#chuuya lore

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Chuuya Nakahara CAN dream. heres my PROOF. // stormbringer spoilers!!

[tl;dr - THINK ABT IT WITH CONTEXT!! PLEASE]

everyone who argues that its 'canon he cannot dream' uses the same point. the first line of stormbringer is "Chuuya Nakahara didn't dream." [page 14] which is an understandable misconception, but you're not thinking about the context. first of all, the phrasing is important. its not that he cannot dream, its that he didnt. he isnt incapable. i think this sentence is more-so to bring up his nightmares, he didnt dream, BUT, he had nightmares. what is actually happening in this scene is clarified in the third and fourth paragraphs.

"Swirling within his chest were the remnants of some intense emotion, although he couldn't remember what emotion, exactly. He'd been like this every day as of late. Chuuya gave up trying to remember and left his bedroom to take a shower."

the inference you can make here is that something in his sleep caused him to feel like this, but the second he woke up he was unable to recall exactly what it was. the only plausible explanation for this is that he had a nightmare. "For him, waking up was like a bubble emerging from within mud."

also, the specific "as of late" sentence is also proof that this only has to do with his nightmares. he cannot remember his nightmares. they are traumatic flashbacks, so his mind blocks them out when he wakes up. this is especially important to support why he doesn't remember his past, as he proceeds to shower and "He thought about who he was while the hot water poured down his body."

my next point is how embarrassed chuuya got when the albatross said, "Were so used to you randomly being in a bad mood once every month or so, but I gotta ask: Did something happen? A bad dream, maybe?" [page 21]

which is followed with "A bad dream. The instant he heard those words, Chuuya turned around, furious. "Nothing happened!" His rage violently shook the glasses in the pool hall."

i feel like he wouldve reacted differently if he was simply incapable of dreaming. its like he got embarrassed because he just realized what he had forgotten. what a silly defensive guy.

and my final point is that it just wouldn't make sense? at the end of stormbringer it suggests he is a human, so why would he be unable to dream? its something that doesnt make sense with any of his lore. my nightmare explanation makes a lot more sense for his character.

[this point is better proven that even if you don't remember ur dreams, as a human being you dream every single night regardless.]

SOO THIS is my essay that proves chuuya nakahara is capable of dreaming. the idea that he cant is really just a misconception from the line being taken out of context.

[carrotkicks]

cupid depression edition

[originalartblog]

hitting them with a tinyfication beam!!!!!

[latapadraws]

these two are the SAME fucking character !!! ... which would imply...

[cyrafoam]

this is a request i took for @/ cosmopterix_draws on insta!!! they suggested chuuya and yosano being wine aunts together🛐 (and their art is absolutely gorgeous, if you have insta, go check them out!!!!)

(chuuya's ranting about all the ways he had to deal with dazai, while yosano's 'avenging him' in her own way -pray for them🙏)

[originalaccountname]

In your Murase Lives ADA!Chuuya AU, Dazai still joins the ADA eventually right? After he loses both Ango and Oda (like how Chuuya left when he only had Dazai left, but Dazai seemed to be better with his new friends).

How do they react to that? Does Chuuya help Dazai join? Do they acknowledge that they knew each other before (well, I feel everyone could tell)? Is Chuuya happy he left? Or is he mixed about them working together again? Is Dazai feeling mixed up because Chuuya left him (but now after Odasaku he understands it better)?

I was trying to think of this had been mentioned in your comics on them but I didn’t think it’d been mentioned except in the intervening years Dazai had to deal with Mori’s complaining about Chuuya’s defection.

I talked about it a little bit in this post:

If Oda dies the same way… it’s a fun question. Dazai would leave, Dazai would still refuse to work for the government, so his options are limited. I can’t imagine Chuuya leaving at 16, join the ADA, and the mafia not knowing a thing about it? So what would Dazai do? Chuuya left and joined a group and now that group is his only option in Yokohama. If he wants to join them, he’ll still have to wait two years for his records to be erased and hidden. And he knows Chuuya is gonna be there, and he knows him!! How frustrating and stressful is that wait going to be? I’d like Chuuya to be gone when Dazai first joins, so Entrance Exam can still take place in a similar way. Maybe he accompanied Ranpo on his contract out of town? I do wonder if he’d confront Dazai publicly or in private… I’m still not sure how much he told the ADA about his own origins.

To expand on that, Entrance Exam the novel is quite different from the anime. Ranpo is on an investigation in Kyushu until the finale of Kunikida and Dazai's investigation to find and stop the Azure Messenger/Apostle. Ranpo shows up in person in time to deduce where the bomb was located (and Dazai tests his "ability" by pinching his hair at this moment). It's a key moment for Dazai because it's the moment he decides the ADA is the real deal and they just might be what he's looking for (this exam went both ways).

oh no this is gonna be long and turn into an improvised analysis of Entrance Exam

So, that's the thing: Dazai was very much testing the ADA for the entirety of his entrance exam. He was figuring out clues and coming to conclusions much faster than Kunikida was, but he wouldn't tell him outright: he was artfully slipping half-clues into his conversations with Kunikida to see if he would pick up on them. And he did! Which made him a good potential partner! Because Dazai didn't expect the ADA to be on his level, but wanted them to be able to work with him. And then there was Ranpo who very much was on his level and Dazai fanboy'd about it.

so. my AU.

It's funny, since Dazai joins at 20, and Chuuya left at 16 (almost 17), that they still get their 4-year gap. Except! this time the roles are reversed and Chuuya wasn't quite concerned about hiding (that's a whole other subject). I can't imagine Dazai watching Chuuya "betray" (leave) the PM on his own without consequences only to join some do-gooders not too long after and not get curious. Wanting to study him under a microscope and all.

So Dazai would have some knowledge from observing the ADA and Chuuya from a distance. Basic stuff like what they do and roughly who works there. I would expect canon Dazai to have had similar knowledge before his entrance exam, but who knows.

There was probably something reassuring in Chuuya seemingly having found a place in the light after everything he went through. But it would also a good excuse for comparison and self-depreciation. Fortunately, Dazai is motivated by Oda's words and a never-ending need to one-up Chuuya. Imagine the embarrassment if he gave up on his best chance of helping people because he was afraid of facing Chuuya.

Now, Let's say Chuuya was accompanying Ranpo on that investigation out of town. When they get back, it's to a crisis, and a Dazai who has been there for a while.

Ranpo was the one to figure out Chuuya's past in this AU, he knows about his (short) time in the mafia, but Dazai and his ability were a well-kept secret of the PM. Chuuya wouldn't spoil that: he didn't leave out of hatred for the mafia, he left out of grief and because he had that opportunity. It would probably take Ranpo 3 seconds to connect the missing dots once Dazai is revealed: singularity -> can't stop it -> has been used 3 times -> still alive -> something to stop him -> nullification -> Dazai.

Everything hinges on Ranpo and what he knows of this new recruit before meeting him: Fukuzawa and Kunikida are suspicious of Dazai being sent to infiltrate them, Fukuzawa is willing to kill Dazai over these suspicions, Chuuya would recognize Dazai instantly and also get suspicious and, depending on his reaction, seal his fate.

FORTUNATELY we know Fukuzawa talked to Ranpo beforehand and canonically Ranpo took one good look at Dazai and decided he was fine. So I say Ranpo kept Chuuya distracted for the rest of that day. Kunikida still fake-shot Dazai, they still got the airplane back up (hush about Chuuya who could have caught it), Dazai still made an excellent impression on Kunikida, and everything went as smoothly.

Which would bring their confrontation to afterwards. The big finale with Sasaki happens a few days later, but Dazai vanishes during that time, presumably to investigate and corner her. That does leave us with the perfect opportunity for Dazai and Chuuya to cross paths (Chuuya would have heard Dazai's name at some point) and confront each other. I did mention Chuuya had a bit of a dark justice/vigilantism phase during his time with Murase before the ADA, and Dazai's objective at that moment is to bring an end to Sasaki by his own means, as the justice system would never be able to reach her, so... 🤝

Another fun thing about Entrance Exam is that Kunikida is always just on the verge of figuring out what Dazai's deal is, but Dazai keeps being stupid and annoying exactly during those moments, so Kunikida throws his doubts out the window along with Dazai every time.

In short, Ranpo would know Dazai and Chuuya used to know each other, skk would have their confrontation in private and shake hands over doing what the system can't handle, and Fukuzawa and Yosano might be able to connect the dots themselves after a while of watching them, but keep it silent.

Our beloved Kunikida came in too late to know Chuuya's backstory and had a similar instant annoyance and teamwork chemistry with Dazai that Chuuya seems to be also experiencing, so to him this is just Dazai weirdness. Any subsequent addition to the ADA would have no reason to question them.

[kaeyx]

Chuuya likes to check in on you at night. It's probably the only time he can see you relaxed, the closest you've gotten to showing him a smile in months. The door slides open and he steps in soundlessly, pacing around his bed that you now sleep in, drinking in your sleeping form. Chuuya's eyes roam your face, the slow rise and fall of your chest, the curve of your hip under the covers. It's the only time you don't flinch away from him, he thinks sadly.

He tries not to do it. He knows what he's doing wrong, that the very act of keeping you is wrong. It hurts to keep going, to hear your pleas for freedom peter out as the weeks wear on. Chuuya wishes more than anything else that he could let you go, that he could just love you and be loved back freely like normal people do. But that risks you being ripped away from him, like so many others have, and that's the worst fate he can imagine.

So he kneels by your bedside more and more until it's every night. Draws close enough to feel your breathing and the warmth of your body, close enough to brush your cheek with an ungloved hand, sending shivers down his spine as your skin touches his. It's unbearably beautiful. Chuuya sits back on his heels and runs fingers through his hair, feeling his face heat up like a kid with a crush, and he can't help the fond smile breaking across his face. He kisses your cheek before he goes, terrified of waking you and scaring you, but unable to help himself.

He spends longer and longer by your side, going from peeking inside to circling closer to sitting on the edge of the mattress, his shadow blocking out the moonlight that falls across the sheets. It helps him get to sleep, to know that you're safe and sleeping peacefully. Sometimes when you wake, you could swear you didn't fall asleep with this blanket on you, or the pillows arranged like that. It makes you uneasy, something cold stirring in your gut while you try to remember if you misremembered. You eye Chuuya with suspicion, and he looks back at you with hurt and regret, and apologizes for the millionth time. He doesn't let you go

[evermorethecrow]

hiding

Yuuko the cat introduction

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bsd wan port mafia but its with my pm oc

rest in peice chuuya, the bird has something against you 🙏🙏

[kyouka-supremacy]

That fic from Akutagawa's pov that remarked how although Dazai had left a bomb under Chuuya's car, at least that showed he had thought about him before going, while he never cared enough to spare a thought for Akutagawa.

[rosalinesurvived]

The way that abilities are percieved in Bungou stray dogs is so facinating to me because its clear that they’re painted by people in a very negative light, you can even imply that its considered shameful to have one.

That is so intriguing. The war and the ability users in it caused other gifted people to realise they’d be seen as a threat. It effected everyone, and still does by the main timeline of bsd. You can understand why the Port Mafia went off the rails, because they had more skill users joining them. It makes the Agency’s dynamic so much more serious, if that’s the only place where they can feel safe using their gifts.

[sixie]

I keep forgetting to post this. Have some AU Sou(L)koku lore!

Its based on the concept of Twin Flame Souls after seeing the DA interview. Dazai & Chuuya are linked through this concept. They are one soul. They feel each other's emotions, insecurities, they have each other's bad habits, share their imbalance. They get all the good with the bad and need to work through it. It can be hard but it is also personal growth.

In this AU, Souls that are bound through Twin Flames usually meet later in life, if at all, when they are more mentally mature. However in this AU they are 6~7 and meet in an orphanage run by Ango and Oda. Instantly they connect, becoming inseparable. They fuss if they can't be near the other as if being separated even a few feet causes distress.

Because they are so young they aren't prepared to handle a tragic event that happens the evening their strings of fate are about to fully intertwine.

The trauma causes Dazai to lose his emotions which means he no longer cares about Chuuya. Chuuya, being an emotional, needy child, can't handle this and runs away, later found by Verlaine and Rimbaud.

Years later they will meet up and the healing will begin as they work on mending their broken souls. It's rocky at first, both of them not sure how to act around the other, especially with Dazai having issues with being touched and Chuuya quick to take things to heart.

There's a lot more in terms of lore regarding how their abilities work, but essentially what they can do is tied to their soul, and if not cared for they can take on a more monstrous, corrupted form.

This is still very very early in the planning phase, enjoy the edgy doodles. Chuuya is a melee fighter so he'll have physical changes, Dazai will have something like an avatar similar to Elise, effectively extending his range. There are obvious repercussions.

There is a plot! Well, goals I suppose. Ya'll remember Lovecraft? Essentially there will be more strange beings like that in which Chuuya and Dazai have to investigate. So the plan is to add in some authors known for terror, suspense, and horror elements.

I'm planning to post more AU doodles in the future, along with the usual art, but I wanted to finish this write up :)

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Dazai's Donut Shop

be on the side that saves people

[originalartblog]

In retrospect, Dazai telling Chuuya his hat, the anti-mind-control hat, the unlock-corruption hat, the you-are-your-own-person hat, you know, that hat, should destroy his mind and kill him, was a bit, uh. um. yeah.

[anotherferalrat]

Last one i swear

YOU KNOW.

WHO THESE MFS LOOK LIKE.

L O W K E Y???

L O O K.

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another thing I love abt bsd is that despite how many characters there are, they are all very important to the narrative.