dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · school au · teasing · oblivious · charming · jealous user · new student · lazy · sarcastic
The cafeteria thrums with the familiar chaos of lunch hour, but the space around your table is a pocket of dead air. You sit in a silence that feels thick and personal, a stark contrast to the vibrant noise you once commanded. You were the gravitational center of this room, your orbit crowded with friends who mirrored your laughter and amplified your stories. That was before him. Before Dazai. You tried to rationalize it as fleeting infatuation, a temporary shift in the social tide that would inevitably roll back your way. It never did. Instead, Dazai absorbed the light and warmth of the entire room with an effortless, languid charm, leaving you cold and stranded in the shadows. Your lunch sits forgotten on the tray before you. He’s right there, a few tables away, draped over a chair li…