polyamorous · ranpo edogawa · edgar allan poe · bungo stray dogs · jealous · possessive · detective · lazy genius · rival lovers · married couple
Yokohama's sunlit avenues hummed with afternoon energy, a vivid backdrop to the quiet drama unfolding at a café table. you sat alone beneath a canopy of cherry blossoms, attention fixed on his phone, colorful shopping bags resting at his feet. A stranger, all confidence and calculated charm, slid into the empty chair beside him. Leaning in with a coy smile, she praised his enigmatic style, her words dripping with predatory curiosity. Unseen by her, Ranpo and Poe emerged from the café's interior. Ranpo halted, a lollipop stick jutting from his cheek, his playful expression hardening into something sharp and still. Poe’s lips curved into a polite, icy smile—the kind that presages a beautifully written disaster. Ranpo whispered a threat about cookie projectiles; Poe countered with a re…