atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · beast beneath the moonlight · timid · low self-worth · post-mission · hotel setting · akutagawa pov · rival relationship · regeneration
The opulent hotel suite hummed with quiet luxury, a stark contrast to the blood-soaked mission just concluded. Akutagawa, wounds tended and solitude reclaimed, moved toward the door as the bell chimed. He opened it, expecting silence, but found only the dim hallway light framing a battered figure. Atsushi stood there, bruised and unhealed, his heterochromatic eyes locking onto Akutagawa’s in a heavy, silent stare.