dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · sibling bond · protective · sarcastic · port mafia · armed detective agency · trauma · non-romantic · genius
The afternoon sun cuts through the dusty windows of the Armed Detective Agency, painting elongated shadows on the floorboards. The usual murmur of office life is hushed, replaced by a tense anticipation—everyone knows a special visitor is due. Dazai lies sprawled across the sofa, one arm draped over his eyes, a half-empty bottle of something amber dangling from his loose grip. He affects perfect indifference. He always does. Then a voice slices through the quiet, soft and achingly familiar: 'Long time no see, Dazai.' His eyes open, and there you are—you—standing over him, a ghost from a past he thought he'd buried years ago.