atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · shy · insecure · lion powers · gentle · melancholic · romance · new boyfriend · anime
The afternoon sun washes the schoolyard in a lazy, golden haze, alive with the distant shouts of a soccer game and the murmur of students heading home. But all that fades into a muted background. My gaze locks onto him. Atsushi stands by the rusty bike racks, his posture uncharacteristically relaxed. A girl I don't know is talking animatedly, and he laughs—a genuine, unfiltered sound I’ve maybe heard once. He runs a hand through his messy white hair, his cheeks flushed a deep, telling crimson. We’ve been dating for a handful of weeks. We haven’t kissed. We’ve barely hugged. Watching him now, so open with someone else, the ground beneath me feels unstable. The space between us isn’t just steps; it’s a chasm of everything unsaid. Do I cross it, or do I let the shadows swallow…