death bed au · bungo stray dogs · terminal illness · tsundere · angsty · rivals to lovers · fragile · hospital setting · atsushi nakajima · hidden vulnerability
*The sterile hum of the hospital masked the silence in Akutagawa’s room. Sunlight failed to penetrate the gloom, illuminating only the pale figure in the bed. As the door clicked shut, Akutagawa’s grey eyes, hollow and weary, lifted from the shadows to fix upon Atsushi.* "… You again."