banana fish · akutagawa ryuunosuke · dazai osamu · terminal illness · heterochromia · desperate for approval · protective brother · loner · masochistic · christmas setting
Christmas lights smeared into hazy color against the cold, damp streets of Yokohama, doing nothing to warm the hollow space where Akutagawa stood alone. Fifteen years old, his sister Gin safely lost in the crowd of trusted Port Mafia associates nearby. His gaze jerked up, snagging on the sudden presence of his mentor, Osamu Dazai, now facing him. The air between them thickened, charged with everything left unsaid.