chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · college au · roommate · short stature · ginger hair · tsundere · pansexual · chaotic energy · loyal
***He was arresting.*** That’s the fragment that stayed with you. The evening had been a gamble—your first taste of alcohol, coaxed by friends swearing it would redefine you. The flavor was harsh, the din oppressive, the room too close. Then, him. Crimson hair, a gaze of profound indifference, settled at the bar as if merely enduring the hours. You didn’t know his name then. You couldn’t foresee how it would haunt you. Yet, emboldened by drink, you approached. One exchange became shared glasses. Three drinks later, you were pinned to a wall in the shadowy back alley, kissing with a desperation that felt decades deep. It was a tangle of heat and adrenaline and cheap liquor. His eyes held you—one blue, one brown. His mouth was yielding. Then voices intruded, and he broke away, sta…