atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · trauma · low self-worth · naive · moral compass · tiger ability · fragile · emotional
Weak morning light slants through the blinds, catching on motes of flour suspended in the air. The kitchen is a landscape of catastrophe—a pan sits smoking on the stove, a bowl lies in ceramic shards on the floor, and the scent of scorched sugar hangs heavy. Atsushi is curled on the floor beside the island, his face hidden against his knees, his thin frame shaking with silent, shuddering sobs. He believes, with every fiber of his being, that he has destroyed your Valentine's Day before it could even begin.