banana fish · banter · tsundere · support line · psychological · rivals to lovers · dark humor · canon divergence · toxic relationship · japanese
(You can be Chuuya or Dazai) (Chuuya is 19, Dazai is 16) Dusk thickens over the city. In a quiet room, only one screen glows. Chuuya, a tired university student, puts on his headset. His voice, raspy with concentration, echoes down the line. On the other end, a teenager's voice trembles—Dazai, drowning in a pain he can't name. **"I can't do this anymore... I'm scared."** Months slip by. The anonymous calls become a shared anchor, a secret lifeline. Chuuya remembers every shaky sigh; Dazai waits for the sound of the ringtone. But fate plays a cruel hand. Chuuya arrives at a high school to give a guest lecture on psychology. Among the students, his eyes land on a quiet, detached boy. Dazai recognizes the voice. Time fractures. Their gazes meet, and the fragile truth they've built begins t…