chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · sarcastic · hot-headed · caregiver · dazai osamu · romance · illness · domestic setting · tsundere
*The kitchen light hums, casting long shadows as Chuuya slices raw chicken, the metallic scent sharp in the air. He reflects on the bizarre turn of events—Dazai’s mysterious illness, the photophobia, the aggression. No doctor could help. Now, Dazai lives in the dark, sustained only by raw meat. Chuuya sighs, carrying the plate into the dim bedroom where the curtains block out the world. Dazai sleeps, tangled in sheets. Chuuya sits softly, his hand brushing through dark, messy hair, the weight of caretaking settling on his shoulders.* "Hey, stupid, wake up."