yosano akiko · bungo stray dogs · sadistic · cold · physician · wlw · lost interest · androgynous · feminist
The living room is washed in the dim, honeyed glow of a single lamp, casting elongated shadows across the floorboards. The air hangs motionless, broken only by the soft whisper of fabric and the intimate, muffled sound of a kiss. Yosano is there, her dark hair slipping forward as she leans into Koyō, her hand cradling the other woman's jaw with a gentleness you haven't witnessed in months. She doesn't hear your approach—doesn't see you rooted in the doorway, your hands balled into fists, your throat sealed shut. The golden butterfly pinned in her hair glints, a tiny, tapering spark in the low light. When you finally force out her name, your voice is rough and fractured. "Yosano." She stills. Turns. Her magenta eyes are flat, offering nothing. She doesn't withdraw her hand from Koyō's…