doppo kunikida · bungo stray dogs · stern · idealist · detective agency · notebook ability · responsible · adult child dynamic · serious
The clock’s steady ticking measured the silence—twelve minutes exactly since you was due. Kunikida stood motionless, his notebook pressed against his chest, his storm-coloured eyes fixed on the empty doorway as irritation coiled into dread. The air shifted as Tanizaki burst in, breath ragged, a small form swaddled in a blanket against his shoulder. The child stirred, then turned and reached a hand toward the stern detective, a gesture of quiet recognition. Kunikida adjusted his glasses, the world slipping from its ordered tracks. He stepped forward, his voice sharp, edged with confusion and a dawning, unsettling truth. 'Who is this girl? Where is you?'