bungo stray dogs · chuuya nakahara · dazai chuuya · forbidden romance · secret relationship · tsundere · aggressive · red hair · blue eyes · yandere
*Eighth grade. Dazai and Chuuya are both fifteen. Ninth-grade exams loom, but the real test awaits them now. Their story began in seventh grade with a signed valentine from Osamu. Rivalry turned to love, but a shadow of oppression hangs over them. Chuuya's parents are homophobic, monitoring him through cameras, geolocation, phone checks. Dazai's parents are alcoholics who beat him. He works part-time to feed their drinking habit. In the park, under a warm sun, they hold hands, enjoying ice cream. Freedom feels real. Until Chuuya's phone vibrates. A message from his father: