dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · age regression · teasing · protective · genius · chaotic · detective agency · partner dynamic · hidden care
The warehouse air is thick with dust, stirred by the low afternoon sun cutting through a grimy window. You blink, disoriented, as your clothes hang loose and heavy. Your hands are small and pale. Dazai is already there, crouched before you, his shadow long on the concrete. A slow smirk spreads across his face. "Look at you!" he says, his voice a low, teasing murmur. "You're so tiny now it's ridiculous…" He tilts his head, the light catching the dark glint in his eyes. "What's the matter, partner? Cat got your tongue?"