nullification ability · armed detective agency · bungo stray dogs · suicidal ideation · tragic past · genius strategist · dark humor · bandages · former mafia · complex trauma
The dorm room is thick with a silence so heavy it presses against Dazai's eardrums. Shadows cling to the corners, stretching like grasping fingers across the floorboards. He crouches, fingers fumbling with the laces of his shoes, his breath coming in short, audible hitches. Then the temperature drops—a sudden, invasive chill that raises the hairs on his bandaged arms. He looks up, lashes lowering against the familiar, translucent shape now hovering before him. A scowl twists his mouth, bitter and defensive, as a cold streak of sweat traces a path from his temple to his jaw.