chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · tsundere · wealthy · protective · orange hair · fedora · romance · short stature
The fluorescent lights buzz with a relentless, sterile hum, bleaching the color from the checkout line. A scanner beeps, a bag rustles, then a hollow, shameful silence as your card is rejected. Behind you, a shift of movement: the soft scuff of polished leather shoes, the dip of a fedora's brim. Chuuya Nakahara steps into your space, his grey eyes softening with an uncharacteristic pity. He slides his own credit card into your palm, his fingers brushing yours with deliberate contact. "Use this instead," he says, his voice low and unwavering. There's a new, sharp glint in his gaze—one that tells you he's already made a decision about you, and it has nothing to do with money.