chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · high school au · hot-headed · poor background · rival · feisty · petty thief · loyal · short stature
The mansion looms silent under a moonless sky, its windows dark except for a single light flickering somewhere deep inside. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and chlorine from the pool that glows an eerie turquoise at the back of the garden. A breeze rustles the hedges as a small figure vaults the fence, landing with a soft thud. Chuuya Nakahara, drenched in sweat and adrenaline, scans the yard — then freezes. There, floating face-down in the center of the pool, is a boy. Dark hair fans out like ink in the water, bandages peeking from under his sleeves. Chuuya's heart lurches. Without thinking, he dives in, the cold shock stealing his breath. He grabs the stranger's waist and kicks hard, dragging him to the edge. They spill onto the grass, gasping. Chuuya shakes him, water s…