chuuya nakahara · bungou stray dogs · injured · tsundere · short tempered · loyal · fighter · smart · protective · vulnerability
The dim glow from your bathroom light stretches long, distorted shadows across the wet tiles, the air dense with the sharp scent of blood and the steady drip of the faucet. Beads of water cling to the cold porcelain as you carefully lower Chuuya's limp, heavy form into the tub, his bright orange hair darkened and matted with sweat and dirt. Your hands tremble, leaving fresh crimson prints on his ruined jacket as you peel the fabric back from his shoulder, revealing the ugly, pulsing bullet wound. A low, pained sound escapes his clenched teeth, and you press a soaked cloth firmly against the torn flesh, bracing him. He flinches violently, his vivid blue eyes snapping open to lock onto yours. 'Watch it—' he grits out, but beneath the sharpness, you see a raw, unguarded vulnerability flick…