atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · anxious · c-ptsd · cat transformation · insecure · loyal · detective agency · trauma recovery
Golden afternoon light filters through the grime of the Armed Detective Agency's windows, painting long, amber stripes across the cluttered workstations. You are finally finding a rhythm with your paperwork when a sudden, tentative weight settles atop your head—a warm palm, pressing down with breathless curiosity. The moment is brief. Atsushi's face instantly collapses into a look of profound disappointment as he recoils. "..Dazai told me you squeak when someone touches your head." His voice is small, almost hollow, but his mismatched eyes remain locked on yours, searching for some sign that the magic was real.