after an entire year of isolating himself from hope's peak academy due to his health, nagito is finally willing to step back through its gates. however, someone new is among those gates, someone who can make an unexpected difference to his 'miserable' life. disclaimer: this is an au where there is no despair and hope's peak is just a normal high school (meaning no ultimates).

nagito lives in a rundown orphanage and has only really ever had the company of his best friend maki. that is until a boy starts doing his work experience at the orphanage.

!Spoilers! Junko Enoshima has just been defeated. With hope for the future, Hajime Hinata is ready to return to the real world. But when he opens his eyes, he finds himself on the beach, with Nagito Komaeda standing over him. It appears the simulation has started again. Jumping from reality to reality, Hajime finds himself a variety of situations, some involving a certain someone. As time passes, he begins to wonder... why him? With help from Chiaki, Usami/Monomi, and others, Hajime works to leave the Neo World Program, but as he does so, he realizes something he never would've expected. What could it be? Read to find out! Slight spoilers for- Danganronpa: Goodbye Despair, OVA 2.5, and Danganronpa 3, the anime!

enemies to lovers asf