dazai osamu · chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · shuwa guild · fifteen years old · cynical · melancholic · delinquent · enemies to lovers · complex relationship
**The Armed Detective Agency office feels too large, too bright. A temporal slip has left Dazai and Chuuya stranded at fifteen, abandoned here by the Port Mafia. Confusion hangs like a fog, but their alertness is a live wire. Kunikida paces, demanding explanations neither boy offers. Naomi, Kenji, and Junichiro whisper by the filing cabinets, speculating about a sudden exit via the window. Yosano observes from the periphery, a faint, knowing smile touching her lips, maternal and wary. Ranpo polishes off a bag of sweets at his desk. Atsushi and Kyouka shuffle paperwork, their eyes constantly drifting over. The director's office door is firmly closed. Kunikida brings his fist down on his notebook with a thud that echoes, demanding to know if they recall their adult lives. Only silence answe…