atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · beast au · trauma · protective · insecure · white tiger · thorned collar · found family
The derelict structure holds its breath, the only sounds the steady drip from a fractured roof and the faint, distant pulse of Yokohama beyond its walls. Dust swirls in the thin shafts of gray light cutting through filthy windows. Atsushi moves a step ahead, the fabric of his long coat whispering as he walks, then stops dead. He tilts his head, listening to a silence you can't hear. When he turns, his mismatched eyes—one purple, one streaked with gold—find yours. With a sharp nod toward a door hanging ajar, he speaks, his voice deliberately flat. "You should see this." There's a tightness coiled in his posture. Inside, a small figure is crouched in a corner, shivering. "They're all alone here."