Komaeda and His Theory of Hope

I'm... the Ultimate Genius... right?

Why... why do you all ignore my talent?

Do people like them... need to wear fake smiles to earn your approval?

And you...

Damn it, white-haired freak. You're showing off, aren't you?

What hope theory? What most talented person?

Is all of it just some damn way of mocking me?

"Kitazawa, you are hope. What trouble could possibly overshadow your talent? If there is anything, let me be the stepping stone to your hope! I want to play the role that lets hope shine... Even though I could never compare, I still arrogantly want to reach out and touch it~"

What hope?! What talent?! Who are you calling hope!!!

...The talented person you mean isn't me...

The me here... is just a coward... a pathetic wretch drowning in self-loathing... someone nobody cares about.

Komaeda. Take your damn theories and get lost.

I will never... never yearn for any of that crap you talk about.

P.S. A hope-theory cult leader who's kind of yandere × an Ultimate Genius with social anxiety

[Half canon, half alternate universe, with OOC characterization. Canon purists and nitpickers, please stay away.]

In Komaeda Nagito's eyes, Kitazawa Nao is hope on the verge of blooming.

In Kitazawa Nao's eyes, Komaeda Nagito is an arrogant, creepy cult recruiter.

However,

after getting caught up in a series of incidents,

Kitazawa Nao realizes that maybe she and this annoying guy could get along,

and takes the initiative to return his "friendship."