#*oda voice* good thing hes dead

[night-dazai]

I keep giving myself baby fever

Hear me out.

Bsd men got a breeding kink-

BSD MEN BREEDING KINK : 

Hey, I feel like this is not so complete cause this is the first time I am writing about breeding kink, forgive me if there are mistakes and point them out so I can correct them on later works. Thank you for the request cause it is a wonderful one

I also did not check this for spelling and grammar errors

Dazai : 

To this man he has never kept his hands off you and never will.

One day as he was mindless watching some reels he saw a few baby reels “What will y/n’s kid with me look like “ his mind thought and thats the end of you . 

Every night senseless fucking you raw “Bella..want a kid..” he would plead. 

But deep down he felt he does not deserve one, but once he has tried fucking you raw . yep. no changing his mind he wants a kid .

He wants to see you belly bulge with his kid , but makes sure you also agree to it . 

He feels sacred some nights thinking of what can happen if he has a lot of weakness cause one of them is you , all precious people near him all dead yet you are here to hold his hand at every step . 

And let him fuck your cunt till it leaks cum “ you look soo lovely like this darling , like a painting “ he says licking the mixture “one more pleasee “ he asks with his doe eyes. 

The moment the pregnancy is confirmed, yep he is shocked

"Its like a pea " he says looking the documents, man becomes so overprotective makes sure you are always with someone from the agency and nerve alone .

He loves to lay his head on your tummy and talk to the baby " baby , it has been 178 days since you are in you mom's tummy hows it in there ?" " Baby your dad is being bullied bu your mom " he would also complain to it .

Boy is overjoyed he first runs to tell Oda " I am starting my own family " his voice breaks as the gentle breeze makes his hair sway he keeps talking to him while you holding his form falling down.

He knows how dangerous it is for you and the baby now and his mind just starts planning everything from birth to every single thing to do to keep the baby safe.

Chuuya : 

Boy , now first step its you who brings up this topic , to him he is blessed enough to feel human due to your presence but he is a man who is never overly greedy. 

A kid ? his kid ? when you tell him this you see wet eyes and trembling hands “ but its dangerous i am dangerous “ he says . 

It takes a lot more time than Dazai to convince this redhead, but once he is conceived he is the most sweetest guy . 

He would treat you like its the first time you are having sex , being all sweet and making sure you feel alright. 

All the rough sex is out of the window (unless you beg for it )

He cums inside and uses his thick fingers to pump it back in “Now now be a good girl “ he would whisper sweet things into your ears . 

One day he would suddenly come home with tons of baby clothes and toys and posters “ chu what is this ?” you asked confused “ i liked it bought it “ he says happily smiling like a kid . 

Big rich has its perks, he gets you regularly checked up , men make sure your health if on top it, and no one in the mafia is allowed near you .

He is like a guard dog barking at anyone trying to even look at your direction,and night after night of sweet love once pregnancy is confirmed.

He cries, he cries in front of everyone in his office (well you tell him in his office with the scanned images ) . 

Good luck with more pampering 

Kunikida: 

This man , has everything planned from the moment he sleeps eats and takes a bath , maye even even he breathes. 

But sex, family, and lifelong partner are also in his book . 

I am sure he will find it hard to find a person who fits all his ideals and you might be someone who fits 2 or 3 of them (or even none)

You guys having sex is also scheduled in his book as a relaxing time (call caps )

He is a top , gentle, sweet , always wears and condom and all okay good fine . 

You were someone who wanted some spicy and thats how one day when he comes home all stressed you give him your present. 

A tight red lingerie, lifting your breasts a bit a cut leaving your sweet buds open and you holding your legs wide open saying “ welcome “. 

He snaps, there is no way he is holding back from this treat , his rthurs hard and pace fast , he becomes all grabby. 

As he feels his dick twitching he realises he ahs no condom “ shit “ he mumbles and try to pull out “ stay “ you say pulling his neck and kissing him while the other hand pushes his dick back deeper . 

The man relases inside you feeling something new , his eyes wide chest heaving he looks down seeing his cum drip down your tighs on the sheets.

Licking his cum mixed with yours “ it felt nice right ?” you ask trying to get up and wash when a hand stops you . 

“More “ he says tone very firm he is going back in , he is too out of it , his mind seeing images of a mini you running around the house 

Seeing your belly big, he lost it and you knew it cause his eyes looked soo lust full “ sure babe” 

After all the steamy stuff is over man is weight down with his thoughts, keeps saying sorry while you are smiling at him “ its fine “.

“Of course it is not” he says , his job is not extremely dangerous but alos not very safe , he does not ever want to see anyone die . 

You were strong to protect yourself but what about a kid ? his mind is too messed when you kiss his hands.

“ It will all be fine relax ,we can take care “ and that when it hits him “ you want a baby ?” his voice trembles he asks while you nod shyly. 

Good luck cause once it is decided every night you guys have to RELAX and the next day, you better ask for a long vacation if you are working cause this man is going to work overtime on you .

Once it is confirmed that you are pregnant " from now on all your lazy schedule is out of the roof " he says sternly.

Makes you eat health food, and makes you do yoga for fitness you can whine and cry but you are doing them " no more fooling around its time for you to eat your vitamin tablets "

He will try his best to spend more and more time with you guys and read books as to "what to tell a baby while it's in the stomach " he looks like a ring master telling the baby moral value stories but you can see the affection and nervous this man is hiding.

[fluffyartbl0g]

Redraw of the panels that SHATTERED MY HEART o(；△；)o!!! OG panels + Opinions on the Luffy separation arc under read more

Okay let me just go on a tangent about my feelings about the post-series Luffy separation arc, cause I think it gets way too much hate when it’s such a heartbreaking and well executed deviation from oda’s standard formula!!! I know that we all love monkey d. luffy and he’s LITERALLY the main character of the series, but it was also really nice to get more time to focus on the rest of the crew. But here’s the thing, even when Luffy wasn’t here, he was still here. And I’m not talking about the so called ‘blessings’ or whatever that kept SUSPICIOUSLY popping up around the crew when Luffy disappeared, I’m talking about the consequences that arised from him disappearing. We truly got to see how grand the effect luffy has had on the world around him, and how many lives he was able to touch ; - ; So even though luffy physically wasn’t present (I mean KIND OF but you know what I mean), this was still VERY MUCH a luffy arc imo. 

Oh man but I think Oda wrote luffy’s disappearance so well,,, I was sobbing for like 80 percent of this arc. Like just gradually seeing the crew’s deterioration as time passes by,,, but everyone has such unwavering faith in their captain, he HAS to come back cause Luffy always comes back. But here’s the thing, Luffy didn’t know what was happening to him when he started disappearing. But what he DID know is that he wasn’t sure if he was gonna be able to come back or not. And Luffy hates breaking promises- he’d never make a promise if he didn’t plan to keep it, and he’s not an idiot either, so when he just felt himself disappearing and saw zoro nearby... Instead of saying something like “I’ll be back!” and potentially making his crewmates wait for him forever, he tells zoro to “take care of the crew”... SOBBING AND CRYING T - T. So YES. the crew has unwavering faith in their captain. But. Luffy didnt say that he’d be coming back or anything. So what are they supposed to do really.

And it’s really hard to read at some parts, like it never loses the goofy tone that has been there throughout all of one piece and it’s really sweet to see everyone rely on each other to keep one another afloat, but the slight tension that keeps building up over the months while they keep looking for clues and answers... And how each lead keeps becoming a dead end... When it builds up and Usopp finally voices the thing that’s on everyone’s mind.

Oh man. I started crying so hard. It took 6 month for any one of them to say something. Like this is One piece. Of course Luffy is gonna come back eventually, it would be waay too dark otherwise... But Idk man, even I started to doubt that :((( But luckily. THIS IS ONE PIECE. So right after everyone started,,, well not exactly losing hope or anything (maybe a bit)? but going BATSHIT INSANE FROM THE REALITY THAT THEIR CAPTAIN MIGHT BE GONE FOR GOOD, they finally got a solid actual clue of what might’ve happened to luffy!!! And I’m SO GLADDDD!!!!

Omg and when they tracked down the pray-pray no mi user and finally got some answers out of him. OMG WAIT A MOMENT I REALLY LIKED IS WHEN PRIEST GUY IS LIKE “urerheg without luffy up there as a god the entire world may very well be destroyed cause the sun has been super unstable for centuries blah blah” and then Nami freaking PUMMELED THE GUY AND SHOVED HIM DOWN WITH HER STAFF AND

SOBBING CRYING SOBBING. THEY WOULD POTENTIALLY BLOW UP THE ENTIRE WORLD IF IT MEANT THAT THEIR CAPTAIN WOULDNT HAVE TO BE LONELY ; - ; KILL ME.

URGH I was really hoping that Luffy would return right once they beat him up cause I really really missed my boy, but honestly I think the final method of getting Luffy to return was super clever and absolutely worth the extra 3 weeks of waiting!!! I know that it was foreshadowed across the whole West Blue Saga and everything but I honestly had no clue it would end like that, DONT MAKE FUN OF ME :(((

When the crew finally got their captain back after 8 months of waiting... I mean they’ve been separated before for even longer periods of time, but they always knew that they’d be back together. This time they didn’t know. BUT AREHAHRGE ALL THE PAIN AND SUFFERING WAS SO WORTHIT WHEN THEY ALL FINALLY REUNITED T - T!!!!!! UWAHHWHAHWUAAGGHA!!! AND SEEING ALL THEIR ALLIES AND FRIENDS THEYVE MADE JUST CHEER AND CRY WHEN THEY HEAR THE NEWS!!!! I WOULD CHUCK ALL THE PANELS HERE IF I COULD BUT ID JUS T REACH THE IMAGE LIMIT BECAUSE ALL OF THEM MADE ME CRY ; - ;!!! Literally just read those 5 chapters in the arc finale cause,,,, man so good T - T

Anyways TLDR: The post-series luffy seperation arc is NOT BAD and you guys are JUST COWARDS AND LIARS!!!!

[writing-sideblog-behind-books]

the first time dazai asks chuuya genuinely for something, not joking, not forcing, but desperately, is after ango - newly revealed goverment spy - leaves after telling oda what he knows of mimick. dazai has chuuya's contacts open and dialing the second oda leaves his sickroom. if he's wrong he'll be endlessly humiliated and relentlessly mocked by chuuya everytime he gives him an order in the future. the risk of what happens should his hunch be correct doesn't allow him to hang up. "shitty mackrel what now. i'm busy." chuuya's annoyed voice greets him and where dazai normally would needle at it and tease chuuya until he relented or exploded he can't afford for chuuya to ignore his request. "i need you to come back. as soon as possible. please." it shuts chuuya up and dazai can almost hear the gears in his brain turning. what he's asking is a lot. maybe too much. chuuya is away to renegotiate something, both as a threat - a look how strong we are we can just send one half of out strongest duo away for weeks at a time - and because chuuya's one of the best - spending a lot of his time around dazai and having been trained by kouyu has that result. he's been ordered there by mori and undoubdetly not finished. leaving now would be clear insubourdination, maybe treason if mori decides the results aren't enough to balance out the needs. it galls him but he doesn't have another card left to play, so he adds "it's important." the silence on the other end is more unnerving than if chuuya had started screaming at him for the audacity. "seven hours." is the only thing chuuya finally says before hanging up. two hours later, oda tells his run in with the leader and it only corroberates what dazai already figured form when akutagawa reported his failure. five hours later dazai learns that mimick killed oda's charity cases and he's failed to get him to turn back. his tracker tells him chuuya still is over the ocean but he sends him the live location of oda's anyway. convincing mori also proves a bust, he had sought this from the very beginning, something dazai had feared but underestimated the possibility of. ("Sakunosuke, you're exquisit!" "I'll accompany you to your end", they are fighting and oda has so much blood on his hands by know but it's still not enough when Flawless sees him, no everyone, dropping to the ground. No way he twists lets him escape the pull of gravity and his bones grind together and his hand is crushed under the weight of his gun. Gide and the rest of mimick aren't fearing better. He doesn't understand how dazai can praise him to be the strongest port-mafia member when he has a god by his side. what good is seeing the future when no matter what you do it's inevitable?) it's been six hours and chuuya's tracker has him entering japan and oda's tracker hasn't moved these past minutes but chuuya loves that dumb hat and oda would never leave that gun behind so he's expecting the worst. finding spots of blood and gore like squashed bugs alliviates the fear and dread sets in. he'll forever be in chuuya's debt now, won't he. oda's gun is next to the dead leader of mimick, only identifiable through his different clothing from the others. his phone rings. he answers without checking who it is. "where the fuck are you, shitty mackrel. hc said you just left and yu aren't at your apartment." "where do you think you are you slimiy slug," he fires back "stay there." of course chuuya needs to be contrary because he answers "fuck off i got to pick something up." still his apartment isn't empty when he enters, but has oda perched atop his couch. seven hours after dazai made his first, and hopefully last, earnest request of chuuya his hat starts moving his way and when he opens his door, chuuya is standing in front of him - ugly hat perched atop his head.

[yandere-romanticaa]

Whos the best daddy: oda, jingyuan or childe?

WELCOME TO THE DADDY OLYMPICS 🔥

I shall be your fine hostess for the evening so BUCKLE UP! We have a fine selection of men here, all amazing but do not be fooled by their charms, they are beyond deadly!! In the wise words of Mr Pedro Pascal "Daddy is a state of mind." and today, we shall find out which one of these three men has what it takes!

The first man we have is the 11th Harbinger, Tartaglia! Or Childe! Or Ajax! Or however the fuck you want to call him, he has too many names!! (One is enough my good Sir.)

Renowned as a family man, Mr Tartaglia writes letters to his whole family and loves all of his siblings very much, so much so that he is willing to lie in order to keep their dreams intact. While some people might argue what he is doing is wrong (and in a way they're right) but his intentions are always pure and just wants his family to have a good life.

What a gem of a man!

We are also aware that this man is LOADED, so his family or friends do not need to worry about any expenses whatsoever, regardless of how much they cost, Mr Tartaglia has you COVERED!

However.

As unfortunate as it may be, Mr Tartaglia simply lacks the certain finesse that your classic Daddy™ requires to have. His boyish charms are out of this world but they are indeed just that - boyish!

Besides, I personally believe that he'd be more of a "Sir" type of guy. "Sir" and "Daddy" are indeed powerful authority figures but there is a slight difference there.

The final ranking for Mr Tartaglia is 6/10. He is handsome and strong, but he's too much of a kind elder brother figure, or a "Sir" to ever truly quality as a Daddy. At least, that's what I think.

Oh boy, it's getting saucy now! 🥴🤤

This is general Jing Yuan, a man renowned for his lazy and carefree attitude but behind that smile is an incredible tactician who can strike like a lion at any given moment. Despite his attitude, be very, very afraid of him.

Isn't that just so sexy of him?

Tall, husky and sweet, Jing Yuan fits the mold of "Daddy" quite nicely. And to top it off, he has a young child under his care! Their interactions are heartwarming and precious, I can't stop staring at the screen whenever the two are on it and I know for a fact that I'm not alone there <333

His out of this world voice (I'm talking about the English dub) makes me melt - if he tells me to do something, I will do it.

No questions asked.

His authority as a general also gives him great power and leverage as well. A kind man who has the ability to crush anyone who gets in his way is always an amazing Daddy™!

I simply must give this beautiful general a perfect 10/10 score! 😍

And finally, the last man of the hour is the darling Oda Sakunosuke, or Odasaku for short! <33 :3

Where, oh where do I begin with this man? He has the blood of many people on his hands and yet, he managed to worm his way into the heart of the Port Mafia's youngest but most dangerous executive that has ever lived, which is nothing to scoff at I assure you.

While his status as a mafioso gives an air of uncertainty about his whereabouts and well being, it is safe to say that he, like Jing Yuan, is quite the Daddy™. Kind, caring but also incredibly humorous, he is the ideal package. Walks and coffee shop dates would be beyond interesting with this man and besides, I'm sure that his long and slender fingers will be good for other things besides writing! ;)

This man also takes care of an entire gaggle of orphans! Isn't he just amazing?!

Unfortunately, there is one glaring issue though -

His kids are dead!!

That's right you heard it here folks, his kids got blown up! Don't worry Odasaku, I'll be more than happy to give you as many kids as you want! Do you want a son? A daughter? Both??

My body is READY!

As much as I want to give this man a 10, his job and the fact that his kids are blown to bits knocks out a point. I'm sorry Odasaku, but your final ranking is a strong and massive 9/10.

Folks, this is where you step in! Yes that's right, YOU! YOU vote which one of these men is the ✨ ULTIMATE DADDY! ✨

[lover-of-midnight]

Bungou Stray Dogs Masterlist

Together: “Dazai?” The surprise was clear to hear. Chuuya tilted his head slightly as he looked at Dazai, the man was back in his normal clothes. Ao3 Link

You have no idea: “And the next I was gone.” Dazai tilted Chuuya’s head slightly upward. His eyes were bright as his finger traced against Chuuya’s cheek. “I know I hurt you and that I never wanted to hurt you. I listened to every message you sent me. It was the only thing that kept me going. Your messages and photos.” Dazai could see the pain in Chuuya’s eyes. Ao3 Link

Misery loves company: When the other boy finally settled again, Chuuya realised with a groan he didn’t want to leave his friend alone to deal with the nightmares on his own. His eyes racked over his room, a groan slipping through his lips when he realised that the idea passed through again. Ao3 Link

I can't love myself how I love you: “I love you and I will do everything in my power to keep you safe even when it means hurting you in the process.” Dazai forced himself to stand up, his energy completely gone. He whipped at his eyes wishing he could hide the tear tracks. Ao3 Link

Fighting your own head. The day passed slowly as his mind just tried to dragged him down even further. He ignored the calls coming in, eventually the pounding against his door. He knows in the end that he would have to face the music, but now isn’t the time. Ao3 Link

I don't know... “What happened love.” Chuuya tried to keep his voice as calm as he could. Dazai’s eyes darted around, everything felt too much. His breathing felt like it caught in his chest and he didn’t want to move. Ao3 Link

Change of Faith: “Oda…” Dazai’s voice broke slightly as he slid down next to the body. Blood clung to his hand and he just wanted to wipe it away. The silence was thick in the room. Ao3 Link

You are not the man, I thought. “The truth Dazai.” Chuuya took a step closer to the younger man, everything in him screaming, raging at the world. Ao3 Link

It was a needed choice. “I can’t promise you forever Chibi. But I can be here for now, for as long as you will have me.” Dazai kept his voice even. Both of them know that there is a high change that he will try to kill himself again. But he could be here in the present just be here for Chuuya. Ao3 Link

It is time. His heart almost stopped. Is this how love feels? His eyes went to his wrist, but it was hidden beneath his jacket. The time was almost up when he last checked. Ao3 Link

What if: You were in a position where one change and your life would be over Dazai? One change in the force and we won’t have you here any longer. And yeah it is selfish that I don’t want you dead even though I know that each day is a suffering for you. Ao3 Link

A little bit out of the ordinary. Everything just falls apart, they are good Chibi.” Dazai’s voice was soft as he admitted to his downfall. He should have tried to get more intelligence, should have seen that something was missing when no one could tell him a thing about them. Ao3 Link

Nowhere to run: “It doesn’t matter. I have it handled.” Dazai just wanted to walk out. This was too much. It felt like he was being attacked from inside and outside. He didn’t know what to make of these people. Ao3 Link

Every Whumpee's Needs: He closed his eyes again as another shiver passed through his body. It felt like he was being boiled alive. He knows that he needs to do something about it, but all he managed to do was lay still. Hoping that it won’t trigger another vomiting spell. Ao3 Link

Everything hurts and I'm dying: Wondering why on Earth Dazai didn’t just come to him before he did something stupid. Why did he think jumping from a bridge would change anything? Now he only was full of bruises and a head injury. Ao3 Link

The very noisy night: “Something is bothering you.” A mere fact, nothing to be questioned. In the years they have been together Chuuya managed to learn some of the subtler ways Dazai would show he was at his end. And for some reason tonight seemed like such a night. Ao3 Link

Can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs: When he placed his hands over Dazai’s eyes to shield him from the knife, coming down, piercing his heart. Ao3 Link

Let's break the ice: Dazai forced himself back upright, brown met blue and for a second he wished that he could just let everything go. Just for a second, to just go splat on the road below. Ao3 Link

Enough is enough: “Dazai?” There wasn’t much hope to get a response. His hand was warm against the coldness of Dazai’s cheek. Ao3 Link

Famous last words: “Come, you need to see a doctor.” He made sure to keep his voice as calm as he could. Knowing that the last time he had to take Dazai near a doctor the boy freaked out. The muscles tensing as Dazai tried to pull away, made Chuuya tighten his hands. Ao3 Link

I'm Sorry: This was the only why. There is no more place for him in the Port Mafia. And he couldn’t ask Chuuya to a choice between himself and his family. It would be wrong to do. Plus, he was relatively sure that Chuuya would have chosen to stay. Ao3 Link

Nightmares: Chuuya just held him waiting for the tremors to pass. Waiting for his breath to even out. Wondering if tonight he would finally tell him what was going on in his mind or if it would be like always. A wall between them. Ao3 Link

I'm Done: His hands balled up slightly before he turned to face Dazai. “I love you more than you know and ever will know. Why can’t it be the same for you? Why is it necessary for you to string me along? All I am good for is those plans of yours. Knowing I will come to no matter the situation.” Chuuya could feel tears burning his eyes, but he quickly blinked them away. Ao3 Link

My Pet: “We are in the Mafia Chibi, and my orders are absolute.” Dazai knows by now he shouldn’t test his Chibi’s patience but at the same time, he just couldn’t help it. It was so much fun. Ao3 Link

My sweet little omega: He grinned slightly as he nuzzled into Dazai’s neck. Just breathing deeply for a second. His sweet little omega was already wrecked, and they barely started the fun. Ao3 Link

Just listen: A pained whimper filled the air as he made his way to his room, his hands shaking as he reached for his blades. Just forget everything for a short while. Tomorrow he will handle the rest, but for now, he didn’t have the energy to deal anymore. Ao3 Link

How long until you break: “You realise that hurting him will make the boss pissed off with you. He wants him with a reason, do not mess this up.” In the short time, she worked as a medic here, she honestly wondered why she was still trying some days. It was just a bunch of manic people around her. Always going out of their way to hurt the people they get. Ao3 Link

Please spell it out for me. “Do I have to spell it out for you Dazai?” Chuuya could feel tears burning his eyes. “I love you! I have fallen in love with you the bloody second, I saw you.” He turned away from Dazai. A choking sob left his lips. Ao3 Link

I'm a Failure: Dazai tried to ignore the pain as he curled up behind the futon. He could hear the rain pattering against the metal making him shiver. It was all his fault. He should have known that there was something more to the new organisation. Ao3 Link

Out of my mind: Another whimper as Dazai tried to press against Chuuya. Hoping for more but at the same time, knew that he would need to beg if he wanted more tonight. Ao3 Link

Engraved into my mind: Hoping that he would tell him to stop speaking, that it was enough. Because he was quite sure he wouldn’t be able to stop now. It felt like someone finally pulled the plug. All the water needs to be realised. Ao3 Link

Say that again: He forced his hands to still as he kissed Dazai’s cheek. “You should have come to me. You don’t need to deal with this alone. I love you.” The last part was said so softly Chuuya was sure that at least Dazai wouldn’t have heard that part. Ao3 Link

Confusion at midnight: Cloudy brown eyes looked at Chuuya. “I don’t know. Everything is hot and my skin is itchy, and I don’t like this, Chu.” Another step closer “It is as if something is burning in my stomach and my head feels fuzzy.” He could feel tears burning his eyes, wanting something but having no idea what. Ao3 Link

Holding Hands: While in a train station, Dazai feels slightly jealous of the people. Chuuya to the rescue. Ao3 Link

Energy Fairy: “Osamu what in the seven hells are you looking for? And stop pulling files out please?” The last part came out slightly high as Chuuya forced the cabinet closed.Brown eyes locked with blue as Dazai pouted. “But how am I supposed to get the energy fairy?” His voice was low and tired. Ao3 Link

Sometimes we only need comfort: Chuuya tightened his arms slightly, wishing he could take the pain away. “Try and sleep. We will figure this out.” His voice was low as he ran his fingers against Dazai’s back. Maybe it would be best if someone takes out Mori… Ao3 Link

Atelphobia: Chuuya bit the inside of his lip as he rocked slightly back and forth. He forced the negative energy from his mind. It doesn’t matter if Dazai comes or not. It doesn’t. Ao3 Link

Please find me: He could almost feel his heart breaking when a trembling body clashed with his. A slight thud as he pulled the omega properly onto his lap. “It is all right. You are coming back home.” Chuuya whispered the words. The urge to kill everyone involved was almost overwhelming him. In the end, he just nodded at his men. Ao3 Link

And there was only one bed. “Mackerel, can I get the bandages off you?” Chuuya kept his voice low. He knew how Dazai could get for his bandages. Scared of showing what is going on in his skin. To show the world what he managed to survive so far. Ao3 Link

Don't be so stubborn. Just try it! “Please Dazai, I tried a new receipt the texture will be different I promise.” Anything to get him to eat slightly more vegetables. Why does it sometimes feel like he was dealing with a toddler? Ao3 Link

What did you do? “Yeah.” Chuuya sighed slightly. “I don’t know why you did what you did. But it worked. You managed to save my life and keep other people safe. It will take a while before I get over what you said, but I will.” Chuuya leaned slightly forward placing a kiss on Dazai’s head. Ao3 Link

Clenched Fists: Dazai closed his eyes for a second before he leaned down placing a kiss on Chuuya’s head. “Go to sleep Chu. We will discuss this when you are better.” He ran his fingers through the sweat-soaked hair, as he waited for Chuuya to fall asleep. Ao3 Link

What? Did you enjoy it? Chuuya was silent as he watched Dazai chasing the high. He could see the moment that he was almost there, the stuttering of his hips, the way his chest was heaving. He pulled his hand away as Dazai looked at him with tears in his eyes. Ao3 Link

This is wrong: “There was no other choice Dazai. You know it as well as I do.” Chuuya could feel the anger coursing through his veins. “Do not look at me like you care. It is my life, if I died out there, it would have been the…” Before he could continue Dazai pressed his mouth against Chuuya’s. Ao3 Link

You don't need to hide.“You don’t need to hide anymore. I know you want to return to your container, but you don’t need to hide anymore.” Chuuya wished he could shake the words into Dazai’s head, but he knows at the end of the day it would do nothing. Ao3 Link

Get on your knees: “Go to sleep, we will speak tomorrow,” Chuuya’s voice was warm as he gently ran his fingers through the matted locks. It wasn’t long before Dazai was out for the count. Chuuya placed a kiss on Dazai’s head before he also settled down for the night. His arm was securely around Dazai’s waist. Ao3 Link

Where do you want to go? Dazai was silent for a few seconds. “All right, I will try.” He closed his eyes as he tried to ignore the despair slowly falling over him. Just trust Chuuya, he normally knows better when it comes to emotions. Ao3 Link

I love you, okay! “It is too much Chu. Why can’t anyone understand? All it is, is empty, always empty. It is like the void is living inside me. Slowly devouring me from the inside out. And I just want it to end!” He breath out the last word almost like a dragon. Ao3 Link

But now the room is spinning while I am trying to fill in all the gaps: “Just sleep, everything will be better in the morning.” He whispered the words into the quiet of the room Ao3 Link

I'll call out your name, but you won't call back Dazai forced his eyes open, everything felt heavy. Darkness was trying to drag him back down, but he forced himself to sit upright. A groan slipped passed his lips as he tried to figure out where he was.

“Dazai lay down.” The voice was calm as a hand pushed him down. A panic whine slipped passed his lips as he fought against the hands, but his body didn’t want to work with him. It felt like he was back home, all those years ago. Ao3 Link

Like crying out in empty rooms, with no one there except the moon: “Alright, hey it is okay Osamu, it is okay. You are safe. I am here for you if you want to speak.” Chuuya pulled Dazai back onto his lap, as he hummed hoping to calm him down, knowing that tonight was not the night he would get an answer. Ao3 Link

I see the danger, it is written in your eyes: “It was a lot, he is scared and confused. But with proper support, he will find his way again Mori-san.” Her words were light as she gave him a smile. “The fact that he also already woke up, with those kinds of injuries. He is fighting.” Ao3 Link

You better pray I don't get up this time around: He forced himself to turn around and look at the building, he grimaced slightly as he saw the damage, it was plain as day that it was a miracle that he survived it. Ao3 Link

Do or die, you'll never make me, because the world will never take my heart: When he was certain that Dazai was asleep, he forced himself upright, his legs trembled slightly as he made his way out of Mori Corp. There was a sick sense that some of the punishments should have been his. His eyes softened slightly as he looked at the trembling boy in his arms, looking younger than he was. Who would have thought that Dazai cared that much? Ao3 Link

I paced around for hours on empty, I jumped at the slightest of sounds: His hand trembled as he gently ran it through Dazai’s hair. How on earth did he expect to keep the abuse hidden for so long? Of course, someone would have noticed. There was only so much before people would start to speak about it. Ao3 Link

I've got soul, but I am not a soldier: Hands pushed into his chest, soft whimpers reaching his ears. He gently licked the fang marks as he pulled away. Dazai tried to speak but all that came out was a garble as he lost consciousness. Chuuya needed to do the last part. Ao3 Link

Learning everything ain't what it seems: “Mori would have gone after you, I was starting to go against him, that is why Oda died. And I knew that he would have gone after you next, anything to keep me in line.” Dazai hissed the last part out, hoping that Chuuya would understand. Ao3 Link

Can't you see that you're lost without me? Chuuya closed his eyes as he lay down. He glanced towards Dazai, who sat down next to him. His voice trembled slightly. “You left, and you promised that you would never leave, but still you were gone. When I woke up today and you weren’t there…” He trailed off. Ao3 Link

All the lights going dark and my hope's destroyed: The days passed slowly as Chuuya lost his hope, that anyone would want him back, slowly losing the will to live, he ignored his captures, ignored the food and water they bought him. Just wasting away. Ao3 Link

I haven't slept in days, but who's counting? Dazai just gave him another glare, knowing that there isn’t much that helps with sleep, his brain was simply going too fast every moment, and the few hours of sleep he got, meant that sleep would even be worse for a day or two. Ao3 Link

It comes and goes like the strength in your bones: Allowing the tiredness to start to drag him under, only for a warm hand to gently shake him. “Before you sleep, drink.” Pills were pressed into his hand, making him groan as he swallowed it dry. His eyes slipped shut as darkness finally claimed him. Ao3 Link

Feed me poison, fill me, 'till I drown: He moved forward as a hand was placed on his shoulder, pulling him backwards. Panik clouded his mind as he could only blankly stare at the nurse. Someone had pulled Dazai from his arms, but he wanted to follow behind. Ao3 Link

I don't need you to help me, I can handle things myself: Dazai scrunched up his face slightly before he spoke. “Because death is the only way out. I am tired, no one understands. Mori just wants and wants and wants, and I can’t give anymore. Always wonder when he is going to go after you or Oda and Ango. Just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Do you have any idea how tiresome it is?” Ao3 Link

Would you lie with me and just forget the world? “I never told you that, and I showed it even worse. And I am sorry. Please, just get through this, when everything is done I promise I will make it up to you.” Dazai closed his eyes, just holding Chuuya’s hand. Ao3 Link

You're the lump in my throat and the knot in my chest. Dazai glared slightly at Chuuya. His eyes were almost red. “Leave me alone.” He almost hissed the words, as he pulled the blanket around his shoulders. Ao3 Link

You're the lump in my throat and the lump in my chest: Dazai forced himself to breathe through his nose. The pain will ebb away again. He needs to keep his focus. He glared at the man in front of him, he wanted to push him away, but with his hands tied, well that was difficult. Ao3 Link

I'll take one final step, all you have to do is make me: Dazai was silent as he clutched at his head. He wanted to force himself upright, but everything was spinning around him, making him feel dizzy. He could hear Chuuya moving around him, but he couldn’t find the strength to answer him. Ao3 Link

People don't change, time does. Chuuya shrugged slightly as he turned to walk out, “It has nothing to do with you, don’t try.” There was a tiredness in his voice that pierced through Dazai’s heart. “It does Chibi…” Dazai trailed off, forcing himself to continue. “He is under my protection.” Ao3 Link

See the chains around my feet: A soft groan slipped through Chuuya’s lips, he could feel something pressing him down when he tried to push himself upright. Why does he feel like a living death? He tried to rack his mind to find what he did before he blacked out, but everything was blank. Ao3 Link

They never saw us coming until they hit the floor. When they finally made their way back to the penthouse, Dazai easily pulled Chuuya onto his lap just holding him close. “What’s bothering you?” His voice was low as he placed a kiss against Chuuya’s neck making him shiver. Ao3 Link

It's gonna get me by the end of the night: Dazai deepened his breath slightly as he pulled the blanket tighter around his body. He hated this, his mind playing tricks on him and he knew that this was all this was. For a moment he wished that he could have a normal life. Ao3 Link

I've got a head full of chemicals, mouth full of ridicule: Dazai grimaced slightly, it felt like someone stabbed him in the heart repeatedly at the thought. He bit his lip slightly as he gathered a few personal things. Making sure that everything is in place. Ao3 Link

You're not delivering a perfect body to the grave: His voice was small as he forced himself to speak. “Mom, once forced me outside while it was storming as a punishment, I thought I was going to die that night.” His hands tightened in the blanket, his eyes blank. Ao3 Link

Sometimes I get so tired, I don't even know myself. Chuuya, is overtired, Dazai to the rescue. Ao3 Link

You drew stars around my scars, but now I'm bleeding. He couldn’t see the scars, the reason that Dazai wished he could die, the only thing he could control, yet it also slipped from his control. Ao3 Link

It's okay to say I am not okay: “Do you think that Chuuya might have wanted to help because he cares about you?” Oda took a sip from his tea as he saw Dazai thinking. Ao3 Link

It is just a storm: “Why? You hate me on a good day, why would you want to spend the rest of your life with me?” Dazai chokes slightly on the last part. He had known for a while that he had a major crush on the alpha. But there was nothing that he could do about that. Ao3 Link

Alone: The knife easily sank into his flesh, Dazai could feel his heart rate picking up as he pulled the knife out again before he bought it down again. A bitter laugh slipped through his lips as the man started to scream, trying to pull away. Ao3 Link

When your best isn't enough: It took everything in him not to go after the brat immediately, but to wait his time. Watching from afar as the boy climbed the rank in the Mafia, earning mockery as a Demon Prodigy, to him leaving for the ADA. Ao3 Link

Just a little bit of kindness: A hand clenched suddenly around his arm, and his eyes went to the stage. He could feel the anger almost boiling over when he saw the teen. It was clear that he was injured, the only one not in lingerie. But rather long sleeves, his tail wrapped around his leg. Ao3 Link

[colleitheglidingchampionofsumeru]

mafia bsd men x reader (M4A) part 1/2

the newbie

Characters:oda,dazai,Chuuya

Warings:suicide,Spoilers,death,and just dazai

Word count:sorry if I forgot -w-

Sakunosuke Oda

You were the newbie in the Port Mafia you didn't talk to anyone because well you were scared one day you bumped into someone you fell and you got up quickly and bowed saying "I'm sorry i'm sorry- I didn't know where I was going" you heard a voice say "it happens no need to be sorry are you okay?" You nodded and went to leave but the guy grabbed your hand and pulled you back you were told not to look at anyone but you and him both looked at each other for a bit until this one guy came and said "odaaaaaa!" You jumped and fell back but the guy caught you he than said "don't be scarying newbies Dazai" the other guy responded with "I didn't mean to but fuck they look cute" you looked at dazai he than waved and smiled and walked to you saying "hello! my name is Osamu Dazai and what is your name?" You said "I'm l/n y/n" he said "oh? So your the newbie everyone is talking about" you got a bit scared but nodded he laughed and put his hand on your shoulder and said "no need to worry! Oda here will help you isn't that right?" Oda sighed and than said "the boss wanted me to anyways so yes" you looked at oda and smiled slightly and after that you and oda started to get closer and now you,oda,dazai,ango would hang out you met ango when you and oda were hanging out and as months went by you two started to date but than the Incident happened while you were walking to the place you all hanged out you walked in on ango leaving you asked where he was going he said "doesn't matter" and left you went to go after him but dazai stopped you he than said "he isn't coming back" after a bit you got the news and from dazai he said "y/n I'm sorry- oda died- he was shot.." you were holding back your tears he than said "I'm leaving the port mafia would you like to join me?" You zoned out you couldn't believe what he said than soon enough the tears couldn't be held back anymore dazai pulled you into a hug and well after that you followed dazai you were mad at the person who killed him but he was also dead so you couldn't do anything about it...

Dazai Osamu

you were new and scared you met this guy named Sakunosuke Oda he didn't scare you at all he was nice but a bit cold but he didn't scare you he than told you about this guy name Dazai Osamu he was talking to you and you waved bye to hik not paying attention to where you were going than you fell to the floor "ow- that hurt.." a guy said you looked over at the guy and he was rubbing his side he had a jacket on but it was on his shoulders and he hand bandages on his arms and some around his eyes and a bandage thing on his cheek he looked at you and you both made eye contact for a while until "hey Dazai why not help them up instead of just making eye contact with them" you both looked over and there was a guy with glasses on and he pushed his glasses up the guy you bumped into got up and held his hand out for you and said "my bad sorry your not hurt are you?" You took his hand and he pulled you up and you than said "no I'm not hurt" he said "good" the guy with glasses said "what's your name?" You knew he was a upper rank you bowed and said "my name is l/n y/n" he said oh well l/n y/n my name is Ango Sakaguchi and that is Osamu Dazai" you looked at Dazai and he waved and you waved back but after some time you kept talking with Dazai even got his number and soon enough you two started to date you need he was suicidal and you didn't mind honesty he tired to get you to do a double suicide with him but nope but you did follow him when he left the port mafia and you two stayed together

Chuuya Nakahara

you were running around the port mafia doing mostly everything for everyone you had a special ability but you didn't know what it was yet and they kept giving you more and more work you were running while on the phone with someone and you had papers in your hand and you bumped into someone you fell and the papers went everywhere and you on accident hung up on the guy you looked at your phoen and tired calling him back hut no response you were sure you were in trouble you than started to pick up the papers and realized some were gone you look around but than someone handed you the papers saying "it is a bit to much for one person don't you think?" You looked at the person and it was a guy with a hat and his jacket over his shoulders you knew who it was you bowed and said "I'm sorry I didn't mean to bump into you' he said "it is fine just don't let it happen again or at least not in front of anyone but what is your name?" You said your name was "l/n y/n and asked if his name was "Chuuya Nakahara" he nodded and said that's me but after that you kept seeing him everywhere and talked to him a lot but after a year of you two being friends you two actually started to date you knew who Dazai was Chuuya talked about him sometime which you didn't mind you were just happy to be with chuuya

[st-rayy]

In my mind (you're still here) - A Dazai Centred (plat) OdaZai Drabble

I don't remember when I wrote this... I really love them so much like pls I wish Oda wouldn't have died bc I love him so much AAAAA It's kinda angsty idk LOL

rough word count: 536

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In my mind (you're still here)

These walls felt so cold and lonely now that he was gone.

Shattered glass, broken toys, papers scattered over the floor. A little stuffed animal, head ripped open, facing up, close to a nearly okay-looking chair. The joyous sounds of kids laughter were no more to be heard.

There, he stood, alone. With no family to go back to. Those kids were dead after all. And he, who took care of the brunette, offered shelter to a brat like him and went through all the trouble to escape with a suicidal freak, he too, had passed.

When he died, a part of Dazai had died as well. Hours, days, weeks the brunette spent at the grave, mumbling apologies and pleads for forgiveness that he couldn't save him, he who was most important to Dazai.

He should've known, shouldn't have let him do it all alone, convinced him to stay after he lost everything dear to him within a matter of seconds.

Dazai wasn't there when it happened, he had heard the explosion nonetheless. The only thing that was there when the brunette arrived were flames, the smell of smoke and a dream, the dream of a family, turned to dust.

Usually, Dazai shed no tears.

That night was an exception. Dazai had wept himself to sleep, in that small container of his. Thoughts and memories replayed in the executive's head, over and over. Nightmare after nightmare flooding Dazai's mind. The words spoken from his now dead friend stuck on repeat like a broken recorder.

"Be a good man" he said. How could those blue eyes ever see something remarkably close to good in Dazai? What possibly could be good about him? The brunette has so much blood on his hand, walked over so many corpses in his life.

There once was an emptiness in his heart, an all-destroying emptiness eating away on him inside. That emptiness had been filled by the love of a family Dazai could've never imagined to have.

A person who understood him better than anybody else. A person that made him believe that there was a reason to live for after all, even if not for himself. A person that filled this pit of darkness in his heart with warmth and comfort.

All of it shattered into a million pieces. Dazai had known all along that this would happen.

Mori, that bastard, only let Oda stay because he saw something useful in him. And Dazai blamed himself for having dragged Oda into this mess of an organisation.

Now, here he was – staring at a view of the ocean Dazai knew Oda would’ve loved to see himself, and write while watching the colours of the sunset reflect and illuminate on the water’s surface.

Sometimes Dazai tuned out the loud noises of the city behind him.

Sometimes he would stare at the deep blue of the sea while he imagined the redhead would tell him about the book he wanted to write.

Sometimes, just sometimes, he heard Oda’s voice, telling him that he was proud of Dazai and the man he had become.

And each time the brunette did, he ended up smiling to himself while the depth underneath him swallowed him whole once more.

[cyborg-squid]

I;m mid-Dressrosa arc right now, which has been very neat, Doflamingo* is a very cool villain and it's interesting seeing Sabo (the least hot of the three brothers, if we're being honest) for what's basically the first time, and Luffy unintentionally rallying all the gladiators behind him... but this is also where my gripes with OP start coming out.

first is that this TL/upload has the QnA portion at the end of the volumes, which would mostly be whatever, but there're these two stupid little things which annoyed me. one was Oda doing genderbent art of the Worst Generation (i'm seeing a lot of Fem Law art on my feed), which is fine, but what annoyed me was then giving them each super stereotypical... girl lines? like Fem Kidd calling the alliance a "girl's night", Fem Hawkins talking about romance horoscopes, etc... only Fem Law had like a normal line. and the second, in a similar vein, in that stupid little QnA thing, someone mentioned Franky had on a shirt with JK on it, and brought up the 'JK schoolgirl' thing with him, since Franky also had braids, and Oda responded with "Haha, gross!". like. c'mon. i guess i already know how he feels about trans people but c'mon.

and with the content of the actual arc itself, it feels very intentionally mirroring Alabasta arc, like how Fishman Island mirrored Arlong Park, but here in Dressrosa... the idea of "good king=good monarchy" and "the previous royals were just so good until they were literally puppetted by Doflamingo" feels much more annoying than it did in Alabasta. probably a big part of that is how Vivi was a member of the crew for so long, we felt much more attached to her, her struggles, and her kingdom, than i do to Dressrosa. the monarchy bit also strikes meh cuz we've also seen. alternatives to that, in this very same manga, and actual revolutionaries against both monarchies and the World Government. like maybe there wouldn't be all these problems with Shichibukai taking over kingdoms from the shadows. if there were no kingdoms. (I feel like Dragon is being set up to be, if not an antagonist, an oppositional force to Luffy in some way, but I'm with him so far, honestly.)

oh and actually i just remembered a third thing i'm annoyed by. and i'm annoyed that i'm annoyed by it. it's the little "Where are they now?" sections at the start of chapters. and a large part are good and fine! It's nice seeing how Vivi is doing, or Dalton and Drum Island, or Nojiko, etc... but I don't really care seeing that CP9 survived, i'd rather they didn't. or Wapol. or 1/2 of Baroque Works. or Caribou. or Impel Down and their stupid fucking jailers. i just feels kind of... pointless when the Strawhat Pirates take down some guy, but then they end up getting away scot free, or facing basically no consequences. like what was the point?! no the Strawhats shouldn't kill everyone they fight and no they shouldnt be all imprisoned or anything, i dont support incarceration or the death penalty, but i just feel it'd have been better if. they'd been written off as dead, if we hadn't seen them again, especially in a silly little segment. i'm annoyed that i'm so annoyed by this, i'm not someone who needs moral lessons out of One Piece but god. just kill em and dont sweat the small stuff. at least, the Hachi ones and the Baroque ones did set up their later appearances, so those're fine.

*I'm reading the manga, but i did put on some Marineford episodes in the background while i farmed granblue (which is also what i do while reading the manga) and was surprised at how deep DFs voice was, compared to how he looks. like i was kind of expecting another 'okama' joke but thats just not present.

[mothsbrightflame]

𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙈

synopsis! — what do you do when, the teenaged boy you’ve known and loved for years disappears, reappears, only to announce that he’s leaving permanently. taking your heart with him.

✧ osamu dazai x gn!reader

warnings — spoilers for dazai’s past(ish) , spoilers

for s2 of bsd , angst without comfort ,

death / mentions of death , slight

abandonment (?)

words — 800

note ; I’ve been rewatching bsd to refresh my brain for so I can watch s4, and honestly the death scene with oda really inspired me to write this piece lol. that and whipped dazai gets me giggling soooo enjoy!

his hands were oddly warm.

it struck you because, no matter what, osamu dazai’s hands were never warm.

it was the first feature you took in, for you still had many others to drink in and store away into a little box. a box that would never reopen, and would keep locked within it the memory that is osamu dazai.

a slow drizzle had started, it echoed against the metal of your apartment gutters ever so faintly, a slight lull, that started to pick up in intensity. despite the oncoming rainstorm that he would— no he should be planning to leave according to, as to not get caught in, he still stayed. right where he was, grasping the warm skin of your face delicately. your arms circled around his waist to draw him near.

“what’s happening?”

it was the first thing you decided to say to him, after his sudden two week disappearance. the news had flashed with the dismantling of a foreign body, the death of a man, and in turn, the disappearance of osamu. your life blurred during those two weeks, but suddenly came into focus when, at 3:12 in the morning, did osamu come knocking at your door. adoring clothes you had never seen before.

the brunette in question, still holding your face, hummed slightly. a buzz that echoed against his teeth. the pads of his thumb brushed along the slight pink of your cheeks. “I have to leave.” he was blunt, that’s what you liked about him.

not this time, however.

“why? osamu what’s wrong? what did you do?” your words made him scoff in amusement, the only tenderness you assumed would share this night. his infectious grin couldn’t help but be mirrored by you.

“I’ve decided to help people, and therefore I must leave.” he answered easily. “I could make up some elaborate story and say my departure is a work up to my heroic story, but I’m going to be frank, [name], it’s to clear my name before taking on this new job. I have caused too much pain in this world,” he’s pulling his hand away now.

the man on the news was sakunosuke oda, a name you had heard leave the young port mafioso’s (or, should you say ex port mafioso) lips whenever he decided to pay you a visit within the blanket of night. there was a fond smile whenever he did speak of him, a lightness to his tone.

and now he was dead, and osamu is leaving.

“but you,”

you are brought back by the drawl of his voice, smooth and low riding. was his voice always this deep? what happened to the slight pitch of the teenager you know?

knew.

“you are too good for me, to me. that’s why I can’t drag you down with me.”

I shook my head, enough to squeeze my eyes shut. it burned, the intensity of it. swallowing back the hot tears that pooled at my waterline. “that’s not true, don’t say that.”

it was his turn to rebuttal. his hair, damp from the drizzle he had to run through to get here, tousled hair shaking as he moved his head. “I need to. look,” he sighed, an inward groan being forced from the depth of his throat. he was bargaining, the one thing he swore he wouldn’t do when he came to say goodbye to you.

“in two years, two years I’ll come for you.”

“two years?”

“two years.” he confirmed, stern and final. leaving no room for argument or disagreement or anger or frustration. his lips, which were normally cold and chapped, pressed against your forehead. they still held that chapped-ness, something you associated with his boyish charm. however they were warm. everything about osamu was warm this late hour. normally his hands were cold, unforgiving, tainted a crimson. he had to be, or, he alway was, considering who he was over the years.

maybe the warmth, as it slipped from the gentle hold it had on your face, was solidification to whom he had truly become. he wasn’t the same bandaged, merciless killer. who bled black and had wits cruel enough to be crowned a demon. he seemed to glow, eerily. although there was no light to his eyes, long faded. he had become reborn, that dusk, when his friend was killed.

he was no longer a boy, but grown. then again, who knows if he was a boy to begin with.

the thought, although brought great reassurance to you, couldn’t help the beginning of a sob slip past your lips. bringing a hand to clutch your mouth to muffle the noises. you didn’t want to open your eyes, you already knew what you would be met with. the empty space of where osamu used to stand. for he would never stand there again, drenched or bloody. regardless, still smiling.

a part of you still wanted that, but a part of you didn’t.

you were happy for him, you supposed.

© 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙨𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭 , 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 , 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 !

[quinntamsin]

She'd only seen the Gates perhaps once in her life before this. They reached far into the sky and were blanketed in clouds. She rested aboard her captain's ship, a feeling of languor threatening to overtake her. Eying the tall woman who claimed command of the Spiteful Harlot she sat up. A den den mushi in her hands was spouting some nonsense she could barely make out. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHITEBEARD IS DEAD?!" and at those words Qwynn froze. Edward Newgate, the strongest human in the entire damn world was dead. How? The zoan user instantly shifted into her leopard form and leaped from her place sleeping on the prow of the boat. --- SPOILER WARNING! CONTENT WARNING: Mass character death, brutality and abuse. *The droning voice of Sengoku in the background.* We finally reach the penultimate Arc of the Summit War Saga. This arc was hands down one of the most painful to watch. Not because it was dragging at times, and oh did it drag. But because we all learned that this big rescue mission was nothing but tragedy. I knew what was going to happen, I spoiled One Piece all the time for myself. Hate me if you want, but I like staying updated on the Manga as my mental illness. That being said I watch the show in spurts between work and commitments to my patreon work. So, wow, lets do this, I'm not breaking this one down to bits of the arc. This is going to be a pure bad good and ugly. I want to do it this way because this was the hardest hitting Arc I've seen since Enies Lobby. The Ugly One thing about Shounen ANime is they really like to drag out fights with a lot of twists and what not. I say this as someone who grew up on shows like Yu-Gi-Oh and OG Dragonball Z. This story was great, it added a lot of nice twists and bits but there were a few low points for me. It doesn't dragon on a Naruto Level. I can't put my finger on it, but a lot of ways I really didn't think it should have taken Luffy more than five episodes to get out of the exit ring. This part of the battle is perhaps the most where I got frustrated watching. It really started as the push for the harbor was about midway through. The story where we finally get Squard's stab into Newgate. Watching him do so, learning more about the backstory of Ace and much more was heartening. But there are a few episodes that break down to pretty much "Keep going get going" and then only a little bit of progress is made. This entire Arc is about a losing war, and yet, damn it ground hard into me. And this is the only critique in this regard I can think of! So I was going to do a bad, but fuck it, I already did that. The Good I simp for this show. It calls me like the Jezabelle she is! Now lets talk about what this Arc did so damn well, it made me fucking cry. We already know Oda is kind of against killing people off. He let Crocodile live for FFS. There are even points where it was obvious that people like Moria should have been dead, but nope they are still alive. Hell, its also been revealed that perhaps a certain giant is still alive! Spoilers aside, this entire thing is pretty fucking filled with despair. An entire story about the despair created by the fucking World Government. Yeah, lets not ignore that the world of One Piece is rand by a genocidal government okay with wiping out entire nations and islands for convenience. So watching them murder not only a bunch of pirates, but lying to get them to betray each other makes sense. Sure, we can easily view the Marines as good guys if we already didn't know better. What we see really is a group of people trying to save on eo fhteir own. Attempting to use overwhelming odds but all they ace is three fucking tyrannical gods, and their pragmatic Commander. The Whitebeard Pirate Alliance fall in droves as they are cut down by the Warlords and the Admirals. The Vice Admirals join the fray and as Little Oars dies to save his friends they use his fucking body to climb over. This is some seriously dark shit. All the while we watch as Ace is reminded of how his entire life all he's good at is getting other killed. DAMN ODA! Squard's betrayal in of itself was another great ploy by Sakazu aka Akainu, a truly tyrannical figure. This shows that the Marines as the sword arm of the World Nobles is not above fomenting mutiny. Yeah, it's a good strategy, and honestly it just reminds us that these are not good people. They have NO scruples. Whitebeards death was just so damn disquieting. He just stood there as he finally lost his strength. Then to have his devil fruit powers stolen by that bastard Teach made it even worse. Teach truly is a fucking near Xanatos level villain. This guy has played Newgate SINCE he joined and sacrificed former friends to get what he wanted. All of this culminates into the final death of Ace, and damn, I knew it was coming. I knew it was going to make me cry, yet by the Nine it tore into me. ACE and Luffy are members of ASL, and three kids who grew up in a world that despised them. It it weren't for Crocodile (yes I follow the Croco-mom theory) hadn't saved his boy Luffy would be dead. Gay Canon I will say that this entire episode is laden with fucking masc characters so I can't spin a a lesbian scene here. Honestly, I would headcanon Luffy as a trans masc and Ace as his adopted brother still. Spin up Hancock as his love interest and there we go. TBH with how tall Hancock is I'm reminded of T4T couple memes I see now and then. Now, let's talk about adopted dads. Newgate actually TREATS his suborinates as his kids and grandkids. He treats them well and defends them with all his might. This can easily be seen with cultish as we're talking about a macho-man figure who gets everyone to call him pops. But easily there is nothing in that manner. Honestly in this story I see Marco's desperation here to save Ace as a man trying to save his husband. Marco and Ace FIT as a couple and I really do like that as an angle. For sapphic ships we are still kind of at a loss. The only Warlord Present who can remotely being seen as mingender or "as a womxn" is Hancock. Everyone other major character minus perhaps two vice admirals are androgender spectrum. Now, a rare fic story featuring Hancock and Hina maybe? I mean, there's not a lot of optinos from this storyline! Though, I think a story with Vivi and Hina would also be another good option for an aftermath rare pair set up. Conclusion Wow, yeah, this was a post long time coming and to be honest I've been in a fairly deep funk overwhelmed by real life. Heh, anyways, lets sit back and discuss some final thoughts. The Marineford Arc is a solid conclusion to the Summit War Arc. I really dislike the dub translation of "War of the Best" but whatever. I watch the dub because I get distracted and write and I can't always be reading subtitles. (I use to be a purist, but fucking ADHD and other issues messed it up). Back to the story, this epic battle specifically brought us what we wanted. The despair felt by pirates and the rebels against the might of the Marines. Without the Gura Gura no Mi, the battle would have been harder for everyone. YES, the Division Commanders are powerful. But we are talking about the fucking Warlords of the Sea. One of which is a total meglomaniac who is powerful enough to spider sling across clouds for fun. Aokiji bikes across water because he's so precise with his power. This was a last hurrah for the legends of Whitebeardss Era. Sure Kaido and Big Mom were his mates, but the old man truly was one of the Greats. What we see here is a foolish attempt by the WG to quash the Supernovas. To kick them while they are down and prevent the rise of another Pirate King. Someone capable of challenging the false gods of the Celestial Dragons and put Im on the backfoot. This wasn't going to happen, but what I witnessed was the not just a last ditch effort to save on of their own. I watched a generation's hope of freedom get crushed as villains like Teach, Kaido and Big Mom existed off in the distance. I mean Teach stole a fucking fruit and now has shit that is just plot plate armor level crazy. But yeah, as we go into the New World I'm itching for watching a few Admirals getting a beat down. Hottakes:

Holy fucking shit Marineford is a ridiculous space. I keep forgetting how big Marine ships are as well. Those things Dwarf most of the ships from any of the early arcs.

Are paddle wheel boats a standard? I'v seen three so far, the Kuja Pirate's ship, the one Momonga had and Whitebeard's ace in the hole.

Whitebeard is an interesting figure, I think he should have jumped in. Oars death felt so needless, it just shows that people loved Ace. And this was a means to "punish" him for just existing.

I really just hate Akainu, he's such an asshole.

Aokiji is beyond OP, he's a devil fruit user but he can free sea water. That's a ridiculous cold point to achieve plus averting a common devil fruit weakness.

Well fuck Blackeard for being able to steal fuck powers.

[aeswna]

Sengoku A Live ~Translation~

Main Chapter Season 1

- Chapter 1 episode 2 -

A Fateful Encounter

Those two drew their sword and glared at each other

[Masamune/Nobunaga]"......"

[You]"(it's just a fake isn't it?)"

But either way, swinging around in such a narrow space can be dangerous. I have to stop it...!

[Oda Nobunaga]"Here I come"

[Date Masamune]"Go ahead!"

[You]"um"

[Takeda Shingen?]"Wait a moment"

[You]"!"

[Masamune/Nobunaga]"---!"

Something black was quickly inserted between the two of them, stopping them.

*[Hattori Hanzo]"The winner....."

The owner took a step forward and calmly looked at the two who had drawn their bodies.

[Takeda Shingen?]"Sink your fighting spirit. I haven't introduce myself yet."

[Masamune/Nobunaga]"..."

Wow, this person..... I feel a heavy pressure on him.

[Takeda Shingen?] In the foreground is Takeda.

[Date Masamune]"What? Shingen Takeda this time?"

[Takeda Shingen]"Oh, so you recognized the Shingen name"

*[Takeda Shingen]"Yes, In the foreground is Takeda Shingen, rules over Kai."

[Mitsunari Ishida]"Takeda Shingen........ Oda Nobunaga. By Tensho 18, he should have already passed away."

[Mitsunari Ishida]"were our ancestors who were thought to have died, actually still alive?"

[Takeda Shingen]"The 18th year of Tensho?"

[Oda Nobunaga]"..."

[Mitsunari Ishida]"Well, even if he were still alive, she'd be too young, right? Maybe he was a vengeful spirit or something."

[Hattori Hanzo]"ehh....."

[Fuuma Kotaro]"....let me touch it for a second"

[Takeda Shingen]"sure..."

The (self-proclaimed) Fuuma Kotaro poked the arm of the (self-proclaimed) Takeda Shingen.

[Fuuma Kotaro]".... Touchable"

[Hattori Hanzo]"Good~. So it's not a vengeful spirit."

[Date Masamune]"well, anyway"

As he spoke, he swung his sword downwards to sheath it--

Zash!

And Yocchan jacket, which was hanging on a chair, was slashed.

[Date Masamune]"Ah, sorry it's a bit narrow here."

It was.......cut.....?

It was cut!?

[You]"Eh,Wait that is a real sword!?"

[Date Masamune]"Huh? Of course. My sword is made by the best swordsmith in Oshu."

[You]"PLEASE PUT THAT SWORD AWAY NOW!!"

[Date Masamune]"Your voice too loud.... I'll put it away."

Watching a real japanese sword being placed into its sheath sends a chill down my spine.

[You]"I don't think this is the case, but what names did you guys tell us...is real?"

[Takeda Shingen]"I'm proud of the Takeda name. I won't lie"

If the sword and the name are really real...

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"Time slip"

[You]"!"

[Mitsunari Ishida]" What is time slip?"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"I've transcended time and space. Ah, I've come to a different Era."

[Hattori Hanzo]"Different Era?"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"Simply put, this is the distant future for you guys."

[Oda Nobunaga]"Future........"

Impossible......but

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"......."

Yocchan, are you serious...

[Mitsunari Ishida]"...I see. That's why I'm meeting my predecessor, who was supposed to be dead.....?"

[Takeda Shingen]"But is such a thing possible?"

[Fuuma Kotaro]"..... I've heard of it."

[Date Masamune]"But it seems to make more sense than saying it's all illusions... I mean , it's not that easy to believe."

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"Now that we have a rough idea of the situation, can we get back to the topic?"

[You]"The situation is becoming clearer......?

I can't help but feel like things are becoming more and more confused.

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"What the matters to me is not who these people are"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"it's right in front of me right now."

*[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"I will say it again"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]" Let's take over the world with our songs."

[Oda Nobunaga]"I will not accept your instructions"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"What about everyone else?"

[Hattori Hanzo]"For some reason, I can't fully comprehend the situation... But anyway, why are we singing?"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"I'm glad you asked I run a music agency here."

*[Mitsunari Ishida]"What is an office?"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"Ah... That's it. Like I say earlier, it's my castle"

[Date Masamune]"Your castle is quiet weak. It looks like you're far away conquering the world"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"The world is made up of words. In this day and age, songs have that much power."

For Yocchan, it's true

I knew how much he loved music

[Mitsunari Ishida]"Songs, have the same power as the world"

[Date Masamune]"I don't want people to suddenly say that I have the power of singing. Well, to be honest, it's seems interesting."

[Hattori Hanzo]"We probably don't have time for that right now,.... right?"

[Fuuma Kotaro]".........ahh."

[Takeda Shingen]"In the first place, I have no interest in the world, let alone in singing"

[Takeda Shingen]"Instead of trying to accomplish anything in this Era, we must urgently return to the Era in which we lived"

[Oda Nobunaga]"We have just conquered Owari, and now you want me to sing"

[Oda Nobunaga]"There's no point in joking around"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"I'm not kidding"

[Oda Nobunaga]"......"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"I was extremely attracted to you"

[Yoshiaki Ashikaga]"I'm sure you're what I need right now"

[Shingen/Mitsunari]"......"

[Hanzo/Kotaro]"....."

[Masamune/Nobunaga]"......"

Yocchan.......

To Be Continued.....

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If it has any mistakes wrong in this translation please let me know , this is my first time doing this kind of blog..🙇🏻‍♀️

Notes

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[chuuyrr]

chu what do you think of a scenario where baby fushiguiro meets the ghost of oda who has not yet passed to the other side because he wants to tell dazai how proud he is of him, so baby fushiguiro comes up with the idea of ​​using his chaos magic to do that dazai can see and hear oda so that they have their reunion and their final farewell (if you like the stage you can make a request, I hope you have a nice day ♥♥♥)

scarlet witch! baby fushiguro! reader meets oda sakunosuke

jujutsu kaisen x reader x bungou stray dogs

masterlist of the series

╰➤ CW(s): major spoilers for bungou stray dogs, themes of angst and fluff, mentions of scarlet witch's powers

╰➤ PAIRING(s): platonic! bungou stray dogs x reader, dazai osamu x oda sakunosuke (not romantically)

hello dear! thank you so much for requesting and for being patient. oh, to have had something like this for dazai and oda :( it's a good thing i have the power to make requests into a reality like the scarlet witch :) enjoy reading ♡

(p.s. i wasn't really planning to update today or tonight?? idk it's like 1am as of the moment. whatever was in that hazelnut caramel mocha iced coffee earlier, it gave me to motivation to finish this draft ><)

it was unexpected when you first met oda sakunosuke. when you arrived at dazai's location in ginza, you found him there by himself in a bar. it was smaller than the bar where you first met chuuya. it had an interior resembling a quiet, unassuming badger's nest, filled with a counter, stools, empty bottles stacked against the wall, and a bartender with a crimson vest.

"dazai-nii!"

you can still remember running up to him and being a little taken aback by how weirdly quiet and solemn he was in comparison to how you usually see him. dazai was perched on one of the stools, appearing to be lost in thought, when he heard your voice and turned to face you. at that moment, his expression changed and whatever thoughts you had overheard vanished.

"[name]-chan?"

dazai was initially astonished, too, but he was delighted to see you as always. why would he not? you were a ray of sunshine. he grinned softly and reached out to stroke your hair as you clung to his leg, saying, "god, we really need to stop running into each other in bars, little belladonna."

"this isn't a really good place. remember? a bar isn't really a place for children like yo—dazai said, but before he could finish, you sprinted past him and over to his side.

"iced tea!" you cried out enthusiastically, standing on the tip of your toes to reach for the glass with burgundy liquid when a ghostly hand took hold of it, prompting you to halt.

"NO! NO! NO!"

as he swiftly snatched you back into his arms and held you tenderly but firmly in his hug, dazai let out a loud, almost panicked gasp. "your chuuya-nii is going to get mad at me if you drink it! that's not iced tea [name]-chan! it's alcohol!"

you then turned to face the tall man who was now occupying the ostensibly vacant stool next to dazai. he had dark-brown eyes and reddish-colored hair. your eyes widened as you noticed that, in terms of the energy you could feel and the faint glow that can be seen surrounding him, he sort of resembles the ghost with a man-bun that you'd see around gojo and your house, which could only mean one thing.

this man, whoever he was, was a ghost.

dazai, however, had already started taking you away from the bar before you had a chance to react. "come on, [name]-chan! let's go to the agency instead, yeah? i'll buy you some apple juice on the way too."

as the two of you made your way upstairs, you blinked profusely as you peered over dazai's shoulder and waved your hand goodbye. dazai softly laughed at you. "[name]-chan, are you saying goodbye to mister bartender?"

if only dazai knew that you were actually saying farewell to the tall man sitting next to the dazai that day instead of the bartender behind the bar table.

apart from cursed spirits, seeing the dead had always been a part of your life; you were so sensitive to energies and such that ghosts were also not an exception to your powers and abilities as a witch. fortunately, when you came upon one, you weren't as alarmed. in fact, you enjoyed chatting to them for some reason, or at least tried to, but every time you did, gojo or whoever else you were with would become frightened because there was essentially no one else around.

you're constantly drawn to ghosts out of curiosity, so being terrified of one was basically the last thing on your list. thus, after learning more about the tall man you kept seeing around your dazai-nii, you decided to follow him.

"[name]-chan! guess what atsushi-kun and i got you? it's your favorite ice crea—[name]?" along with atsushi, dazai specifically left you at the agency to buy some sweets. when he returned, he was shocked to see the other detectives panicked, including the tanizaki siblings and kirako, and god why did ranpo had to be away along with the president?

"[name]-chan's missing!" in a panic, junichiro cried while grabbing the sides of his head.

"what?!" atsushi and dazai screamed in unison.

"we already checked the café downstairs, she wasn't there either." kirako nibbled on her bottom lip nervously as she held a worrisome look along with naomi.

"tch, this is bad. [name] probably teleported to who knows where. this isn't her world. what if she runs into the mafia? or worse?!" kunikida stressed out.

you managed to reach the man from the bar where you almost drank the glass of alcohol on the bar table while the armed detective agency frantically searched for you, dropping their reports and other duties. you were in a spot with rows of gravestones close to the water when you saw one in particular: a gravestone nestled beneath a tree.

someone was there. he was there.

you sprinted up the stairs and dashed.

"it's you." his voice was husky and somewhat reminiscent of sukuna's, but he seemed to be a lot softer; calm and collected, as opposed to sukuna. (if you get it, you get it ♡)

he had one leg raised to support his arm, which was resting on top of his knee, and was seated on the ground with his back against the gravestone. you approached him and softly grinned. "hello."

"how did you find me?" he gave you a surprised look as he stared at you.

"i.. i'm not sure." you admitted, fiddling the ends of your shirt. "i just.. had a feeling i'd find you here mister ghost." you exclaimed.

"is this your ability, kid? you can see ghosts, huh?" despite the solemn expression on his face, a chuckle sprung from his throat as his eyes turned to look at you with fondness.

"it's one of the things i can do with my wiggly-woos magic. i can see curses too, but this world doesn't have curses." you said in addition, now taking a sit next to him on the floor.

"this world? you must have really come from another universe then." he commented, shrugging his shoulders. "i had a feeling you're not really related to dazai. you don't look like him, even if you call him your brother."

"i just like calling him my dazai-nii." you giggled in response, "my name's actually fushiguro [name]."

"fushiguro [name]." oda repeated, which you nodded your head at in response.

"what about you, mister? how do you know dazai-nii?" you asked with big, curious, round eyes looking up at him. "what's your name?"

"my name's oda, oda sakunosuke, but your dazai-nii calls me odasaku for short. " he answered in response, blinking, "i used to drink with dazai and a friend at the bar where you saw me."

"odasaku sounds cute." you giggled once again, very fond of the nickname before asking him another question. "was dazai-nii your friend?"

oda's lips glistened with a smile at your question. "he was. we were good friends," he said, but the expression on his face made you frown. despite being a child, you were quite perceptive. oda was clearly thinking about something, and you couldn't help but quietly gasp as you peered inside his head.

it was a memory. to be precise, oda's last. when you first saw dazai, he was wearing a black coat and had bandages covering his right eye as well as his neck and arms. the way he was dressed reminded you of chuuya. however, he appeared to be much younger, roughly the same age as megumi and yuuji.

"dazai-nii used to be at the mafia?"

upon seeing the reveal, your eyes widened as you took in the scene that was taking place inside of oda's thoughts. oda was already on the brink of death when dazai arrived, and it was too late.

"listen. you told me if you put yourself in a world of violence and bloodshed, you might be able to reason to live. you won't find it. you should know that. whether you're on the side that takes lives or the side that saves them, nothing beyond your expectations will happen. nothing in this world can fill the hole that is your loneliness. you will wander in the darkness for eternity."

oda was encouraging dazai to leave the mafia and do good rather than cause harm in his final minutes before he passed away.

"be on the side that saves people. if both sides are the same, then choose to become a good person. save the weak, protect the orphaned. you might not see a great difference between right and wrong, but... saving others is something just a bit wonderful."

using your chaos magic, you were able to perceive the prior scene as if you had been there at that very moment, heightening the emotional impact for you. your heart clenched at the eerie calm and the amount of red and visible dust from the enormous ray of light filling the space.

you bit your bottom lip, trying not to cry as you stopped reading into his thoughts because you didn't want to watch the light leave his eyes. it was too painful for you to see.

oda let out a long sigh, a frown deepening on his face as he hung his head, "i hope he knows how proud i am of him. that boy has come a long way, you know. he's a person who has grown tired of the world, but he tries.."

"stop that." oda looked at you with a baffled and concerned expression as you sniffled and shook your head at him, wiping away the tears that were streaming down your cheeks. "don't say those words to me."

"s-sorry, kid. i didn't mean to make you cry—oda started, feeling bad about watching you cry, but you interrupted him right away. you shook your head, replacing the look of grief and sympathy on your face with one of determination and a bright smile as you faced him.

"i want you to say that to him yourself!"

right on cue, dazai was now running to where you were at a breakneck speed after finally figuring out where you went. before you could react further, the brunet stooped down to your level and quickly snatched you up in his arms. dazai tightly hugged you while burying his face in your hair, clearly terrified of losing you like that and heaving a sigh of relief.

"[name]-chan! there you are! thank goodness you're okay. you had us worried sick." dazai breathed out in between his gasps of air from running, managing a laugh, as you wrapped your tiny arms around his neck in return.

he then gently cupped your face in his larger hand as he drew you away from him. you saw dazai's eyes drift to the gravestone where oda had been reclining before and ask, "what are you doing here? how did you even get here? this place is not a playground; this is a cemetery, [name]."

"i can see ghosts." you exclaimed, causing dazai's eyes to widen. "and odasaku wants to tell you something."

"odasaku?"

as he said the name of his old acquaintance, dazai's eyes grew even wider. "he's here?" in addition to the grief that goes along with it, you could also sense the longing and desperation in his tone.

you turned around to look at oda, who shared dazai's expression of surprise. after that, you hung your head, took a deep breath, and then locked and interlocked your fingers while closing your eyes. the environment around you, including them, had been entirely enveloped by your chaos magic.

dazai was rendered completely speechless as soon as the dazzling red light of your power vanished. oda sakunosuke was standing next to you at this very instant. dazai was finally catching a glimpse of the ghost you had been describing and hearing about. so this is what you meant when you said that you could see ghosts because of your chaos magic.

oda's dark-brown eyes glancing at you briefly, evidently confused and astounded. "he can... see me?"

"and hear you too, but only in this space i made with my wiggly-woos." you explained before giving oda a closed-eye smile. "i mean it when i told you to tell him what you told me yourself."

oda nodded at you, peering at you with a smile before turning his head towards him.

he began, "dazai."

"odasaku." dazai's lips trembled as he appeared to be at a loss for words.

but since everything happened so suddenly, neither of you could blame him. even with his keen intellect, dazai failed to predict this one. he only deduced that you had fled to the cemetery. he didn't quite anticipate you to pull off this stunt with your chaos magic, as well as for you to know or find out about oda.

"it's been a while, huh?" oda shook his head, shoving his hands into his pockets. "i'm as surprised as you are. i didn't think this would be possible either."

"[name]-chan's full of surprises, isn't she?" when dazai reached out to gently ruffle your hair and you smiled happily at him, he stifled a fit of laughter. "speaking of which, she said that you wanted to tell me something earlier. what is it?"

"i'm proud of you, dazai."

oda wasted no time in saying, "you've changed and you've certainly come so far. i'm more than glad to see you grow into a fine young man and carve yourself a brighter path, something i've always wanted to achieve."

"odasaku.. thank you.." those words along with oda's voice were things dazai needed right now. "you were right about everything. saving others is truly something just a bit wonderful."

"you're doing a great job, and i know you'll do even more better." oda said reassurance, smiling. "i just know it, after all, i'm your friend, and i will always be, dazai. i'm glad to be able to talk with you like this before i go."

together with the mini-hex you encased you and them within, your chaos magic was losing its hold on oda. you raised your head to face him. time was running out. oda's wish to talk with dazai has been granted, thus he can depart this world now without anything holding him back.

"odasaku-san.." you tried to grab his wrist, a frown deepening on your face. sure, you've only recently started getting to know him, but..

you couldn't help but feel tears prick and glaze your red-glowing eyes once more as you felt his ghost of a hand pat your head, it was cold, but comforting. "[name], thank you for making my wish come true. if it weren't for you, i wouldn't be able to tell dazai himself. you're a blessing, kid, but could you, at the very least, do me another favor?

"what's that?" your tears trickled into sniffles.

"watch over your dazai-nii for me." oda proceeded to ruffle your hair. "okay?"

you nodded your head, "yes! i'll do my best, odasaku-san. i promise i will!"

"i'm supposed to be the one watching over [name]-chan, you know." dazai shook his head, chuckling softly.

"right, right." oda shook his shoulders and grinned at dazai as he sauntered forward to embrace him with his ghostly arms. "it's time for me to go, now. don't come following me sooner, okay? you still have a lot to live for, dazai."

"i won't." dazai nodded his head, basking in the comforting cold embrace of his friend.

the mini hex you had up begun to fall down right then. you saw as oda's ghostly form gradually changed into tiny red glow specks that resembled stardust created by your chaos magic. after so many years, oda finally passed, leaving you and dazai behind, with the coolness of his ghostly touch still clinging to you both and eventually, the sanguine red that had been engulfing the grave beneath the tree entirely disappeared.

after that, you found yourself collapsing, knees first, causing dazai to rush to your aid before your face impacted the ground. he picked you up, held you in his arms, and asked, "[name]-chan! are you okay? hey, what's wrong?" while gently shaking you.

"sorry, dazai-nii. i feel a bit tired." you admitted, taking in a deep breath as you felt your now heavy eyes begin to droop. "i haven't really done that before, but i really wanted you to see and hear oda-san."

dazai held you in his arms as he stood up on his feet and said, "no, i'm sorry. i should be the one apologizing. it's okay now. it's going to be okay. we're going back to the agency." he pressed you up against his chest.

you pulled away from him just enough to face dazai and laid a hand on his cheek with the last of your remaining strength as you voiced out tiredly, "you looked so sad back at that bar-place, and your thoughts were sad too. i wanted to make you smile, so when odasaku-san said you were good friends, i just knew he meant a lot to you—just as much how my daddy means to me."

you closed your eyes as dazai's eyes widened, feeling a wave of tiredness sweep over your body as you said those words. fresh, hot tears started to well up in dazai's eyes. how could you, of all people, care so much for him? he was moved to tears by the warmth and empathy he felt. he had never before felt this much love.

dazai has always felt hollow and has never seen the point in continuing to live in this world. he therefore tried looking for a purpose to live in death, but as he glanced down you as you were snuggled in his arms and sleeping away, he realized he had found another reason to live.

it was no surprise that oda adopted those children following the events of the dragon's head conflict. he found it strange when he was younger, when he was still in the mafia, but not until you came into his life. you weren't his biological little sister or daughter, but just seeing you and having you around made him happy. even though he only knew you for a short time, it felt like an eternity to him. he had learned what it was like to unconditionally care and love. it was the same feeling you gave gojo satoru when he first saw you and took custody of you, and now dazai osamu has it as well.

as tears streamed down his cheeks, dazai drew you back into his embrace, allowing your peacefully snoring figure to slump over his shoulder and sink deeper into his arms.

"thank you, [name]-chan. thank you. just thank you." he voiced out in between his sniffles.

odasaku was right about you being a blessing.

[aja154ever]

BSD STAGE Dead Apple Spoilers

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▼Beginning

The play starts with Atsushi looking for Dazai (as tasked by Kunikida to attend the ADA mtg) Differing from the movie, he doesn't find him. 

Atsushi meets Shibusawa on the street instead when Shibusawa saved an elderly crossing the street, making him think that Shibusawa is a kind person.

Atsushi thinks that they have met somewhere before but can't remember it exactly.

Kyouka then meets Atsushi about the Ability Users Suicide Case.

▼Akutagawa pursues Shibusawa

Chuuya and Akutagawa are talking on the phone. Akutagawa is tasked to pursue Shibusawa as the perpetrator of the Dragon Head Conflict. 

However, Akutagawa was physically attacked by Dazai from behind - he snapped Aku’s neck, then stepped on him - causing him to lose consciousness (though he recognizes Dazai before passing out).

Dazai then comes with Shibusawa.

▼Chuuya and Akutagawa scene

The day when Dazai took Akutagawa to the Port Mafia is shown. Akutagawa wakes up from the dream and remembers Dazai attacked him.

An Ability user suddenly comes out of nowhere. Akutagawa fights him and realizes that he can't use Rashomon.

Chuuya comes to save him. Apparently, it's an Ability that got separated from its user.

Chuuya then explains Shibusawa's Ability and says that the mist engulfing Yokohama is actually the breath of a dragon.

Akutagawa then asks why Chuuya's Ability doesn't separate from him.

Chuuya answers that his Ability is quite special and isn't something small that can be taken easily by this fog. And if his Ability happens to separate from him, it will be the end of Yokohama.

Chuuya gives Akutagawa a new mission - to kill Dazai, because he's the one who took Shibusawa to Yokohama.

Akutagawa laughs, saying that he doesn't believe that because the Dazai now wants peace in Yokohama.

Chuuya laughs at him. He says that he's known Dazai for 7 years and were once partners so he knows Dazai - he knows that no one can tell what Dazai is thinking. There's a monster inside Dazai that no one can understand.

Aku claims that he can understand Dazai so Chuuya asks him why Dazai left the Mafia, but Aku couldn't answer. Chuuya says that he doesn't care if Aku looks up to Dazai but as for him, he's never looked up to Dazai even once. He then tells him to his face that Aku going all "Dazai-san, Dazai-san" and accepting everything he says - is probably the reason why Dazai doesn't approve of him.

Aku gets mad and attacks him to no avail. Chuuya taunts him further saying that if he doesn't do something about this mist, he'll remain weak.

Rashomon appears in the background. Chuuya says that Rashomon is just looking at him and not attacking him as if putting Aku to a test.

Chuuya says that without his Ability, Aku can never land a single punch at him.

Aku accepts the mission and says that he will beat Chuuya right after.

▼White Trio at Mukurotoride

Dazai walks to the center. There's a voice-over of Oda when he told Dazai that the good or bad side doesn't make much difference to him.

Shibusawa arrives.

Dazai says he's happy working with him.

Fyodor arrives saying that Shibusawa shouldn't believe Dazai. (Fyodor does a mini violin performance, talk about grand entrance lol)

It seems that Dazai didn't know beforehand that Fyodor is part of the plan.

Fyodor says that he's just a rat on the side that will help a bit.

Dazai realizes that Fyodor's role is to keep him in check.

Shibusawa says that he can actually accomplish all his plans on his own without them, but it would be boring.

Dazai agrees that it indeed wouldn't be boring because no one knows who will betray who.

▼Atsushi, Aku, Kyouka in the Mafia passage

Atsushi argues with Aku on the way, saying things that it's his fault that Kyouka suffered in the Mafia. He told them that he should never come close to Kyouka ever and talk as if he knows her.

Aku then retorts back asking Atsushi what he actually knows about Kyouka.

Atsushi says that he knows a lot stating things like Kyouka likes tofu and bunnies, and hates lightning.

Aku asks him about her past but Atsushi wasn't able to answer. Aku narrates that Kyouka's parents were killed by Demon Snow and she was picked up by the Mafia, and was then trained by a Port Mafia Executive known as the best Assassin in the world (in reference to Verlaine).

Aku then adds that he also knows that Kyouka hates flies and dogs, and likes ghosts and hydrangeas. He knows more about Kyouka so it's his win.

Unable to come up with other things about Kyouka, Atsushi resorts to bickering.

Atsushi: You're a sore loser!

Aku: Orphanage castaway!

Sushi, visibly hurt from Aku's comeback: You don't change clothes!

Aku, visibly hurt from Sushi's comeback:  I wash it every time!

Sushi: Huh? Do you also wear that when sleeping?

Aku: I'm gonna kill you!

They were then stopped by Kyouka.

Before they go out of the passageway, Kyouka attempts to check if her phone can connect somewhere. 

Aku gently stops her telling her that that phone is the one used to control her Ability and would be bad if it connects. 

Kyouka says that there's nothing to worry about because there's no signal. 

Kyouka asks him if Aku tried the Mafia's communication device and Aku says that it can't connect too.

(Note: When Aku talks to Kyouka his voice is calm and softer than usual)

Atsushi, feeling out of place, silently watches them from the side. "You two, you actually get along well, huh..." 

▼Demon Snow Battle

The trio go back outside the streets and comes to face Demon Snow. They ran back to the Mafia passageway but Demon Snow just follows them and slices the door. Byakko then also appears.

Kyouka's phone rings. When she answers it, the scene flashbacks to the time when her parents died (same scene with the manga) with her mom explaining what truly happened, and then advises Kyouka how to control Demon Snow.

They were able to beat Demon Snow after and the Ability goes back to Kyouka.

▼More Aku, Atsushi, and Kyouka

Aku, Atsushi, and Kyouka continue to walk in the mist-covered street. Atsushi suggests to Kyouka that they should hold hands so they don't get separated. Kyouka agreed and held out her hand, but then asked Atsushi about Aku.

Sushi: Eh?

Kyouka:

Sushi: Eh?

Kyouka: Should I hold his hand?

Sushi: No way!

Kyouka: Then you should hold his hand

Sushi: Ehhhh, t-there's no way I would... i-it's Akutagawa...

Kyouka:

Sushi: Aahh, there are no other hands in here so fine!

Atsushi settles to offer the dangling part of his belt for Aku to hold on to (lol he's pointing his ass in the process because the belt is on his back like a tail). Aku reaches for it, but was taken away by Rashomon before Atsushi and Kyouka can see him

▼Aku vs Rashomon Battle

Aku uses his gun to fight against Rashomon. Just when he thought he won, he is then caught and pierced by Rashomon. At first Aku thought that Rashomon is fighting him to test if he's worth it as Rashomon's "owner", but then realized that Rashomon is actually filled with wrath - Aku's wrath towards his weak self.

Scenes flashback to Chuuya telling Aku why Dazai doesn't approve of him, of Atsushi telling him that he lost against him and is still not recognized by Dazai, and of Dazai telling him that his new subordinate is better and he doesn't need Aku.

Aku makes Rashomon remember all these, of what they went through, of what they are mad about, of what they both desire. If Aku doesn't beat Rashomon then he will be a part of Shibusawa's collection and will never get what they desire.

Before Rashomon ends Aku, he sets the bomb off and beats him eventually.

Aku returns to Atsushi and Kyouka thereafter, and Atsushi was surprised to see him covered in bruises.

▼White Trio Betrayal Scene

Fyodor sees Dazai suspiciously trying to enter the Draconia room. They went inside after Fyodor tells him that Shibusawa is not there. Dazai reveals his motives to Fyodor, and Fyodor hands him the crystals. Before Dazai can touch them Shibusawa stabs him from behind. Dazai dies. (scenes are almost the same as the movie)

After Dazai dies, Shibusawa also kills Fyodor, grabbing him on the top of his head, lifting him up, and then breaking his neck.

Shibusawa laughs (like a villain) saying that his plans succeeded.

▼More Aku, Atsushi, and Kyouka

Aku, Atsushi, and Kyouka are riding an elevator, standing side by side. Because the ride is taking quite long, Atsushi tries to make small talk to relieve the awkward atmosphere.

Sushi: Your Ability has returned to you, right? How does it feel?

Aku: None of your business.

*silence*

Sushi: Looking from this angle, your nose looks nice. (literally "you have a high-bridged nose" used as a compliment in Jp)

*silence*

Sushi: Aahh, with this three the talk is going nowhere..

Kyouka: *tries to narrate Momotaro (a popular Jp folklore)*

Sushi: Ah, I'm sorry Kyouka-chan, I didn't mean to force you

▼Chuuya at the Special Ability Dept

Chuuya arrives at the Special Ability Department Office. He is stopped by the guards but Chuuya beats them all (fight scenes were shown).

Chuuya arrives at the main office, but Ango is only showing up in the scene via a video screen. Tsujimura is in the office btw.

Chuuya and Ango talk about the government's involvement with Shibusawa (same with the movie).

Chuuya threatens Ango that he will kill the people in the office if Ango doesn't tell him about the case of Shibusawa now.

▼White Trio

Shibusawa takes Dazai's Ability crystal, but realizes that it is not the one he's been looking for.

Fyodor suddenly appears from his back, shooting Shibusawa with a gun.

Apparently, the one Shibusawa killed earlier was not Fyodor himself, but his separated Ability.

Fyodor then kills Shibusawa with a knife, making him remember his death (same with the movie).

▼Dragon Appears

Fyodor does his poetry speech about the dragon lol

The dragon appears as animation in the background.

Deadly Drive plays as bg music after!

Ango asks Chuuya to fight the dragon, believing that only his Ability can do it just as when they fought Guivre in the past.

Chuuya complains that the government just always does nothing but order people around while not getting their hands dirty.

He accepts the mission and asks Ango's life in return.

▼Chuuya vs Dragon

Plane scene with Tsujimura is almost the same as the movie. Chuuya throws his gloves and activates Corruption.

This scene involves his actor Uechan flying in a harness, where he did flips a few times. On his background is an animation of the levitated rubbles and the building he used to throw at the dragon.

Bless Uechan's throat for all the screaming

▼Soukoku scene

Chuuya shouts Dazai's name, and punches him waking him up. Dazai touches his cheek to deactivate Corruption. (Same lines with the movie, yes Dazai is still Snow White)

Chuuya asks him to let go but Dazai refuses saying that the place they are in is where the mist is the most concentrated and Arahabaki will end up separating from him.

▼Atsushi reflection with Byakko

Atsushi realizes that the orphanage director must have known that he killed Shibusawa, but wondered why he never told him.

The orphanage director appears at the end saying that he hid the truth from Atsushi because he thought Atsushi wouldn't be able to accept it and would be crushed (mentally) once he knew about himself.

▼Aftermath

Bokura plays in the bg

Aku leaves

Dazai arrives saying that Atsushi was saved because of them

Atsushi butts in saying that Dazai was the one who did

(same lines with the movie)

After Atsushi says the "more beautiful" line, Oda's voice-over plays when he told Dazai to go to the side that saves people because that's a little bit more beautiful.

▼Aftermath Chuuya

Ango calls Chuuya saying that the battle is finished thanks to them, and now he's ready to give his life in return.

Chuuya just laughs at him saying that his life isn't enough to pay for this. He also tells him that he understands that Ango was just a small fry in the government six years ago so wasn't able to do anything about the Shibusawa case. Ango thanks him but still tries to insist but Chuuya hangs up.

Akutagawa shows up, but he doesn't bow at Chuuya (unlike in the movie) and just continues walking after Chuuya told him that Dazai is alive. Chuuya calls him to lend his shoulder because he can't move and gestures him to come closer.

Aku does and Chuuya laughs at how unwilling he looks and asks if Aku is still mad that Chuuya called him weak. Aku says that he's not bothered at all.

Chuuya tells him that he shouldn't worry because they're both included in Dazai's plans, which means that Dazai thinks that they are essential in beating Shibusawa.

Aku remains silent. Chuuya then tells him that as Dazai's ex-partner, he's gonna say it - that Dazai approves of Aku. At the very least, Chuuya does approve of him too.

Aku just says that he's nothing compared to Chuuya.

▼Days after

Atsushi and Kyouka are back at the Agency, where they wave off to everyone as they go on a new mission.

Voice-overs of the ADA stage play cast were played sending them off.

Tanizaki: Take care!

Naomi: Stay safe!

Kunikida: Don't forget your report after.

Ranpo: Get me sweets on your way home!

Yosano: If possible, go back here with injuries, okay?

Kenji: Let's eat some gyudon later!

Fukuzawa: Atsushi, Kyouka, take care and come back safely.

▼Closing

Chuuya talks to Mori on the phone, reporting that the mission has been accomplished. 

However, he gets instructed to do the send-off or the farewell greeting to the fans on the stage.

Chuuya, angrily to the audience: What are you looking at, huh? 

Send-off? *takes a sit elegantly and stares at the crowd*

Ugh, okay,, *stands up*

Be careful not to be engulfed by the mist when you go home, okay? See ya.

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[fireflykaizoku]

I know you already wrote 2 soulmate body switch fics. And this isn’t really a request unless you want it to be. But I was thinking about a version of this that I think you’d appreciate.

I’m imagining it for Ace or Sabo, where the reader is a member of the Revolutionary Army or Whitebeard pirates respectively, so when they switch bodies, Ace and Sabo are reunited 🥺😭 that’s all i really have to say, but I’m gonna keep day dreaming about it because I’ll never forgive oda for not letting them meet again 😩

That idea is amazingg omg i needed to write before i went to bed 😩 and yes, i'll never forgive oda for killing ace, and for killing ace before he could meet sabo again (or at least know he's alive ugh) oda, pay for our therapy!

You were part of the Revolutionary Army since you were young, around the same time Sabo joined too. Ever since then, you, Koala and him where very close friends. It was hard having free time being part of the RA, but it was New Year’s Eve, the three of you were docked at an island, so you decided it’d be a good idea to relax and celebrate the holiday.

— And maybe next year I’ll finally meet my soulmate. — you said, before the toast with your best friends. — I’m sure it will happen next year.

— Don’t rush it, I didn’t meet mine yet, and it’s alright. Koala didn’t met hers either yet either. — Sabo giggled. — There’s still time.

— I know, but feels like it will never happen... — you sighed, then you heard the people at the bar starting the countdown. — It’s almost midnight!

You forgot about the soulmate subject, and just decided to party, drink a bit, and rest a little during the two days off. You waited long enough to meet this person, you were sure you could wait more.

The first day of the year was already over, and you went to bed early this time not just because of your hangover, but also because you’d sail first thing in the morning.

You opened your eyes feeling a lot better, but instead of waking up at the hotel room you were sharing with Koala, you were alone in a bed you don’t remember seeing before. Feeling freaked out thinking some enemy took you while you were asleep, your first thought was to get up and get a weapon before leaving the room and explore. But as soon as you jumped out of the bed, you noticed the body was different than yours, the shorts weren’t yours, and that belt with the letter “A” for sure wasn’t yours.

Then it hit you. You finally switched bodies with your soulmate! After waiting for so long and almost losing hope! You just needed to find out who this man is, and you also needed to contact Sabo somehow. What if this man was someone dangerous? If he found out you were part of the RA, it wouldn’t be good.

You left the room and there was also lots of noises outside, with men laughing and talking. Some man greeted you, calling you “second commander”; you just smiled back, trying not to raise any suspicions.

When you finally found a bathroom with a mirror, you notice how handsome your soulmate was, with dark hair, freckles, and a tattoo on his arm. You kept looking at the reflection, just appreciating how cute he was. He wasn’t just a good looking man, but you remembered the wanted poster you saw once, that man was Portgas D. Ace, also known as Fire Fist Ace, part of the Whitebeard Pirates. Now the “second commander” made sense.

— Ace, are you okay yoi? You’ve been here for a long time. Is it hangover? — someone knocked on the door.

— I’m fine. — you replied quickly. — Just give me a minute.

When the footsteps were far, you took a deep breath. Whitebeard was indeed a powerful man, he probably could help you somehow.

You walked towards the deck, only to find Edward Newgate sitting outside. That man was huge and intimidating, way more intimidating than any other pirate you ever met so far. You were nervous, but approached him anyway.

— Good morning, son! — he smile. — So, any luck with your soulmate yet? If not, don’t worry. I told you, it will happen eventually and there’s no rush.

It was not the interaction you were expecting, and when the man noticed your eyes wide open in surprise and the cheeks getting red, he just knew.

— You’re not Ace, are you? — he asked, you shook your head as a “no”. He didn’t seem angry, he seemed quite curious. — Then tell me more about yourself, let’s find a way for you two to switch back soon.

You said you were part of the Revolutionary Army, the island you were before you woke up in Ace’s body, and also that by now, your friends would be on their way to the next mission.

While the Moby Dick rushed trying to find the RA ship, you had the opportunity to talk to Whitebeard and his crew. The men were very curious, asking questions about your life, how you looked like, and then started telling everything about Ace. The crew told you how your soulmate fell asleep out of the blue, how he ate a lot, was very kind, hot headed with no pun intended, and little things they knew about his life. Some of the men said you were very lucky to have him as your other half.

It was the middle of the night when you spotted the ship docked at the same island. As you got closer, you were able to see three people talking.

— There! They’re still there! — you said excitedly, not just so you could switch back to your body, but also because you couldn’t wait to finally meet your soulmate.

When the Moby Dick docked, you ran towards the ship as fast as you could.

— I told you I'm not saying my name, I don’t even know who you are. — you heard a familiar voice say. — I’ll call Dragon and see what he can do about it. What a bad timing for (Y/N) to find their soulmate.

— I already told you, my name is Ace! — someone replied. — I need to find my crew! Look, we can stay here the whole night, but make it simple and just let’s try to solve this! I know they're with the Whitebeard Pirates!

You followed the voice, smiling.

When Sabo first laid his eyes on your, or well, on Ace, his eyes widened, jaw dropped and he went silent for what felt like ages. You, Ace and Koala got worried, and started shaking the blonde, expecting a reaction from him. What made him act so strange?

— Sabo… — you asked, holding him by his shoulder and gently shaking the man. — Are you okay? What happened?

— It’s you… It’s Ace. You’re Ace. — he said, not even blinking while looking at you, and feeling the teardrops fall down his cheeks. — I remember now. I remember everything! You’re my brother!

You looked at the raven haired boy, who seemed to be just as surprised, while you just wanted to know what is going on. Sabo had a brother and never told you about him?

— Wait, your name is Sabo? My brother Sabo? — he bit his lip to avoid crying, approaching the blonde. — You’re… You’re Alive!

They hugged each other so tight and let the tears fall. It felt like nothing around them existed. You and Koala just heard the sobs, not knowing what was happening, but you didn’t have the heart to interrupt this moment. It probably meant something very important to them.

— Luffy and I, we thought you were dead. — Ace said, trying to breathe between the sobs. — I can’t believe you’re alive.

— I forgot so many things for years, I didn’t remember anything from our childhood. — he took a deep breath. — But now I saw you and remembered everything.

They had this moment for a long time, crying and laughing, laughing and crying again. When they finally explained everything, it felt like a story out of some movie, and all you could say was “wow”.

— Wait, we need to switch back… — Ace said. — We need to kiss!

— Do you think this is going to work? We just met… What if… — he interrupted you.

— Don’t worry, we can try anyway. And if it doesn’t work, we just try again as many times we need.

You looked at Sabo and Koala, who were standing looking at both of you, also curious if this was going to work or not.

— Oh, okay. — the blonde broke the silence, starting to walk to get in the ship. — We’ll leave you two alone. See you guys later.

When you and Ace were finally alone, you two moved closer, just looking at each other for a while, feeling his breath so close. Your hands were cold, your heart was beating fast and your mouth was getting dry. Before you could think much, he stole the kiss, softly and gently at first as if he was simply asking for permission, but then it became so intense and passionate. It felt like the man wanted to hold you so tight and savor every second of it, afraid it was just a dream.

— I spent so many years of my life feeling like I wasn’t worth of love, so it wasn’t hard to fall for you. — he whispered. — You’re my soulmate, I guess I loved you before we even met.

[ikeromantic]

Heroes

A Mitsuhide Akechi fanfic. Approx. 2300 words. This scene takes place well after the events of the romantic epilogue.

First: Mitsuhide and the Maiden

Previous: Errand Boys

Kyubei swallowed nervously. His expression was serene, arrogant even, but inside he felt ill. This situation was well outside his comfort level. Beyond what any vassal could reasonably be expected to do. Serving Akechi often threw him into danger but nothing like this.

Mouri stood in front of him, a mere handsbreadth from his face. The pirate held his pistol clenched tight in his hand, the barrel pressed to Kyubei’s chest. “So yer tellin’ me the only way to get the Oda dogs out of my waters is to sign Toyotomi’s paper?”

“I’m telling you that, yes. And more. That you have been betrayed. Whatever you were hoping to accomplish -”

“Shaddup.” Mouri grabbed his collar and slammed him into the wall. “I don’t like it. It stinks of some plot by yer boss.”

Kyubei nodded. “And what if it is? The abbot has abandoned your cause. The shogun played you false and is using you as nothing more than a distraction. You have nothing to gain in your opposition.”

Motonari’s scarlet gaze burned. “Way I see it, I got nothin’ to gain by agreeing either! Maybe I’d rather go out in one last battle. Fire and blood.”

“Maybe you would.” Kyubei shrugged. “If so, Ishida’s iron-side ships will make your dream come true. You and all your men will die and then we will have no resistance as we take over every port and trade route into Aki province. Maybe more. Either way, the Oda win.”

The pirate scowled. “You wouldn’t win. I could kill ya right now, kick the whole thing off.”

“You could.” Kyubei knew if he showed any fear, he would die here. Confidence and respect were the keys to Motonari. “Or you could sign and give the idea of a united land a chance. Fire and blood will still be there, if Nobunaga fails.”

“Yer not as smooth as Akechi.” Mori glanced around the tiny fisherman’s shack as if expecting Mitsuhide to be hidden someplace. “But say I agree. Let’s get down to the dirty details. What do I get and what do I give up?”

Kyubei gestured toward the door. “I’m not . . . really the negotiator here. Just the messenger. Toyotomi awaits your word though. And he has the power to make concessions for the Oda.”

Motonari suddenly hauled Kyubei forward. “Good. Then let’s go talk to him. And if it’s a trap, I’m shootin’ you in the gut so ya can die with me. Savvy?”

“Completely.” Kyubei held back a sigh of relief. It seemed the blockade would end soon. Which was good. He was tired of his cramped quarters on the boat, of the constant nausea he felt in the floating stockade, and the smell of dead fish and rotting seaweed. He planned to trap some in glass and gift it to Akechi when his lord returned. A gift to say thanks for the extended absence.

***

Sasuke ignored the sweat beading on his forehead. This was his fourth attempt at surgery and the practice dummy appeared to be getting the better of him. The problem was clamping the artery while maintaining the surgical opening. He needed another set of hands, or two. If he waited to clamp until he set the locking forceps, the dummy bled out. If he tried to clamp without them, he lost the slippery artery in the wound - and the dummy still bled out.

“It seems you’re struggling.” Mitsuhide’s amused voice came from somewhere behind him.

Sasuke didn’t turn. “Apparently this maneuver wasn’t intended for one person to complete.”

Mitsuhide came up beside him and inserted his fingertips into the wound, pulling the silicone skin open.

“There is a tool for that.” Sasuke gestured with his chin.

“I see.” He chose the locking forceps from the tools laid out without more direction than that. “When we return to the Sengoku, I think we should clear up your errand before I go back to Azuchi.”

The ninja gave a short nod. It would be hard enough to get Shingen to let him attempt this procedure, moreso to allow Mitsuhide to help. And if the kitsune warlord went to Azuchi, he’d have to explain his purpose to Nobunaga. Another layer of complication. There were so many points where this plan could go wrong. It was the thinnest of threads to hang his hope on, but when it was the only thread . . .

“Not to distract you from the task at hand, but how is your wormhole device coming along? Any progress?”

“Progress. Yes. Even with the full laboratory to work with, the university’s supercomputer, and access to modern technology for the device construction, I’ve come to an unpleasant conclusion.” Sasuke took a breath, steeling himself for Mitsuhide’s reaction. “Creating a wormhole intentionally is simply beyond my scope. At least, in any reasonable time frame.”

The warlord was silent for a long moment. Then, “Does this mean there is no way back?”

Sasuke frowned. “If I am honest, the answer is uncertain. The device seems to predict recurring wormholes, spaced around 90 days apart and occurring in disparate areas across Japan. Perhaps elsewhere. I did not extend the predictive area.”

“That sounds like better news than your tone indicates.”

“Yes . . . I suppose it is. But that means we have only a few weeks remaining.” He took a breath and finished the procedure on the dummy. When he was done, he stripped off his gloves and turned to face Mitsuhide. “The problem with the device and my current estimation is that while I can offer fairly accurate forecasts for the occurrence and location of a wormhole in the time we occupy, I cannot say where it leads.”

Mitsuhide thought this over and then nodded. “Things are rarely certain. When we leave with this next wormhole, we will meet whatever challenge lies at the end.”

Sasuke agreed. “Do you want to look at the device? I can show you how to interpret the readings.”

“Yes. I need to stop by a shop first though.” Mitsuhide patted his pocket. “I need to trade this for a ring.”

The ninja’s expression immediately lightened, a smile hovering on his lips. “You found one you liked?”

“I had one made.” Mitsuhide told Sasuke about the ring he’d chosen on their way to the jewelry shop. How the stones matched her eyes, how happy he hoped she would be. He knew he sounded like a man besotted - but it was because he was.

Sasuke listened with an attentive ear. He didn’t understand being in love - not really - and it was fascinating to study Mitsuhide’s change from conniving kitsune to star-crossed lover.

They arrived at the shop, but oddly, the closed sign was up and all the shades were drawn closed. The ninja was about to suggest they leave and try another time when he noticed that despite the sign, the door was slightly ajar.

He exchanged a look with Mitsuhide. Sasuke entered the shop silently, Mitsuhide right behind him. The display cases were all smashed, jewelry and decor tossed on the floor with the shards of glass. The door to the private rooms at the back was open, and raised voices could be heard beyond it.

“Unlock the safe now!”

“I can’t. It’s a time lock. A time lock!”

The sound of metal meeting flesh.

Sasuke crept forward. Mitsuhide rushed past, cold fury in his eyes.

For a moment, the men in the other room froze. One was tall, his face covered in a panda mask. He held a length of pipe, bloodied on one end. The other was a little shorter than Sasuke. He wore a brown bear mask and carried a large leather case, open now to display jewelry tossed in haphazardly. Glittering chains and flashing gems all tangled together.

Sasuke didn’t hesitate. He threw down a smokebomb and leapt, pushing himself off the wall and into the man with the brown bear mask.

Mitsuhide didn’t need to be told what to do. Before the smoke clouded the room, he was moving toward the panda-masked man. There was a dull thud, muted by the smoke, and a strangled cry.

The ninja didn’t have time to worry about Mitsuhide though. He had his own fight on his hands. The brown bear man realized he was being attacked and tried to jump back. But he didn’t expect the strike to come from the side. Sasuke caught him with a knee to the side. The two fell to the floor.

For one breathless moment, Sasuke was afraid he’d let himself get too soft, forgotten his training. The brown-bear man got a hand on his throat and tried to roll him over, to get the high position. But years of struggle, of life and death fights, left their mark on the ninja. Without really thinking about it, he shifted, broke the man’s grip, and pinned him.

Mitsuhide chuckled. “I thought I was going to have to rescue you.”

There was a gurgling sound somewhere behind the warlord. The smoke was too dense to make out much. “You could see my fight?” Sasuke asked incredulously.

“No. I could hear you though. You froze. Maybe you should spar with me and my . . . I suppose they are vassals. Recruits?” Mitsuhide sighed. “Whatever they are - it will help you stay sharp.”

“Maybe.” Sasuke frowned. The brown-bear man was struggling to get out of his grip. “I don’t suppose you have any rope on you?”

The gurgling stopped and the distinct sound of a body hitting the floor followed. “Hm, no.”

“Did you just kill that man?” Sasuke managed to sound neutral but he was genuinely concerned. It would be wrong to murder anyone, even a thief, and it would cause them no end of trouble.

Mitsuhide laughed again. “No, of course not. He is merely unconscious.”

The salesman finally found his voice, shaking and in shock. “Y-you saved me. I thought they would kill me!”

Sasuke sighed. He couldn’t release his grip on the still struggling brown-bear man and he wasn’t willing to risk knocking him out. The line between unconsciousness and permanent brain injury was a fine one.

“We did.” Mitsuhide’s smile was audible.

The smoke started to clear. The room was a mess. Ransacked, the leather bag of jewelry now spilled across the floor. Ren, the salesman, stood up. He looked around with a helpless expression. “They wrecked the shop, but at least everything is still here.”

Sasuke looked down at his captive and pulled the mask off. Beneath it was a forgettable face. Unremarkable features that would blend in to any crowd in most of Japan. The thief’s eyes were wide and frightened. Not of the ninja, but something else.

“So, you were here to rob this man?” Mitsuhide crouched beside the Sasuke and stared down at the thief.

“I don’t have to tell you nothing!”

Mitsuhide nodded, his lips curving in a sharp crescent. “True. True. You don’t have to.” He lifted the man’s hand, studying the calloused palm and short, stubby fingers. “You also don’t have to leave here with all your fingers intact.” He began to bend the smallest one.

The thief screamed.

Surprisingly, Ren didn’t flinch. The salesman bent down, watching with a certain grim satisfaction. No wonder really. Half his face was bruised and swollen, his lip split. The thieves were not gentle with him.

Sasuke, on the other hand, did not want to torture this man. He just wanted to tie him and let the police handle it. “We don’t need to do this. There are officials here that will question him.”

“And yet.” Mitsuhide’s eyes shone with a vicious light. He continued to bend and there was a popping sound from the man’s hand.

“Ahhh! Ok, ok!” The thief was panting from the pain. “The owner hired us. Said he’d get more from the insurance than the sales.” He licked his lips. “Please. Please just let go.”

Mitsuhide contemplated the finger, bent now and pulled out of joint. “If Ren here had not been able to get the safe open, would you have just let him go?”

The thief’s gaze darted away.

“I thought as much.” Mitsuhide snapped the bone with a sudden jerk. Then he stood and wiped his hands on his pants. His expression was twisted with distaste.

The thief was crying now. Whimpering between tearful sobs that he was sorry.

Sasuke took a breath. “Ties. Ren. Do you have rope or anything else I can use?”

The salesman thought for a moment and then left, bringing back red velvet display case rope, meant to keep grubby hands off glass. It would do.

The ninja tied up his thief and finally sat back for a breath. “What now?”

Mitsuhide turned to Ren. “I’m here for my ring.” He pulled out the pouch of gold and set it on the table. “Let’s conclude our business before we call the city guards.”

“Police,” Sasuke interjected.

“Yes. Those.”

Ren looked down at the gold and back up at Mitsuhide. “I don’t want your money. You saved my life today. Besides, apparently the insurance is worth more than the sale. We’ll just say the ring was lost in the attempted robbery.” He gave the warlord a tremulous smile.

It took a bit for the salesman to find the ring and wrap it up. Mitsuhide and Sasuke made sure the two thieves were secure while they waited. When they had the ring in hand, they left. Ren reassured them he would tell the police two unknown heroes showed up to assist and left because they didn’t want thanks. Which was mostly true.

They’d walked a few blocks from the store when distant sirens told them the police finally arrived. Neither glanced back.

“So . . . if the ring was free, why do you suppose you still left yourself gold coins?” Sasuke asked, thinking aloud.

Mitsuhide had already begun to wonder that as well. His future-past self would know how all this turned out. What was the gold for? “I am sure something will come up.”

“That is what worries me.” The ninja’s eyes narrowed.

Next: Wanted

[ninhaoma-ya]

Chapter 1043 — We die together

Really didn’t want it to go down the Road of Destiny, but here we are. Expected, but still annoying. I just hope that the gomu gomu-fruit isn’t going to be some Foretold Fruit of Future Force and Fame.

Cover story didn’t bring anything new so nothing to say about that.

I really like the contrast between dark stones in the foreground and light stones in the circle of impact. Gives the panel more depth.

About Japanese comics: I really enjoy the “slice of life” used in manga, where the manga is gives space to reactions and the feeling of the scene. Oda has a great example here, with his layout of Luffy > Kaido > CP0:

Kaido and CP0 are both silent, with empty backgrounds, while Luffy has all the noise and confusion. We only see a snapshot of Kaido gripping his club and the silent resignation of The Agent.

(Who isn’t dead. No way. Not before we get to know what his connection to Luffy was – the anguish in his face last chapter was a clear enough hint.)

I think it’s Luffy’s breath that escapes, not his soul or similar: in the last chapter he tried to keep anything from escaping and gear 4 seems to be an extension of inflated gear 3, coated in haki. And if he’s unconscious, his voice (which everybody suddenly miss, meaning it probably was quite loud before) would fall silent as well. (Interesting that it seems Law is the one to hear the voice, indicating that his observation haki is much better than Kid’s.)

I also like the parallels between Momo and Kaido, both fearing the worst as they gaze into the heavens.

And look how small Onigashima has become!

Easier for Momo to tow, as well.

And where have you been, my dear chap? Off with Denjiro, perhaps?

Some reaction shots:

I love Kid’s painted nails.

Interesting also to see the reactions to Kaido’s announcement. Of course, this is much later in the fight so people are more worn out and tired, but it’s still similar reactions to his earlier boasting of killing Luffy — his allies are confused, Chopper (who believes anything and everything, from Sogeking to Santa Claus) is crushed, but Luffy’s crew still believe in him, here demonstrated by Nami. Her declaration is probably made in part because Zoro and Sanji are out for the count (who were the ones to declare his last defeat “impossible”), but it’s also a nice throwback to her defiance in Ulti’s face, when she proclaimed her belief in Luffy becoming the Pirate King. She doesn’t care that Kaido might well kill her, but she can’t let him say those things of her captain.

Somebody needs to teach Kaido some basic national economics. That’s not how a resupply of workforce works, my man.

And whatever he thinks of others interfering in his fights, he sure is quick to capitalise on it. Hypocrite.

Kaido is one huge lizard. That’s all.

Yamato’s speech here is so horribly, terribly topical in our world today. All thoughts with and strength to Ukraine (UNHCR-donation page can be found here) 🇺🇦

But then!

The prettiest panel that ever panelled.

The calm conviction in Yamato’s face! Momo’s internal struggle! The physical reminder of the fight inside the skull dome, but also the mental fight between Momo’s wish to give up and Yamato’s ride and die-attitude!

And there we go! Good boy, Momo, going in for a last fight instead of giving in!

I give the chapter hope for tomorrow.