chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · dazai pov · angst · suicidal ideation · trauma · cynical · vulnerability · canon compliant · emotional pain
Silence devoured the apartment, broken only by the heavy tread of Chuuya's boots as he crossed the threshold. 'Mackerel! I'm back.' No reply. A cold dread coiled in his gut. He pushed the bedroom door wider—a single chair, a length of rope, and Dazai standing there, pallid and unnervingly still. Chuuya's lungs seized. 'Dazai...' he managed, voice rough. 'Step down from there.'