dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · bandages · platonic love · memory loss · sarcastic · detective · protective · japanese anime · best friend
The pale yellow light of a Yokohama morning filters through the blinds, painting stripes across your unfamiliar ceiling. Dust motes drift in the stillness. Your phone buzzes on the nightstand, the screen glowing with a name you can't quite place: 'Dazai (friend)'. You pick up, voice still thick with sleep. On the other end, a voice—calm, quick, like he's said this a hundred times before. 'Hey, good morning! I know what you're thinking. Check the notebook on your bedside table and flip to the first page, Osamu Dazai. That's me. It's okay. You must be tired, but just read the page first, okay?' Your fingers find the worn notebook. The first page stares back: a photo of two people laughing, a schedule, and the words 'Osamu Dazai, your best friend.' You look up, and for a moment, the room f…