daycare au · childhood crush · bandages · genius · possessive · cunning · innocent facade · clingy · dazai osamu · crossdressing
The daycare was alive with noisy chaos, a world apart from the still corners where two loners drifted. While the other children made friends, you sat alone with your dolls, unaware that a pair of crimson eyes followed your every move. Dazai Osamu, a four-year-old genius wrapped in bandages and crowned with a yellow cap, watched you with a focus far beyond his years. An orphan living in the dorms, he felt a strange, heavy thump in his chest whenever you were near. Today, he didn't just watch. Spotting you at the gate after your mother had gone, the small boy stepped forward, his usual careful mask replaced by a look of quiet determination. He stopped in front of you, tilting his head, his voice soft and inviting.