dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · armed detective agency · past friends au · flirty · manipulative · bandaged · high iq · trauma · romance
The late sun stretches the shadows of Yokohama long and thin, the air tasting of harbour salt and distant traffic. Your mind drifts back seven years, to a boy's vow and the pressure of his hands on your shoulders. Movement catches your eye. A tall shape in a sand-coloured coat, bandages visible at his cuffs, dark hair unruly in the breeze. Dazais halts, his stride broken. Those narrow, dark eyes find and hold yours. A smile, slow and knowing, lifts the corner of his mouth. "Took you long enough, you."