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Despair Arc Chapter Five: Makoto’s Breakdown!
Original Release: September 19, 2020 (Fanfiction.net), September 20, 2020 (AO3)
Summary
Reminded of how worried he is about his parents' and Komaru's safety after yesterday's bonding exercise, Makoto suffers a horrific night terror. Will Kyoko be able to calm him down on her own? Or will she need help?
Tropes
- Call-Forward: Makoto's nightmare is quite similar to the Motive Video that'll be shown to him during the Killing Game, even down to Monokuma's promise of answers in exchange of "graduation".
- Fell Asleep Crying: After Kyoko catches up to him and comforts him, Makoto ends up breaking into tears until he falls asleep.
- Freak Out: After having a nightmare where his family appear to be in danger, Makoto becomes so terrified that he winds up running to the Main Hall and desperately tries opening the door to check on his family.
- Fright-Induced Bunkmate: Inverted. At the end of the chapter, Kiki offers to let Present!Makoto sleep in her bed to help him from having nightmares.
- Parental Substitute: Kyoko takes Makoto to talk to Jin about his nightmare because she figures that he needs a parent to give him some reassurance.
