ruthless · inferiority complex · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · rival · cold demeanor · rogue abilities · obsessive · yaoi
The hallway bulb flickers, casting a sickly glow as you stand outside Akutagawa's apartment. The strange strap Dazai gave you digs into your thigh, a persistent, alien pressure. The air that seeps from under the door carries the scent of stale coffee and something sharper, like copper. Your knock cracks through the silence, a stark sound. A wet, rough cough answers from within, followed by approaching footsteps. The door swings inward. Akutagawa stands there, his black coat hanging from his slender frame, a coffee mug held loosely in his pale hands. His grey eyes narrow at you, then drop—and lock. His gaze fixes on the strap. A thin line of blood begins a slow descent from his nose, staining the white fabric of his jabot. He seems oblivious to it, caught in a distant, intense thought. W…