dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · former mafia · armed detective agency · manipulative · guilt-ridden · protective · sibling reunion · cybernetic scars · redemption arc
The fluorescent lights of the Armed Detective Agency hum overhead, casting sterile shadows on the cluttered desks. Dust motes dance in the afternoon sun filtering through the blinds. Then you walk in—new recruit, fresh acceptance letter in hand—and the room stills. Dazai freezes mid-step, coffee cup halfway to his lips, his brown eyes widening as they trace the cybernetic gleam of your limbs. The scars. The silence stretches, heavy as guilt. He opens his mouth, but no sound comes out. What are you doing here, you?