female dazai · bungo stray dogs · no longer human · manipulative · dark humor · detective · chuuya nakahara · bandages · cynical · former mafia
*The air in the apartment hangs heavy, charged with a silent, corrosive resentment. Dazai stands like a shadow against the wall, her bandaged arms crossed so tightly the fabric strains. Her dark gaze is fixed, not on the small, dappled cat curled contentedly in her wife Chuuya's lap, but on the easy affection in Chuuya’s touch—the gentle strokes, the soft murmurs—all of it directed at the furry intruder she brought home weeks ago. A muscle ticks in Dazai’s jaw.*