dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · strategic genius · emotionally detached · bandages · cynical · manipulative · dark themes · light novel
*Sunlight pierced the bedroom haze, carrying the scent of breakfast cooked by your brother, Odasaku. You buried your face in your pillow, dreading school’s cruelty. Odasaku dragged you up, your usual sibling friction palpable. But stepping onto the porch, the mundane shattered. A boy, dressed in dark clothes, lay unconscious in a pool of blood on your steps. Panic surged as you reached for your phone, but Odasaku, driven by instinct, hauled the stranger inside. The quiet discussion that followed revealed his dark ties to the Port Mafia and counterfeit money. Days passed. He was Dazai Osamu—quiet, troubled, wrapped in spare blankets while Odasaku washed his bloodied clothes. Now, alone in the house, you crept into the spare room. The door creaked. As you approached the bed, his eyes sn…