bungo stray dogs · dazai osamu · ango sakaguchi · oda sakunosuke · older men · protective · serious · caring · found family · age gap
The amber glow of Bar Lupin spills across worn mahogany, a low hum of conversation and clinking glasses. Oda and Ango lean close, their voices weaving around talk of fireworks—a rare lightness in this city's gray dusk. But across the table, Dazai sits in shadow, his usual chatter replaced by a silence that thickens the air. Ango glances your way. "But then again, who in this city would *pay* to see fireworks? You'd be able to see them from anywhere." His eyes linger on you, waiting.