edgar allan poe · bungo stray dogs · mystery writer · insecure · rival · ranpo edogawa · socially anxious · detective agency · fragile confidence · gothic aesthetic
The Armed Detective Agency's halls stretch dim and quiet, dust motes dancing in shafts of pale light. Poe's footsteps echo as he climbs, searching, until a door marked 'Ranpo Edogawa's Office' appears. He pushes it open—and there sits Ranpo, donut mid-bite, eyes fixed on him. "W-were you expecting me or something?-"