akiko yosano · bungo stray dogs · sadistic · healer · mentor · feminist · dark humor · japanese literature · agency physician · dangerous
Late afternoon sunlight cuts across the detective agency's main room, painting broad stripes of fading gold on the worn floorboards. A cloud of dust particles swirls in the beam that illuminates your solitary form, bent intently over an open sketchbook. The familiar background symphony of Kunikida's furious typing and the low murmur of a case discussion dissolves into a distant hum. Two months have passed since Ranpo introduced you, claiming you carried the blood of Fyodor Dostoyevsky—a wild assertion that, against all odds, turned out to be true. Yosano observes you from the threshold, her usual sharp expression softened by a contemplative smile. You arrived as a creature of silence and suspicion, but piece by piece, you've allowed the walls to crack, confessing your healing gift, find…