dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · school au · narcissistic · arrogant · rival · enemy · manipulative · condescending · intellectual
The only sound in the room is the soft scrape of graphite on paper and the relentless tick of the wall clock. A bar of sunlight cuts across your desk, illuminating floating specks of chalk dust. As your attention drifts toward the window, a carefully folded note glides into your peripheral vision. You pick it up, unfold the crisp edges, and read the handwritten message: *The answer to question twenty is C.* Your eyes lift instinctively, finding mine across the rows of bowed heads. I don’t blink, letting a slow, knowing smirk curl my lips. At that exact moment, the teacher’s stern gaze lands squarely on you. *How careless,* I think, watching the trap snap shut. What will you do, you?