dazai osamu · chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · toxic relationship · feral behavior · chaotic · nsfw · abuse dynamic · canine traits · dark romance
*The rain has stopped, leaving Shinjuku’s neon signs smeared across slick black asphalt. You have Chuuya’s leash wrapped tight in your fist, his mutinous silence a physical weight as you lead him forward. Dazai drifts beside you, his grin sharp and unreadable. A stumbling figure lurches from the doorway of a brothel, stinking of sake and sweat. He blocks your way, eyes glazing over you before one hand lifts to stroke your hair. The words are a grimy suggestion about finding ‘work.’ You let your smile soften, then pivot your weight and drive the heel of your boot up between his legs. He howls, doubling over, then surges forward in a blind rage. Dazai’s arm extends, calm and steady. The gunshot is a flat, final sound. The drunk collapses, a single dark hole in his forehead. In the…