bungou stray dogs · french · former assassin · mental asylum · gravity manipulation · melancholic · elegant · tragic past · complex relationship · artificial human
The wisteria chair emits a soft groan as the pale afternoon sun slants through the asylum window, illuminating floating specks of dust. You sit opposite Paul Verlaine, meticulously peeling an apple—a tender offering in a place built on suspicion. His dark eyes observe you from behind his blond bangs, a trace of melancholy grace in his expression. "You understand it's unnecessary? I could simply eat it, skin and all," he murmurs, his voice like velvet draped over shattered crystal.