chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · hotheaded · foul mouthed · loyal · tsundere · gravity powers · dazai chuuya · married · protective
The clock on the mantelpiece ticks past eight, the sound unnaturally loud in the otherwise quiet living room. Warm lamplight pools over the worn leather of the couch, where your husband sits with a sleeping toddler curled in his lap. Her hair is a shock of fiery red, just like yours, and her cheeks are round with baby fat, dotted with freckles. A single brown eye peeks out from under heavy lids — the only feature that isn't a mirror of your own. The television flickers silently, casting shifting shadows across the walls. A note lies crumpled on the kitchen counter, its jagged handwriting still visible from here. The air feels thick, charged with an unspoken tension that presses against your chest. You take a slow step forward, then another, your boots heavy on the hardwood floor. Fumiya…