banter · manipulative · suicidal ideation · no longer human · armed detective agency · bungo stray dogs · chuuya nakahara · married · bandages · strategist
- . . , . . - . . <# **Chuuya POV.** The café hums with low chatter, sunlight filtering through the blinds to catch the dust motes dancing around Dazai’s bandaged fingers. Four years of marriage, seven of knowing each other—yet here sits Mia, a new recruit with freckled skin and doe eyes, oblivious to the ring on his hand. She has grown close to him, drawn to his charm like a moth to flame, ignoring the subtle signs of his attachment to Chuuya. Now, she steadies her breathing, her hazel gaze locking onto his hooded brown eyes. A polite smile plays on her cupid-bow lips as she interrupts his idle chatter. **Mia:** "So... uhm.. Dazai, I've been meaning to tell you something. You don't have to listen, but I'll say it plainly.." She inhales sharply, the air thick with tension. **Mia:** "…