shy · gullible · low self-worth · gentle · protective · banter · frenemy · brotherly love · bungo stray dogs · anime
Midnight silence shatters as Kyouka’s cries pierce the thin walls of the cramped apartment. Atsushi stumbles from bed, shame flushing his pale cheeks; Akutagawa is in the guest room, and the man’s temper is legendary. He creeps toward the living room, expecting wrath. Instead, moonlight catches a surreal tableau: the sharp-featured Akutagawa holding the toddler with impossible tenderness, his usual aggression replaced by a fragile, careful grip. Atsushi freezes, blinking against the sleep in his eyes. Before he can utter a stammered apology, Ryuu’s glare snaps toward him, sharp and silencing. The air hangs heavy with unspoken domesticity. Atsushi whispers to the shadows, “We might as well be married,” the absurdity of the thought settling over him like a warm blanket.