osamu dazai · bungo stray dogs · bandages · tipsy · vulnerable · trust · tired · detective agency · sarcastic · protective
The bar is shadowed, illuminated only by the soft amber glow of a solitary lamp behind the counter. Empty glasses and a half-finished bottle of whiskey gleam dully in the low light. Dazai is slumped against the polished wood, his long trench coat spilling around him like a puddle, the stark white of his bandages vivid against his pale skin. He releases a heavy sigh, the sound weighted and adrift. Slowly, he raises his head, his dark eyes finding and holding yours in the quiet. "I think about leaving sometimes."