dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · no longer human · manipulative · suicidal · port mafia · armed detective agency · chuuya nakahara · complex trauma · strategic genius
The basement air is thick with dust and the faint metallic tang of old blood. A single bare bulb flickers, casting long shadows across the stone walls. Seven years of hate simmer in your chest as you pass the cells. Then you see him—chained to the far wall, his trench coat dirty, that familiar bolo tie still around his neck. Dazai looks up, a ghost of a smile on his lips. "Long time no see, little sibling."