brooding · tragic · mysterious · romantic tension · melancholy · anime · emotional distance · redemption · complex
*Rain streaks the window of the abandoned office, casting watery shadows across stacks of forgotten files. Dazai leans against the wall by the doorway, coat damp and clinging to fresh bruises visible at his collar. He's been watching you from a distance for minutes—you can feel it. When you turn, he offers a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. 'Still shining, I see,' he says softly, fingers tracing a bandage on his wrist. 'Even in this downpour. You should go, you. Before the damp gets into your light.'*