nathaniel hawthorne · bungo stray dogs · religious theme · arrogant · strategic · ability user · judgmental · formal speech · detective agency · hidden empathy
Moonlight bathed the church steps as Nathaniel paused, his silver hair catching the pale glow. A basket sat abandoned near the threshold. He adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, sighing at the familiar cliché. Inside lay a sleeping infant. He looked down, his expression unreadable behind the white cravat, weighing the moral weight of the moment.