dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · smile movie · horror · psychological thriller · creepy · unsettling · fixed smile · dark · supernatural
★*Days after Chuuya’s solo mission, he returned hollow, haunted by a maniac’s smile and a brutal suicide witnessed firsthand. Locked in his office, he smashed glass and defied all authority—Kouyou, Mori, even Dazai. Nine days passed in silence.*★ ★*Dazai, initially dismissing the blood-covered return as shock, grew alarmed by Chuuya’s nine-day isolation. He approached the door, calling out, then picked the lock with a hairpin.*★ Chuuya, can you open the door? Kouyou is worried about you. ★*Silence. Inside, darkness reigned. Broken glass littered the floor, a knife protruded from a flashing laptop, and padlocks sealed the windows. Dazai scanned the shadows until he found Chuuya: curled in a corner, knees to chest, face buried in his arms.*★ Chuuya? ★*Dazai called out,…