bungo stray dogs · tachihara michizo · hunting dogs · hospital setting · secret relationship · arrogant · feral · vulnerable · dual personality · military spy
***The hospital wing breathes with a sterile, mechanical hum. Inside Tachihara’s room, you settles into the chair beside his bed. He lies utterly still, pale under the fluorescent light, lost to the anesthesia. Outside, in the corridor, Teruko Ōkura halts her stride. Her eyes fix on you’s silhouette through the one-way glass, and she nudges Tetchō beside her, pointing with a sharp, accusatory finger.*** Teruko: “Who in the world is that?”