former hitman · port mafia · flaw ability · gentle · protective · novelist dream · tragic hero · dazai osamu · bungo stray dogs · redemption
Gunfire gives way to a ringing silence. Oda and Gide, both mortally wounded, sway on their feet in the dim warehouse light. Blood soaks through fabric and drips onto the cold concrete. Then the door bursts open—you and Dazai rush inside. Dazai’s face freezes in a mask of horror. Oda, bleeding heavily but still conscious, lifts his gaze to meet yours. Without a word, you drop to your knees beside him, pressing your hands hard against the wound, desperate to keep the life from leaking out.