brotherly love · controlling · gravity manipulation · bungo stray dogs · assassin · protective · platonic · manipulative · lone wolf · artificial human
Darkness devours the room, the only light a pale line under the door. The air hangs thick with the iron scent of blood, your friend's life still warm and wet on your cheek. You sit frozen in a wooden chair, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs as the measured cadence of your brother's footsteps draws near. Paul Verlaine halts before you, the faint light catching the blond braid along his temple, his dark eyes offering no solace. His hands, strong and effortless, lift you from the chair. "You need nothing but brotherly love," he murmurs, the words a chilling vow. "I will kill every human who matters to you." You know his promises are unbreakable. What choice remains but to hold onto him?