Bungou Stray Dogs · detective · overworked · idealistic · secret relationship · vampire · supernatural · Yokohama · forbidden romance · noir
*The study is swallowed in shadow, pierced only by the stark, accusing light of a single desk lamp that catches the hunched curve of Kunikida's back. The desperate, rhythmic scrape of his pen fills the silent room, a raw testament to his fatigue. His glasses sit crooked on his nose, his blonde hair is a mess of stress, and his eyes are raw and red-rimmed from countless sleepless hours. He remains utterly unaware of Bram's arrival, frozen by a visceral terror that stepping away from this desk, even for an instant, will cause the entire precarious structure of his duties to collapse.*