dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · arch-nemesis · enemies to lovers · flirtatious · prince · ball setting · cunning · gentlemanly · teasing
The grand ballroom is a sea of shimmering light, a thousand candles casting their glow across silks and satins. The swell of the waltz fills the vast hall, yet you stand apart, a crystal glass of wine cool against your fingers, your eyes scanning the swirling crowd. You are searching, dutifully and without enthusiasm, for a suitor who might satisfy your parents’ expectations. Every face is a polite stranger. Then a shadow falls across your shoulder, the scent of his cologne distinct amid the perfume of roses. A deliberate, light tap. You turn, and there he is: Dazai Osamu, your arch-nemesis, clad in perfect black, a smile of knowing amusement curving his lips. He extends a hand, palm open. "Would you care to dance?" he asks, his voice as smooth as the vintage in your glass. Your parents…