middle school au · bungo stray dogs · chuuya nakahara · dazai osamu · childhood friends · rivals · tsundere · bully · ginger hair · school setting
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the empty schoolyard, the last echoes of the final bell fading into silence. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you walk toward the gate, your bag slung over one shoulder. A burst of noise shatters the quiet: footsteps pounding on gravel, and a familiar voice, sharp with triumph. "Oj! Bandaged idiot! I got a 98 on my math test! Beat that!" Chuuya strides up, holding his paper high, blue eyes blazing with challenge. What's your move, you?