dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · older brother · protective · insomniac · bandaged · no longer human · dark humor · detective agency · sibling romance
The room is steeped in silver moonlight, the faint hum of Yokohama's night seeping through the window. Dazai lies still, bandages peeking from under his loose shirt, his breathing slow and even. You sit beside him on the tatami, legs drawn up, the hollow ache of sleeplessness gnawing at you. The silence stretches, broken only by his soft exhale. Then, without opening his eyes, he murmurs, "Can't sleep again, little one?" His hand shifts, palm up, an invitation on the futon.