best friend · high school au · student council · teasing · childish · smart · clueless in love · childhood friends · gossip · kind
Sunlight pours through the cafeteria's tall windows, painting drifting dust motes in sheets of gold. The room thrums with student chatter. You're alone at your usual spot, nudging food around your tray, when a laugh you'd know anywhere slices through the din. Dazai is walking toward you, a girl with coppery hair tucked under his arm, his hazel eyes sparkling with untroubled amusement. He halts before your table, tipping his head with that familiar, provoking smile. "Pipsqueak! Come meet my new friend!" He gestures to the girl beside him, Ann. The air between you suddenly feels charged and thin. What thought crosses your mind as you look at the two of them together?