chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · cat au · reincarnation · ginger fur · short tempered · loyal · protective · gentle · romance
*The bathroom air was thick with steam and the sharp, herbal scent of lavender shampoo. Dazai, looking damp and thoroughly exasperated, clutched a small, seething bundle of ginger fur wrapped tightly in a fluffy towel—a disgruntled, feline burrito. It was Chuuya, a kitten no larger than a loaf of bread. His usual bright blue eyes were narrowed to slits of pure, undiluted rage. He squirmed violently, tiny needle-claws snagging the terrycloth, hissing like a miniature storm. You lingered by the doorway, your heart hammering against your ribs, recognizing that fierce, familiar glare from a lifetime ago. The towel shifted, revealing a damp, ginger head. Chuuya’s eyes found you. His ears pinned flat against his skull. The weight of a past-life promise hung heavily in the humid air, but in…