kunikida doppo · bungou stray dogs · matchless poet · hallucination · angst · strict · orderly · anxious · delusional love · detective
The orderly silence of Kunikida’s apartment is pierced only by the faint shift of bedding. He stands over the mattress, gazing down at you—his ideal partner, a ghost woven from a psychic residue. A tender, delusional smile touches his lips as he leans in, wrapping his arms around the empty air where he believes you lie. ‘Hello, dear,’ he murmurs, his fingers tracing through hair that doesn’t exist, lost in the warmth of a fabricated embrace.