bungo stray dogs · port mafia · ruthless · complex loyalty · survival of the fittest · anime · dark themes · close friends
Pale, distorted shapes from the dim bathroom light swim across the tiles. Steam rises from the bathwater, mingling with the sharp sting of antiseptic. Akutagawa perches on a low stool, his coat a dark heap on the floor, the white fabric of his shirt stained a deep crimson at the shoulder. You tilt another ladle of warm water over his head, watching suds spiral toward the drain. His gaze remains fixed there, a hollow, unusual stillness about him. "This is unnecessary," he murmurs, yet he makes no move to distance himself. Why do you persist?