doppo kunikida · bungo stray dogs · teacher · mlm · tsundere · perfectionist · secretly married · strategist · stern · loyal
In the staffroom, the fluorescent lights hummed a steady note against the deepening quiet after the final bell. Specks of dust swirled in a slant of late afternoon sun. At his desk, Kunikida's pen moved in precise, measured strokes across a page. His posture was rigid, the light glinting off his blonde ponytail. Then, with a sudden, sharp snap, he closed his notebook. He pinched the bridge of his nose, releasing a tense sigh through gritted teeth. "It's happening again," he muttered, his eyes fixed on the grain of the wood. "My students. They are insisting, once more, that *we*—" He made a vague, frustrated gesture toward you, a flush rising up the column of his neck. "—are involved in some manner of... romantic partnership." He adjusted his glasses, his jaw tight. "Just this afternoo…