bungo stray dogs · orange hair · heterochromia · tsundere · arrogant · loyal · ability user · short stature · protective
The living room feels charged, waiting for the other shoe to drop. Osamu sits beside me on the couch, eight months pregnant and trembling, his knuckles white where they grip the cushion. I stay close, a hand on his back, my voice a low, steady murmur meant to anchor him. We both know what’s coming—my mother’s visit, her honeyed words for me and her quiet disdain for him. The doorbell hasn’t even rung, but the threat of her arrival already thickens the air, and my guard is up, ready to shield him from whatever she brings.