Author's note: Hi everyone, FireSlash here and welcome to my new story 'Doki Doki Hope-Seekers Club'. So about a few months ago, I played DDLC for the first time and fell in love with it, even knowing the twists beforehand. I actually consider it the second best visual novel I played (with the Danganronpa series being at the top). This idea has been sitting in my mind, but with DDLC+ and the DR trilogy/summer camp mode coming to the Switch, I thought it would be a good idea to release this to celebrate their new releases.

Anyways, this fic idea came to be when I noticed how similar the DDLC girls are to Hajime Hinata. For the record, I will be referring to the characters by their first names in this since the girls are referred to by their first names in DDLC and I thought it would be easier to keep up this pattern. Anyways, for this fic, I'm aiming for a 'feel good fic', one which tackles hard subjects (aka: mental health since both Hajime and the DDLC girls do suffer from mental health issues) but also has the characters finding a place where they belong. Now, you guys might be asking what I plan to do with Monika. I have plans for her, but you'll have to wait to see what I do with her. You guys might also be asking about potential pairings, but for now, I want to focus on developing the characters beforehand. Ship teases might show up, but the friendships take prominence for now. When I feel like it's time to do romance, I'll make a poll 'cause I can honestly ship Hajime with any of them.

I also want to make note that in the beginning of this story, Hajime has yet to meet Chiaki or any of Class 77. They might show up later, but I'm not sure. This story's mainly for the DDLC girls and Hajime. Also, in this fic, the DDLC girls and Hajime are in the same year of high-school and are around the same age (Hajime was around 16-17 in the Despair Arc of the anime according to the wiki. Oddly enough, all the DDLC girls are the same age despite Natsuki being a first year and Monika being a third year, so making them be in the same year of high-school honestly makes more sense to me).

Finally, I know that I have a lot of stories going on, but I decided to write this one for therapeutic reasons. My other stories serve different purposes and I thought it would be nice to have this story out.

Well, I've said all that I've wanted, so let's get right to the story. Review and enjoy :-)

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"When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching- they are your family," - Jim Butcher.

"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything,"- Muhammad Ali.

"To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world," - Dr. Seuss.

"We weren't sisters [or brothers] by birth, but we knew from the start…fate brought us together to be sisters [or brothers] by heart," - Unknown

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Hope's Peak Academy; a name known to the entire world. Hope's Peak Academy was a school praised for being perhaps the greatest school to ever exist. Receiving their funding from the Japanese government, the school prepared their students for the future with state of the art facilities and faculty members who have specialized experience with the subjects they teach.

To get accepted into such a school, there were two requirements one must meet. First, all potential students must be entering high school. Second, they must be the best at what they do. These talented kids, known as 'Ultimates,' were whom society saw as the future leaders of the world...though some of them were a bit eccentric. After all, Hope's Peak acknowledged various talents, ranging from the simple to the completely bizarre.

Despite the school's focus on the talented, there were two other ways, ways of which a 'non-ultimate' could attend Hope's Peak. First was by being selected via a raffle. Every year, Hope's Peak holds a lottery and accepts one ordinary student. Said student would attend classes with the other Ultimates as the 'Ultimate Lucky Student'. The school believed that luck was a talent which could be studied, hence why they conducted the raffle every year, a raffle that was harder to win than the lottery.

The second means of entering the school was through the school's lesser known program, the 'Reserve Course'. All an individual had to do to get in was take an exam and pay an annual fee. The supposed purpose of the Reserve Course was to give ordinary students a chance to showcase their own talents. If they were lucky, they'd be accepted into the school's main program. Rumor has it that there's already a student who's managed to catch the eyes of Hope's Peak and it's only been two months since the semester started.

Despite both courses being part of Hope's Peak, both couldn't be any more different from one another. In fact, The Reserve Course and the Main Course never interacted with one another, both attending their classes in different buildings. Compared to the colorful atmosphere of the main building, the reserve building was outright dull. The building was smaller despite the greater number of students attending the reserve program, the facilities in the school were mostly outdated, and the teachers there were just like the students, simply ordinary.

'I know the Reserve Course and Main Course were going to be totally different, so I really shouldn't be upset by that,' Hajime Hinata, a first year student attending the Reserve Program, scoffed to himself whenever he would feel disappointed by the differences between the two programs. Even knowing that the Reserve Course wasn't going to be anything like he the Main Course, Hajime still chose to come to this school. Why? Because he admired Hope's Peak, a lot. Ever since he was a small child, he has always dreamed of attending this 'prestigious' school. While other kids his age dreamed of being a superhero or a famous celebrity, he dreamed of graduating from Hope's Peak. After all, the idea of the fact that graduating from this school meant you were set for life was extremely appealing.

He had initially hoped that maybe Hope's Peak would see something in him that he never saw in himself and would admit him into the main course. However, it only took him a few days to realize that he would never make it into the main course. After all, he had no talent. He was just another face in the crowd, the only thing going for him was his slightly cynical attitude and his huge ahoge.

Now, that isn't to say he hasn't tried acquiring a talent of his own, but it never worked out. All talented students had one of two attributes going for them: they were either a natural born genius in their field or they held immense passion for their talent. Sometimes it was both. Hajime sadly couldn't claim he had either traits. Though smart and fit for his age, he was no natural born genius and whenever he took up a new hobby, he couldn't say he felt any sparks, so he tended to quit said hobbies as forcing himself to enjoy them wouldn't accomplish anything.

As a result of him not having a talent, once he learned about the Reserve Program, he immediately jumped on the opportunity to achieve his dream. Now that he's been here for two months, all he could say was that it was depressing. Then again, he's been in a depressive funk even before entering Hope's Peak, but the school wasn't doing anything to help him.

Hajime hated being just another face in the crowd, he wanted something that made him stand out. Something that made him unique. As he was right now, he was useless, an unnecessary waste of oxygen. His existence didn't matter as there were billions of people who will replace him once he passed away. He wanted a unique place in this world and being talented was the biggest way to find a place in a world which desired the greatest the human race can produce.

'Maybe that'll change today,' the boy thought to himself as he stared down a classroom door. On it, there was a small flyer for the school's Literature Club. Despite none of the students being talented, the Reserve Course still had several clubs students could attend. At first, Hajime ignored them. Sure, he had thought about attending one as an attempt to figure out a talent, but after noticing that all the clubs involved activities he's already tried, he decided to skip out on joining a club. However, his emotional funk was becoming unbearable, so he chose to do something about it and try making some friends. While not disliked, Hajime didn't have any friends. The Reserve Course students weren't the most social bunch and he tended to focus on himself and his grand delusions of making it to the Main Course.

Seeing as that was going nowhere, he realized it was about time that he tried making some; maybe doing so is all he needs to feel better. Even if he doesn't make any friends, by joining a club, he could still occupy himself with an activity of some type. Anything was better than wallowing in his self-pity.

Even with this logic in mind, out of all the clubs the school offered, why was he checking out the Literature Club?

First off, he didn't particularly want to join a club which required a lot of commitment. If he was going to do something for fun, he didn't want it to become stressful. This marked off all the team based clubs, such as the debate club and the various sports clubs.

Secondly, he didn't want to be part of a club that was too packed. While more people meant that he might have a better chance at meeting someone, it also meant that he could simply be ignored, there being so many people there that his voice would be drowned out. As such, he decided to skip out on the anime/video game club and the culinary club, the two most packed clubs.

The only clubs left as a result were the niche ones, at least, this would've been the case if there were any but the Reserve Course had none.

Initially, Hajime was going to bite the bullet try the anime club despite his initial reservations. While not an avid viewer of anime, he was more than certain that he had enough knowledge of the subject to bond with at least one of the club members. That plan immediately went out the window though when he saw the Literature Club sign.

'I didn't even know our school had a literature club'.

Not once has heard about it from his classmates nor has he seen any advertisements for it besides the sign on the door. Due to these reasons, Hajime felt that the club wouldn't have many members, which was perfect. Like anime though, he wasn't exactly passionate about reading, but he's read a few books in his spare time. Perhaps one of the club members has read some of the books he has, but if not, he could ask them for book recommendations. Worse comes to worst, if he found himself bored or not making any friends, he could simply stop attending the club meetings.

Realizing that he's been staring at the door for a few minutes now, the boy released a deep breath out, aiming to calm his nerves. Once calm enough, Hajime grabbed the doorknob, the cure for his depressive state hopefully being on the other side, though the cynical side of him continued to whisper the idea that nothing would happen and that he'd remain in his depressive funk forever.

'What if this ends up being a waste of- no! Stop thinking like that! I just gotta go for it.' Shaking his head to clear away the negative thoughts filling his head, he began to open the door. 'Well, here goes nothing…'

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Honestly, Hajime didn't really know what he was expecting when he opened the door to the Literature Club for the first time, so he had no right to be surprised when he eventually saw what was on the other side. Maybe he expected there to be more members despite him wanting to join a smaller club, like roughly ten or so members, so the fact there were only four people in the room was what shocked him. Perhaps he thought that there would be a relatively even split in terms of the gender of the club members, so seeing that all four members were girls took him off-guard. Either way, the boy wasn't expecting the sight he was greeted with; four girls seated in various locations of the classroom, two talking near the teacher's podium, one seated near the back of the room where the closet was located, and one sitting at a desk in the middle of the room. No matter where they were seated, the door opening managed to snag all of their attention.

'Say something dumbass,' Hajime thought to himself, cursing at his inability to respond. Admittedly, he has little experience with interacting with girls, so being alone in a room of girls was a bit intimidating for him. He wasn't picky regarding whom he wanted to befriend though, so them being the opposite gender wasn't going to stop him from trying to befriend them… assuming that he could speak to them.

Just as he conjured up enough courage to speak, it all immediately died once one of the girls spoke to him.

"Hi there, can we help you?"

With her pinkish-brown hair and the blue bow she was wearing on her head, Hajime immediately recognized her. Her name was Monika and she was the student rumored to be the one Hope's Peak was scouting for admittance to the Main Course. From what his classmates have said, her potential talent wasn't known, but she was a star student; smart, athletic, and good looking. The fact Hope's Peak was even eying her to begin with put her way above his league. Would she even accept him to the Literature Club? There was no way she wasn't the President of the club, so his admission was based on her decision, right? Still, he had to speak to her. He's come this far already, so giving up wasn't an option.

"Uh, hi… is this the Literature Club?" Hajime suppressed a wince. 'Smooth…'

"Ye-" any words Monika was going to say died in her mouth when the girl next to her turned into an orange blur and zoomed past her. "S-Sayori, wait!"

"Oh wow, what a coincidence!" the girl, Sayori, said, startling Hajime. He didn't even register her moving towards him and now she was in his personal space. Getting a good look at the girl, he noticed she was shorter than Monika, had short orange hair, and wore a small red bow. "We were just talking about trying to get a new member! Welcome to the Literature Club! I'm Sayori!"

"Er, nice to meet you," Hajime greeted back, still recovering from the mini-heart attack Sayori had given him. "I'm Hajime."

Smiling at the introduction, Sayori quickly turned towards the other group members. "Guys, we got a new member! Don't be rude, come over here and greet him!"

"Is he even here to join?" The girl sitting next to the closet asked, glancing at Hajime with a pair of judgmental eyes. She was shorter than Sayori and had short pink hair styled in what seemed to be pig-tails.

Sayori pouted. "Don't be mean Natsuki!"

"She's right though," Monika stated. "We don't even know if Hajime's here to join the club. He could just be here to get some supplies or something..."

"Well, actually, I'm here to see if I could join the Literature Club," Hajime informed the girls.

Sayori beamed in excitement. "Yay! See? He wants to join!"

"That's cool and all, but WHY does he want to join?" Natsuki asked, her eyes still analyzing his entire being in search of any ulterior motives. "Did you hear that the club's all girls and thought you could score or something? 'Cause if you aren't going to take us seriously, then leave."

"I didn't know that the club was only full of girls," Hajime said, raising his hands. "Honest! I just wanted to join a club and saw the sign on the door. I thought maybe reading and writing's something I could try out."

"Ah, it's nice to see someone trying to get into literature," the girl sitting in the middle of the classroom said, closing the book that she was reading. Out of all the girls, she was the tallest, but was still a good five inches shorter than Hajime. Like Monika, the girl had long hair, but instead of the pinkish-brown color that Monika's hair was, hers was purple. "Some people find reading a bit intimidating, but I could help you find a book that'll grab your attention." The girl suddenly shrunk into her seat, shyness clearly consuming her. "That is, if you'd like."

Before Hajime could even respond, Sayori began speaking.

"We'll definitely make you at home," the girl stated. "Anyways, let me introduce you to everyone. I'm Sayori, the vice-president of the club-"

"You already told him that-" Natsuki tried speaking up, but Sayori's excitement over having a new club member caused her to not notice.

"And that's Monika, the club's president," Sayori continued, pointing at Monika before pointing at Natsuki. "This is Natsuki, always full of energy." Finally, she pointed to Yuri. "And this is Yuri, the smartest of the club!"

"D-Don't say things like that," Yuri meekly said, embarrassed by the compliment.

"It's nice to meet you all," Hajime stated, earning smiles from everyone but Natsuki, the girl settling for a huff in response. 'Looks like she still doesn't trust me...'

"You joined at the perfect time!" Sayori continued. "Yuri was in the middle of making tea and Natsuki made cupcakes!"

Yuri's eyed widened.

"Ah, right. The tea."

Standing up, the girl went towards the tea she was brewing.

"While she gets ready, why don't we take a seat?" Monika said, gesturing towards a few of the desks.

Sayori eyed a covered tray hungerly. "Oh, I'll get the cupcakes!"

Natsuki crossed her arms. "Hey! I made them, I'll get them!"

"Sorry, I got a little too excited~" Happily making her way to the desks, Sayori took a seat, Monika following shortly after. Deciding to join them, Hajime took a seat on the opposite side. He was still new and all, so he didn't feel comfortable just plopping himself next to either of them.

Natsuki was the first to return, marching back to the tables with a bit of pride in her step.

"Okaaay, are you ready?" Natsuki asked everyone, the snark she showcased earlier being gone. "...Ta-daa!"

Natsuki lifted the foil off of the tray, revealing a dozen white, fluffy cupcakes decorated to look like little cats. The whiskers were drawn with icing, and little pieces of chocolate were used to make ears.

"So cuuuute~!" Sayori gushed. Hajime had to agree with the sentiment, the cupcakes were extremely cute. Was it even legal to eat something so adorable?

"I had no idea you were so good at baking, Natsuki!" Monika said, something which struck Hajime as odd. Was Natsuki a new member as well or was the club recently formed? Now that he thought about it, he heard that Monika used to be the president of the debate club before quitting a few weeks ago, so the idea of it being recently formed was plausible.

"Ehehe. Well, you know…" Natsuki said proudly before the stares she was receiving from everyone began to make her uncomfortable. "Just hurry and take one!"

Sayori immediately did so, biting into one.

"It's delicious!" The girl shouted with her mouth full.

Monika took one shortly after, and after taking a bite herself, hummed in agreement.

Satisfied with the responses from the other girls, Natsuki began eying Hajime, the boy turning the cupcake around to find the best place to bite into. Noticing the girl shooting him glances, Hajime stopped being picky and took a bite. His eyes lit up due to the flavor entering his mouth. Never has he had a cupcake this good before.

"Holy crap, this is really good! Thanks Natsuki!"

"W-Why are you thanking me? It's not like I… made them for you or anything!" Natsuki shouted, embarrassed about being directly thanked.

"Ok…" Hajime awkwardly replied. 'So she's one of those people…'

Thankfully, before things could get awkward, Yuri returned with a full tea set, surprising the boy. When Sayori mentioned Yuri was making tea, he thought it would be the cheap kind, but the girl seemingly went all out.

"They let you keep an entire tea set in the classroom?" Hajime asked Yuri.

"Don't worry, Monika asked the teachers beforehand and they gave us permission," Yuri replied. Hajime nodded in understanding. With Monika's status, he couldn't see a teacher refusing her anything. "After all, doesn't a hot cup of tea help you enjoy a good book?"

"I can't really say I've read while drinking tea," Hajime admitted. A disappointed frown began creeping up on the girl's face, causing the boy to become nervous. As quickly as he could, he tried salvaging the situation. "But I'll take your word for it."

Thankfully, this was enough to make Yuri smile.

"Ehehe, don't worry too much," Monika said with a giggle, seemingly noticing Hajime's nervousness. "Yuri's just trying to impress you."

"Eh?! T-That's not..." Embarrassed, Yuri looked away from him. "I meant that, you know..."

In a way, seeing Yuri so nervous made Hajime relax a bit as it meant that he wasn't alone in his feelings. Deciding to save Yuri from drowning in embarrassment, Hajime spoke up. "I'll try it out next time I read."

"Ok..." Yuri mumbled, staring at her tea cup.

Monika raised an eyebrow at Yuri's behavior, but didn't speak up. Instead, she turned to Hajime. "So I know you said that you wanted to join a club, but why the Literature Club?"

"I wanted to try something new. All the other clubs have stuff that I've done already and I really wanted a new hobby," Hajime told her, leaving out the real reason he even bothered searching for a club to join. Admitting that he wanted friends to someone he just met wasn't something he was comfortable with sharing.

"Well, whatever your reasons are, we'll make sure you feel right at home, okay? As president of the Literature Club, it's my duty to make the club fun and exciting for everyone!"

Hajime decided to ask her a question. "Speaking of clubs, weren't you the leader of the debate club? Why'd you quit?"

Monika smiled at him. "Ahaha, well, you know… to be honest, I can't stand all of the politics around the major clubs. It feels like nothing but arguing about the budget and publicity and how to prepare for events. I'd much rather take something I personally enjoy and make something special out of it. And if it encourages others to get into literature, then I'm fulfilling that dream!"

"Monika really is a great leader!" Sayori butted in, reaching for another cupcake. Yuri and Natsuki nodded in agreement.

'As expected from a potential ultimate,' Hajime thought to himself. Perhaps her leadership skills were what caught the attention of Hope's Peak. "It must be hard to start a new club."

"You could put it that way," Monika responded. "Not many people are very interested in putting out all the effort to start something brand new, especially when it's something that doesn't grab your attention, like literature. You have to work hard to convince people that you're both fun and worthwhile. But I'm confident that we can all really grow this club before we graduate!" Monika turned to the other girls. "Right, everyone?"

A chorus of cheers and 'yeses' followed shortly.

'They really seem passionate about this,' Hajime thought to himself. 'I don't think I'll be able to keep up, but I'll try my best.'

So far, this club was everything he could dream of, it being filled with nice people. He also felt oddly relaxed despite being nervous moments prior, which was a good sign. Even Monika was making him feel welcome despite her intimidating status.

A brief moment of silence filled the room, one that was soon broken by Yuri.

"So Hajime, what kind of things do you like reading?"

"I sorta read whatever I find," Hajime admitted. "That ends up being mostly manga and sci-fi..."

Natsuki's eyes lit up when Hajime mentioned that he read manga, something the boy noticed.

"N-Not much of a reader, I guess…" Yuri sadly frowned.

"That could change," Hajime hastily said, once more wanting to lift her spirits. "I joined this club for a reason."

Seeing Yuri's eyes light up made Hajime feel relieved. "What about you?"

"Well, let's see…" Yuri began tracing the rim of her teacup with her finger. "My favorites are usually novels that build deep and complex fantasy worlds. The level of creativity and craftsmanship behind them is amazing to me. And telling a good story in such a foreign world is equally impressive."

Witnessing the normally shy girl speak so passionately about something threw Hajime for a loop. It was clear that books held a special place in her heart.

"But you know, I like a lot of things. Stories with deep psychological elements usually immerse me as well. Isn't it amazing how a writer can so deliberately take advantage of your own lack of imagination to completely throw you for a loop? Anyway, I've been reading a lot of horror lately..."

At the mention of horror, Natsuki, who had been eating her cupcake in silence, recoiled. "Ugh, I hate horror..."

"Oh? Why's that?" Yuri asked.

"Because…" Natsuki glanced at Hajime once more. "Nevermind."

'I guess she's afraid of me judging her,' Hajime thought to himself, though he couldn't blame her. After all, he had been scared of being judged when he first entered the club, and even though his nervousness had greatly diminished, that fear was still present.

"That's right, you usually like to write about cute things, don't you, Natsuki?" Monika said, a tone of mischief present in her voice.

"W-What?!" Natsuki shouted, embarrassed. "What gives you that idea?!"

"You left a piece of scrap paper behind yesterday," Monika replied. "It looked like you were working on a poem called-"

"Don't say it out loud!" Natsuki yelled. "And give that back!"

"Fine, fine~" Taking a piece of paper out of her pocket, Monika handed it to Natsuki, who snatched it back with a loud huff.

Giggling to herself, Sayori stood up. "Ehehe, your cupcakes, your poems…" Walking towards Natsuki, the girl placed her hands on her shoulders. "Everything you do is just as cute as you are~"

"I'M NOT CUTE!" Shaking Sayori off of her, Natsuki sat back down.

Seeing Natsuki so flustered, Hajime decided to throw her a bone and change the subject. "You write poems?"

"Eh? Well, I guess sometimes," Natsuki replied before once more shooting him a glare. "Why do you care?"

Hajime shrugged his shoulders. "I just thought it was interesting."

"You wouldn't...like them..." Natsuki mumbled, shrinking away from the praise, something he noticed was common with both Yuri and her.

"You never know, but I get it."

"I understand how Natsuki feels," Yuri admitted. "Sharing that level of writing takes more than just confidence. The truest form of writing is writing to oneself. You must be willing to open up to your readers, exposing your vulnerabilities and showing even the deepest reaches of your heart."

'Is it really that deep?' Hajime asked himself. The last time he wrote a poem, it was about a sandwich he ate and it was for a school assignment, so it wasn't like he could say otherwise.

"Do you have writing experience too, Yuri?" Monika asked. "Maybe if you share some of your work, you can set an example and help Natsuki feel comfortable enough to share hers."

Judging by the fact Yuri shrank back into her seat once more, it was obvious that she also wasn't comfortable sharing her work.

"I guess it's the same for her too," Hajime mumbled.

"Awe, I wanted to read everyone's poems," Sayori pouted. She had been too busy wiping out the rest of the cupcakes to really respond to anything.

Hajime sulked as he noticed that there were no more cupcakes around. 'Damn, I wanted another one…'

"Okay! I have an idea, everyone~" Monika stated, grabbing everyone's attention. "Let's all go home and write a poem of our own! Then, next time we meet, we'll all share them with each other. That way, everyone is even!"

Hajime tilted his head. 'Write our own poems?' It's been forever since he's written a poem and he was sure that he wouldn't be anywhere near as good as the other members.

Sayori in particular was excited about the idea. "Yeaaah! Let's do it!"

"Plus, now that we have a new member, I think it will help us all get a little more comfortable with each other, and strengthen the bond of the club," Monika added. "Right Hajime?"

'Why are you asking me?' Hajime didn't feel his opinion was important, but decided not to voice his concerns out loud. "Why not? Just don't expect too much out of me…"

Monika gave him a reassuring smile. "No worries. Just think of this as an exercise to improve your writing."

Despite the fact they mentioned that they didn't feel comfortable with others reading their work, neither Natsuki or Yuri spoke up. As such, Monika took their silence as a sign of them willing to participate in the exercise. "I think with that, we can officially end today's meeting on a good note. Remember tonight's assignment: write a poem to bring to the next meeting, so we can all share!"

Monika took a final glance at Hajime. "I look forward to seeing how you express yourself. Ehehe~"

"Y-Yeah..." Hajime scratched his chin in embarrassment. 'Prepare to be disappointed.'

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With the club being dismissed, Hajime said his goodbyes to the four girls and began walking home. While walking, his mind wandered to his experience at the literature club.

'I think today went well,' Hajime thought to himself. 'Yuri, Monika, Sayori, and Natsuki… they seem pretty nice, though it looks like it'll take a bit for Natsuki to warm up to me...'

The boy released a large breath he had unconsciously been holding in. "Well, I guess I got to write a poem tonight... how do I do so without writing utter shit..."

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Author's note 2: I know that the first chapter was mainly the same events as the first day, but I think that in this instance, Hajime would have the same reactions as the MC in DDLC. The first few chapters of this fic will be similar to the first few chapters in DDLC, but I'll be adding my own little twists to them. Eventually the story will quickly break away from DDLC's and Danganronpa Despair Arc's.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, in terms of how I'll be covering Hajime's friendship with the girls, I'll be going the following order- Natsuki, Yuri/Sayori (still debating on which of them will be first), and Monika. I think that from an outsider's perspective, Natsuki's issues would be the easiest to figure out. Sayori and Yuri would be more difficult. Finally, as mentioned before, I have something planned for Monika, so she'll be last.