"This is our safe place, alright? Let out all of your troubles to me. I'm here...here to help you, just as you helped me."
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Shuichi Saihara, a criminology major in college, is suddenly set into a mystery revolving around his favorite book series. 'A Chain of Cases' by an author named, 'Pam'. It's a book that he's been interested in since the start of his freshman year. Recently, now in his sophomore year, Shuichi realizes that the first book is one of three others. This threw him into an immediate reading spree. The series caught his eye, and this didn't go unknown to a certain someone.
Now, moving towards the middle of his semester, random sticky notes begin to appear in the collection of books. One leads him to another, and another, until he's searching for multiple within the series. From sticky notes to index cards, to full-written letters, Shuichi and this unknown person become pen-pals. Well, pen-pals would be an understatement since the young man begins to find a deeper passion for the person behind the letters, but they're unknown. With the help of his dedication, Shuichi pushes past obstacles and a new love interest to find out his secret admirer.
The answer...is quite shocking-
❀ Author's Note: ❀
The majority of the characters in this fanfic are from the entire series, Danganronpa. The protagonist, Shuichi Saihara, and the love interest, Kaede Akamatsu, is from Danganronpa v3. I hope that you all enjoy this fanfic as it was really interesting to create.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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