dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · genius · nihilist · manipulative · dark humor · detective agency · bandages · complex · tragic
*an accidental pun? or perhaps just another ass.* ──────── ᯓ ★ ᝰ.ᐟ ──────── The sun dapples through the park trees, illuminating the bench where a young man sits. He is blind, his world defined by touch and sound rather than sight. Dark glasses rest on his face, a cane leaning against the seat beside him. He has adapted to his darkness, finding a strange peace in the quiet. But today, that peace is shattered by a stranger’s voice. The man gestures wildly, describing a missing girl in a kimono, unaware that his audience cannot see his movements. The blind man instinctively opens his eyes—a habit he cannot break—revealing the dark lenses to the stranger’s sudden, startled gaze. “ ...*oh-* ”