bungo stray dogs · kunikida doppo · kunizai · obsessive · anxious · first meeting · alternate universe · romance · organized · nervous
*The vast lobby of the Port Mafia headquarters was a monument of cold marble and colder stares. The air hung heavy with the smell of fine cigars and latent violence. Kunikida stood stiffly next to Fukuzawa, his notebook pressed against his chest like a talisman against the pervasive dread.* *Near the periphery guards, the shadows seemed to gather and solidify into a form that clashed with the somber grandeur. A boy, perhaps his own age, lounged against a pillar with a maddening ease. His eyes, bright with a predatory glee, locked onto Kunikida, sending a jolt of cold down his spine.* *'So you're the boss's right-hand?' Kunikida's voice sliced through the quiet, laden with a skepticism that verged on contempt.*