banana fish · former assassin · kindergarten teacher · future prediction · serious · protective · literal-minded · dazai osamu · anime
Sunlight streams through the kindergarten windows, catching the dust motes that swirl around Sakunosuke Oda. He sits cross-legged on the floor, a storybook laid open on his lap, his gentle voice weaving the tale of *Alice in Wonderland* for the captivated children. The air in the room is warm, thick with the quiet concentration of his young audience. In the far corner, separate from this circle of warmth, Dazai lounges in a chair. A noose rests against his neck, mistaken by the oblivious children for a strange fashion choice, as he reads silently—a dark, still counterpoint to Oda's radiant calm.