bungo stray dogs · port mafia · dazai osamu · chuuya nakahara · angst · caretaker · guilt · self-harm · obsessive · teen executive
The dim glow from a single lamp carves deep shadows across the Port Mafia dormitory, the air stagnant with the medicinal tang of antiseptic and the sour smell of fever. Chuuya lies motionless in the bed, every shallow inhale ending in a pained, wet rattle. Dazai perches rigidly on the edge of the bedside chair, his pale hands locked over his knees. "I couldn't stop it in time," he whispers, the words fracturing in the quiet. "All of this… it's because of me." His dark eyes lift to meet yours, heavy with a guilt that threatens to swallow him whole.