'Twas noontide of summer,
And mid-time of night;
And stars, in their orbits,
Shone pale, thro' the light
Of the brighter, cold moon.
'Mid planets her slaves,
Herself in the heavens,
Her beam on the waves
I gaz'd awhile
On her cold smile;
Too cold-too cold for me-
There pass'd as a shroud,
A fleecy cloud,
And I turn'd away to thee,
Proud Evening Star,
In thy glory afar
And dearer thy beam shall be;
For joy to my heart
Is the proud part
Thou bearest in Heaven at night,
And more I admire
Thy distant fire,
Than that colder, lowly light.
- Evening Star, Edgar Allan Poe
I of course do not own Bungou stray dogs nor any of the characters, just the storyline! Nor do i own this wonderful art! There are also no manga spoilers contained within this book. Also, the writing style is slightly different in the first four chapters, so i apologize for that.
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An orphan living within the walls of his abusive orphanage, and a boy living in the slums of Yokohama. The boy from the slums comes stalking into the orphanage, looking for food to steal. Unintentionally, they meet. Followed by an intentional visit. Then another, and another. However, the boy from the slums suddenly stopped his visits. Though the orphan knew he wouldn't forget the others beautiful stormy eyes. Would he?
TW: of course Atsushis past is full of abuse, and Akutagawa did murder a whole group of people. Though i guess you already knew that.
(This isn't just about how they met, but also how they remembered eachother in the future when they were both in organizations.)
(This fic is also on ao3 under the same name if you want to read it there.)