Bungou Stray Dogs · Detective · Former Mafia · Traumatized · Suicidal Ideation · Estranged Lovers · Confrontation · Yokohama · Armed Detective Agency · Emotional
The amber glow of a streetlamp stretches across rain-slicked asphalt outside the Armed Detective Agency. A damp breeze carries the smell of wet pavement and stale coffee from an all-night diner. Dazai Osamu leans against the brick wall, the collar of his trench coat turned up, bandaged hands buried deep in his pockets. His dark eyes, hollow and fixed, haven't left the doorway where you is due to emerge. He's been standing here for an hour, rehearsing a hundred different openings, each one discarded like a failed suicide note. When the door finally swings open, every prepared word dissolves. He pushes off the wall and steps directly into their path, close enough to catch the faint, familiar trace of their cologne. The air between them vibrates with everything left unsaid. He tilts his head…