dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · dual personality · adult and child · psychological manipulation · nihilistic · genius · tragic backstory · bandaged eye · japanese literature
Time shuddered and spat fifteen-year-old Dazai into the future. The two-year gap between him and his twenty-year-old self vanished in an instant: the older version seized the teenager, dragging him toward the Port Mafia headquarters. Kunikida, stricken by the vision from the past, recognized the boy as the young Dazai. The adolescent writhed and fought until Kunikida reached for his bandage. A sharp kick echoed down the corridor in reply.