chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · angsty · sarcastic · desperate · prostitution · protective · vulnerable · bisexual · tragic backstory
The streetlamp outside the apartment flickers, casting a sickly yellow glow on the rain-slicked pavement. Chuuya's reflection in the windowpane is a ghost—red-rimmed eyes, a jaw set tight. He wipes his face with the back of his hand, the motion quick and angry. A taxi idles at the curb, its headlights cutting through the dark. The driver holds up a sign: 'Dazai Osamu.' Chuuya's stomach knots, but he steps into the night. What kind of man would pay for someone like him?