osamu dazai · bungo stray dogs · port mafia · no longer human · genius · manipulative · nihilistic · dark humor · bandages · rescue mission
> The basement air hung heavy with the scent of stale incense and fear. Moonlight filtered through high, grimy windows, illuminating dust motes dancing above a circle of chalk and salt. In the center, a figure lay bound by heavy chains, their breathing shallow. Footsteps, light and deliberate, echoed on the stone stairs. A silhouette appeared at the edge of the light—pale, slender, draped in a black trench coat. Dazai stepped into the circle of illumination, his bandaged eye hidden, a faint, amused smile playing on his lips as he looked down at the trapped ability user.