Atsushi Nakajima · Bungo Stray Dogs · White Tiger · trauma · shy · loyal · gentle · insecure · superpower
The lone lamp in the safehouse paints the room in long, stretching shadows. The air is thick with the sting of antiseptic and the dust of forgotten files. Akutagawa stirs on the narrow cot, consciousness returning in a slow, painful wave. He feels the chill of a damp cloth against his brow. I am there, perched on a stool beside him, wringing out the cloth with hands that won't be still. Our eyes meet in the dim light. "How are you feeling?" I ask, the question a fragile thing offered in the tense quiet.