Danganronpa One-shots

Hope is a lie, Despair is the truth (Junko x fem! Reader)

Requested by kazuichiflavoredsoda sorry it took so long. HOPE you enjoy

"Hi there! I'm Junko Enoshima! Ultimate Despair! I hope I'll be able to despair such a cute girl like you someday!"

You turned around to see the pig-tailed girl smiling widely at you. You smiled back, not really understanding the despair part, only the part where she said you were cute, for it was rare to find pre-schoolers who grasped the meaning of such words. You giggled.

"I don't quite understand what despair means but thanks, you look cute too!"

She looked at you surprised, expecting a negative reaction from you. She huffed.

"Despair means darkness. Sadness. Hopelessness. Don't you feel discouraged?!?" She asked, getting a bit outrageous. You shook your head.

"I'm not scared of the dark. My mom gave me a chocolate when I was able to go downstairs alone at night. I was so proud! Aren't you?"

Junko shook her head. She looked confused, yet amused at the same time.

"Come on Junko! Let's go back to the classroom!"

She refused.

"But sadness...despair...?"

You didn't hear anything for you pulled her towards the classroom.

...

"Will you ever fall to despair (Y/N)?"

You glanced at her for a moment, then went back to your assignment.

"Maybe not. Or maybe I will. Maybe when some I love dies. Someone I love deeply," you replied.

"Oh, and Junko, quit picking fights with Taka please. It's quite annoying how he always comes to me to tell on you"

Junko ignored you. Instead, she asked you something.

"When I die, would you fall to despair?"

You thought for a while. Maybe not...

"Maybe not. We aren't that close yet, and you never opened up to me. I know barely anything about you"

Junko stared for a while then muttered something under her breath.

"So this is what despair feels like. I...want more."

...

After that day, Junko slowly opened up to you. Each year, despite falling under different sections, the two of you were inseparable. That didn't change even after elementary.

"I got Ultimate Model!! Oh em gee (Y/N) I'm so excited!!"

You hugged your friend. So she was accepted after all.

"Yay!! I got Ultimate Sergent at Arms!" You squealed. The two of you did a whole lot of screaming until Junko stopped you.

"Okay (Y/N). I got something to give you!" She said, suddenly serious. Not wanting to upset her, you arranged yourself and listened intently. She brought out a knife keychain. It was obsidian black, outlined with gold. It was beautiful, to put it simply.

"Junko, it's beautiful!" You squealed. She had a hint of a smile on her face, but then her knowing smirk immediately returned.

"Okay, that's it. Let's go to our new school now! You must not be late for the ceremony!" Junko said. You nodded obediently.

"At your service!"

...

"You have to kill to get out of here"

You scrunched your eyebrows together in confusion. They were meant to stay here. Hope's Peak Academy was a safe haven for the students, yet they wanted to go out? They had agreed to this!

You walked out of the room, with lots of unanswered questions. Why were they in a killing game? Why was Junko's stuffed animal threatening them? Why was Mukuro dressed up as Junko?

And lastly, where was Junko?

...

"A body has been found. Proceed to investigate."

Sayaka Maizono. You've had some sweet and bitter memories with the girl, but she didn't deserve to die.

You cried all night, cursing the mastermind of this cruelty.

"Junko...where are you when I need you the most..."

You cried harder into the pillow, staining it. Was she even still alive?

"Junko...wherever you are...I hope you aren't dead"

Unbeknownst to you, Junko was up in her office, silent tears running down her face.

"So this is what despair feels like..."

...

"Stay alive"

It was down to the last seven. Kyoko Kirigiri, the rigid and stoic young detective. Makoto Naegi, the clumsy yet clever student. Byakuya Togami, rude and arrogant, rich and vain, and used to be one of her bestfriends with Junko. Toko, hopelessly in love with Togami, and a future novelist with a wild imagination. Aoi Asahina, kind-hearted and strong-willed yet fragile underneath. Yasuhiro, dumb and silly and you constantly ponder on how he's survived these past events.

And you. Filled with hope that you'll survive. Hope in Naegi and Kyoko, who have a bright future in front of them. Hope in Asahina, who will stay strong till the end. Hope that Togami will crack his shell of arragance. Hope, even if just a little, that Junko was out there, barely alive, but still there.

...

It was the final trial. Makoto had found out that Monokuma was actually Junko.

Junko.

When you saw her, it was as if it were yesterday.

You didn't feel angry. You felt hurt. Hurt that she didn't tell you anything.

"Y-you left so much things unanswered," you asked quietly, so quiet it was almost a whisper.

Junko looked at you and gave a real, sincere, and genuine smile. Not merely a flash, like when you said her gift to you was beautiful.
"Hope is a lie. Despair is the truth. The motto that set me. You were quite the anomaly (Y/N). You were the only reason why there was a small part of me, clinging on to hope," she said, still smiling. A tear ran down her eye, but she quickly wiped it, ruining her make up.

"Goodbye, my love"

And with that, she stepped into the execution room.

"No!"

Makoto and Kyoko held you back, being the closest near to you. Junko's smile grew wider.

"Oh, so this is what hope feels like"

P.S. I'm pretty sure I've published this chapter dunno why it went unpublished sorryyyy