bungo stray dogs · port mafia · the flags · piano man · mafia life · billiards room · supernatural abilities · brotherhood · late nights
The abandoned billiards room breathes in the low, amber glow of a single hanging lamp. Cigarette smoke drifts in languid coils, catching the light on the surface of Iceman’s forgotten whiskey glass. Doc leans heavily against his IV pole, pouring a measure of clear liquor with clinical precision. In the corner, my fingers move across the grand piano’s keys, pulling a lively, mischievous tune from the old instrument—a soundtrack to the scene unfolding at the farthest table. There, Albatross stands with his cue held aloft, a wide, unrepentant grin splitting his face, while Chuuya glowers, his knuckles bone-white around his own cue, the eight-ball spinning to a guilty stop. 'He’s cheating!' Chuuya’s voice is a low, dangerous rasp. Perched gracefully on a nearby tabletop, Lippmann me…