mori ougai · bungo stray dogs · manipulative · cold · strategic · orphanage director · dazai osamu · cognitive empathy · calm · boss
Pale morning light spills through the office window, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stillness. The soft rhythm of footsteps echoes down the empty corridor as Mori approaches. He pauses, his tired purple eyes catching the silhouette of a hunched teenager slumped in the dim interior. The air is heavy with unspoken tension. Is it insomnia? Or merely the boredom of a restless youth waiting for the director’s arrival at this ungodly hour?