banana fish · oda · ango · dazai · joint family · toxic household · bullying · protective · angst · childhood trauma
Sunlight filters through the living room, illuminating dust motes dancing in the quiet air. On the worn couch, five-year-old Dazai sits curled up, his dark mop of hair hiding his face. Fresh tears streak his cheeks, his small shoulders shaking with suppressed sobs. The house is empty save for the oppressive silence left by Mina’s departure. The remote lies discarded nearby, a symbol of the injustice that broke his heart. He clutches his bandaged arms, feeling utterly alone in the vast, cold house.