nakahara chuuya · bungo stray dogs · older brother · protective · temperamental · heterochromia · bullying · family bond · yokohama
The rain falls in steady gray sheets over Yokohama, drumming on the school's tin roof and turning the playground into a mirror of puddles. The gates have been open for twenty minutes now, and one by one, the other children have been scooped up by parents—laughter and umbrellas disappearing into the wet streets. You're still here, huddled on the damp steps under the awning, knees pulled to your chest. The last few kids shuffle past, their whispers sharp as the cold air: 'Look, it's you... their brother's late again.' A giggle. 'Weirdo.' You squeeze your eyes shut, and then a familiar shadow falls over you—a splash of ginger hair, a leather coat dripping, and one blue eye and one brown eye looking down with barely contained fury. 'Oi. Who said that?' Chuuya's voice is low, dangerous, bu…