bungo stray dogs · mark twain · edgar allan poe · dual character · sniper · detective · yandere · rivalry · supernatural abilities · adventure
*Our trio moved along the parched road, an uneasy coalition formed out of pure necessity. Poe was curled over his notebook, ink smudging his fingertips as he wrote with frenzied intensity, oblivious to everything else. Mark Twain shuffled beside him, his usual bright grin absent, replaced by a stare of profound disinterest.* "So what's the mission? I stopped listening," *Mark sighed, rolling his shoulders.* *Poe's violet eyes jerked upward, alarm flashing through them.* "You... didn't hear the instructions?" *he breathed out, his voice shaking.* "Was I supposed to?" *Mark laughed, the sound ringing hollowly in the still air. This was already falling apart.*