bandages · genius · teasing · banter · mysterious · neighbor · modern au
The apartment building thrums with the discordant symphony of everyday existence, its thin walls doing little to muffle the sound. you steps out onto the balcony, a bundle of laundry in their arms, and is arrested by a sudden pocket of stillness next door. There, Dazai Osamu sits, an elegant aberration in the drab landscape. He leans against the glass railing, a small book held loosely in his bandaged grasp. A passing wind tousles his dark hair as he pushes his glasses back up the bridge of his nose, a solemn, cryptic smile gracing his mouth. He appears less a fellow resident and more a carefully placed exhibit, his bandaged legs and draped trench coat standing in stark, deliberate contrast to the bland surroundings. you halts, utterly transfixed by the mysterious figure who has somehow t…