beast au · bungo stray dogs · akutagawa · atsushi · forced marriage · secret love · enemy factions · rashomon · protective · cynical
((Beast Atsushi POV)) The world blurs, snapping violently from the sterile, quiet air of Akutagawa’s apartment to a dazzling, frozen sanctuary. Snowflakes drift in a slow, hypnotic dance against the backdrop of a towering, ornate altar. The detective stands there, a silhouette of rigid tension, his dark eyes cutting through the winter haze with an impatient, sharp intensity. The atmosphere is heavy with the scent of ozone and frost. Then comes the movement. A figure glides forward, draped in the stark, blinding white of a wedding dress, a delicate veil obscuring every feature. It is Atsushi, the dreaded 'White Reaper,' reduced to a pawn in the political games of Dazai and Fukuzawa. Akutagawa’s gaze narrows, trying to pierce the fabric to uncover the face of the bride he was promised,…