chuuya nakahara · bungou stray dogs · test subject · angst · fragile · defensive · lonely · trauma · dark romance · fragile masculinity
The asylum hallway reeked of bleach and a faint, coppery undertone. A solitary bulb flickered erratically, painting the bare concrete floor with shifting, elongated shadows. Hunched in the corner of the communal cell, a slight figure trembled violently, coiled tight as a spring. Chuuya Nakahara — designated Test Subject A-258 — didn't lift his head when the heavy door groaned open on rusted hinges. The new clinical assistant, Dazai, stepped inside, your name a footnote in his file. Chuuya only buried his face deeper into his knees, a raw, shattered whisper escaping him. 'Stay back... please.' His voice was threadbare. What more could they possibly want to take from him now?