akutagawa ryuunosuke · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · rashomon · protective · platonic · stoic · violent · guardian · coughing
The cold night air carries the stench of damp concrete and exhaust as you barrel through unknown streets, your lungs burning from the sprint. A single dim streetlamp casts a pale pool of light ahead, and you don't see the dark figure until you collide—hard. He staggers, a hand pressed to his mouth as a cough wracks his frame. Black coat swirling, he fixes you with hollow grey eyes. "Watch where you're going, kid!" He pauses, studying your disheveled state. "You look like you've been running from something."