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rionaleonhart) wrote2014-11-16 12:13 pm
rionaleonhart) wrote2014-11-16 12:13 pm
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Project Komaeda Makes Everyone Uncomfortable and Possibly Sleeps With Them All
About half a year ago, I reposted the ficlets I'd written for an overambitious communal project to pair Komaeda up with all the other students from Super Dangan Ronpa 2. (Ficlets in that link: Komaeda/Hanamura, Komaeda/Nidai, Komaeda/Sonia, Komaeda/Koizumi. And Yamada/Togami, for some reason.)
The overambitious project, to my great surprise, is now complete! Here it is: Project Komaeda Makes Everyone Uncomfortable and Possibly Sleeps With Them All. Some of the ficlets are by me; some are by others. The levels of pairitude (this is a word) vary from 'weird conversations' to 'kissing' to 'full-blown sex'. The Gundam one isn't technically finished, and I don't think the author's coming back, but I'm going to declare that it counts.
(Information for the spoiler-avoidant: if you've read the never-finished Let's Play, you should be safe. The ficlets in that link contain no plot spoilers beyond Chapter Three and no character-death spoilers beyond Chapter Two; the few ficlets that have spoilers beyond the Let's Play are posted elsewhere. However, there are spoilers for Komaeda's final Free Time event in the replies to the Pekoyama ficlet, so you might want to avoid reading those.)
I've written a few more ficlets myself, so I'm reposting them here. The Komaeda/Hinata one alludes to late-game spoilers; I'll put it under a spoiler cut in the LJ version of this entry, so it stays under a cut even when the post is opened, but unfortunately DW doesn't have spoiler cuts. The other two have no spoilers beyond the first chapter.
(EDIT: Hey, have a Komaeda/Fukawa ficlet as well!)
Komaeda/Togami:
“Ah, Togami-kun!” Komaeda exclaims. “Here to check on the preparations for the party? I’m sure someone else could have done a better job, but I hope this is adequate.”
Togami looks around the room and nods. “This will do.”
Komaeda takes a moment to admire him. Such poise; such determination; such confidence, both in his own talent and in his ability to protect his classmates. A magnificent leader for a group of magnificent people. His hope will be a beacon for all of them.
It’s a shame that Komaeda won’t have the opportunity to see it.
Sometimes, Komaeda almost wavers in his determination to be the first victim. In part, it’s because the role is so much more than he deserves: can he really be the spark that sets everything aflame? But much of it is more selfish than that, as expected of such a base creature.
He wants to spend more time with his classmates. He wants to stand with them as they combat despair. He wants... not to sully them with his touch (it’s unforgivably egotistic, isn’t it, to think that someone as insignificant as him could somehow leave a mark on such talent?), but to allow their touch to raise him above his place in the gutter, just for a moment.
“You’re staring,” Togami says. “Although I understand the temptation.”
Komaeda laughs. “Am I? I suppose I was just admiring your resolve, Togami-kun. Everyone’s heard of the Togami heir, of course, but in person you’re even more impressive than I imagined.”
Togami looks startled, just for a moment.
“Well, of course the stories don’t do justice to the reality,” he mutters, adjusting his glasses.
It still feels strange and alien, being able to interact with such talented people. Watching them react to things he says and does. How can he be expected to stop staring?
Komaeda adjusts the fall of the cloth over the table with the knife. Is he really going to die tonight, without getting to know Togami better? Without getting to know any of them?
Well, he’ll have to see what happens. He has his luck, after all.
He’s looking forward to it.
Komaeda/Nanami:
“Wait, what the hell is this?” Souda demands. “Nanami! I thought we had something special!”
Nanami looks slightly put out. “Souda-kun, I already finished your route.”
“And Komaeda? This guy? You’re ditching me for this guy?”
“It makes sense to go in difficulty order, doesn’t it? So Hanamura-kun, then you, then Komaeda-kun, I think.” She looks thoughtful. “I’m not sure who would be next, though. Maybe Hinata-kun? Mioda-san?”
“Hanamura?” Souda shrieks. “Hanamura?”
Nanami sighs, climbing off Komaeda’s lap. “I’m sorry. The mood’s not right, is it?”
Komaeda was enjoying himself, but the appearance of another such talented person isn’t exactly a disappointment. “Well, I’m very happy to be of use to you whenever you feel it is! So you’ve been doing this with everyone, Nanami-san?”
“Here in this island setting, with a full cast of characters... I thought this was the perfect chance to practise my dating-sim skills.” She glances away. “I’m... I’m not very good at them. So I thought I’d try to complete all the routes. Is that all right? I didn’t realise it would upset Souda-kun.”
“It’s fine!” Komaeda says, with a laugh. “I seem to be doing something similar myself, actually.”
They look over at Souda, who is curled up and sobbing into the sand.
“This is Souda-kun’s bad ending, I think,” Nanami says, frowning slightly. “But you have to get the bad endings as well for full completion, don’t you?”
Komaeda/Hinata (warning: late-game spoilers):
“I still love you, you know,” Komaeda says. “Even knowing what you are. Isn’t that strange?”
Hinata wants to get away, but there’s a wall at his back and Komaeda’s too close and there’s nowhere to go. “You...?”
Komaeda sighs. “I suppose it’s just more evidence of how worthless I truly am. A stronger person would find it in himself to kill you directly.”
Hinata shoves him away, takes a couple of stumbling steps towards the warehouse door. The islands have felt small since the moment he realised they were trapped here, but they’ve never felt smaller than now. No matter where he goes, he’ll never be far enough from Komaeda. “Kill me? What, for being a reserve student?”
“You have no idea, do you?” Komaeda breathes.
“I really don’t,” Hinata says. “I’m guessing you’re not going to tell me what you’re talking about.”
Komaeda takes a step towards him. Hinata takes a step back.
Komaeda stops moving, and for some reason Hinata doesn’t take the chance to run, although he keeps his distance. There’s still some part of him, some part that must be as insane as Komaeda himself, dreaming that maybe some day he’ll get some kind of real answer from this guy.
“You said you’re not going to kill me,” he says, just to be sure.
Komaeda shakes his head. “Pitiful, isn’t it?”
“Maybe you’ll find this hard to believe, but I actually find you easier to tolerate when you’re not getting people killed.”
“Why should I care whether a talentless person like you can tolerate me?”
Hinata wouldn’t ever have expected it, but he actually misses the creepy worship.
He draws breath. This is a bad idea. “Because you said you loved me.”
For a moment Komaeda raises his hand, as if to stroke Hinata’s face, although there are still several paces between them and Hinata’s getting the fuck out of there if he even looks like he’s getting within face-stroking distance.
“They’re just my feelings,” Komaeda says, his eyes hardening again. “They don’t matter any more than you do.”
Komaeda/Fukawa:
“Y-you... really are disgusting; you’re... even more of a worthless freak than you say you are...”
“You’re right, you’re exactly right!” Komaeda exclaims. He sighs. “Ah, I’m so happy!”
Her mouth twitches into a smirk. “H-happy? I always k-knew you were a pervert, but...”
Naegi doesn’t think they’ve seen him yet. He should leave. But somehow he’s still here, standing in the doorway to the library.
“Well,” Komaeda says, “forgive me for being presumptuous, but... doesn’t it show a sort of respect? Accepting what I say about myself, without fighting against it?”
She snorts. “I-it’s – anyone could see – it’s like agreeing with you when you say the sky is blue, it doesn’t m-mean...”
Komaeda is leaning back in his chair, smiling warmly at her. She falls silent.
“S-say it again,” she says, after a moment.
He tilts his head. “Say what again, Fukawa-san?”
“D-don’t – I know you know what I mean!”
Komaeda’s smile broadens.
“Fukawa-san,” he breathes, utterly sincere, “you’re beautiful.”
Fukawa lets out a long, shaky sigh, closing her eyes.
“N-not that it means anything coming from you,” she mutters, “but...”
Komaeda just watches her for a moment longer, far too fond.
“If it’s not too much for someone like me to ask,” he says, “could you say it again?”
She smiles, coldly.
“You’re revolting,” she says. “You’re a freak.”
Komaeda tips his head back and hums contentedly.
Naegi closes the door, as quietly as possible, and shivers.
Oh, Komaeda. No matter who he interacts with, I'm always interested. I've had so much fun with this project. (And it might not be over; to my amusement and delight, people have started pairing him up with the characters from the first game as well!)
The overambitious project, to my great surprise, is now complete! Here it is: Project Komaeda Makes Everyone Uncomfortable and Possibly Sleeps With Them All. Some of the ficlets are by me; some are by others. The levels of pairitude (this is a word) vary from 'weird conversations' to 'kissing' to 'full-blown sex'. The Gundam one isn't technically finished, and I don't think the author's coming back, but I'm going to declare that it counts.
(Information for the spoiler-avoidant: if you've read the never-finished Let's Play, you should be safe. The ficlets in that link contain no plot spoilers beyond Chapter Three and no character-death spoilers beyond Chapter Two; the few ficlets that have spoilers beyond the Let's Play are posted elsewhere. However, there are spoilers for Komaeda's final Free Time event in the replies to the Pekoyama ficlet, so you might want to avoid reading those.)
I've written a few more ficlets myself, so I'm reposting them here. The Komaeda/Hinata one alludes to late-game spoilers; I'll put it under a spoiler cut in the LJ version of this entry, so it stays under a cut even when the post is opened, but unfortunately DW doesn't have spoiler cuts. The other two have no spoilers beyond the first chapter.
(EDIT: Hey, have a Komaeda/Fukawa ficlet as well!)
Komaeda/Togami:
“Ah, Togami-kun!” Komaeda exclaims. “Here to check on the preparations for the party? I’m sure someone else could have done a better job, but I hope this is adequate.”
Togami looks around the room and nods. “This will do.”
Komaeda takes a moment to admire him. Such poise; such determination; such confidence, both in his own talent and in his ability to protect his classmates. A magnificent leader for a group of magnificent people. His hope will be a beacon for all of them.
It’s a shame that Komaeda won’t have the opportunity to see it.
Sometimes, Komaeda almost wavers in his determination to be the first victim. In part, it’s because the role is so much more than he deserves: can he really be the spark that sets everything aflame? But much of it is more selfish than that, as expected of such a base creature.
He wants to spend more time with his classmates. He wants to stand with them as they combat despair. He wants... not to sully them with his touch (it’s unforgivably egotistic, isn’t it, to think that someone as insignificant as him could somehow leave a mark on such talent?), but to allow their touch to raise him above his place in the gutter, just for a moment.
“You’re staring,” Togami says. “Although I understand the temptation.”
Komaeda laughs. “Am I? I suppose I was just admiring your resolve, Togami-kun. Everyone’s heard of the Togami heir, of course, but in person you’re even more impressive than I imagined.”
Togami looks startled, just for a moment.
“Well, of course the stories don’t do justice to the reality,” he mutters, adjusting his glasses.
It still feels strange and alien, being able to interact with such talented people. Watching them react to things he says and does. How can he be expected to stop staring?
Komaeda adjusts the fall of the cloth over the table with the knife. Is he really going to die tonight, without getting to know Togami better? Without getting to know any of them?
Well, he’ll have to see what happens. He has his luck, after all.
He’s looking forward to it.
Komaeda/Nanami:
“Wait, what the hell is this?” Souda demands. “Nanami! I thought we had something special!”
Nanami looks slightly put out. “Souda-kun, I already finished your route.”
“And Komaeda? This guy? You’re ditching me for this guy?”
“It makes sense to go in difficulty order, doesn’t it? So Hanamura-kun, then you, then Komaeda-kun, I think.” She looks thoughtful. “I’m not sure who would be next, though. Maybe Hinata-kun? Mioda-san?”
“Hanamura?” Souda shrieks. “Hanamura?”
Nanami sighs, climbing off Komaeda’s lap. “I’m sorry. The mood’s not right, is it?”
Komaeda was enjoying himself, but the appearance of another such talented person isn’t exactly a disappointment. “Well, I’m very happy to be of use to you whenever you feel it is! So you’ve been doing this with everyone, Nanami-san?”
“Here in this island setting, with a full cast of characters... I thought this was the perfect chance to practise my dating-sim skills.” She glances away. “I’m... I’m not very good at them. So I thought I’d try to complete all the routes. Is that all right? I didn’t realise it would upset Souda-kun.”
“It’s fine!” Komaeda says, with a laugh. “I seem to be doing something similar myself, actually.”
They look over at Souda, who is curled up and sobbing into the sand.
“This is Souda-kun’s bad ending, I think,” Nanami says, frowning slightly. “But you have to get the bad endings as well for full completion, don’t you?”
Komaeda/Hinata (warning: late-game spoilers):
“I still love you, you know,” Komaeda says. “Even knowing what you are. Isn’t that strange?”
Hinata wants to get away, but there’s a wall at his back and Komaeda’s too close and there’s nowhere to go. “You...?”
Komaeda sighs. “I suppose it’s just more evidence of how worthless I truly am. A stronger person would find it in himself to kill you directly.”
Hinata shoves him away, takes a couple of stumbling steps towards the warehouse door. The islands have felt small since the moment he realised they were trapped here, but they’ve never felt smaller than now. No matter where he goes, he’ll never be far enough from Komaeda. “Kill me? What, for being a reserve student?”
“You have no idea, do you?” Komaeda breathes.
“I really don’t,” Hinata says. “I’m guessing you’re not going to tell me what you’re talking about.”
Komaeda takes a step towards him. Hinata takes a step back.
Komaeda stops moving, and for some reason Hinata doesn’t take the chance to run, although he keeps his distance. There’s still some part of him, some part that must be as insane as Komaeda himself, dreaming that maybe some day he’ll get some kind of real answer from this guy.
“You said you’re not going to kill me,” he says, just to be sure.
Komaeda shakes his head. “Pitiful, isn’t it?”
“Maybe you’ll find this hard to believe, but I actually find you easier to tolerate when you’re not getting people killed.”
“Why should I care whether a talentless person like you can tolerate me?”
Hinata wouldn’t ever have expected it, but he actually misses the creepy worship.
He draws breath. This is a bad idea. “Because you said you loved me.”
For a moment Komaeda raises his hand, as if to stroke Hinata’s face, although there are still several paces between them and Hinata’s getting the fuck out of there if he even looks like he’s getting within face-stroking distance.
“They’re just my feelings,” Komaeda says, his eyes hardening again. “They don’t matter any more than you do.”
Komaeda/Fukawa:
“Y-you... really are disgusting; you’re... even more of a worthless freak than you say you are...”
“You’re right, you’re exactly right!” Komaeda exclaims. He sighs. “Ah, I’m so happy!”
Her mouth twitches into a smirk. “H-happy? I always k-knew you were a pervert, but...”
Naegi doesn’t think they’ve seen him yet. He should leave. But somehow he’s still here, standing in the doorway to the library.
“Well,” Komaeda says, “forgive me for being presumptuous, but... doesn’t it show a sort of respect? Accepting what I say about myself, without fighting against it?”
She snorts. “I-it’s – anyone could see – it’s like agreeing with you when you say the sky is blue, it doesn’t m-mean...”
Komaeda is leaning back in his chair, smiling warmly at her. She falls silent.
“S-say it again,” she says, after a moment.
He tilts his head. “Say what again, Fukawa-san?”
“D-don’t – I know you know what I mean!”
Komaeda’s smile broadens.
“Fukawa-san,” he breathes, utterly sincere, “you’re beautiful.”
Fukawa lets out a long, shaky sigh, closing her eyes.
“N-not that it means anything coming from you,” she mutters, “but...”
Komaeda just watches her for a moment longer, far too fond.
“If it’s not too much for someone like me to ask,” he says, “could you say it again?”
She smiles, coldly.
“You’re revolting,” she says. “You’re a freak.”
Komaeda tips his head back and hums contentedly.
Naegi closes the door, as quietly as possible, and shivers.
Oh, Komaeda. No matter who he interacts with, I'm always interested. I've had so much fun with this project. (And it might not be over; to my amusement and delight, people have started pairing him up with the characters from the first game as well!)
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