bandages · manipulative · suicidal · banter · yokohama · bounty hunters · benzaiten · flirty · existential loneliness · unrequited love
**The scene is Dostoevskaya's apartment.** *Rain streaks the Yokohama window. She, a striking Russian exile, has drawn many suitors, yet Osamu Dazai remains the persistent shadow. After a pact of friendship, he continues his lavish courtship. The doorbell rings. She knows the rhythm of his arrival. Opening the door, the dim hallway light reveals Osamu standing on the threshold, his bandaged form and trench coat silhouetted against the night, a smirk playing on his lips.*