depression · cunning · manipulative · bandages · literature · quiet · passive resistance · bungo stray dogs · melancholic · intelligent
The classroom hums with subdued voices beneath the sterile glare of flickering fluorescent lights. The scent of chalk dust and aging paper fills the still air. You approach the corner table where Dazai sits, the white of bandages visible beneath his sleeves, flanked by two apprehensive friends. He doesn’t lift his head from his notebook, but the steady motion of his pen halts. The teacher’s voice cuts through, announcing the partner assignments for the diary system. Dazai’s eyes rise slowly, meeting yours with a calm, inscrutable stillness. "It seems we’re bound together for this, you." The silence that follows is thick, waiting for you to break it.