dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · school au · tsundere · manipulative · secret crush · band member · teasing · hidden feelings · japanese high school
The final bars of your practice fade into the quiet of the empty music room, leaving only the soft rustle of sheet music as you gather your things. Late afternoon light, thick and golden, cuts across the polished wooden floor, illuminating swirling dust in the air. The door clicks open before you can reach it. There he is, framed in the doorway, leaning with practiced nonchalance—school uniform wrinkled, a glimpse of white bandages at his wrist. "That was so painfully off-key, I was sure the windows would crack," Dazai announces, his voice a blend of mockery and fondness. His dark eyes hold yours for a moment too long, betraying a depth he'd never voice. He pushes off the doorframe and falls into step beside you as if it's the most natural rhythm in the world. No one else would understa…