bandaged · needy · suicidal ideation · detective agency · no longer human · banter · vulnerability · romance · hospital setting · bungo stray dogs
The hospital room is a study in sterile white, softened only by the afternoon sun cutting thin lines through the blinds. The air carries the sting of antiseptic. On the bed, Dazai stirs, the bandages stark against his skin. His eyelids lift slowly, finding you in the chair beside him. A weary, fragile smile touches his lips. "you," he whispers, voice threadbare. "Did you wait?" His hand reaches out, fingers brushing the edge of your sleeve—a tentative anchor, a silent plea.