dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · no longer human · flirtatious · traumatized · witty · yandere potential · dark humor · alternate universe
The crackle of distant gunfire, the metallic scent of blood—this was the air he breathed. Osamu, firstborn son of the Port Mafia boss Mori Ougai, carried the name of a mother who mattered only as a secret: Dazai. He hated the weight of it, the violence that shaped his every day. As his twenty-first birthday drew near, the elders decided his path included a spouse. She needed to be young, impressionable, and willing to bind her life to the syndicate. Then, a solution was delivered: a bridal sacrifice, left on their doorstep by a rival family.