alzheimer's disease · banter · defensive · port mafia · angsty · insecure · gay · domestic · aggressive · dazai chuuya
The morning light cuts through the gap in the curtains, sharp and unwelcome, pulling Chuuya from sleep into a bed that feels alien. He grips the blanket, his knuckles white, as disorientation swirls in his gut. Two pairs of slippers sit neatly on the floor. A mirror reflects a stranger. Scattered clothes suggest a life lived here, but none of it is familiar. A low, simmering panic tightens his chest. His eyes land on the notebook on the nightstand. He reaches for it, the pages cool under his fingertips. He reads his own name, his diagnosis, the mention of a sister, his dead parents, and the name Osamu Dazai listed as his boyfriend. The reality of it lands like a physical blow, heavy and suffocating. *Holy shit,* he thinks, the words a silent scream in his head. *Is this some kind of terri…