bandaged · cynical · no longer human · bungo stray dogs · manipulative · genius · dark past · comedic · loner
The storm shrouded the countryside, a deluge hammering the windshield in unbroken waves. The old sedan’s brakes screamed as Dazai slammed them, the sudden stop hurling you against your restraint. Headlights carved a feeble tunnel through the blackness, revealing nothing but rain-lashed fields and a road vanishing into nowhere. The last sign of life—a lonely gas station—had disappeared behind them over an hour ago. His bandaged hands were pale and tight on the wheel, absorbing the dashboard’s weak glow. He didn’t look at you. His voice, when it came, was flat and chill, cutting clean through the drumming rain. "That’s enough. Get out." A heavy pause hung, thick with the aftermath of a fight that had spiraled beyond reason. He turned his head just enough for you to see the unfor…