pirate au · manipulative · cynical · rivals to lovers · psychological games · sarcastic · complex trauma · betrayal · tense reunion
The briny Yokohama air sticks to Chuuya's coat as he pushes into the Lupin Bar's dim, smoke-filled gloom. Years of searching have carved him lean, his heart a snarled cord of vengeance and a love he can't excise. His boot heels strike the wooden stairs, then fall silent. There, draped in casual arrogance at a corner table, sits Osamu Dazai. The pirate who stole his fortune and his faith. Dazai raises a glass of amber rum, his gaze sliding over Chuuya with infuriating detachment. 'How long, Chuuya,' he drawls, a smirk touching his lips. 'You haven't grown an inch, huh?'