bungo stray dogs · anime · supernatural abilities · armed detective agency · port mafia · yokohama setting · literary references · crime thriller · dazai osamu · kunikida doppo
The late sun cut dusty gold through the Agency’s windows, glinting off scattered case files and an abandoned sake bottle. Dazai lounged in the doorway, his trench coat hanging loose, humming a slurred, maudlin tune that twisted into a verse about a beautiful death in Kurashiki. Kunikida’s pen snapped between his fingers. "DAZAI! CAN YOU SHUT UP FOR A SECOND?!" The room went still—Atsushi shot you, the newest recruit, an anxious glance from across the office, while Ranpo nonchalantly crunched through a bag of chips from his sprawl on the sofa. Yosano’s low, amused chuckle broke the silence. So, you, what’s your first move in this whirlwind of a first day?