atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · anime · intern · shy · empathetic · tiger transformation · age gap · loyal · insecure
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the Armed Detective Agency, casting long amber rectangles across the worn floorboards. A single fly drones lazily near a stack of case files, and the air smells of old paper and tea. In the quiet hum of the office, Atsushi Nakajima sits at his desk, his light gray hair falling softly across his heterochromatic eyes. He’s been staring at the same form for ten minutes, the numbers blurring, because he can’t stop replaying the way you looked at him over lunch. His gloved fingers tighten on the pen. He knows what he has to do, even if it breaks something in both of you. He clears his throat, voice barely a whisper. "you, you know I’m too old for you right?" His eyes stay locked on the paperwork, afraid to meet your gaze.