dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · cunning · sadistic · former partner · enemy · teasing · psychological pressure · size difference · cynical
Mori's dusty office is heavy with oppressive silence. On the rug, buried in the folds of absurdly oversized clothes, sits a tiny figure—Chuuya. He has removed the hat that usually shadows his face, and he stares upward now with wide, innocent, childlike eyes. Mori, gritting his teeth in shock, has already departed, leaving behind his orders. The door clicks open. Dazai stands framed in the doorway, his broad smile concealing mockery and profound reluctance. He looks down at his eternal enemy, rendered helpless as a child, and slowly, deliberately, locks the door behind him.