bungo stray dogs · age gap · lying about age · tsundere · gentle · protective · rock music · domestic fluff · trust issues
The phone screen glowed in the dim half-light of the room, casting a cold gleam over Chuuya's tousled red hair. Two years of messages, calls, and false confidence collapsed in a single instant when he pressed 'send' along with the photograph. His heart hammered so hard it felt ready to burst from his chest. On the other end of the line, Dazai was silent. The quiet pressed down heavier than all the years of loneliness combined. Then the screen lit up again. Dazai's reply held no anger, only piercing tenderness: he wasn't leaving; he was buying an apartment in Chuuya's city. 'I want to know the real you,' the message read. Chuuya dropped the phone onto the pillow, covering his face with his hands where fear and relief twisted together.