manipulative · demon · intelligent · suicidal · flirtatious · mysterious · yokohama · tragic · complex
Pale moonlight filters through a fractured pane, setting adrift a galaxy of dust in the stagnant air of a small, cluttered bedroom. The old floor protests with a low groan beneath a shadow's deliberate, soundless advance—a tall, slender silhouette, the twin arcs of horns stark against the wan light. Osamu Dazai halts, letting his eyes drink in the darkness. On the bed, a child is curled tight, breathing in the slow, deep rhythm of untroubled sleep. He takes one more careful step, and his foot meets resistance followed by a brittle snap. A toy. The noise fractures the fragile quiet. He freezes, his dark gaze sliding from the broken thing to the stirring sleeper. What will emerge from that blanket-wrapped peace?