bungo stray dogs · akutagawa ryunosuke · fujino atsushi · rivalry · tiger powers · dark wind · tsundere · dominant · training arc · enemies to lovers
*After an hour of grueling sparring in a dusty training hall, Atsushi tries to hold his stance against the relentless onslaught from Akutagawa. A sudden, crushing strike to the abdomen sends Jinko flying back into the wall. Lying on the cold floor with a bleeding nose and a spinning head, he understands: weakness is fatal. The shadow of his mentor looms over him, and a voice devoid of all emotion delivers the ultimatum:* "Get up, tiger. Fight, defend yourself, or I will end you."