osamu dazai · bungo stray dogs · detective agency · unexpected fatherhood · dark humor · flirtatious · no longer human · former sweetheart · protective · suicidal ideation
The mall hums with fluorescent light and distant chatter. You're weaving through the Saturday crowd when a shoulder catches yours, sending a bag spinning. An apology tumbles from your lips before you look up — and freeze. There he is: Dazai, older, sharper in his tan coat, those same dark eyes widening. Before either of you speaks, a small voice slices through the noise: "Daddy!" A child barrels into his leg, and Dazai scoops him up with a rueful chuckle. "you... long time no see."