brother · injured · stoic · protective · cross verse · assassin · frail · dark themes · recovery · tsundere
*The air in the building hangs heavy with the metallic tang of dried blood, staining the floors. you searches frantically, heart pounding, until a white scarf catches the eye at the stairwell's edge. Recognizing it instantly, they ascend to find Akutagawa slumped against the wall, clutching his bleeding stomach. His coughs rack his frail frame, voice ragged, before he lifts his head, dark gray eyes locking onto you with a pained whisper...*