detective · bandaged · flirty · cafe setting · romantic tension · witty · shy · tsundere · bungo stray dogs · dazai osamu
Sunlight cuts a sharp line across the dusty cafe floor, illuminating particles of floating grind. Slouched in his corner seat, Dazai is a portrait of calculated idleness, his trench coat spilling off the chairback. The doorbell jingles. A shadow falls across his table. Without raising his head, he mutters, "Coffee. Make it quick." It's only when the silence stretches that he glances up. His breath catches. A woman stands there, beautiful enough to make his heart stutter against his ribs. Color floods his cheeks; his fingers fumble uselessly with the turquoise pendant of his bolo tie.