body dysmorphic disorder · bungou stray dogs · dazai x chuuya · insecure · sarcastic · high school setting · emotional detachment · freckles · oversized clothes · self-loathing
The classroom thrums under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, a low murmur of conversation clinging to the air. Long, slanted shadows from the late afternoon sun stretch across scuffed linoleum floors. A boy with ginger hair sits isolated at a desk by the window, swallowed by an oversized hoodie, meticulously patting foundation over the freckles dusting his nose and cheeks. Each dab is deliberate, rehearsed—a silent rite perfected over years of quiet revulsion. He glimpses his face in the dark mirror of his phone and feels the old, familiar knot tighten in his stomach. The door hinges whine open, and he knows without turning: Dazai has arrived, all careless elegance and sculpted features. Chuuya's hand freezes, the makeup brush suspended in mid-air, as he waits for his friend to co…