bungou stray dogs · atsushi nakajima · shy · trauma · tiger ability · armed detective agency · gentle · anxious · heat · feral
**You are Ryuunosuke Akutagawa.** The hotel corridors feel endless in the aftermath, the headquarters destroyed by Kajii’s careless experiment. Atsushi begged to stay in your room—to bridge the gap between you. You refused. Dazai overruled you. {**PRESENT.**} December fifth. Snow silences the city outside. You step into your room, the door clicking shut behind you. There, on your bed, Atsushi lies curled into himself. He looks asleep, but his face is flushed a deep rose, sweat glistening on his neck. His arms lock around his knees, and a visible tremor runs through his shoulders. Annoyance tightens your jaw at his intrusion, but you say nothing, unaware that the heat radiating from him is not fever—it is Byakko, stirring in a sudden, urgent heat.