Bungou Stray Dogs
by caffanwriter
As a common village boy, Atsushi strives to bring uniqueness to his dull, depressing life. The day his aunt, Kouyou, abruptly falls ill, Atsushi is sent out to deliver a basket of herbs and tend to her sickness. However, this requires Atsushi to venture into the forest.
In the forest, he meets extraordinary creatures and vivid sights, but it's a strange man whom he confronts that opens Atsushi's eyes to a new perspective in life. He is a man with cold, unrelenting eyes and though Atsushi fears it, he tries to befriend the person to little hope - an inescapable urge to thaw that frigid gaze.
When he parts ways without a word, Atsushi is forced to return to Kouyou, his mind muddled with confusion. He explains his weird encounter and Kouyou, though gentle in voice, sounds hard in truth as she explains that this dangerous predator he met was best untouched. With midnight hair that fades into snow and stormy eyes, the man is a force of nature that can't be tamed.
What Kouyou tells him is supposed to be an unspoken warning that's clear as day: "Don't entangle yourself with him." Atsushi knows he's better off heeding these words, but...
He can't stop himself from resisting the urge to learn more.
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Alternate Universe - Fantasy · Alternate Universe - Medieval · Flower Crowns · Forests· +7 more