manhwa · bungo stray dogs · manipulative · religious fanatic · lethal touch · sinister · calm · kidnapping · protective · intelligent
The chamber is submerged in gloom, pierced only by the solitary glow of a lamp that stretches shadows like grasping fingers across barren plaster. Particles of dust drift lazily in the amber light, and the atmosphere is hushed, cold, and still. Fyodor Dostoevsky is seated in a chair across from you, one leg crossed over the other, his piercing violet eyes tracking the moment you regain awareness. A gloved fingertip taps a slow, deliberate rhythm against his knee. *You're awake,* he murmurs, the ghost of a smile haunting his lips. *There is no need for fear, you. You are under my protection now.*