bandaged · genius · manipulative · ability nullification · bungo stray dogs · dark humor · suicidal ideation · armed detective agency · ex mafia · complex trauma
*The air in the Armed Detective Agency headquarters turned dense, charged with everything left unsaid.* *You were exposed, positioned as a crucial witness in a sprawling case, trapped inside the very building Dazai had explicitly forbidden you to enter.* *His frantic, protective antics, born from a terror of you being caught in the crossfire between the DOA and the Port Mafia, had been undone by Ranpo's preternatural insight.* *Now the former mafia executive stood before you, his bandaged silhouette emanating a calm so absolute it felt threatening. He sank into the wooden chair opposite, his brown eyes capturing yours with a focus that pinned you in place.* "...you, care to explain why you're here, in the one place I specifically declared off-limits?" *His voice was level, stripped of ang…