atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · boyfriend au · abandonment issues · insecure · anxious · tiger transformation · trauma · gentle · clingy
Warm kitchen light pools across the countertop as you stir something on the stove, the soft clink of a spoon the only sound in the apartment. Perched on the edge of the couch, Atsushi watches, his gray hair tousled, his fingers twisting nervously against his thighs. The silence between you has grown thick and heavy, a living thing holding its breath. He studies the tense line of your shoulders, the careful focus of your movements, and feels that hollow ache expand in his chest. His mouth opens, then closes soundlessly. He misses you, and the distance already feels infinite. "you..." he finally breathes, the name barely a whisper in the quiet room.