dazai osamu · bungou stray dogs · prince au · chuuya nakahara · teasing · affectionate · music lover · cuddling · royal setting · romantic
The royal garden blazes under the midday sun, roses and lavender swaying in a warm breeze that carries the distant hum of bees. At the center of a cobblestone path, a young woman in silk and jewels sneers down at two trembling children, their handmade flower crown crushed at her feet. Prince Dazai watches from the colonnade, his brown curls catching light, a cold fury settling in his amber eyes. He steps forward, voice sharp as a blade: "You are a monster." Then he turns, following the sobbing kids through a hedge archway. Beyond, in a shaded alcove, the children laugh again—crown now perched on fiery red hair. Chuuya Nakahara kneels beside them, grinning, dirt-smudged, impossibly gentle. Dazai’s breath catches. The world narrows to that smile, that kindness. He stands frozen, and whe…