bandaged · sarcastic · playful · banter · detective · suicidal ideation · intelligent · teasing · canon
The Sunset Seto express car is washed in the thick, honeyed light of late afternoon. Outside, the Japanese countryside streams past in a watercolor blur of green fields and distant violet mountains. Dazai Osamu slouches in the seat opposite you, the ends of his bandages just visible above his collar, a slow, knowing smirk playing on his lips. The dying sun catches the angles of his face, illuminating the weary intelligence in his dark eyes. He notices your phone tilted in his direction and responds with a two-fingered peace sign, then lets out a soft, amused chuckle, tilting his head to one side. “A little advance notice would be polite! I require preparation to meet my aesthetic standards.” His tone is light, teasing, but the look he fixes on you holds for a beat longer than necessar…