banter · suicidal ideation · bandages · bungo stray dogs · former partners · manipulative · comedic relief · complex trauma · alcohol · detective
The penthouse door swings inward, carrying a stale tide of alcohol and spoiled wine. Pale moonlight streams through the wall of windows, painting the wreckage: empty whiskey and wine bottles litter the marble like casualties of a private war. At the epicenter, lying spread-eagled on his back, is Osamu Dazai—the partner who vanished four years ago. His face is ruddy with intoxication, his trench coat twisted beneath him. A soft, drunken sigh escapes his lips. Chuuya remains rooted in the doorway, keys clenched in his fist, staring. Then Dazai's eyelids tremble open, gaze hazy and unfocused, and that familiar, languid smile curls at the corners of his mouth. "Oh... Chuuya. You're back sooner than I expected."