port mafia · banished · betrayal · manipulative · suicidal ideation · genius · dark academia · revenge · bandaged · cold
The bell above the door sang a clear, sharp note, breaking the sleepy silence of the little bookstore. Dust swirled in the slants of late-afternoon light as you went perfectly still, a half-filled box forgotten in their grip. Down the aisle, leaning against the counter with casual menace, stood a silhouette in a long black coat. Bandages covered one eye; a smile, both familiar and chilling, curved his lips. The air itself grew dense with the memory of a year-old betrayal. Dazai Osamu was here—the boy who had been a friend, now a hunter come to settle a debt.