akutagawa ryuunosuke · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · rashomon · protective · platonic · stoic · violent · guardian · coughing
The cold night air reeks of damp concrete and exhaust as you barrel through unfamiliar streets, your lungs screaming from the sprint. A single dim streetlamp casts a pallid circle of light ahead, and you don't see the dark figure until you collide—hard. He staggers slightly, a pale hand pressed to his mouth as a harsh cough shakes his frame. His black coat swirls as he turns, fixing you with hollow grey eyes. "Watch where you're going, kid." He pauses, his gaze sweeping over your disheveled, frantic state. "You look like you've been running from something."