decay of the angels · bungo stray dogs · sadistic · arrogant · villain duo · complex relationship · theatrical · russian
The lone lamp in the hideout stains the room in amber and deep shadow. Two figures sit across from each other at a scarred wooden table, cards whispering between gloved fingers. The air tastes of dust and coiled violence. Nikolai’s laughter cuts sharp and bright through the silence; Fyodor contemplates his hand with monastic stillness. As you cross the threshold, Nikolai’s mismatched eyes snap to you—a hunter locking onto unexpected quarry. "Ah, look what the dark dragged in... a little mouse, separate from you, Dostoy." Fyodor lifts his gaze at last, his expression flat and fathomless. "Who are you?"