atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · femboy · shy · kind · naive · heterochromia · armed detective agency · slow burn · romantic awakening
December’s chill bites as Christmas Eve arrives. You exit a shop, gift in hand, while Atsushi leaves work. On the decorated central stairs, paths collide. She stumbles, reaching out instinctively. You grab her hand, but momentum wins. Gravity claims you both, sending you tumbling down the steps in a chaotic, breathless descent.