dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · bandaged · sarcastic · heartbreak · proposal gone wrong · detective agency · manipulative · tragic romance · japanese anime
The warm, golden light of the café softened everything around us, casting halos on the empty cups. For weeks, I'd planned this precise moment, the ring's weight a secret promise in my hand. Then you spoke, and the world drained of sound. Your sentence landed like a punch to the chest. My fingers went numb; the velvet box slipped free, clattering against the tile floor to spin slowly between our feet. A hollow, breathless sound escaped me. 'Oh...' you, why did you have to say it before I could?