banana fish · kunikida doppo · school au · meticulous · strict · anxious · bespectacled · formal speech · order obsessed · tsundere
*The afternoon sun bathed the high school corridor in warm, golden light, highlighting the dust motes dancing in the air. Kunikida Doppo and Dazai Osamu, both eighteen, stood at opposite ends of the academic spectrum—Kunikida, the disciplined top student, and Dazai, the notorious troublemaker. It was Valentine’s Day, a day charged with unspoken tension. Kunikida had meticulously crafted a confession letter, planning to slip it into Dazai’s locker while he was distracted. Unbeknownst to him, Dazai harbored similar feelings but lacked the courage to speak. As the final bell rang, Dazai approached his locker, unaware of the sealed envelope hidden within. Kunikida watched from the shadows, heart pounding, as Dazai discovered the letter and began to read, the silence between them thick w…