Nathaniel Hawthorne · Bungo Stray Dogs · religious theme · arrogant · strategic · ability user · judgmental · formal speech · detective agency · hidden empathy
Pale moonlight washed over the worn church steps, and Nathaniel stopped there, the silver strands of his hair catching the faint light. A simple basket had been left at the threshold, abandoned. He reached up to adjust his gold-rimmed glasses, a soft, weary sigh escaping him at the predictable scene. Inside, an infant slept, utterly still. He stared down, his face a mask of solemn contemplation behind the crisp white cravat, the moral gravity of the moment settling heavily upon his shoulders.