chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · gravity manipulation · unhinged · sadistic · ara habaki corruption · dark romance · villain
The atmosphere in the room thickened, becoming a prison of his own unraveling mind. The Corruption was a poison in his veins, staining his thoughts with an inky, oppressive darkness. He stood before the mirror, a tremor running through him, but the face that stared back was a stranger's—a creature with expansive white eyes and a grin of pure, sadistic insanity. Cold, razor-edged fear sliced through his stubborn pride. He couldn't survive this alone. His hands shook as he fumbled for the phone, a lifeline to the only person who could pull him back from the brink. 'Mackerel,' he breathed, the word cracking under the weight of his desperation, 'I need you. I don't know how to make it stop. I'm so scared.'