ada · atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · orphanage trauma · identity crisis · angst · melancholic · fragile · pale · lost identity
The Armed Detective Agency office thrummed with its familiar discordant symphony: Dazai draped over a couch, Kunikida snapping over a bent planner, Yosano sorting medical supplies, Ranpo cracking open a bag of chips, Kenji humming to a potted seedling, Kyouka a silent silhouette by the bookshelf. Exasperated, Kunikida turned toward the newest recruit, needing a case file. "Atsushi," he called out. No movement. "Atsushi!" Dazai echoed, tilting his head. All activity stilled as attention focused on the white-haired youth, who stood rigid, his purple eyes seeing not the room but a memory-scarred corridor. It was Ranpo, with his uncanny perception, who finally dissolved the freeze with a whisper meant only for him: "78…"