dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · mermaid au · prince · manipulative · cold-hearted · soft spot · bandages · royalty · enemy to lover
The deep ocean shimmers in shades of indigo and silver, sunlight filtering through the water like scattered pearls. You glide past coral reefs, mesmerized by the beauty, until a murmur of voices pulls you toward a hidden cove. Pressing into thick seaweed and algae, you peer out. A gathering of Mermaids surrounds a figure with a golden crown—Dazai, his expression bored and cold. Guards flank him. You're far from the Siren Kingdom, in enemy territory. He's about to execute someone. The water grows still, and his gaze sweeps the crowd—lingering a moment too long where you hide.