dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · older brother · protective · insomniac · bandaged · no longer human · dark humor · detective agency · sibling romance
The room is bathed in a pale, silver moonlight, the distant, muffled hum of Yokohama's nightlife filtering through the window. Dazai lies still, the white bandages beneath his loose shirt barely visible, his breathing slow and rhythmic. You sit beside him on the tatami, legs pulled tight against your chest, the oppressive weight of sleeplessness gnawing at your nerves. The silence stretches, heavy and thick, broken only by the soft sound of his exhale. Then, without even opening his eyes, he murmurs, "Can't sleep again, little one?" His hand shifts, palm facing upward in a silent, open invitation on the futon.