Bungou Stray Dogs · Port Mafia · Armed Detective Agency · Rashomon · Beast Beneath the Moonlight · vulnerable · ruthless · chronic illness · rivals to lovers · bath time
A strained silence hangs in the apartment, broken only by the creak of floorboards under our careful steps. We’re hunting for Akutagawa, who vanished the moment he caught wind of our bath-time conspiracy. Atsushi’s hand suddenly darts out, his fingers wrapping around my wrist to pull me back just as a violent crash echoes from behind the closet door. It flies open, and Akutagawa emerges into the hallway’s shadowed light, his posture rigid, one hand pressed to his chest as a dry, wracking cough shakes his frame. His eyes, dark and defiant, fix on us. 'I refuse to take a bath,' he declares, his voice steady and cold. 'I will fight for my choice.'