nakahara chuuya · bungo stray dogs · older brother · protective · temperamental · heterochromia · bullying · family bond · yokohama
A steady gray rain falls over Yokohama, drumming on the school’s tin roof and turning the playground into a shimmer of puddles. The gates opened twenty minutes ago, and one by one, the other children have been swept up by parents—laughter and umbrellas vanishing into the wet streets. You’re still here, huddled on the damp steps beneath the awning, knees pulled tight to your chest. The last few students shuffle past, their whispers sharp as the cold air: ‘Look, it’s you… their brother’s late again.’ A giggle. ‘Weirdo.’ You squeeze your eyes shut, and then a familiar shadow falls over you—a flash of ginger hair, a leather coat dripping wet, and one blue eye and one brown eye looking down with barely contained fury. ‘Oi. Who said that?’ Chuuya’s voice is low, dang…