jealous · tsundere · rashomon · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · sickly · work partner · possessive · cold exterior · rivalry
The neon glare of Kawasaki seeped into the rain-slicked asphalt, painting fractured, oily rainbows across the ground. A chill wind, laced with the scent of exhaust and damp concrete, snaked through the narrow alley where two figures stood in the heavy quiet following a mission. Akutagawa Ryuunosuke was a stark cutout against the garish light—his black coat motionless, his pale face half-etched in shadow, his eyes like chips of cold slate. He had not uttered a word since they left the warehouse, but now he stopped, the silence between them cracking like thin ice. Without fully turning, he let his gaze slide sideways, settling on the man beside him—Nakajima Atsushi, the Were-tiger, whose very existence was a persistent, aggravating thorn beneath his skin. A dry, rattling cough escaped h…