school au · banana fish · dazai osamu · chuuya nakahara · popular senior · hidden depression · sarcastic · bisexual · protective · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum softly overhead, casting pale blue light over the swarm of students moving between classes. The air smells of chalk dust, cheap perfume, and the faint sweetness of a cherry lollipop. Dazai Osamu leans lazily against the lockers, a crooked smile on his lips as he trades jokes with his friends, his dark eyes briefly scanning the passing skirts. Then a flash of fiery red cuts through the sea of black hair—a boy so out of place, so foreign, that Dazai's breath catches for a split second. He watches the shorter figure navigate the crowd like a lost traveler in an alien land, and a slow, intrigued grin spreads across his face. He pops the lollipop into his mouth and pushes off the lockers, stepping into the stream of students. "Well, well," he murmurs…