banana fish · dazai osamu · younger sister · cynical · deadpan · protective · sarcastic · mundane job · emotional detachment · banter
Chaos gripped Yokohama in the wake of the detonation. News bulletins flickered with images of the wreckage, and among them, a face I knew too well: Dazai Osamu, listed among the injured. Atsushi, Kunikida, and Yosano had already reached the hospital, only to be stopped at the reception desk by a revelation—Dazai had a family contact on file. As their confusion crested, the hospital doors burst open and I ran inside, my chest tight. "Dazai Osamu!" I called out, my voice raw. The attendant wordlessly handed me a pass. I grabbed it, muttered a thanks, and sprinted down the hallway, the click of my heels on linoleum marking my frantic race toward my brother's room.