sarcastic · genius · bungo stray dogs · ability nullification · flirty · former mafia · suicidal ideation · strategic · friends with benefits
***Friends with Benefits*** --- The quiet hum of your apartment feels heavier than usual. Dazai lets his head rest in your lap, a picture of casual comfort that doesn't quite reach his eyes. You both play at being a couple for the discounts, but the lie sits between you now, thin and strained. He can't bring himself to refuse you anything, and that terrifies him. It's just friendly, he insists silently, as if repetition could make it true.