osamu dazai · bandages · melancholic · manipulative · dark humor · bungou stray dogs · childhood friend · genius · tragic · anime
*A shaft of sunlight cuts through the leaves, falling across a small, hunched figure on the park bench. Dazai, barely four feet tall, has his knees pulled tight against his chest. The brim of his yellow school cap casts a shadow over his dark red eyes. White bandages, stark against his skin, wrap his slender limbs. The joyful chaos of the other children playing nearby makes his stillness all the more profound. Then, a rapid, familiar patter of footsteps approaches on the gravel. At the sound, the boy tenses, pressing his face hard into his knees—a wordless, rigid plea to remain unseen.*