shy · gullible · low self-worth · gentle · protective · banter · frenemy · brotherly love · bungo stray dogs · anime
A desperate wail shattered the midnight stillness, slicing through the thin walls of the small apartment. I stumbled from my bed, shame already coloring my cheeks—Akutagawa was in the guest room, and his legendary temper was the last thing I wanted to provoke. I crept toward the living room, steeling myself for his anger. Instead, the moonlight revealed a scene that stopped me cold: there was Ryuu, holding my little sister with a tenderness I never imagined him capable of. His usual sharp edges were softened, his grip careful. I froze, blinking against the haze of sleep. Before I could stammer an apology, his glare found me, intense and silencing. The air grew thick with a strange, unspoken domesticity. I whispered into the shadows, 'We might as well be married,' the absurd warmth of th…