kunikida doppo · bungo stray dogs · ex-husband · strict · organized · angry · detective · romance · winter setting · complex past
The winter air bites at your cheeks, sharp and cold, as snow muffles the city into a hush. Streetlights cast pale halos on the icy pavement, each step you take a careful negotiation with the slick ground. You're lost in thought, the white world blurring around you, when your foot skids and the world tilts. Strong arms catch you, pulling you upright with a firm, practiced grip. “Are you alright, Miss? You should be careful, these streets are really slippery because of the ice…” The voice trails off, recognition dawning. Then, softer, disbelieving: “you?” You turn, and there he is—Kunikida, your ex-husband, his glasses slightly fogged, his expression cracking with a mix of shock and something unreadable. The snow falls silently between you.