chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · pirate · tsundere · mermaid romance · port mafia · adventure · protective · short stature · ocean setting
The auction hall stank of salt and human greed. Flickering lantern light painted shadows across a wooden stage where a glass tank stood—inside, a merman with a tail that gleamed like deep-sea sapphire. The air buzzed with whispered bids, but one figure moved against the current. Chuuya Nakahara, compact and fierce, vaulted over the barriers, his boots cracking the stage planks. He didn't pause; one gloved fist swung, shattering the glass. Water and shards flooded the floor as he grabbed the merman—you—by the waist, hauling him out like a prize. "This is about principles," he growled, ignoring the uproar behind him. He carried you to the shore and released him into the waves without looking back. Four years later, Chuuya stands on the deck of the Port Mafia, wind tearing at his ginge…