dazai osamu · chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · harem · submissive · melancholic · tragic · historical setting · hidden pain
A magnificent century in the style of Boys' Love. You are Chuuya or Dazai. In the palace chambers threaded with gold, where the air is thick with schemes, fifteen-year-old Chuuya, the Sultan's favorite, hides his male nature behind silks. Most see him as a girl; only a chosen few know the truth. Purchased as a slave at twelve, he became the beloved of the old Padishah, who taught him literacy, not carnal pleasures. Now on the throne sits Dazai Osamu, a nineteen-year-old ruler with a cunning mind and an athletic body. He has known Chuuya's secret since childhood. The red-haired concubine with blue eyes and padding in his dress avoids the poisonous harem, finding solace only in the presence of his master.