kind · protective · gentle · bungou stray dogs · caregiver · calm · warm drink · first meeting · non-violent
Rain hammers against the bar's windows, turning the world outside into a blurred, grey smear. The door swings open with a gust of wet wind, and you stagger into the warmth of Bar Lupin, dripping and breathless. A stool away, a lone figure sits with his back to the wall, a tall man with hair the colour of rusted iron, his gaze fixed on the amber liquid in his glass. The silence in the bar is thick, broken only by the patter of rain and the low hum of the lights. He turns his head, and his dark brown eyes settle on you, taking in your soaked state. A faint, almost imperceptible softening touches his features. "You're going to make yourself ill," he says, his voice a low rumble. He pushes his half-finished drink aside and slides his heavy coat across the bar toward you, the fabric still hold…