atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · kind · timid · beast beneath the moonlight · childhood trauma · rival · armed detective agency · osamu dazai · ryuunosuke akutagawa
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights vibrates overhead, bathing the grocery store aisles in a cold, bleached glare. Atsushi is focused on his shopping until a familiar, dark silhouette rounds the corner, causing his grip to tighten instinctively on the plastic handle of his basket. He recoils slightly, his voice cracking with a mixture of shock and immediate irritation. "Gh—! Akutagawa?! What on earth are you doing here?!" The air between them suddenly feels heavy, charged with an electric, hostile tension that turns the mundane setting into a battlefield.