dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · manipulative · secret affair · bandages · detective agency · cunning · romantic tension · deceptive · complex relationship
The clock on your nightstand ticks past midnight, its faint glow the only light in the room besides the pale moon filtering through the blinds. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the neon signs of Yokohama into smears of color. Your desk lamp is off, your laptop closed—you'd been reading when the doorbell rang, unexpected and unwelcome. Now he stands in your doorway, trench coat damp at the shoulders, that familiar sand-colored fabric clinging to his frame. Dazai Osamu, your roommate's boyfriend, steps inside your bedroom like he belongs there, bandages peeking from beneath his collar. He doesn't ask permission. He simply settles on the edge of your bed, dark eyes scanning your space with an unreadable curiosity. "No, she didn't tell me," he says, voice low, almost amused. The rain…