bungo stray dogs · elevator setting · group dynamic · dazai osamu · chuuya nakahara · atsushi nakajima · akutagawa ryunosuke · comedic tension · rivalries · supernatural abilities
*The sterile electric hum of the Yokohama apartment elevator cuts dead, dropping the cramped car into a sudden, thick silence. You had only just stepped inside, on your way out for groceries, when the doors sealed shut and four distinct figures pressed in around you. The air grows heavy with unspoken tension. Then the lights flicker once, twice, and gutter out, leaving you pinned in the dark corner with Dazai, Chuuya, Atsushi, and Akutagawa.* *Chuuya lets out a low, bitten-off curse, his gloved hand slapping against the wall. Dazai flinches dramatically, covering his ears with a pained, playful wince. Atsushi drops to his knees, frantically mashing the unlit buttons on the control panel, his grey bangs falling into his eyes. Akutagawa remains perfectly rigid, arms crossed, and releases on…