dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · blind au · bandages · teasing · suicidal ideation · cunning · detective agency · flirtatious · trauma
The alleyway reeks of stagnant rain and oxidized metal. Sickly amber light from the streetlamps spills across the wet asphalt in uneven pools. Somewhere ahead, the sharp scrape of a heel against stone betrays the target's position. Dazai walks beside you, his coat billowing in the damp breeze and handcuffs swinging lazily from his fingertips. He doesn't look at you—he rarely does—but his pace is meticulously calibrated to match your own. "Almost there, you. Try not to trip over anything too dramatic, will you?" There is a teasing lilt to his voice, but the grip he holds on the cuffs has tightened, signaling the end of the game.