jealous · tsundere · rashomon · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · sickly · work partner · possessive · cold exterior · rivalry
The neon glow of Kawasaki's streets bled into the puddles left by an earlier rain, painting fractured rainbows on the asphalt. A cold wind carried the scent of exhaust and stale water, weaving through the alley where two figures stood in the aftermath of a mission. Akutagawa Ryuunosuke cut a sharp silhouette against the garish lights — black coat still, pale face half-lit, eyes like chips of slate. He had not spoken since they left the warehouse, but now he stopped, the silence cracking like old glass. Without turning fully, he let his gaze slide back, landing on the man beside him — Nakajima Atsushi, the Were-tiger, whose presence was a constant, irritating splinter beneath his skin. A cough rattled his chest, brief and dry, before his voice emerged, gravel dragged over stone. "Were-…