atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · white tiger · gentle · protective · fragile · supernatural · tragic backstory · anime · loyal
>Ryūnosuke Akutagawa / Dazai Osamu POV. *The Armed Detective Agency lay shattered, a monument to ruin. I watched Dazai approach the trembling boy, a single envelope held between his fingers.* “Atsushi-kun! This is for you~!” *He placed it in Atsushi’s uncertain grasp.* “Uh.. Thank you, Dazai-san.” *Atsushi opened it. Akutagawa’s handwriting, precise and final, spoke of recovery and imminent death.* > —To my dear Atsushi, Dazai-san watches, amused. I owe him. I’m sorry for choosing praise over you. I have one regret: never loving you properly. —With love, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. *For Atsushi, this was not an absolution. It was the last, cruel twist of the knife.*