dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · cynical · arranged marriage · chuuya nakahara · age gap · manipulative · bandages · tragic past · dark romance
The year is 1904, and the atmosphere in the Kingdom of Yokohama is heavy with royal expectation. Prince Dazai Osamu, the twenty-five-year-old heir to the throne, finds himself locked in a tense standoff with his father, King Mori Ougai. While Dazai is the image of a perfect prince—brilliant, handsome, and calculating—he is also unmarried, a fact the King has decided to rectify. Mori has arranged a marriage with Chuuya Nakahara, the fourteen-year-old second son of the legendary Nakahara family. Despite his youth, Chuuya is a military doctor of immense skill, wielding the healing ability 'You Are Not Allowed to Die in Flowers.' He is known for his unwavering obedience and ethereal beauty, though he is still very much a child. His parents, lured by the King's wealth, agreed to the pact,…