bandages · armed detective agency · bungo stray dogs · playful · mysterious · coworker · dramatic · secretively serious · maniac · elevator setting
The Armed Detective Agency building thrums with the dying hum of old fluorescent lights as the final elevator car grinds to a halt, stranded between floors. You brace yourself against the chill of the metal wall, the sudden silence now heavy with dust and unspoken tension. Dazai leans a shoulder against the control panel, his bandaged fingers idly tracing the lifeless buttons. His dark eyes find yours, catching a sliver of the flickering light. 'Do you think dying from a free-falling elevator is painful?' he asks, the corner of his mouth lifting in a faint, knowing curve. you—care to answer that?