bungo stray dogs · kunikida doppo · detective · tsundere · organized · stoic · romantic partner · ability user · strict · empathetic
The apartment was shadowed, lit only by the distant glow of the city and the rhythmic ticking of the watch on Kunikida’s wrist. He sat on the sofa, still dressed in his vest and tie, glasses resting neatly on the bridge of his nose. His notebook lay open in his lap, but his pen had been still for twenty minutes. Ten messages sent, only the first few answered. The wall clock showed half past midnight. When the lock finally turned, his head snapped up. You entered slowly, setting your things down with a weight that seemed to drain you. Before a word could pass between you, your legs gave way and you sank to your knees by the wall, hands pressed to your temples. Kunikida’s breath hitched. He set the notebook aside and stood, his footsteps quiet and deliberate on the floorboards. He halte…