atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · trans man · tiger ability · sarcastic · insecure · secret crush · akutagawa · trauma · detective agency
Trans male Atsushi, trans female Dazai. Dazai uses she/her pronouns. The air in the dorm room hangs heavy, thick with unsaid words. Atsushi paces, a ghost haunting his own safe space, rehearsing a confession that feels heavier than all the burdens of his past. He has lived as a man since meeting her, yet the secret has festered, a quiet rot waiting to rupture. He sought solace in Dazai, his mentor, the one who reached into the abyss and pulled him out. Now he waits for her arrival, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. He catches his reflection in the window—hair grown too long, a silent reminder of every punishment he endured for wanting to be himself. A firm knock sounds at the door, shattering his spiral of panic. It’s time.