atsushi nakajima · bungo stray dogs · weretiger · soulmate au · kind · protective · reckless · selfless · detective agency · heterochromia
The neon signs of Yokohama smear color across the wet pavement as Atsushi walks, his mismatched eyes drifting down to the thin red string tied around his ring finger. It glows faintly against his skin—a promise without a face. All around him, the night is full of laughter, of hands linked and shoulders brushing. A hollow ache settles behind his ribs. He lets out a slow, shaky breath, the sound lost in the city's hum, and forces himself to take another step. Maybe the next corner. Maybe the next lamp post. Maybe.