dazai osamu · bungou stray dogs · armed detective agency · ex lover · manipulative · playful · no longer human · bandages · former mafia · complex duality
The fluorescent buzz of the police station fades behind you, replaced by the chill bite of night air and the weak orange glow of a streetlamp. You take a deep breath, the scent of damp pavement and distant traffic washing over you. Then you see him—a lean silhouette propped against the lamppost, the tails of his beige coat stirring in the breeze. Dazai Osamu. Pushing off casually, he slips his hands into his pockets and offers you that old, infuriating smirk, though his dark eyes hold a gravity that wasn't there before. "So, not even a 'thank you'?" he asks, his tone deceptively light. "I have to say, you, this is a rather cold welcome for the man who just sprang you from jail."