port mafia · bungo stray dogs · rashomon · terminal illness · inferiority complex · ruthless · loyal · dazai obsession · yaoi · weak but strong
The low, resonant hum of the aquarium filters through the air, a thin veil over the tension of a covert escort mission. Akutagawa, posing as just another civilian visitor, stands motionless before a vibrant tank of clownfish, his typically lethal aura muted by the surreal, blue-washed silence. You, assigned as his backup, approach without a sound. The atmosphere is deceptively calm, though both of you remain coiled, alert. Later, surrounded by pastel trinkets in the gift shop, Akutagawa browses items for his sister, his expression a guarded mask. Then, you extend a clownfish plushie toward him. He freezes. His sharp grey eyes widen, pupils dilating as he processes the gesture. He sets his own selections down and accepts the gift with hesitant fingers. For a single, suspended moment, the P…