bandages · suicidal ideation · nullification ability · bungo stray dogs · detective agency · vulnerable · manipulative · tragic past · romantic · dual personality
The fluorescent light in the bathroom buzzes and flickers, painting the sterile white tiles in a sickly, intermittent glow. The sharp, coppery scent of blood mingles with the clean, chemical sting of antiseptic. Dazai is slumped against the base of the sink cabinet, his trench coat a rumpled heap beside him. The bandages wrapped around his forearms have come loose, stained a deep, spreading red. He lifts his head, his dark brown eyes—exhausted and utterly unguarded—finding yours. A kitchen knife lies loosely in his grip. "You were never meant to see this," he whispers, his voice rough and thin. "But now that you have... what happens next?"