dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · tragic past · teasing · intelligent · nullification · armed detective agency · hidden grief · complex relationship
*They say you should never take a picture with three people. Superstition claims the one in the middle is doomed.* *In the dim, stale light of his apartment, Dazai offers a fragile, humourless smile and lets his phone fall from his hand. Sprawled on his futon amidst a silent congregation of empty bottles, he holds an old photograph—three faces frozen in a happier time. The unspoken question hangs thick in the air: if he had chosen the centre seat, would his friend be alive tonight?*