#atsushi really hit a nerve

[ssaraexposs]

This sskk moment is really something else:

Fed up with his rudeness , Atsushi talks back to Akutagawa, hitting THAT sensitive topic for him

Atsushi just now realises he hit a sensitive nerve and he's clearly expecting a violent reaction from Akutagawa

Akutagawa doesn't lash out at Atsushi and proceeds to keep walking

Atsushi is surprised by the lack of reaction towards him and proceeds to reach for Akutagawa

Akutagawa really doesn't like to be touched, especially after being insulted

[sskk-manifesto]

I really love the concept of an Atsushi / Akutagawa / Kyouka trio as it was shown in Dead Apple, and I really wish it would become a thing. I think it's neat how here Kyouka's dominant color is shown being purple as balance / synthesis of blue and red. Kyouka also uses as this kind of bridge between organizations since she was a member of both at some point, and still holds a very deep understanding of how they work. I think Kyouka could really make the sskk team work as a way to find balance between these two opposites that would otherwise clash and destroy each other.

[pupgawa]

Ability fun ! 🍯

Why not making sex even more fun by adding in some ability , you know really spice things up ?

pairing (s) : Akutagawa x reader, atsushi x reader, chuuya x reader ( separately )

Tags/cw’s: gender neutral! Reader , reader's gentile is not specified , rough sex ( all of them ) , bondage ( akutagawa ) , degration ( akutagawa) praise ( atsushi, chuuya ) , mating press ( atsushi ) , mentions of breeding ( atsushi )

Bondage is a given when using roshomon during intercourse. He can't help but get hard at the sight of the black cloth warping across your body, squeezing in all the right spots.

If he's not using roshomon to tie your hands behind your back, then he's using it to hold your legs open for him while he fucks you.

Or he's helping you ride him while having your hands tied behind your back.

And sometimes he's standing up, holding you in the air with Roshomon, using the multiple tendrils summoned you're being rocked back into his cock, he thrusts his hips forward just a bit so he can really hit deep inside you.

“ A .. Aku .. ” You moan softly as the black tendrils are holding your thighs open, you can't fight against the pure force of it, all you could do is moan as you took what he gave you.

“ that's it ... cry out for my cock like the dog you are ” He growled out as he slammed his hips deep inside you. Your eyes widened as he hit the bundle of nerves you liked him hitting so much. You let out a loud moan as you tossed your head back.

Akutagawa can't help but grin as he felt your muscles untense under roshomon, completely submitting to him as roshomon gets tighter around your thighs and arms.

“ yeah that's it .. submit , obey your superior, you whore ” he spat as he fucked into you harder and you laid there and took it.

Atsushi is usually very sweet with you, all the time, especially during sex, he wanted to make you feel as safe and comfortable as he possibly could.

So when you brought the idea to let out his more feral side and use his ability a little bit during sex it was completely out of the question at first, he didn't want to hurt you.

But you were persistent, you continued to make small gestures to it, and insisting you'd be okay, you were so cute, how could he deny you any longer. But he set a rule that you'll let him know when you need to stop as soon as you want to stop, which you happily agreed to.

And this turned out a lot better than he expected, he hates to admit it but he likes letting out his carnal desires and going a bit feral more than he likes to admit.

All the time he has you in a mating press, pounding into you, large tiger claws pinning your head to the bed, his tiger legs give his thrusts a bit more of a kick, fangs bared and his tiger ears twitching and his tail whipping from side to side, claws tearing the bed sheets as he gripped them.

Atsushi pounded into you at a rough pace, his thighs slapping against yours as he thrusted downwards at and angle that drove you nuts.

“ fuck .. fuck , fUck ! ~ ” he cursed between his teeth with a small voice crack. You felt so good around his dick that he can't help but speed up, bending you in half as he did, stuck in a mating press.

“ you feel so good .. oh my godddd ” he moaned out as he let out a inhuman snarl. “ are you okay ? Tell me to stop now if you need, because if you don't I won't be able to stop myself- ” you tell him it's okay.

He wasn't lying, Atsushi let out a growl, one of a beast, claws digging into your wrists, positioning himself once more, he stood on his legs, in a squatting position. And before you could register it he was already back inside you.

He set a rough pace, moaning, groaning and growling he was an animal, figuratively and literally. “ m’ gonna cum inside you, and stuff you full of my cubs- ” he begins between each thrusts, your head spun.

“ gonna be a good parent for my kids, a good .. lover .. hngh !! ” he moans out once more as he slammed into you, the thought of you not being able to even get pregnant didn't even cross his mind. He was too caught up in the moment.

“ c ... cumming ! I'm gonna cum ” he moaned out as he stilled himself deep inside you before starting to thrust once again, oh he was far from finished with you

You've gotta hear me out here PLEASEEEE , PLEASEEEE, he can manipulate gravity and shit like just imagine if he could make his thrusts so much faster.

He manipulates gravity to make himself lighter and you as well, so he could thrusts his hips at seemingly inhuman pace,

Okay and like fucking in mid air sounds so silly and that's the appeal of it, like one day you and chuuya are plain drunk and you make a joke about it, and sticks with both you and him.

And like a week later he brings it up and you're like " hell yeah let's do it "

“ you doing okay ? ” Chuuya asks as you nod, “ just a bit light headed, but I'm alright ” you responded, maybe because you were high up in the air of your shared bedroom.

“ that's normal, All you need to do is hold onto me, and I'll keep my ability activated, if it comes to the worst we'll be falling onto the bed so none of us gets hurt here ” Chuuya explains and you nod.

And that's now you came to be, chuuya's cock stuffed you full as he grabbed onto your hips, pulling you back onto his cock with soft grunts and groans, loud moans spilling from your lips.

“ oh yeah that's good .. that's so good ” Chuuya pants out as he huffs, tossing his head back with a loud groan. “ who's good slut are you ? ” he asks as you whimper out a soft ‘ yours ’ Chuuya let's out an airy laugh. “ couldn't quite hear you, love ” you bite back a moan before repeating; “ yours .. ”. “ good , yeah you're my good slut ” he replied.

Even through the heat of the moment you still couldn't help but giggle to each other that you were actually doing this. Chuuya's movements got a little faster as he groans into your neck.

“ you feel s’ fuckin’ good .. s’ fuckin’ warm ” he groans out again as he let out a loud hiss in pleasure, he grips your hips with a great amounts of strength as he groans out loud. Releasing inside of you.

That unfortunately that caused him to turn off his ability, but fortunately for you guys you landed on the bed, looking at each other for a moment before bursting out into a laughing fit.

[starlightshadowsworld]

Love the "Dazai needs a cane because of his leg" and "Kunikida having issues with his hands" etc.

Thinking about the Atsushi equivalent.

Tw for dismemberment.

I personally have the idea of Atsushi having phantom pain. Being in pain from injuries that don't exist that he's sustained in the past.

Because they never healed, so his brain doesn't recognise they have healed and thus aren't there.

For Atsushi who in 55 minutes talks about pain always been a part of his life. To the point he feels pain makes him himself.

It makes sense than to me that he'd experience something like this or some kind of chronic pain. And well it's not like the injuries are stopping anytime soon.

Also, the idea of Atsushi experiencing something along the lines of what happened to Kunikida (hands cut off and than healed but not fully.)

But with the added thing of Atsushi can't heal from it.

I have two headcannons that co-inside with this: Atsushi can only negate wounds caused by other abilities.

And Atsushi can't negate wounds caused by fire (because burn scars and Dragons being Tigers opposite in ying and yang.)

During the fight with Fukuchi, he cuts off Atsushi's leg to test his ability. Who's to say he didn't figure out a work around. Amenogozen might be affected by an ability, but it's still just sword.

Maybe Fukuchi when he went to cut Atsushi's hand off, before what would've been the killing blow, deactivated his ability (if it was part of why Atsushi could negate wounds caused by Amenogozen.)

Or maybe, Fukuchi set Amenogozen on fire and one of these outcomes meant Atsushi's hand doesn't return.

But if Atsushi was taking hits from Amenogozen and other things that aren't ability injuries, and not being able to negate those wounds.

It puts another layer of danger onto the fight and could be why Akutugawa was so desperate to get Atsushi to safety.

Seeing that he's badly hurt and that they're running out of time.

Also what if that first leg injury from Fukuchi in the fight actually stuck and Atsushi just has to fight one legged and than losing his hand.

And because of Atsushi's ability being able to cut through abilities, maybe it activates as a sheild against Yosano's healing ability. Not being able to distinguish it as an ally and not a threat.

The tigers whole thing is survival, it's doing what it can. Even when this would actually help it.

Or maybe Yosano can heal him but like with the Kunikida stuff it's not completly and Atsushi needs a cane for his leg or help with his hand.

Which, good luck because Atsushi is definitely the type of person to pretend everything fine until the day he dies.

The fic Pins and Needles by Present_Mom on A03 has a really cool premise I hadn't thought of in regards into this.

Where because of how many times Atsushi's leg has been severed, the nerves in his brain don't recognise his leg is still intact.

Because of that he starts to lose feeling and the ability to walk because of it. And being Atsushi he doesn't tell anyone until he falls over in a fight and can't get up.

[misslovasstuff]

Dazai x reader

Prove it

“Her? Mhm, well….”- Dazai itches his head, shifting his gaze to the floor. - She is nice. Yeah, nice.”

Atsushi and Kunikida raise their eyebrows as the bandaged brunette seemed to avoid a simple question:

Do you like Y/n?

“I mean, we don’t doubt her niceness, what we’re asking is if you fancy her by any chance?”- Oh, Kunikida was enjoying too much what seemed to have turned into a silly interrogation. He fixes his glasses with a smirk, leaning over Dazai’s shoulder:

“She’s totally your type, isn’t she?”

Dazai sighs, shaking his head with a vague smile.

“Just because Kunikida-kun doesn’t have an interesting love life it doesn’t mean you have to start investigating mine.”- he claims with a silly voice, once again provoking his colleagues’ nerves as Atsushi could have sworn he heard Kunikida’s glasses break as he grabs Dazai by the collar of his shirt, whispering all sort of funny insults, to which Dazai is completely immune by now.

“Kunikida-san, perhaps Dazai-san is not comfortable talking about his relationship with Y/n. Perhaps it is better to leave him be haha.”- Atsushi claims with a weak smile, trying to calm the chaotic situation.

Dazai sighs, rubbing his temple then explains:

“Look, to extinguish your curiosity, there is absolutely nothing going on between me and her. Are you blind to fail to see that she has no interest whatsoever in me? Plus, I’ve heard from Yosano she’s seeing someone already so…”

Kunikida widens his eyes to a rare sight; Dazai sighing and looking out the window as if the most beautiful tragedy had happened to him. The kind of misfortune that makes people write poems, listen to music and take long walks by themselves. The tragedy of loving someone you can’t ever have that makes you fragile but yet unbreakable, strong but weak in the heart and it gives you a slap back to a reality that you don’t want to accept. It hadn’t occurred to Dazai before, thus he wonders what this feeling is about and if he can do anything about it.

“Have you ever been rejected by a woman before?”- Atsushi asks, after which he hits himself mentally for asking such a question.

“No. - Dazai answers frankly, to which Kunikida scoffs.

“Well, at least Y/n will ground you a bit.”- he claims, putting his hands in his pockets. - How does it feel to love someone you can’t have?”

“Terrible.”- Dazai says, seemingly not sad, nor happy, he had a rather empty expression on his face, not letting out much emotion to understand what was really going on inside his head. - I see her, and I am struck by her beauty. God, when her eyes meet mine, each and every motioning becomes more intense for my heart. When she greets me and smiles at me so genuinely and gently like she knows how much that smile affects me, making even the sun jealous of her radiance and cheerfulness. Don’t let me get into how talented she is, and her cooking skills, oh and also did you know that she reads poetry? She gave me her favourite book and underlined all verses she found beautiful and meaningful. On page 63, poem two, she had underlined two verses which were:

“I may not know your heart, but it knows me quite well. Am I resident or a foreigner to it?”

And she had written a smiley face on the corner of it, with a little note that said: “Mhm, Dazai?”

Not only that, but she is such a great-

Dazai kept blabbering about how fascinated he was by you while both Kunikida and Atsushi listened and came to a very unbelievable conclusion.

Dazai is so oblivious when he truly falls in love. Either that, or he’s trying to avoid that but still digs the idea of being in love and being loved so beautifully.

“I’m afraid to tell you this buddy but, - Kunikida touches Dazai’s shoulder. - You’re an idiot.”

Atsushi scoffs as he turns around to contain his laughter. Dazai’s face freezes with a smile like 😀

“Homegirl knows you like her, she literally wrote it down, what’s wrong with you?”- Kunikida snaps at Dazai, who now seems to be confused.

Little did they know that you were listening to all this go down, hardly containing your laughter.

The truth is, you and Dazai had been together for a while and no one is the agency knows. You told Yosano you were seeing someone, but funnily enough, even though they’re detectives, they don’t have a clue about your relationship, and you’re thinking is because your lover messes with their heads.

“Kunikida-kun, stop tormenting me! I’m telling you, she doesn’t like me. End of discussion.”- Dazai claims, getting up from his seat and stretching a bit.

“Where do you think you’re going?”- Kunikida asks as he watches Dazai’s tender figure walk away.

“To think about this unbearable pain of my weak heart, since my friends and colleagues don’t care.”

Atsushi holds back Kunikida from going after Dazai:

“He’ll never admit it that he likes her.”- Atsushi claims which gives Kunikida a rather sinister idea.

“Oh he will, I have a plan.”

There is a sudden change of atmosphere which leaves Atsushi a bit scared.

“Kunikida-san, w-what exactly are you planning to do?”- he asks, noticing a smirk from his mentor.

A little bit later/ Coffee shop

You are taking a sip of your hot coffee as rain hits the window by your seat. Although it is raining, you were feeling rather warm, and even though you were by yourself, you were fully enjoying your own company until the door of the cafe opens.

“I’ll take a black coffee, please.”- a unfamiliar voice says, which gets your attention. You turn your head and notice a tall man, build figure and blonde hair. He turns and faces you while waiting for his coffee.

“You don’t mind if I sit next to you while I wait for my coffee, yes?”- he asks with a beautiful smile, blue eyes shining right through.

“Mhm, sure it’s okay.”- you reply, mirroring a smile and scanning the man upfront.

The probability of a very handsome person, coming to this coffee shop while I’m the only one here and all the seats are empty, asking to sit next to me, and furthermore-

“So, what is such a beautiful lady doing here all by herself?”- he asks, looking at your hands holding the coffee cup, then looking directly at your eyes which made you gulp hardly.

“Drinking coffee.”- you reply rather coldly, not warning to give this guy the wrong impression.

“By yourself? Have you no one to accompany you? Maybe a boyfriend of yours?”- he continues to bring up weird questions. What was even weirder, was the fact that he was reaching for your hand, now holding it.

“Since you’re not answering, I’m assuming you do not have a man in your life. Such a catastrophe indeed. - he brings your hand close to his lips, caressing it. - I can offer myself as a candidate.”

“She’s not running any elections. - a sudden voice from behind makes your heart drop. - if that were the case, I would have known.”

You glance over your shoulder and see Dazai. He reached for your hand, shooing away the other guy’s who immediately flinches to the touch.

“Is it a habit of yours to approach lonely women in coffee shops? That’s kinda desperate and disrespectful.”- he continues, glaring at the guy who had widened his eyes.

“I’m just waiting for my coffee.”

“Wait for your coffee somewhere else. - Dazai claims with a cold tone of voice, making you shiver in what you would describe fear, but with a hint of pleasure.

He was so hot right now, for real.

“She didn’t tell me she had a boyfriend.”- the guy claims as he gets up from his seat.

“She doesn’t need to inform you about anything, really. Plus, I’m never too far away. - Dazai winks at you, getting your cheeks all heated up.

Now, - Dazai smiles, - get out of my sight.”

The guy gets out of the coffee shop, forgetting about his order which was now being served in your table.

“I’ll take that, thank you.”- Dazai claims, sitting down in front of you, not noticing the looks you were giving him.

That is, until he takes a sip and his eyes meet yours.

“Mhm? - he hums. - what’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong is the fantasy im having to have you right here, right now.”

“Woah woah, belladonna~, - Dazai almost spits his coffee. - What has gotten into you? I mean, I’m not complaining but-

“Dazai, do me right now, I swear I’m barely hanging on.” - you explain as Dazai notices your flushed cheeks and heavy breathing.

Damn, what happened? - he wonders.

He smirks and leans in, whispering: “But the coffee will go cold, love. Are you sure?”

“Don’t start teasing me. - you claim. - or would you rather have me do you at the agency while everyone watches so they can finally know that you are mine?”

“That’s … interesting. You’re so hasty, belladonna. Did I do something to turn you on this much?”- Dazai asks, biting his lip as he looks at you up and down with those gorgeous eyes of his that consumed your entire soul with one single glance.

“The moment right now, you being possessive and all, gosh. That was so hot of you.”- you lean in, exposing a bit of your chest to your boyfriend, on purpose obviously, to which Dazai responds by raising his eyebrows and staring at it for a bit.

“Oh really? You know what else I can heat up?”

“No I don’t know, enlighten me.”- you two lean even closer to one another, as Dazai is ready to whisper in your ear:

“That little -

“ALRIGHT THAT IS ENOUGH, point proven Atsushi let’s go!”- you hear Kunikida shouting from behind. They were not only seeing all this go down, but also orchestrated the whole thing.

“So you guys are together, awwww.”- Atsushi says, giving a weirdly firm handshake to you and Dazai. - Congrats, omg. Dazai-san that was so manly of you, Kunikida-san didn’t predict you’d actually go wild like that-

“Kunikida planned this?”- you ask, giving a disappointing nod.

“A perfect executed plan, and Dazai fell right into it. Now, you’ll stop lying and admit that you love this woman.” - Kunikida claims with a smirk, thinking that his partner would still pretend to be in denial.

“I love Y/n.”- he claims, still sipping his tea and acting unaffected by this whole scene, although in truth he was a bit conflicted on how to feel about it.

Upon his declaration of love, you melt, of course.

You caress his hand, to which Dazai smiles, starting to gesture you weirdly.

He means to get out of here. Now you had heated him up.

You nod, looking at Atsushi and Kunikida who are still looking at you both.

“Oookaaayy, - you get up, Dazai following you. - Since you put us into so much trouble, I guess you can pay for our coffee, no?”

As you walk towards the exit, holding hands, Kunikida’s shoutings accompany you:

“If anything I helped you! You owe me one, Dazai!”

You close the door behind you, giving a small sigh.

“You’re so troublesome you know that?”- you poke his nose, so which he responds by pulling you closer by your waist.

“I put you into so much trouble, huh? You’re the one making me go crazy over and over again.”- Dazai answers as you pull him by the belt of his pants.

Remind me, where were we?”- you ask and he smirks grabbing your hand, leading him to somewhere.

“I’ll remind you shortly.”

[generalhumancloudalmond]

Part 1: Tea

Part 2: Friendship

Ending 1: White lilies

...

Red lycoris

Platonic!Yandere!Mori x Child!Fem!Reader x Platonic!Yandere!Dazai

Dazai didn't like your interaction with Mori since the days of the underground hospital. It made him feel an unpleasant mixture of jealousy, fear and anger. The reason for this was, mostly, that Dazai perfectly understood the calculating nature of former doctor, the teenager knew how convincing Mori could be if he wanted to get something. And this is why he should have found you before him, that's what he thought, until he found out that the boss has been processing the documents about your adoption for the second week.

"You didn't tell me you'd already found her, boss."

"Dazai, I can understand your offense, but you didn't tell me you were looking for her either."

"I thought it was obvious that I would be looking for my sister."

Morey shuddered. Today, for the first time, Dazai christened you his sister, as if hinting that he also has the right to be near you. The boss thought for a second, then looked up at the teenager and smiled.

"What is it that turns out? Will I have to call you son when I adopt her?"

"Don't you dare!"

Glancing at the wall clock, Mori quickly signed another document and carefully folded all the documents into a file, headed for the exit. Without thinking twice, Dazai went after the elder. However, he was still not allowed to attend your adoption, after giving instructions to the boy, Mori slammed the car door and drove off after you. Dazai could only wait.

The next day, when Dazai stormed into the boss's office after a mission with a report, he saw you. You looked even worse than the day you left the underground hospital. Throwing the report on the boss's desk, he ran up to you.

"Y/n!"

You nervously clutching the skirt of a new dress that turned out to be big for you, you were worried about Atsushi. Tears began to form in your eyes, the words of the director, when you threw a tantrum that you were not going anywhere, thundered in your head.

'Because of you, there are so many problems with the tiger, it is you who provoke him to attack other children, so the fact that someone want to take you away is nothing but a gift of fate for the whole orphanage...'

Dazai stopped right in front of the sofa where you were sitting, he began to act more slowly, as if afraid to do something wrong and scare you off. It was a rare demeanor for Dazai and it also hit your nerves. Why does everyone behave differently? Why is Elice throwing herself at you like you're the closest person to her? Why is Mori acting like he wants to please you? Is it because he became the boss? Why is Dazai so neat? Why doesn't he tell you everything head-on, as usual? Of course, people change, you understand that, but not everyone and not for the better, especially people from the mafia.

God, you want to go back to the same simple and naive Atsushi as you yourself so much.

"Y/n, I..."

He really wants to comfort you, not because he wants to get your love and affection earlier than Mori, but also because he's really sorry for the condescending attitude he gave you in the hospital.

"I'm sorry, as a brother, I..."

"Dazai, for me you are the same brother as Mori's father, namely no. And I really don't understand why you wanted to play family so much, especially with me."

Previously, you would have been pleasantly surprised by the fact that they consider you their family, but now, after all the mockery in the orphanage and Atsushi's consolations, there was a huge amount of hatred in you, both for the whole orphanage and for these two as well.

"Y/n, why did you get up? You need more rest now. Look how pale you are, and I suppose your head is still spinning..."

Mori came up to you with a glass of water and a pill.

"Take a pill first, and then go to bed. Dazai, wait for me here."

After waiting patiently for you to drink the medicine, Mori took you by the elbow and led you to your room. Yesterday, he realized that you would be stubborn and refuse any help, so today he did a lot without asking your opinion, only informing you that now he would take your temperature, bring food, give medicine and everything like that. Like it or not, he was going to take care of you.

Dazai, looking at this, felt like the confidence that he would be able to take you away from Mori was rapidly leaving him. He was late.

[chuuyanakaahara]

Ranpo & Kyoka + "you're a VIP now"

kyouka izumi struggles to find her footing in a world that has moved on without her. it is a simple fact, and one that ranpo had seen plainly the first time he'd met the girl. pushed to her limits, stuck in the past, harboring the guilt of a soldier and the hands of a girl.

even now, under the agency's guidance, she has something to prove. that she belongs here. that she deserves their kindness and their forgiveness and that she can overcome the blood on her hands. really, her guilty conscience has a habit of getting on ranpo's nerves, but that can be said of most things. can't she see that everyone has already forgiven her? that there is nothing to be guilty for, that things were out of her control?

either way, some days are better than others. some days kyouka spends at the cafe down the street that ranpo likes and she sits to talk to the cashier and the butterflies that fly low through the garden; some days she spends sitting by atsushi's desk, bunny tucked into her arms like she can still see the blood fukuzawa managed to wash out of it.

it is not one of the good days.

and really, ranpo just needs to get some snacks at the corner store, maybe visit the bakery yosano has been raving about if he has the time (and he always does). there just happens to be no one else available to take him, and kyouka just happens to be having a very bad day.

it's a quiet walk to the corner store, close as it is; ranpo likes to fill the silence with chatter, but chatter has a tendency of stressing kyouka out more than she already is. like it's just background noise if she doesn't have the chance to tune in, the world moving too fast around her; ranpo understands the sentiment, kind of, in the completely opposite way.

the garden by the cafe is actually the owner's personal garden, and as such, it doesn't allow public visitors, at least not for the last few months. however - fukuzawa solved a case (ranpo did, really) for them a few months back, and the agency is owed a favor.

"you know," ranpoe starts, throwing his arm out flippantly to catch kyouka's attention if his voice didn't already. he walks right past the entrance to the corner store, the slight chill to the wind hitting his skin. "I changed my mind. I don't want those trashy chips. I want a muffin!"

"where would you like to get a muffin, ranpo-san? there are several suitable locations in the area," kyouka begins, ever-serious, unable to celebrate her youth in the way she should.

"the cafe, of course," he smiles, pointing a crooked finger - crooked from being broken many times over, of course, yosano's ability can't solve some things - to the cafe kyouka frequents.

she nods, bunny still held tight in her arms, and swiftly sets off the cafe with ranpo in tow.

the cafe is cute, quaint, and filled with little pastries. it's not quite ranpo's favorite the pastries aren't sweet enough, the filling is a little grainy, and frankly the prices are ridiculous, but oh well. he'll accept his strawberry danish with a flourish and a smile anyway, kyouka's pastry also in his arms, and whisk them both away toward the backdoor.

something kyouka is clearly nervous about, but she doesn't comment on the matter.

people recognize ranpo when he walks in; they usually assume he has a mission or a purpose, and it's incredibly rare that people stop him from doing what he'd like to do. such is the life of the best detective in the city (nay, the world)!

"the butterflies," ranpo starts, bumping open the door to the garden with his hip, the door swinging open and the nearby bugs startling at the sound. the greenhouse keeps the garden well-watered and incredibly humid, but oh well. "are quite pretty, don't you think? you can watch them while you eat!"

kyouka, obligingly, sits cross-legged on the ground, as there is no seating out here. bunny in her lap and crumbs of pastry across her mouth, she observes the critters and bugs with rapt attention as they move around the garden.

eventually, she turns, wide eyes turned back on ranpo. "why?"

"why what?" ranpo asks, wiping his own crumbs off on his sleeve.

"why are we here? it's not open to the public," she says, but takes her gaze off ranpo soon enough to what is actually interesting to look at.

ranpo shrugs, sitting cross-legged next to her. "you're with me. that makes you a VIP, doesn't it?"

"what does that mean?"

"er - VIP? very important person! and you're with me, so you're VIP now!"

"oh," is all she says, but she says it with a small smile, watching the butterflies, and when she's finished with her snack, she doesn't go back to clutching her bunny like her life will go back to the way it was if she stops for just a second.

it's nice to see her be a kid again. it's nice to help with her. ranpo's been in her place - he wouldn't wish it on anyone, after all.

[lyloneliness]

Okay, I'm frustrated that bones changed some details in the anime since it suppressed the proofs that Dazai is alive and I'm also tired of seeing this chaos... So I'm gonna share the complete explanation of how it is he survived and no one will be crying anymore!!!

So first of all, look closely at the bullet impacts on the wall.. ..... There are only three even though chuuya shot four times. There no impact behind dazai's head, when the bullet would normally go through dazai's head.

At this point of the reflexion, some think that it's a point blank bullet, which makes sound and all but doesn't kill. But I don't think it is cause :

When did chuuya put it in his gun? If it was really one, asagiri would show chuuya recharging

It would hurt dazai much more than that since the gun is literally ON his forehead, the impact itself greater than what we've seen

There is no shot sound for this shot if you look closely

BUT, there are three shot sound on the next panel, which means chuuya hurt dazai on the forehead with his ability somehow (I think since dazai isn't touching him directly he can still augment the mass of his gun and direct it forward in order to leave a round mark on his forehead), and THEN shot three times to fool Fyodor into thinking that the wound on dazai's forehead was made at that time and that he shot him in the head, shoulder and hip.

But then, where did the 'headshot' go? If you remember what dazai said just before the 'we're destined to-' speech, he screamed at chuuya saying "where the fuck are you aiming at, you lousy shooter ?! ". And we've seen when chuuya arrived that he can respond to dazai's provocation... Now, look at the first shot impact on the wall :

It's two times bigger than the others. And the first shot sound on this panel is different from the two that follow, meaning it hit something other than flesh. So I think chuuya made a Pinpoint shot in the first hole as an answer to dazai's provocation and to make Fyodor associate it with the head wound, and then shot two times to enforce the feeling of violence and comfort Fyodor into thinking he won.

Note that this theory is plausible because we've seen on the screens Fyodor is looking at that the camera is in chuuya's back, and that chuuya knows it since he was in the control room with Fyodor before coming here. Which means Fyodor cant see the moment of the impact on dazai's forehead, but only the three shots after and the wound on dazai's head.

Also note that none of dazai's injuries are dangerous for his life, none of them are situated on vital points or nerves and all. And since dazai is bleeding much more from the first wound than the two last, I think at that time chuuya hit his artery and that's why he complained... And chuuya ajusted after that.

Aaaand that's what everyone is saying so you probably already know it but, he COULDN'T speak if he were really shot in the head (which they suppressed in the anime to make it more realistic and leave the suspense) .

Also his 'last words' could be talking about how he waited for the proof chuuya was still on his side, and not about how he waited for death as a suicide maniac.

Let me also remind you that a vampire can chose to ignore the order to kill when it's someone important to them, like we've seen with aku. That doesn't keep them from hurting them (shots, atsushi's leg... AGAIN) but at least, they can chose not to kill them. Or even to sacrifice themselves, like akutagawa when he didn't activated his armor, willing to take atsushi's punch..

I'm sure most of you know that the 'goodbye' in chap 101 isn't just a farewell to chuuya but also the title of the last book of irl dazai. And we know from several fights that the tactics soukoku uses are named after the irl authors' book, meaning dazai said this code to tell chuuya that he wants to use that plan.

Also dazai's rambling about how many time he imagined this scene could also refer to that, but since he says he imagined it the other way around, the original 'goodbye plan' was probably more about chuuya playing dead and dazai saving the day, unlike how it happens here.

Alright! Hope you feel better after reading that and thanks for getting to the end! ✧(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

And if you like it and/or don't want ppl crying anymore please reblog this, we need the truth to come out!!! And I made it with all my heart (❀╹◡╹) ❀~

[marvel-starwarsfangirl]

BSD S5 Finale

Wow! OK, that was a ride for sure and I'm super excited for what's coming up. There are so many things to talk about so I'll list my main thoughts below.

I cried over Old Man Yaoi. I really wasn't a Fukuchi fan considering everything he'd done. But seeing Fukuzawa's grief and the pain both feel over their lost friendship truly hit my feels. I sobbed seeing them as kids and Fukuzawa holding his friend's dying body. The animation and music truly popped off. The emotions from Fukuzawa really drove it home. I am heartbroken.

YES! GOODBYE FYODOR! (sorry guys, he's pretty but he got on my nerves with everything that happened to Sigma and Dazai) (rip to all his fans)

I knew Dazai would be okay 😁 omg Chuuya was faking it the whole time?! I figured something was off when we never saw how he was turned. I find it so funny that Mori helped him put together the outfit. I can just imagine those two having a field day.

BRAM!!!! I love that he is whole once more. Now, he and Aya can start their little family and live happily ever after. Please let this happen Asagiri-sensei!

OMG the ending!!!! Anyone else noticed that "Fukuchi's" mask resembles the one from the new official art? Everyone is screwed once more.

Aku saying that he and Atsushi are enough to vanquish their new foe followed by Atsushi's smile really shows just how far they've come as partners. Shin Soukoku is winning y'all! We're winning!!!!

When the manga chapters come out, I hope we get some insight as to what's happening and how it's affecting our heroes. I also really hope they address how Yosano, Mori, and everyone else who we've barely seen are doing. Is Jouno alright? Is Tachihara alright? I need answers!

[agayhurricane]

upon first touch

In a world where you cannot see your soulmate’s eye color, Dazai longs for someone with two hues he can see.

sloth

If he didn’t know any better, Dazai would have thought he was in a dream.

At a quarter to eight in the morning, the interior of the Armed Detective Agency is bathed in a gauzy yellow, dust motes floating in the slanted rays streaming in from the windows. Dazai’s back is warm where the sunshine hits him, and the low electric hum from where his cheek is pressed against his computer lulls him into a drowsy trance.

Around him, the Agency comes to life. The slow trickle of arriving employees gives way to clicking heels, the whirr of their coffee machine, and printers sputtering reports backlogged from yesterday. A soft chime from the wall clock signals the hour and the office door opens once more, coupled with a prompt, “Good morning.”

“Kunikida-kun,” he calls, still slumped over his table. “Early as ever.”

His partner’s astonishment is so tangible that Dazai shifts to face his frozen form, mischief already painting his face. “If you don’t close your mouth the flies will get in, you know.”

Kunikida scoffs indignantly, glaring at him as he’s making his way to his own desk. “Unlike you,” he says, as he jabs at his laptop’s power button, “I make it a point to be punctual.” Dazai watches on as the screen flickers to life. Kunikida takes a seat then swivels his chair towards him accusatorily. “Which is why you being here before me tells me that you’re up to no good.”

Dazai’s grin widens. “Can I not be early without any ulterior motives?”

“Unless the world is ending, then no.” Ranpo chimes in, strolling into the office with an open bag of chips in his hand. “And I don’t need my super deduction to tell me that.”

“Good morning to you too, Ranpo-san,” Kunikida says, eye twitching subtly as he eyed the trail of crumbs Ranpo was leaving on the clean floor.

“Why are you both on my case today,” Dazai says, pulling his mouth into a mournful pout just to get on Kunikida’s nerves. “I can be a responsible employee.”

“Sure,” Ranpo says. Turning back to the entrance he calls: “Atsushi! What’s taking you so long?”

A booted foot catches the door, stopping it from swinging shut. It’s followed by a shoulder in a white shirt nudging it open. Dazai’s eyes follow as a platinum head of hair peeks out from behind a massive paper bag filled to the brim with snacks, drinks, and candy.

Atsushi’s sheepish face comes into view. “Sorry, the elevator took a little while to come back.” Bowing as best as he could with the goodies in his arms, he greets, “Good morning, everyone—and Dazai-san?”

Ranpo’s glasses glint as he instructs Atsushi to deposit the bag by his desk. “Dazai’s playing good employee today,” he says, reaching over to dig into the paper bag, “and since I’m feeling generous”—he produces a single sweet from the pile—“catch.”

Dazai swipes the candy from midair and reclines in his seat. “You sure you don’t have ulterior motives for this one, Ranpo-san?”

There’s a flash of green as Ranpo glances up from where he’s restocking snacks in his safe. “You tell me.”

As he disappears once more behind his hoard, Dazai turns his attention to Atsushi, who was getting settled on his desk next to him. “You really are early today, Dazai-san,” he is saying, “Is there an assignment you need to get to?”

The morning haze has faded and the light takes on a stronger edge, making his subordinate’s eyes glassy pools of purple and gold.

Dazai’s grin gives way to a small secret smile. He gestures at Atsushi to come closer, and waits for his swivel chair to scoot over to him. There’s a moment of hesitation where Dazai can see the guard on Atsushi’s face desperately trying to remain steadfast, and then it’s crumbling, giving way to a measured, but curious look.

Triumphant, Dazai hides behind a conspiratorial hand as he leans in towards Atsushi, purposely fanning his breath over the younger’s ear. “Nothing in particular.”

Satisfaction fills him at the way the boy flinches, cheeks visibly ruddy even as he moves away.

“Very funny, Dazai-san,” Atsushi huffs, before he shakes his head and gets to work.

Dazai beams, “Isn’t it?” stifling another laugh as Atsushi proceeds to ignore him.

Keeping his expression pleasant, he faces his own desk once more. He unwraps the candy Ranpo threw at him— shaped like a green grape and glistening with sugar crystals,—and pops it unceremoniously into his mouth.

Ah. He says to himself.

It’s fucking sour.

Dazai’s smile sharpens as he crushes it between his teeth.

Finishing it in seconds, he leans back against his seat. The aftertaste doesn’t bother him one bit, but there’s an invisible weight that’s begun to settle itself around him, suffocating in its familiarity and all encompassing. When he closes his eyes in a doze, the light hitting him stings, heavy.

(He really should have known better than to believe he could still dream.)

gluttony

Sometimes though, Dazai hypothesizes.

Moments when he plays with the what-if’s, entertaining ideas his treacherous mind puts forth. He’s never allowed himself to dwell on them, not if he can help it. Eventually, by some circumstance or another, his years of cold analytical assessment win over and he detaches himself from situations as quickly as he has found himself in them.

From an outsider perspective, he knows his methods appear cold, and unfeeling—and perhaps they are, Dazai muses. Still, he prefers the terms ‘objective and logical.’

(No matter how much it echoes that of former…mentors that are best left in the past)

It’s like a game, deciding when to follow his own principles, and when to give in just a little to his impulses.

Nowadays, he realizes with no small amount of surprise, that it’s been more of the latter.

Hiding a wry quirk of his lips behind his glass, Dazai tunes back into his surroundings. He, Kunikida, Tanizaki and Atsushi were crammed in a small table, their after work dinner laid out in front of them. Slowly, the packed izakaya comes into focus.

At a little past seven, raucous patrons were constantly ducking in and out past the white noren at the threshold; salarymen in loosened suits, the occasional couple, students eager for something warm to eat. Around them, the scent of cooking meat and broth is thick in the air.

Across the table, Kunikida is pointing an accusatory vegetable skewer at him. “…and if we hadn’t been tracking this idiot, he would’ve drowned and we never would have found you after.”

“It kinda worked out in the end though, in hindsight,” Tanizaki pipes in from next to Kunikida. “Like you were meant to work with us, Atsushi.”

“I wouldn’t go that far but—” seated at Dazai’s right, Atsushi turns to him, a mix of fascination and exasperation on his face. “—you really have to quit jumping in rivers, Dazai-san.”

“Were you talking about the day we found you, Atsushi-kun?” he says. “It’s nearly been a year, has it?”

At Atsushi’s nod, Kunikida snorts. “I’ve got to commend you for sticking around this long.”

“But it’s a good thing!” Tanizaki says, looking up from his bowl of udon. “It really did get livelier with you and Kyouka-chan around. And even if there are, uh, better options than the Agency, we really are glad to have you around, Atsushi.”

“That really…means a lot, thank you,” bashful, Atsushi’s hand comes up to rub the back of his neck. Dazai’s eyes follow. “And, well, I wasn’t really counting but it’s been exactly a year since a couple of days ago.”

There’s a collective exclamation around the table. Dazai snatches the opportunity to sling his arm around Atsushi’s shoulders, tugging the boy to his chest and jostling a saucer of pickled daikon in the process. “You should’ve said so earlier, Atsushi-kun!” he cries, ruffling the younger man’s hair just to watch his ears redden. “Kunikida-kun will pay for your dinner tonight!”

“Hah?”

Ignoring his partner’s protests is worth it for the blush that blooms across Atsushi’s face. “I can pay for it myself, Dazai-san,” Atsushi says.

“Oh?” This close, Dazai could see the fading blemishes sitting on his nose bridge, and the barely visible hairs above his top lip. “And if I want to spoil you?”

“Then don’t do it with Kunikida-san’s money,” Atsushi chides. Even with the smoke and shit fluorescent lighting he appears—fond. Dazai is aware, too aware, that Atsushi has made no move to extricate himself from his hold.

He breaks away first.

“Alright then.” To the surprise of everyone on the table, he reaches into his pocket, waves a passing waitress over, and hands over a credit card.

Dazai laughs as Kunikida immediately checks his own wallet. “It wasn’t yours, dummy,” he teases.

“It very easily could have been,” Kunikida grumbles.

“I’ve never seen Dazai-san pay for someone else yet,” Tanizaki says in awe.

“Only ‘cause it’s a special occasion,” Dazai says with a wink.

Beside him, Atsushi’s eyes gleam as he smiles. Dazai’s chest constricts. “You didn’t have to do that, Dazai-san,” Atsushi says. “But—thank you.”

Dazai keeps his gaze level as he rests his chin on his palm, eyes trained on his subordinate’s even as their brightness taunts him. “Don’t mention it, Atsushi-kun.”

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[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

BSD Singing and Performance Headcanons Part 1

Note: This is near entirely based off character vibes and it's not all that specific but hopefully it's fun.

Atsushi - Atsushi is convinced he sounds terrible but he can actually hold a tune pretty well! His voice is definitely untrained, but a lot of his wavering is from nerves more than anything else. He has issues with being able to project without some noticeable strain. He likes singing along to cheerful, upbeat songs, and when he gets a little more confident with it, his enthusiasm is infectious.

Kyouka - She's not super confident singing in front of people, but she has a pretty voice, if a bit lacking in inflection. Kyouka has similar problems with projecting as Atsushi, but her tone is clear as a bell. Kouyou is recording from the corner - "You're doing amazing sweetie." While she can and does sing on her own, she prefers singing with someone else, so her and Atsushi have sang together at karaoke a few times. It's a bit hit or miss, as when the backing track is too loud, you can't really hear them, but when you can, their voices compliment each other and it's incredibly pure.

Tanizaki - Also convinced he cannot sing, only to hit every single note perfectly with incredible emotion in each phrase. Everyone is stumped and he thinks it's because it was terrible. In truth, because Naomi loves to sing, he's gotten in a lot of (unwilling) practice. He isn't the best with anything high energy, but his voice is well-suited for ballad type songs, which he sings with a sincere, intimate quality.

Naomi - She loves to sing. She drags Tanizaki and Haruno to sing duets with her as often as she can. Naomi's quite the presence on stage - she's confident, playful, and completely unabashed. While some of the lyrics are a little... a little... hm....... most of the time, she's a complete joy to watch because it's clear she's just having so much fun. Naomi has killer range and somehow nails every freakishly high note with little effort.

Haruno - She cannot, absolutely cannot, perform on stage, no matter how much Naomi tries to convince her. She would melt into the floor instantly. That said, she's quite happy to sing along with Naomi when it's just the two of them, and sometimes when everyone else is out and they have the agency to themselves, they break out into elaborate duets and get super dramatic about it - reclining against the furniture with hands to their hearts, gripping each other's shoulders and singing tearfully into each other's faces, and so on. Haruno actually has a few years of classical music training under her belt and is a natural with harmonies - she's a great duet partner.

Kenji - Kenji's always humming as he works, and on slow days or days when his coworkers are having a tough time getting motivated, he sings some traditional work-songs from Ihatov as encouragement. He isn't the best with holding a tune, but Kenji is literal sunshine and so it does not matter. However, he turns out to be an excellent whistler, and can hit notes perfectly in that way.

Yosano - She sounds like a professional - her voice is smooth, relatively deep and portrays all the mastery and grace of a singer in an evening gown. Her voice turns heads, is what I'm saying. Yosano likes kind of old-timey songs, with a bit of jazz or swing syncopation to them... at least, she does when she's sober. When drunk, she's a hundred times more chaotic, singing rowdily along to a ton of high-energy songs, anywhere from musical theatre to rock to fucking anime openings. She's loud, laughing through most of the lyrics and completely off-key. There is absolutely no elegance to be found and it's fantastic.

Ranpo - He's decent. Ranpo doesn't particularly care for performing music - he'd much rather show off his latest deductions if he's going to use a stage for anything. He's sang a few times with Yosano though, and he brings a lot of confident energy with him. His tone is a little raspy and therefore not super clear, but he can hold a tune well enough. He often disrupts songs by shouting out random improv lines or changing the lyrics in the middle of it, mostly for the attention, but also because it makes Yosano lose her perfect poise and devolve into giggles (...but mostly for the attention).

Dazai - No one knows if this asshole can sing because he purposefully sings as loudly, terribly and out of key as he can. He's only too happy to get up front of a crowd and drag people up with him but generally, he's just making a fool of himself and amping up his ridiculousness - though he is, despite all of this, somehow incredibly charismatic still. Only one person knows what Dazai's actual voice sounds like, mainly because he only sings in the rare moments he is both lost in thought and peacefully relaxed, and stops the second he becomes aware of another's presence. Dazai sings along to slow melodies under his breath with a fairly pleasant voice, though it is clearly untrained and tends to crack a bit, shifting between quiet song and whisper. There is a distinct wistfulness and mournful quality in every word.

Fukuzawa - No. He likes it when his subordinates are having fun but singing isn't really for him and no one is quite bold enough to attempt to get him on stage (except perhaps Ranpo but Ranpo doesn't really care either way). In his childhood, he used to dabble with a handful of plucked string instruments. He was actually pretty good, but claims he has since fallen out of practice and hasn't been able to pick it back up. Only Ranpo knows that sometimes he will play for the neighbourhood stray cats.

Kunikida - He pretends he's just not interested but the truth is he has terrible stage fright. He comes across as way too stiff and tries to overcompensate for his nerves by singing way too loud and then petering out in embarrassment once he's realized what happened. Even when he does manage to sing clearly, it's like he can only focus on one thing at a time - he's so focused on trying to make his singing technically perfect that he forgets to imbue it with any personality or emotion. One time, however, Yosano dragged him up for karaoke when they were both drunk, and all hell broke loose. Kunikida's voice did a 180 - nowhere close to technically perfect but with all the passion and drive the man has in his heart which is... a whole lot. Combined with drunk Yosano breaking out into giggles every line, their unashamed raucous energy, and their refusal to leave until they had sung through every single song on the machine, it made for a truly... unforgettable night. Unforgettable as in, Dazai recorded it and won't let Kunikida live it down ever.

Katai - Yeah, good luck getting Katai to leave his room, let alone get him on a stage. You wouldn't want him up there either honestly, because the man cannot hold a tune to save his life. He loves music and loves singing along to it but goddamn son. Sometimes, when Kunikida comes over to visit, Katai will put on his latest favourite heartbreak song and sing along with complete and utter abandon. Ordinarily, Kunikida would find this annoying (again, I reiterate that Katai is so bad at holding a tune that people could easily mistake him for tone deaf gjhdbn) but because it's Katai, he honestly just finds it kind of endearing.

[ecargmura]

My New Boss Is Goofy Episode 1 Review - When Your Boss Is Too Cute

My New Boss Is Goofy is not associated with Disney in any way; I’m sorry if you were actually expecting the real Goofy to show up. This anime is rather cute and comforting. This is actually one of my most anticipated watches for this season because I just needed some comfort in my life. It’s also the first time I am watching workplace comedy. While this looks to be BL, it’s actually a Josei manga.

Anyways, the story is a bit basic. Kentaro Momose has changed jobs after his previous workplace was abusive. The previous workplace has caused him to have mental stress and chronic stomach pain. He’s also very guarded as a result, so his first day at work makes him very tense as he met his new boss. Shirosaki looked very stern but he’s actually very air-headed. He makes very careless mistakes outside of work and the way he reacts is so adorable that it eases Momose’s nerves and eventually becomes a source of comfort in his new work life.

Regardless of the story being basic, I love how the comedy of Shirosaki’s air-headed mishaps aren’t obnoxious or over-exaggerated. Instead, they’re very cute and not as repetitive as I expected. I was expecting the seeing similar mistakes, but the writer did a very good job making Shirosaki’s air-headedness charming. Some of his mistakes are also totally relatable because I’ve made similar mistakes in the past. The part where Shirosaki accidentally talked to the stranger when getting ice cream got to me like that awkward situation happened to me several times in the past.

Despite Shirosaki’s mistakes being the key focus for this show, I do like how it also gives insight to Momose as a character. He’s so anxious and timid due to work abuse from his previous job. It really hits home how bad abuse can be. Having a terrible boss really does kill the work mood. I felt so bad when he recalls the moment his boss ripped up one of his proposals to the point that he’s so anxious at the thought of them being brought up in the present. I know that these types of workplaces exist in Japan and outside. I hope that work tyranny ceases to be because bosses abusing their powers shouldn’t be a thing. I also hope that Momose can get the healing and confidence he needs at his new job.

Shirosaki is also shown to be more than an air-head. Despite his cute mistakes, he’s very insightful and is very considerate. He’s the one taking care of Momose as he takes him out to the aquarium and to the shopping district to show off the types of ads he had worked on in the past. He’s also the one encouraging Momose to try and write a proposal as he noticed how anxious he was when the topic was brought up. I’m sure everyone would want a boss like Shirosaki; I sure do!

I think Shirosaki’s attentiveness is thanks to Aoyama who seems to be as attentive towards him as Shirosaki is to Momose. I like Aoyama. I hope he shows up more. Given that he appears in the opening as one of the main characters, that is likely the case. I do really like how Aoyama cares so much about his workers. He popped a party popper to celebrate Shirosaki’s accomplishment and never mentioned his junior’s fish mistake for the past ten years.

The voice acting is great! If you’re familiar with Boeibu (Cute Earth Defense Club LOVE!), our four main leads are technically a Boeibu reunion! We have Kotaro Nishiyama and Yuichiro Umehara reunite as the main leads once again; they were Atsushi and En from Boeibu and Ryuichi and Kamitani from Gakuen Babysitters! I think this is the first time these two are together as adult leads since the previous two anime I mentioned revolve around high school students. Aoyama is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita who voiced Yumoto’s brother Gora. Sugita is normally known for his deep voice, but the fact that he’s using a softer, higher pitched voice for this character shows that he has range; there’s a reason why he’s such an amazing voice actor. The last of the main four has yet to be introduced, but he’s voiced by Jun Fukuyama who voiced Ibushi in Boeibu. I can’t wait to see the last guy and the cat!

The animation is all soft and I love the color choices! I usually associate A-1 with action-packed anime, so for them to animate a workplace comedy like this makes me wonder why they chose it. I’m sure the animators over there want to animate something cute once in a while, I bet. The music’s pretty decent too! The opening and endings are so cute!

I’ll be continuing on with this anime until the end. I enjoyed what I saw today! I can’t wait to see more of Shirosaki’s mistakes and freak out over how relatable they are with my own; maybe I’ll even reveal more embarrassing Ecargmura stories! I’ve got plenty of air-headed goof ups. Anyways, what are your thoughts about this anime’s premiere?

[shibusawaz]

BSD Music Hcs - Armed Detective Agency 🫶

(Made using American music as a basis because I'm not familiar with the Japanese music scene. More based around general tastes rather than specific genres and songs)

Atsushi, Dazai, Kunikida, Kenji, Kyouka, Ranpo, Yosano, and Fukuzawa below

Atsushi

• He's obviously not going to have the most... well rounded taste in music due to his strict upbringing

• in fact, many people would likely make fun of him for having "basic" taste in music

• while I don't think he'd have gone his whole childhood without hearing anything, I think it'd be heavily restricted to radio hits and maybe classical music.

• So, Atsushi would likely have a lot of more popular, recent songs in his playlists.

• I think he'd be very open to new music, though. The songs on his playlist he hasn't heard listening to the radio are ones recommended by the agency members!

• He's always glad to listen to something that his friend likes, and he generally enjoys it too.

• However, I think he'd lean towards hip-hop (maybe rap. depends on his mood) in terms of favorites. I think he'd like the Weeknd but I don't know why

• I think he'd also enjoy indie music. since he didn't grow up hearing music as much as other people, he's more open to new sounds and experimental genres

• I don't think he'd like radiohead, though.

• He won't pay for spotify premium.

Dazai

• Probably pirates his music.

• Dazai is very hard for me to understand, so please excuse how short this may be.

• nobody really knows what he listens to, he'll tell different people he enjoys different artists.

• i think if he was alone, he'd listen to slower music.

• it doesn't necessarily have to be sad, but he'll be fine if it is.

• He listens to music with softer singing/lyrics to sort of slow down and process his day. It calms him and helps him focus on what's happened. Think Cigarettes after sex type beat.

• At work though? He listens to very upbeat music• His personal favorite is "Pump up The Jam" by Technotronic. It gets on kunikida's nerves. Dazai will sing it, hum it, blast it on the agency computer.

• Leave him alone!!! he's pumping up the jam!!

• He also takes recommendations from the agency, but they're never listened to or acknowledged publicly

• He's heard every song Atsushi recommends him, but indulges atsushi anyways

• Dazai would listen to their recs in secret though. and hold each one very dear to him.

Kunikida

• The one who's supposed to be in charge of the agency's background music.

• While he'd play clean music for the agency, I think his music taste would consist of very vulgar language

• Not intentionally, of course. The songs that fit his ideals for music will have their strange aspects and that's okay

• Any songs with themes against his ideals (Glorifying murder, probably whatever the fuck is going on in Mr. Brightside) he prefers not to listen to.

• I think he'd like romantic songs, but he'd keep to himself about it. He seems like a romantic at heart

• He also enjoys upbeat music to get himself into a working mood (if he isn't already)

• I think he'd enjoy the Red hot chili peppers. this came to me while writing and I'll die by it now

• When people recommend him music, he doesn't listen to it immediately, but once he gets free time he'll focus solely on the song he's listening to

• He'll tell a person their music is good no matter what, but if it's not to his taste he'll express that very politely

• Unless it's Dazai. Dazai will be cursed out very harshly if he plays "Pump up the jam" again

• doesn't pay for premium music services, but complains about ads regardless

• he has a playlist for every. single. mood. his music is meticulously organized

Kenji

• If anyone told you "they love all types of music," they didn't love as many as Kenji. He'll listen to anything

• i think his favorite music, though, is local music.

• He'll save any song made by someone from his hometown, no matter what it is.

• Local garage punk band? He'll buy the album. Recording from a town festival? He'll find an upload of it and save it.

• Super, super open about what he listens to. you can ask him about one song and be bombarded with favorites of his

• While he has very diverse taste, I think he leans slightly towards more upbeat country music.

• He grew up with early Taylor swift (please forgive me this is the only country artist I know and she's not even country) and the likes

• He has a habit of humming a different song while working every day.

• i think he'd have a playlist for everything, but he always forgets to add his new songs to them.

• He has a playlist for sleeping, mostly calm music with rain sounds. It's not something he necessarily needs but it's a small comfort

• You can't just "recommend a song" to Kenji. If someone tells him about a song they think he'd like, he'd pull out his ear buds right then and there and offer them one to listen together

• Very cheerful about recs, always enjoys them no matter what they are.

• doesn't pay for premium music, and doesn't mind ads at all

Kyouka

• I think, like atsushi, she doesn't really have the most diverse music taste but she's also a teenage girl so.

• I think the mafia influenced her taste a bit, but she's largely built her own playlist through trying new things.

• She likes popular music that's currently trending, but leans more towards softer/cuter music.

• I feel like she enjoys vocaloid, but isn't obsessed with it.

• the same goes for K-pop, Kyouka wouldn't religiously listen to it but she would have a few favorite idols that she follows

• She gets very (invisibly) excited to show atsushi new songs she found, and sharing song discoveries is a favorite pasttime of theirs.

• Kyouka is 13. She's going through a phase where she needs angsty music in her life.

• I think one of her favorites would be "Sleep to Dream" by Fiona Apple. this is just the vibe

• She actually is allowed the aux at the agency! She's much too insecure about her music taste to put any songs on, though.

• Kyouka regularly asks her fellow agency members for recs, but never really gets back to them about the songs.

• It's best to assume she wouldn't ask them for more recommendations if she didn't enjoy the previous ones, though.

Ranpo

• Always understands the theme behind a song but doesn't really care. Ranpo really just likes funky beats.

• I think he'd listen to a lot of electronic music, or things that are electronic-adjacent, or things that I mistake for electronic music. Things like Major Tom by Peter Schilling

• He also listens to a lot of older and more familiar classic rock songs. This is Fukuzawa's doing.

• He doesn't really care to check the artist of a song, so his playlists are very erratic. He's got a bunch of the same songs by a couple artists, then the rest is Russian roulette.

• Only one playlist. Of everything he likes.

• He shares an account with Fukuzawa and Yosano.

• He could probably read a person's entire personality through their music, but he wouldn't

• In fact, if you want Ranpo to listen to something, you'll have to beg him and remind him constantly to listen to your song

• It's not that he doesn't care, necessarily, it's that he just doesn't consider trying new music very often

• Ranpo is someone who would be very comfortable with their taste and not seek much change from what's familiar.

• I don't think he'd enjoy higher pitched voices that cut over the music.

• That being said, Ranpo also has very strong authority over the agency's background music. He doesn't add much, though

• He completely supports the Pump up the jam agenda. He'll even sing it with Dazai, occasionally

Yosano

• I think she'd listen to primarily female artists, and keep up with what her favorite artists are doing

• One of her favorite songs has been Poker Face by Lady Gaga ever since she was young.

• I think she'd be very into having soundtracks from her favorite movies! She knows a lot of artists and songs through this

• outside of movie soundtracks, she'll listen to a lot of pop, but not present day pop

• I think Yosano would enjoy popular songs of an era well past their time

• this isn't because she's out of touch with trends, she'd just enjoy songs from around the 2010s more.

• Yosano also knows plenty of classic rock, but doesn't listen to it all that often. This is Fukuzawa's doing.

• However, she keeps up with Riot grrrl music almost religiously. It's one of her favorite genres.

• She has a separate playlist to play as background music in her office.

• Kunikida has no reign over this section of the agency.

• The doctor's office is a lawless land.

• He doesn't mind though, because she doesn't play it all that loud while she's working. In fact, if she doesn't have patients, she'll often just use her ear buds from the computer

• Yosano takes music recommendations, sparingly. If someone gives her consistently bad songs, she'll start lying to them about listening.

• however, she's always up to chat about lyric interpretations and news on artists for songs she does enjoy.

Fukuzawa

• He may be an "old man" to most people, but he's actually only 40-something. I can never put my finger on what year bsd takes place in, but regardless I think he'd enjoy 80's and 90's hits.

• He's not been to many concerts, especially in recent years, but when he was younger and not yet "involved in his career" I think he'd visit plenty of live performances.

• Everyone who works at the agency has heard Bohemian Rhapsody several times.

• He doesn't generally listen to new music because he's comfortable with his current tastes

• however, his "current tastes" consist of so, so many songs• if you asked him what he thought of any artist, he'd probably tell you he'd heard of them.

• While he's a very private man, I think he was also very excited to introduce Ranpo and Yosano to his music

• He didn't look excited to show them his songs, but inside he was genuinely glad to share the music he's loved so dearly for very long• I think all three of them have danced together, at least once. I know it's not in character but please indulge me

• Fukuzawa pays for spotify premium, but shares an account with Ranpo and yosano.

• The profile picture for this account is a cat.

• it took him a bit to get used to the digital music services, so he kept all his cd's. He's got a lot of them, and has even burned a few himself

• I think he'd burn cd's for the agency members as a Christmas gift. most of them don't own a cd player, but they appreciate it!

• He enjoys getting recommendations from other people, and will always give them honest feedback.

• he's a bit confused by more recent songs, but he enjoys the trends and innovations made in the music industry

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On the 4th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… 4 Actual Children!

Edward Elric

🦾🦿Despite being busy with getting his and his brothers’ bodies back, Ed still made time to celebrate Christmas with Al. Yes, he knows how to celebrate Christmas, and he does enjoy it.

🦾🦿Decorating is pretty easy with his alchemy, but if you really want him to, he’ll put in the effort to decorate normally. Let’s be honest, Al is probably helping. Pre-Promised Day, Al being a 7-foot-tall suit of armor is great for reaching those high places that Ed can’t reach! Ling probably shows up, somehow.

🦾🦿Ed likes Christmas music, but he gets tired of it quickly. Some songs really get on his nerves, though. If he has to listen to one more god-forsaken round of ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’, SOMEBODY is going to lose their kneecaps!

🦾🦿I’m not certain if Christmas movies exist in Amestris, but we’re gonna say that they do because honestly who gives a fuck. Ed and Al both love Christmas movies, though Ed can be a bit critical of some of them. Yes, Ed will cuddle you (you could probably sit him in your lap, he’s so short-).

🦾🦿Elric snowball fights are always a riot! Ed tends to get way too competitive, and makes snow weapons of mass destruction with his alchemy. Mistletoe drives him up. The. wall. Trap him under the mistletoe, and he’ll turn every shade of red imaginable! Al is the one who put up all the mistletoe, because he thinks it’s cute.

Charles Grey

🤍💙Charlie. Loves. Christmas. The minute December hits, he’s counting down the days! If ever there was a man who embodied the Christmas Spirit, it’s Charlie!

🤍💙He usually just leaves the decorating up to the servants, but if you insist he’ll join in. Once he tries it out, he actually really enjoys helping decorate!

🤍💙Christmas music CONSTANTLY. If he weren’t so busy being The Queen’s private -hitman- secretary, he would go caroling. He loves to sing Christmas carols! His voice is pretty good; not opera worthy, but at least he can hit the notes properly. Please sing along with him, it would make his day!

🤍💙Christmas movies didn’t exist in the Victorian Era, so how about Christmas plays instead? Yes, Charlie loves them. He got the best seats in the house for the two of you! He does have to keep up a respectable appearance, but he will hold your hand.

🤍💙Charlie loves absolutely everything about Christmas, and he will drag you along to do every Christmas tradition imaginable! He’s got a mile-long checklist, probably. He’s going to trap you under the mistletoe at every opportunity. It’s inevitable. He’s not the best at gingerbread houses, but he’s certainly enthusiastic! He probably uses too much frosting, and his house collapses. It’s fine, he’ll just eat the candy off of it.

Edogawa Ranpo

👓🍬Ranpo enjoys presents and snacks, so of course he likes Christmas! Aside from Kenji, and maybe Atsushi, he’s the most excited for Christmas.

👓🍬Ranpo rarely helps out with the decorating. You may have to beg him. More than likely, you’ll be decorating the office alongside Dazai (who keeps trying to hang himself with the garland), Atsushi, Kunikida (who is SO OCD about the placement of the wreaths), Kenji, Kyoka, and Yosano.

👓🍬Ranpo doesn’t really care about Christmas music. If you want to play it, fine. He won’t stop you.

👓🍬Ranpo loves Christmas movies, but only because he gets to eat snacks and cuddle while watching them! He’ll stay up all night for a marathon if you want, but only if there’s sufficient snacks.

👓🍬Making gingerbread houses with Ranpo is going to end in disaster because he won’t stop eating the fucking candy! You could have sworn you got enough candy for a hundred gingerbread houses, but it’s all mysteriously vanished! He is not one for snowball fights, and would prefer to stay inside drinking hot chocolate.

Rin Okumura

💙🧁Rin and Yukio always celebrated their birthdays and Christmas together, and Rin loves the season! This little cutie is stupidly energetic about absolutely everything, and Christmas is no exception!

💙🧁Rin will take all day decorating with you. Yukio joins in, of course, but he isn’t as enthusiastic about it. It takes the three of you hours just to untangle the lights. Yukio is obsessive about making everything look nice, Rin just wants to put everything everywhere. Kuro gets tangled in the garlands.

💙🧁Christmas music? HELL YEAH! Rin will put Christmas music on while he cooks, and sing it as loud as he can. He also sings in the shower. If he has headphones on, there’s a 90% chance he’s listening to Christmas music loud enough to blow his eardrums out (it’s fine, he can regenerate them).

💙🧁Family movie night! Perhaps even with the whole class? If not, then just you, him, and Yukio (rip Yukio-). Rin loves childish movies, and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is his all-time favorite. Yukio has become tired of it from how many times Rin has insisted that they watch it. Cuddles are mandatory. Poor third-wheel Yukio tries his absolute best to ignore the two of you, but sometimes he snaps at you to not try anything. He’s the adult supervision here.

💙🧁Home-made gingerbread houses. And I mean actually home-made. You and Rin do everything from baking and cutting the gingerbread to designing the house itself. He’s probably going to overdo it and make a gingerbread castle! He comes up with increasingly silly plots to get you under the mistletoe. Just go along with it, please. He’s going to make a fool of himself. Snowball fights are an intense, whole-class ordeal. Bon and Rin get a little bit too competitive, and someone probably ends up in the infirmary. Mepphy is probably watching the whole ordeal and laughing about it.

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I know,I know, I know the situation’s strange

Atsushi’s eyes fluttered open,but it made very little difference in terms of visibility.He did know something was wrong though because he could hear the sea and could smell the metal around himself.

And the last thing he remembered was getting stabbed by Akutagawa when him and Kyoka were standing in front of the police station.

He ran his hand over his stomach and felt no wound.

So it’s not just his leg…Good to know.

Very cautiously,he pulled himself up.A pang of pain ran trough him    at the attempt.Atsushi hissed at it.

Apparently there was still some internal bleeding.

He couldn’t let that stop him.He wouldn’t.Not when Kyoka’s life hung in the balance.Suddenly,light flooded in,Atsushi instinctively covering his eyes.

After a few moments,he adjusted and saw Kyoka standing there,thankfully unharmed.

“Kyoka…I’m so g-“

Before Atsushi could finish his sentence,a black tendril wrapped around his ankle,pulling him out with a suddenness and speed that knocked the air out of him.With a too loud thud,he hit a metal crate and slid to the ground.The world spun,Atsushi only vaguely aware of the noise next to his ear.

“I had struck to kill,but it seems your healing ability is in effect…”came an almost monotonous,drawling voice

Akutagawa’s voice.

All of his nerves stood on end,mind suddenly clear even if he couldn’t see as well as he wanted to.

He wasn’t in the clear.Kyoka wasn’t in the clear.

“Where am I?”he breathed out 

-

“A ship used to smuggle weapons,moving at 20 knots towards the open sea.Today is your lucky day,weretiger.For today we hand you over and end this little game of cat and mouse.”

He buried his foot into the weretiger’s shoulder,trying to hide his glee.

Even if it wasn’t a lucky day for this poor excuse,it certainly would be for him.He’d return home with Kyoka once this was done and kill two birds with one stone.

And then Dazai would see just how wrong he had it.

“The weak don’t deserve to live in this world.And by that metric,neither do you.”“Rūynosuke,stop it.”Kyoka said firmly

He ignored her,foot burying even deeper into flesh until he felt something firmer,harder.Bone.

If he kept-

A shot went off next to his head.He froze,the weretiger’s eyes widening,Akutagawa knowing they were both thinking the same thing.

Did Kyoka really just do that?

Maybe not in the same tone,but that thought ran between them both.Slowly,Akutagawa turned around and sure enough,she was holding a gun.

He cut it in half,wrapping her tightly in Rashoumon so she couldn’t move,turning slowly in her direction.

“Do you know what’s waiting for you out there,Kyoka?Allow me to enlighten you.”

His eyes met her steely,unrelenting gaze.He stepped closer,fists clenched.

“People will maybe look down to where you stand,but they will never truly see you.It will leave you in a hole of self hatred.You know why that is?Because  abilities like our are slaughter made flesh.Do you truly think either of us would ever be able to live a normal life with something like that?”

Despite his words,she remained unmoved.He eyebrows furrowed as a small “Yes.” left her lips.

Akutagawa shook his head.And to think he thought Kyoka smart…

Still…Children are so often ignorant.Perhaps she needs it spelled out.

“You can continue killing for the mafia or you will meet your end right here and now.Choose your allegiances wisely because believe me,you will not find your purpose in the light.”

She didn’t budge.So Akutagawa used the end of the tendril wrapped around her to hit the pressure point in her carotid artery.She slumped at once ,the tension that pulled at Rashoumon moments before now gone.

He sighed,placing her down.Now he won’t have to worry about her.She might be mad when they get back,but he’ll deal with that later.

He turned on his heel,ready to address the weretiger once more,but he was gone.

-

Atsushi’s arms went back to normal,he transformed his legs,jumping trough the air,inches away from landing on the side of another crate.

Then,in mere moments,a black tendril entered Atsushi’s field of vision.It was too quick for him to dodge,piercing trough his shoulder blade.

He wasn’t fast enough…Shit…

He gritted his teeth,hands fruitlessly trying to create force by pushing against the metal currently burying into Atsushi’s chest and face.

Rashoumon must have stabbed into the crate…And now Atsushi’s stuck here.He flailed his legs trough the air,grunting from the pain.

“No use struggling,weretiger.Nobody has ever cut through my Rashoumon.Trying will only make it worse for you.”

Akutagawa drawled

Atsushi tried to glare at him,turning his head as much as he could,when-

“Where are you kid!?Are you here?!”

Kunikida…He can get both him and Kyoka out of here…But how will Atsushi get out?

“Seems they found us already…What a shame.Well-“

Taking a risk,Atsushi transformed his free arm and swung at Rashoumon.His eyes widened as he fell back to the floor.Briefly,he turned to Akutagawa,the black haired man just as shocked as him.

Atsushi didn’t waste his time,running to an unconscious Kyoka while Akutagawa was still processing.

-

Akutagawa wouldn’t allow that,Rashoumon wrapping around the weretiger’s neck and tossing him in the opposite direction.Rūynosuke turned on his heel and realized his opponent must’ve flipped mid air,now standing straight and defiantly.

“Hmm…Impressive,but not impressive enough!”he said,striking at him again

The weretiger dodged,sliding under.Akutagawa hit at him from the other direction and actually managing to pin him down.

He wrapped Rashoumon around his throat,before any flailing could ruin it.

“So incompetent and yet you’re the one he chose?Can’t even defend himself and yet you get all the praise?”Akutagawa seethed 

His anger was cold now,sharp and precise as a blade,another tendril of Rashoumon about to strike the weretiger

“Now,say good-“

-

A warm liquid hit Atsushi’s face as the sound of gagging broke into his ears.

Slowly,as the hold on his neck loosened,he opened his eyes to see Akutagawa still looming over him,blood dripping down his jaw.

Atsushi’s gaze wandered lower,seeing a red stain on his side,a knife shoved into it by a kimono sleeve covered hand.Him and Akutagawa both froze.

His opponent collapsed to the floor,Atsushi rolling away from his descent,coming eye to eye with a shocked Kyoka.Before Atsushi could toss Akutagawa another glance,she grabbed him by the arm and began running in the direction Kunikida’s voice came from.

Atsushi threw Akutagawa one final glance,watching the man try and fail to get up.

A part of him almost felt sorry at the sight.

Boss Chuuya AU Masterpost

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BSD 109 SPOILERS!!!

Seriously read it first don't spoil yourself it's amazing it will ruin you and your life.

Okay now that that's out of the way, I will literally NEVER shut up about BSD 109 ever, and specifically about Dazai. This is not a serious analysis, just me being in pain because what the fuck.

Now before anything gets said, a few points :

He will survive. He's the plot, quite literally, and I have seen a lot of people point out the fact that his character arc isn't finished yet, and I totally agree- Asagiri is extremely careful with his plot devices and writing, so I'm pretty sure he wouldn't just cut Dazai's arc right in the middle like that. Tons of people have made several analysis on this, and again, I 100% agree with that.

A lot of people have been theorizing that the bullet in his head is not real, and that Chuuya stopped it with gravity. I agree with that- it makes sense, and would be the best way for Asagiri to 'save' Dazai from his situation.

Biology majors have made several panel analysis explaining that the spots Dazai got shot in are, in fact, non-lethal. Even when it comes to the head injury, the bullet wouldn't go as far as completely killing him, but instead harming parts that would have to do with memories and planning (not gonna get technical because it's definitely not an area I'm comfortable in, I'm a literature major ffs, but the arguments have been made).

Okay, now that these are out of the way, can we just talk about these panels for a minute, because there is so much to unpack. The shot in one the previous chapters in which Dazai kinda just, pathetically drags himself and his broken legs to a camera was bad enough, because we know Dazai hates pain. He endures it, but his whole thing is that he's looking work a way to die painlessly. And in this chapter, well. Not only has Dazai been waiting a while in there, while Fyodor and Sigma were speaking, but his whole interaction with Chuuya is SO much. From the way his eyes lighten like never before when he tries to convince Chuuya to come back, to Chuuya just not being there- I think that overall, Dazai didn't believe a second that Chuuya would come back. I mean, he looked mighty confident there, so either the situation is completely out of his control, which I doubt, because come on, it's Dazai (but I would love if it was the case because Dazai loosing composure has to be the most interesting thing ever), either he did have a plan that involved making his 'death' convincing to Fyodor.

Now, back to that pain thing. I think the worst part was the face he makes while yelling at Chuuya after Chuuya takes the first shot- he is in SO much pain (also I looked it up and the bullet did hit super close to a nerve so he might have a severed nerve I'm unwell). And then the head bullet hits, and the two other- he must have been in so much pain. The way his eyes are light but in a different way as he (falsely or not) realizes that this is It. The way one of his last words is 'finally'. He doesn't even get to finish his sentence, because he passes out before that. It was all so much.

Anyways this post is a mess but who cares I needed to put those thoughts somewhere because I didn't feel a think after 101 except for a oh, that happened, kinda feeling, but 109 had me sobbing. Genuinely crying, out loud, hugging my pillow. I really hope Dazai's gonna make it. Just imagine Atsushi, Aku, Kunikida and Chuuya's reactions if he doesn't. God fucking dammit.