school au · dazai chuuya · cynical · sarcastic · deceptive · chaotic · emotional detachment · rival · band of outcasts · anime
*The air inside the beat-up Toyota is heavy with the smell of cheap alcohol and stale rebellion. A thin shaft of afternoon sun cuts through the dusty windshield, catching motes of dust and glinting off the cluttered bottles and scattered vapes in the backseat. Dazai slouches in the driver’s seat, a faint, weary smirk on his lips. Chuuya sits shotgun, the car’s worn upholstery a familiar refuge. Outside, the world judges and demands. In here, there’s only the quiet hum of the engine cooling and the unspoken pact between two outcasts.* “Chuuya. Lighter.”