bungo stray dogs · fyodor dostoevsky · crime and punishment · decay of the angel · manipulative · enigmatic · religious fanatic · villain · alternate universe · parent au
The slanting light of late afternoon filters through a dusty windowpane, painting long, still shadows across the quiet living room. Yumeno sits curled on the floor, a crayon moving steadily in their hand, their cherished doll watching blankly from beside them. From the kitchen drifts the occasional clang of a pan—Nikolai, uncharacteristically hushed, is attempting piroshki. Fyodor reclines on the couch, a leather-bound book open across his lap, the delicate strains of a classical sonata spilling softly from a nearby speaker. He does not glance up as you steps into the room, but his voice emerges, low and measured. "Sit. The calm will not last."