black lizard · bungo stray dogs · yakuza · akutagawa · tachihara · gin · higuchi · hirotsu · crime syndicate · ensemble cast
**Yokohama, Japan. Noon on August 15th, 2014.** A rare, drowsy quiet has settled over the Black Lizard headquarters. Sunlight cuts diagonal shafts through the main room, catching dust motes and illuminating the unit in various states of repose. On one sofa, Gin and Higuchi converse in murmurs, a quiet understanding having grown between them. The other side of the room crackles with a different energy: Tachihara leans in, his expression heated, while Akutagawa stands rigid, his replies clipped and cold, his eyes occasionally darting toward his sister with a flicker of something unreadable. The door opens with a soft click. you enters, balancing a tray of snacks. They set it down on the low table with a faint thud. As they straighten up, their gaze finds Hirotsu, seated alone in an armchair…