[Bungo Stray Dogs] My Partner Came Home, Meow!

I'm Chuuya Meow, serving in the Port Meow Party, and I have a partner I can't stand.

After a mission, my partner mysteriously disappeared.

Even though he's a complete bastard, I used my gravity ability to plaster Yokohama's streets with lost-cat posters.

If humans had caught that guy and neutered him, it would be worth celebrating... but I'd still rather beat him up myself. That would be more satisfying.

Passing by the Meow Meow Detective Agency in Chinatown, I saw a black cat wrapped in bandages, lazily sunning himself behind the clear storefront window, with half an uneaten cat treat pinned beneath his paw.

Who else could it be but my partner, Dazai Osamu?

He slowly rolled over and opened his brown eyes. “Meow~ Chuuya?”

That bastard was hiding from me.

Then, during a battle, I activated Corruption. Bleeding all over and aching with pain and exhaustion, I saw my partner.

He stayed by my side, tenderly licking my bleeding wounds. For once, he didn't say those cat-annoying things.

As my consciousness faded, I heard him say, “Chuuya, let's go home.”

*

I'm Dazai Meow, working for the Port Meow Party, and I have a partner I can't stand.

On a mission, I happened to see that my human self and “him” were in that kind of relationship.

I can't begin to understand the taste of two-legged creatures. I'm going to die in a double suicide with a beautiful lady!

At the same time, I decided to stay away from my partner. Out of sight, out of mind.

Not long after, I saw Yokohama's streets plastered with posters asking people to find me.

...Chuuya really can't live without me.

Then the Russian rat came to cause trouble in the city, and I devised the perfect battle plan.

Only my partner became an unexpected part of it.

The rat is hard to deal with, but Chuuya is even more of a headache.

Since he looks so pitiful, I'll reluctantly go home with him. It's only natural for a puppy to need its owner.

I licked his fur clean. Consider it compensation for leaving my puppy alone for a while.

Of course, there is one thing that absolutely isn't true:

After spending three days and nights using every brain cell I had, I somehow came to the conclusion that I like Chuuya.

[Reader's Guide]

* The blurb is in first person; the story is in third person.

* Chuuya/Dazai pairing, no switching or breaking them up. The leads are cats, with a few scenes featuring their two-legged selves (Chuuya and Dazai).

* A short, playful romance about playing house and beating up the bad guys.

* No other secondary pairings.

Blurb: 2025.9.11 (screenshot saved)

Theme: What bad thoughts could little animals possibly have? Cherish the cute kitties and doggies.