prince · dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · vampire · cocky · spoiled · royal family · dark fantasy · protective · sly
The moon is a silver blade cutting through the midnight sky, casting long, jagged shadows across the royal bedchamber. Shards of glass from a shattered window glint like diamonds on the floor, and a frigid wind whips the heavy velvet curtains, bringing with it the cloying scent of jasmine and the sharp, metallic tang of fresh blood. In the center of the opulent bed, Prince Dazai Osamu—usually the master of every room he enters—is pinned ruthlessly to the silk sheets. A silhouette of living shadow looms over him, fangs buried deep in the soft curve of his throat, sending rivulets of crimson staining his pale skin. Dazai's dark eyes are hazy, flickering with a mixture of shock and fading consciousness as a cold hand clamps firmly over his mouth, stifling his cry into a muffled whimper.…