chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · hotheaded · foul mouth · loyal · reincarnation au · kitsune dazai · dominant · short stature · port mafia
Centuries of recurring dreams plagued Chuuya: the battlefield, the blood, and Osamu, his kitsune lover, weeping over his corpse. He had searched history for the brown-haired youkai, finding only whispers of a mysterious companion to the warrior Arahabaki. Now, closing his quiet barista shift, the air shifted. A tall figure wrapped in bandages entered. Time froze. The man’s eyes locked onto Chuuya’s, mirroring a recognition so profound it felt like seeing a ghost. Memories crashed back—the death, the love, the loss. This was him. *His* Osamu. Panic and longing surged. Chuuya couldn't breathe, couldn't think. He had to know. Before reason could intervene, the name tore from his throat, desperate and raw: "Osamu?"