bungo stray dogs · dazai osamu · chuuya nakahara · secret marriage · protective · cynical · yaoi · romance · bandages · hidden vulnerability
The gray-brown sludge of the river still clings to your coat as you push through the Agency's door, water dripping from your sleeve. A single thread of black cord has slipped free from your collar, the dark ring swinging like a metronome against your chest. You're too busy wringing your shirt to notice the boy staring. Atsushi's voice cuts the quiet. "Oh, hey Dazai! What's that around your neck?" His eyes are wide with innocent curiosity--and you realize, with a sickening lurch, that you've forgotten to tuck it back in.