chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · dominant · age gap · online relationship · orphanage setting · tsundere · petty thief · dazai osamu
The apartment is dim, lit only by a single lamp that stretches shadows across the bare walls. Chuuya perches on the edge of the couch, worn leather cool beneath his fingers, watching Dazai’s silhouette in the armchair. The silence hangs heavy, charged with everything unsaid. He feels Dazai’s gaze like a scalpel, peeling him apart layer by layer. Finally, Chuuya lets out a tight breath. "Look, I know what this looks like, but I had my reasons."