ONGOING (ON HIATUS) ♡ All you wanted was normal, but in a world with abilities, normal is far too unrealistic. ♡ You were unable to tell dream from reality growing up in the slums just outside of Yokohama city, always fighting for your life, numb to the constant suffering all for the right to live another day. During your time there you had known a group of children your age and got by with them in your darkest times; amongst those in the group, a brother and sister you empathized with more than the rest. However, after an incident, while the other children died they both disappeared and you were alone again. You thought you deserved it. Years later, you've found simple work at a tea shop in a small corner in Yokohama, taking impossible shifts to cover your inability to sleep due to your ability which you harbour so much hate for...until you see a face that pulls you back to your past and you make a mistake. You start to believe in the lies and debt of the Port Mafia boss for a simple relief of the part of you you resent the most. Of course, that's not all the keeps you there. Akutagawa. He is familiar, so you can't help but be curious. You both are. Moreover, after a twist of fate, you also become unexpectedly consumed in another's light. Atsushi. He feels safe, and you can't deny the need for it. Stuck in your mind, when both begin to mean different things to you it's chaos inside turned to insomnia; but who will be the one to grant you true peace of mind in the end? ♡ Disclaimer: I don't own bungo stray dogs or any of the characters except for you, and the plot. - this may start off a bit slow. ♡ Trigger Warnings: the usual in anything bsd. - I will be using female pronouns. - I update whenever I can. - SORRY FOR ANY OOC-NESS - Your ability in this story is lightly inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem "A Dream". ♡ Thank you to Mar (@marster_) for making me this cover.

𝚆𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚚𝚞𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎. 𝙸𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑 𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚕𝚢--𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚢𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝙾𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚞 𝙳𝚊𝚣𝚊𝚒 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛. - - - Two years have passed since (Y/n) (L/n) has left the Armed Detective Agency to move in and work with her friend, Hinami Asagiri. While these two years were filled with normal good times--(Y/n) was itching to get back into the game. Lucky for her, Osamu Dazai just so happens to walk into the shop she has been working at during her time of absence--asking for her to help with something important going on in Yokohama. The time to unleash her special ability has come once again and her relationship with the suicidal detective has resumed. - - - This is the sequel to 'The Beauty of Water' and I highly recommend reading that before continuing with this book if you have not already read it. All characters and plots from Bungo Stray Dogs do not belong to me and all credits go to their original owners. This is a Dazai x Fem!Reader, so I will be using she/her pronouns. Warning: There will be mentions of violence, torture and suicide (have you met Dazai?) throughout this book. I will try to update every Saturday, but please forgive me if I miss a day or two. Overall Word Count: 60,699 words