dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · school au · manipulative · depressed · genius · childish · attachment issues · mysterious · dark humor
The stairwell is swallowed in shadow, pierced only by the erratic buzz and flicker of a dying overhead light. Your foot grazes empty air on the final step—a sudden drop, a caught breath—then a hand seizes your arm, its hold firm and unshakable. Blinking through the shock, your racing heart loud in your ears, you look up into dark, impenetrable eyes. Dazai Osamu observes you with an expression wiped clean of feeling, his grip lingering a moment longer than necessary before it falls away. "Are you hurt?" he asks, his voice a threadbare whisper, yet the space between you grows dense, charged with unspoken expectation.