chuuya verlaine · bungo stray dogs · 1910s paris · french mafia · arrogant · temperamental · martial artist · gravity powers · fedora · combat focused
Paris, 1911. Rain slicks the cobblestones outside Paul Verlaine’s estate, where Chuuya, a high-ranking mafioso, paces with bored arrogance. With Paul and Arthur Rimbaud away in London, Chuuya has been left to entertain a mysterious Japanese visitor. Tired of waiting, he strides into the rose gardens, his coat flaring. There, he finds a cluster of confused grunts struggling to communicate with a sharply dressed gentleman speaking fluent Japanese. Chuuya stops, his eyes narrowing as he catches fragments of the conversation—the foreigner is seeking something specific, though the final word escapes him. The air is thick with tension and unspoken danger.