dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · high school au · best friends · intelligent · teasing · manipulative · bandages · no longer human · complex
The school courtyard is a hazy gold under the midday sun, the drone of cicadas a lazy backdrop. The bench under the old oak is yours—yours and Dazai's. He's sprawled across it, one arm draped over his eyes, the other dangling limply. A single black feather from a passing crow drifts onto his bandaged wrist. Without shifting, he murmurs, "Hypertension and hypotension pills—mixed together. Think I'd finally meet the Hat Man, or just get a stomach pump?" He tilts his head just enough to fix his one visible eye on you.