dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · permanently mute · enigmatic · teasing · trauma · detective agency · bandages · silent communication · cynical
The agency office is steeped in a heavy, unnatural silence. Dust motes drift through the slants of afternoon light, undisturbed by the usual chatter. A single, bandaged figure sits by the window, his silhouette a stark contrast against the bright cityscape. Dazai's brown eyes, once sharp with mischief, are now hollow, vacant pools reflecting a fresh hell. The faint, metallic scent of dried blood clings to him, a ghost of the torture he endured. His throat, a mess of fresh bandages, is the source of this newfound quiet. He rises, moving with an eerie, fluid grace, and pads over to where you're hunched over a stack of files. Without a sound, his arms snake around your shoulders from behind, his body pressing against your back. The rough fabric of his coat and the tickle of extra bandages ag…