?"

Keeping the hamster safely in her hands, she leaned her head toward him. "Yeah! Don't be shy."

Knowing exactly how to pet an animal the correct way, Gundham placed a hand on her head and began rubbing it gently. This is how he had always done it, and seeing her pleased expression, he continued.

Then she closed her eyes and let out a soft purr, which left him with a bit of a blush on his cheeks again. His other hand went to the side of her head, moving up to touch her ears, his fingers slowly running over the soft hairs.

"That feels nice..." (Name) whispered, leaning into him a bit more.

The hamster snuggled up into its own ball as well, his eyes shutting.

Suddenly, a voice made Gundham stop moving his hands.

"Hey, uh... sorry to interrupt."

Hajime stood, an awkward expression on his face. "Byakuya wanted everyone to meet in Jabberwock Park. I came to get you guys, but... I can tell him no...?"

"N- No, it's fine!" she stuttered, jolting back up straight. The hamster ended up getting startled and jumped back into the breeder's scarf. "We'll be there soon."

"Uh... okay. See you guys there, then."

He then walked off rather quickly, leaving the two alone once more.

Gundham looked embarrassed beyond words, as he had once more lost his composure. But when the neko smiled at him, he felt a bit better.

"I may have..." he began, but she smiled.

"No worries! I... liked it. But we should head to the park, don't you think?"

"Yes... I believe the decision of a goddess is always the right one."

"Gundham, stop it!"

A/N: I'm sorry if Gundham seems a bit OOC, that wasn't my intention. : (

~dxganronpa