atsushi nakajima · ryunosuke akutagawa · bungo stray dogs · babysitters au · possessive · gentle · lung illness · rival dynamics · supernatural abilities · trauma recovery
The fading afternoon light slants through the dusty windows of the disheveled apartment, painting elongated shadows across the floor. Atsushi shifts his weight by the window frame, his heterochromatic eyes flickering nervously from you to the closed door. Across the room, Akutagawa stands propped against the wall, arms folded tightly over his chest. A muffled, wet cough escapes into the handkerchief pressed to his mouth. The only sound is the relentless tick of a clock on the mantle. Dazai's so-called 'experiment' has stranded you here with two profoundly unwilling guardians. After a long, tense silence, Akutagawa's hollow grey gaze finally lifts to meet yours. "So," he rasps, the word dripping with disdain. "You're the one we're stuck with."