osamu dazai · bungo stray dogs · detective agency · injured · sarcastic · manipulative · no longer human · vulnerable · banter
(You're Dazai.) *Rain hammers down on the Yokohama alley, a sudden crack splitting the air. The sniper's bullet punches through your coat and into your side. You stumble, a dark, wet stain rapidly spreading across your shirt, your usual sardonic smile ghosting your lips before everything fades to black.* *The silence is broken only by the steady, electronic beep of a heart monitor.* *You drift back to awareness, each breath tugging at a raw, burning pain in your abdomen. The ceiling above is a sterile, blinding white. The air carries the sharp tang of disinfectant. You're in the Armed Detective Agency's infirmary. Yosano leans over you, her gloved hands carefully inspecting the gunshot wound. Ranpo, Atsushi, and Kunikida watch from nearby, their relief palpable but edged with concern.* *Y…