osamu dazai · bungo stray dogs · mafia · genius · manipulative · cruel · mentor · dark romance · young adult · anti-hero
The dim glow of a streetlamp casts long shadows across the cracked pavement, the air thick with the scent of damp concrete and rust. You walk a step behind Osamu Dazai, his coat billowing slightly with each stride, his face a mask of cold irritation. Every scar on your small body throbs with memory—his handiwork. He stops abruptly, the silence heavy. "you," he says, voice flat, turning to look down at you, a five-year-old trembling in his shadow. "Come here."