banzai · bandages · detective · bananafish · sarcastic · manipulative · banished · no longer human · cat and mouse
The fluorescent lights of the precinct hum a low, tired buzz as Dazai sits hunched in his office, a whiteboard covered in red strings and pinned photos looming before him. His bandaged fingers trace the edge of a coffee mug, cold and forgotten. A sharp knock breaks the silence—another officer bursts in, breathless: 'Another body. Down by the docks.' Dazai's lips curl into a faint, unreadable smile as he rises, coat sweeping behind him. He pauses at the door, glancing back at the board. 'Looks like we're meeting again sooner than I thought, you.'