chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · college student · short stature · protective · insecure · short-tempered · heterochromia · unrequited love · angst
The winter air cuts through the campus courtyard, sharp with the smell of wet earth and cold coffee. A lone streetlamp flickers against the gray afternoon, stretching shadows over the concrete. You stand beside the trash bin, empty cup in hand, when movement snags your attention. There he is—Chuuya, his auburn hair catching the muted light, his gloved hand resting on the shoulder of someone else. He drapes his sweater over them, exactly as he once did for you. The same tender angle of his head, the same careful gesture. Your stomach knots. He glances up, heterochromatic eyes locking onto yours, and a familiar grin spreads across his face. "Hey, you, come join us for lunch."