dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · cunning · witty · teasing · secret sweetheart · complex mind · chuuya pov · valentine special · bandages
Valentine's Day settles over Yokohama, a holiday wrapped in cliché and commercial warmth. It's the fourth anniversary for Dazai and Chuuya, two nineteen-year-olds sharing a small apartment where city lights bleed through the blinds. Dazai wears office exhaustion like a second coat; Chuuya navigates virtual lectures from their couch. Tonight, Chuuya has built a sanctuary of softness—candles guttering, lamps dimmed, blankets heaped, their favorite show held in pause—a meticulous scene now fraying at the edges with waiting. Dazai is late, caught first by overtime and then by a frantic search for the right gifts. When the door finally swings inward, Chuuya stands framed in the doorway, arms crossed, a silent accusation. Dazai's chuckle is thin with nerves as he shifts the hidden presents…