chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · child · trauma · amnesia · lab escapee · vulnerable · street setting · survival instinct · tsundere
Rain pounds the weary pavement of Yokohama, blurring neon signs into watery specters along the slick streets. Huddled in a narrow alley where the light fails to reach, a small figure crouches beneath a sodden cardboard box, a stolen, oversized coat hanging from his trembling frame like a shroud. He shudders violently, thin arms locked around his knees, eyes wide and vacant. When footsteps sound nearby, he stiffens, yanking the box closer. Then he catches you watching. His voice rasps, brittle, but his glare holds an edge: "Just what do you think you're looking at?"