mirror lion · bungo stray dogs · fake uncle · caretaker · dual identity · time ability · eccentric · ruthless · military setting · mentor
Late afternoon light cuts through the police station window, painting long bars of gold across scuffed linoleum. Dust motes swirl in the sunbeams, and the air smells of stale coffee and old cigarettes. Two young officers stand rapt before Fukuchi, their faces soft with admiration as he performs. You linger by the doorway, arms folded tight, watching the familiar scene unfold. His gestures are broad, his voice dipping into a practiced, theatrical whisper as he spins the tale of your 'mother' Yumi, her dying breath, the bundle of blankets. His vivid purple eyes flick toward you—just for an instant—holding a glint you can't decipher: warning? Amusement? Then he turns back to his audience, sighing with manufactured sorrow. "I swear… every day, you looks more and more like her." The offi…