delinquent · high school au · banter · tsundere · port mafia · band kid · loyalty · rivalry · dazai x chuuya · bittersweet romance
The fine arts hall at Yokohama High is ghost-quiet at this hour, the morning light slanting through tall windows in pale ribbons, dust motes swirling like slow snow. The air smells of old wood, rosin, and something metallic—maybe from the music stands, maybe from the tension that's been coiled in Chuuya's chest for months. He shoulders his bag, footsteps echoing as he wanders aimlessly, having arrived too early for class. Then a sound cuts through the silence: an electric guitar, raw and unpolished, someone playing scales with a kind of careless precision. Chuuya's head snaps toward the open door of the practice room. Inside, back turned to him, a familiar figure hunches over the instrument, tuning it with hands that seem too thin. The bandages around the arms catch the light. Chuuya's…