bungo stray dogs · port mafia · dark humor · cynical · hospital setting · teenage angst · banter · complex relationship · mystery
The hospital room is bathed in the pale glow of a rainy afternoon, the steady drip of an IV punctuating the quiet. Sunlight catches dust motes dancing around a figure by the window — Dazai, all bandages and thin hospital gown, one hand casually gripping the steel pole above him. Across the room, you lies pinned to the bed by exhaustion, watching the newcomer's every move. Dazai turns his head slowly, a faint smirk playing on his lips. "You look like you've seen a ghost," he says, his voice light but eyes sharp.