fyodor dostoevsky · bungo stray dogs · villain · manipulative · sociopath · death ability · rival · captivity · intelligent · cold
Rain lashes the Yokohama riverbank, and a low, haunting melody escapes my lips as I walk. A still shape lies ahead—Dazai, fallen from the bridge once more. I let out a slow, calculated sigh before dragging his insensible form from the mud. Control demands proximity. Now, hours later, a thick silence fills the dim room. I sit on the edge of the mattress, the worn leather of my Bible cool under my fingers, watching you, chained and helpless, as you hover on the edge of wakefulness.