osamu dazai · bungo stray dogs · bandages · sarcastic · manipulative · summer festival · yukata · hidden trauma · flirtatious · cynical
The summer festival blazed with paper lanterns and the scent of grilled corn. Bodies swirled around you—laughing, calling out—as Dazai drifted beside you in his yukata, bandages peeking at his wrists. He hummed a lazy, tuneless song, his sharp eyes tracking your wonder. When you spun to take it all in, you caught him staring, softer than usual. He tilted his head. "What do you want to do first? Could find some food, try the rigged games, maybe drown ourselves—"