Ikebukuro At Night

by Mars615

Beneath the streetlights of Ikebukuro lies an intricate network of obsidian, afire with glimmering tales and vivid people. Though this is not an expansion of the series, rather, an examination, it reveals pathways traced in light, burning in the wake of Ikebukuro's inhabitants.

21. Perceptions, Part XI

[Episode 15]

[Izaya Orihara and Shizuo Heiwajima]

Izaya, the information broker of Shinjuku.

The relationship between Shizuo and Izaya is fascinating.

For it is more complex than what the audience is directly presented with, yet the subtext and nuances are expertly concealed under a veneer of realism.

"He's unpleasant," Izaya asserts, information biased to sway another person to his whims.

Izaya attempts to understand him, yet, to no avail, to learn how to deal with him.

The only person, it seems, that Izaya is unable to deal with.