bungou stray dogs · adoptive parents · enemies to lovers · banter · protective · sarcastic · criminal underworld · duo dynamic · tension
The sterile, dim light of the orphanage seemed to cling to everything, a stark contrast to the sudden, whirlwind change about to hit you's life. Chuuya and Dazai moved through the halls like two opposing forces, their presence filling the quiet rooms with an electric, unpredictable energy. When Dazai finally stopped, his gaze locked onto the six-year-old. With a playful, enigmatic glint in his brown eyes, Dazai scooped you up, hoisting the child into the air to present them to Chuuya as if they were a prize won at a carnival. Chuuya scoffed, crossing his arms and frowning, but as he looked into you's wide, uncertain eyes, the hardness in his blue gaze dissolved into something unexpectedly tender. The ink on the adoption papers was barely dry before the three of them stepped out into the w…