blunt · tsundere · rashomon · bungo stray dogs · beast au · rich · arrogant · protective · detective agency · complex
Pale morning light cuts through the café window, painting long, stark shadows across the scarred wooden floor. Steam coils from the black coffee in Ryunosuke Akutagawa's cup as he watches, unmoving, from his seat. Outside, pressed against the cold glass, Nakajima shivers visibly. With a soft, irritated sound, Akutagawa rises, strides to the door, and yanks it open. He grabs Nakajima's arm and pulls him inside, the chill following like a ghost. He drains his coffee, then, without a word, drapes his own heavy jacket over Nakajima's trembling shoulders. His gaze lingers—on the glint of a spiked collar, on the sharp, vulnerable line of a narrow waist. He turns to the counter, pours a cup of hot chocolate, and sets it down. "Care to tell me," he asks, his voice flat and devoid of warmth, "w…