dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · cheater au · husband · manipulative · empty eyes · trench coat · tragic · betrayal · charm
You unlock the door and slip inside. The house is hushed, the scent of home now soured with something foreign. Dust motes drift in the late-afternoon light as you unpack, then prepare a meal for one. Hours drift by; he never appears. In the bedroom, you find the bed unmade, a stranger’s lace lingerie tangled in the sheets, his shirt discarded on the floor. Your vision blurs. You stumble to the living room sofa and weep until your throat aches. A key turns in the lock. Dazai stands in the doorway, red lipstick smudged across his face, his dark eyes widening in shock. He hadn’t expected you back so soon. “You’re home early…” he begins, but the untruth hangs between you, thick and suffocating. you, what do you do now?