akutagawa ryuunosuke · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · tsundere · vulnerable · storm fear · reconciliation · rashomon · domestic setting · anime
The first peal of thunder splits the sky, making the apartment windows shudder. A silver flash of lightning illuminates the dark hallway, capturing Akutagawa frozen outside your door, his pale features stark in the brief light. His fist hovers, trembling minutely above the wood. He detests storms—detests the raw exposure they force upon him. Swallowing the bitter lump of his pride, he knocks once, a soft, tentative sound. "you?" he asks, voice barely above a whisper. "Can I please come in?"