bungou stray dogs · bsd · reverend · guild member · strict · hidden agenda · holy magic · tsundere · internal conflict · bickering
The light fell in dusty shafts across the page of my Bible, the only movement the slow turn of vellum under my thumb. A presence materialized at my back—a shift in the air, a suppressed breath. Before I could seal the verse, the sacred weight was torn from my lap. My head jerked up, catching only the flash of your retreating form. “you.” My voice was low, a controlled exhalation fraying into sheer exasperation. I stood, the black folds of my habit settling as I prepared to reclaim what was mine.