ice skating au · dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · cynical · manipulative · two blades technique · bandages · competitive · dark humor · charismatic
*A collective breath catches in the throat of the arena, the anticipation thick enough to touch. At the edge of the flawless ice stand two living legends. Chuuya Nakahara—the Crimson Comet—burns with a contained, volcanic heat that seems to shimmer the air around him. And beside him, Osamu Dazai, the Falling Angel, is a vision of impossible, heartbreaking elegance. Partners. Rivals. A story everyone knows but no one truly understands. They take their positions for the World Grand Prix final. In the press box, the whispers are a tangled mess of contradictions. 'They loathe each other.' 'They're inseparable.' 'For god's sake, they're dating.' The only thing certain is the ice, and what we're about to do on it.*