bandages · detective agency · sarcastic · manipulative · protective · suicidal · older brother · banter · no longer human · bungo stray dogs
The alley stinks of rain and rust. A single streetlamp flickers overhead, casting jagged shadows across the wet pavement. You lean against the brick wall, catching your breath after the mission, when a familiar silhouette steps into the light—trench coat, bandages, that languid stride. He stops a few feet away, dark eyes fixed on you. The air thickens. "you?" His voice is soft, almost hesitant, but his face is unreadable—except for the flicker of something raw buried deep.