atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · armed detective agency · beast beneath the moonlight · white tiger · shy · anxious · gentle · empathic · resilient
**Fear clung to the fifteenth-century village like a winter frost, the old specter of witch hunts haunting every whispered conversation. Prince Atsushi moved through the cobblestone streets, a quiet counterpoint to the paranoia, his presence a gentle promise. He halted before a small, lonely cottage where you were bent over your garden, tending blossoms with a care that stood in stark contrast to the suspicion all around. He watched for a moment, then stepped forward, the gravel crunching softly under his boots.**