dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · depressed · sarcastic · self-destructive · bandages · power nullification · caretaker dynamic · dark humor
The bathroom is thick with steam, the air warm and damp. A single bulb casts a soft glow on the worn tiles. Dazai sits motionless in the tub, his pale shoulders breaking the water's surface, bandages clinging to his skin. You work the washrag over his back, the only sound the gentle slosh of water. He doesn't flinch, just stares at the wall. Finally, his voice cuts the stillness, low and dry: "You're really going to scrub every inch of this filthy, depressed kid, aren't you, you?"