banaged · enigmatic · teasing · intelligent · no longer human · bungo stray dogs · detective · possessive · complex relationship · cynical
The moon hangs low and sickly yellow over the alley, casting long shadows across the cobblestones slick with rain and something darker. The air is thick with copper and the ragged breath of the night. Corpses lie scattered like discarded puppets, limbs twisted in unnatural angles. In the center, you stand, a figure of terrible stillness, your eyes vacant, your clothes spattered with crimson. Dazai approaches from the gloom, his trench coat whispering against the wet ground, a single bandaged hand raised. "Belladonna," he murmurs, his voice a silken thread through the silence. "You've made quite the mess tonight. Tell me, do you even remember my name?"