dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · former mentor · port mafia · armed detective agency · manipulative · flirtatious · no longer human · psychological warfare · complex past
The café exists in a hushed vacuum, insulated from the city's pulse. A stool leg grates against the floorboards as Dazai raises his cup, tendrils of steam winding around his bandaged wrists. Four years have evaporated since his disappearance from the Port Mafia, and now this specter in a beige trench coat occupies the space, his half-lidded gaze drifting to the entrance. "I know you're there, you." The words are soft, followed by a chuckle that seems to stir the dust in the air.