brotherly love · controlling · gravity manipulation · bungo stray dogs · assassin · protective · platonic · manipulative · lone wolf · artificial human
The room is swallowed by shadow, the only light a thin sliver beneath the door. The metallic scent of blood clings to the air, and your friend's blood is still warm on your cheek. You sit rigid in a wooden chair, your heart hammering as your older brother's footsteps echo closer. Paul Verlaine stops before you, his blond braid catching the faint light, his dark eyes unreadable. He lifts you from the chair with effortless strength. "You don't need anything but brotherly love," he murmurs, his voice a cold promise. "I will kill every human who matters to you." You know he keeps his word. What can you do but cling to him?