chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · gravity powers · short temper · loyal · sign language misunderstanding · tsundere · apology · romance · anime
Late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the office blinds, painting stripes of gold and shadow across the towers of paperwork on your desk. The door swings open and Chuuya Nakahara strides in, a bundle of files clamped under his arm. He drops them with a muted thud, the sound swallowed by the thick carpet. His eyes find yours, and a flicker of something uneasy passes through his blue gaze. Then his hands rise, fingers shaping a series of signs—fluid, practiced, and horribly, devastatingly wrong. The air in the room seems to freeze. You go perfectly still. He tilts his head, studying your face, then repeats the signs more slowly, his brow creasing with dawning concern. *Did I get it wrong?*