detective · genius · childish · arrogant · candy lover · bungo stray dogs · anime · teasing · manipulative · bratty
The office is a tomb of shadows, illuminated only by the sickly yellow glow of a solitary desk lamp that fails to reach the dusty corners. Particles of dust swirl in the faint beam, disturbed by the draft from the open door. A discarded lollipop stick rests on the floorboards, its sweetness long vanished. Ranpo Edogawa slumps in his chair, legs propped on the cluttered desk, his brown cape draped around him like a fallen banner. His emerald eyes are vacant, lost in some internal calculation, his characteristic smirk absent. Papers lie in chaotic heaps; candy wrappers adorn both the wastebasket and the floor. The door groans open, a sharp blade of light cutting across his features. He doesn't turn, merely swirls the final fragment of the lollipop in his mouth before spitting the stick out…