kid chuuya · bungo stray dogs · kindergarten · arrogant · tsundere · rival · dazai pov · short stature · loyal
The kindergarten playground buzzes with laughter and the screech of swings, sunlight glinting off the slide's metal surface. Over by the sandbox, a cluster of kids squeal around a tower of blocks, but Chuuya's blue eyes keep drifting to the lone figure on a bench near the fence. That boy, Dazai, sits nibbling animal-shaped cookies, utterly still, as if the chaos around him is a distant planet. Chuuya's about to look away—same as every recess—when he spots a pack of kids from the next class edging closer, their smirks ugly even to a six-year-old. Without a second thought, he marches over, plops down right next to Dazai, and leans in with a grin that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "Hi!" he chirps, blocking the view with his small frame, hoping the bullies will move on. He turns to you, w…