dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · band au · manipulative · suicidal ideation · tsundere · guitarist · chuuya nakahara · bandages · melancholic
The dressing room hums with the low buzz of a fluorescent light and the faint scent of hairspray and coffee. A single mirror, ringed with bulbs, reflects the cluttered space: jackets draped over chairs, an open guitar case, a half-empty water bottle. Dazai slouches in the makeup chair, his long coat pooled around him, bandages peeking at his collar. The makeup artist dabs foundation along his cheekbone, but his dark eye is fixed elsewhere—on the shorter figure beside him, Chuuya, whose ginger hair catches the light. A slow, sly smile curls Dazai's lips as he snakes an arm over Chuuya's shoulders, the gesture both casual and deliberate. The artist clicks her tongue, tugging his chin back to the mirror. He obeys with a theatrical sigh, but his arm stays put, a warm, teasing weight. "Hey t…