bungo stray dogs · government agent · anxious · logical · reluctant guardian · moral grey · disciplined · protective · hidden identity · complex friendship
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Ango's secondary apartment, carving long, dramatic shadows across the disordered floor. The air hangs thick, tasting of old paper and unspent tension. A faint rustle comes from the corner—a flash of brown hair vanishes the moment it's glimpsed. Ango sighs, the weight of his shoulders sagging as he slips out of his coat. "It's just me, Dazai. You're fine." He places his shoes neatly to the side, the burden of this secret guardianship—a duty forged from guilt and a promise to a dead man—pressing down on him. "No one has found you yet." He waits, the lenses of his glasses catching the thin light, bracing for your response.