#matchless poet; writing

[miyakuya]

— So… no blood?

request: Maybe a one shot with Mikaela and an S/o. Something with S/o comforting Mikaela about drinking from them (they/them if that’s okay?). Also maybe something with s/o feeling insecure because they think Mikaela would pick Yuuchiro over them anytime, for anything. Just s/o feeling like they’re second best

a/n: this is so fucking bad i’m so sorry 🥀 anon😭 i rewrote it 9 times and can’t get it to be as good as i want it to be😭 also thank you coward and astro for beta reading this <3333

“Why do you only drink Yuuchiro’s blood?” It was a simple question, one that you didn’t really expect would catch your boyfriend by surprise. But from the way Mikaela’s head whipped around and he stopped what he was doing, you’d think that you asked him something completely different.

“What?” Mikaela stares at you, waiting for you to elaborate further and you give a small shrug in return, hoping that if you seem like it’s not a big deal, he’ll stop staring at you as if you grew two heads.

“You only drink Yuuchiro’s blood when you need to drink… why is that?” you ask, a bit hesitant if this was something that you truly wanted to know. He continues to stare at you, the wheels in his brain slowly beginning to turn as he processes what you were asking and how to even respond to it. His mouth opened a few times before closing almost instantly as he still couldn’t find the words that he needed.

Eventually, a quiet sigh escaped and he looked away, a bit frustrated. Not at you. But rather at himself. “I just… I don't want to hurt you and… I feel better drinking his blood instead of yours. I know that I won't do it with him but I’m scared that I’ll go overboard if I drink yours.” Mika explained. It made sense, all things considered but you really couldn’t help but think about how… stupid it seemed? Mikaela, even if he can be a bit frustrating to deal with sometimes, would never hurt you so you don’t see why he’s worried about it.

“Mikaela, I trust you. I know you wouldn’t hu—” Mika let out a frustrated sigh, stopping you from continuing any further.

“Yn. I'm still a vampire. There will always be a chance that I can hurt you. Why are you even wanting me to drink your blood? It’s not that pleasant.”

“It’s not that I want you to drink my blood, Mika. I just… feel like a second choice. You go to Yuuchiro for everything. Whether it be for blood, to talk about things that are bothering you or anything in general, you go to him. I have to hear about them second hand because Yuu already thinks that I know about them.”

Mikael scoffed, looking away and focusing on something else to keep himself from looking back over at you. You noticed right away that he was refraining from saying something that he would regret but the moment he looked back at you and his eyes narrowed, he stopped caring. “Really, Yn? I don’t have to tell you every little thing that goes on in my life.”

“That is not what I'm saying Mikaela and you know it.” You let out an exasperated sigh, your hands immediately going to the temples of your head as you tried to keep yourself from getting any more annoyed with him. “What you do or don’t tell me is completely up to you, I don't care. I'm just tired of hearing things second hand from Yuuchiro or any of our other friends and I’m annoyed that you act like my offer to suck my blood so you’re not suffering, is the worst thing that has ever happened to you.”

“I’m sorry.” Mikaela’s voice was quiet and if it weren’t for the fact that he was close to you, you would assume that he didn’t say anything at all. You couldn’t help but look at him with a confused look as he let out a small huff, realizing you want more than that. “I never intended to make you feel like you were a second choice to me, yn. No matter how much I care about Yuuchiro, you’re my partner so I’ll always care about you more. I’m scared of hurting you or showing you sides of me that you may not like so I stick with Yuu on those occasions so I don’t risk losing you. I’m sorry and I promise that I’ll try to at least communicate with you better.”

You nod, smiling at his words. You knew Mikaela was being genuine, he always was with you. “Thank you. It means a lot to me that you apologized and I promise that I'll start communicating better with you as well, especially if something like this bothers me. And.. you know that you can trust me with whatever is bothering you, right? I promise no matter what you say to me will make me love you any less.”

“I know and I’ll try my best to start communicating with you more. I never intended or even wanted to hurt you.” He replied and you nod again, knowing that he was being genuine once again. However, no matter how genuine and sweet he was, you couldn’t help but tease him

“Ah wait… does that mean that you still won’t drink my blood?” You asked, your sweet smile that he loved turning a bit more mischievous. He scoffed and rolled his eyes at your words, regretting apologizing to you.

“You’re so annoying. This is the last time I’m ever apologizing to you.” He grumbled and you laughed, quickly placing a gentle kiss to his cheek and pulling away before he even had the chance to respond.

“But you love me~”

Mika was silent for a moment, staring at you once again before he looked away and pink beginning to dust his cheeks. “…yeah.”

[selfaware-bungou-stray-dogs]

Imagine, Shibusawa accidentally activated his ability in real world.

The whole house is covered in fog. And all abilities are on a loose.

Even Crime and Punishment are gone.

But, they don't attack their respective ability users.

They are nowhere to be found.

You are also nowhere to be seen.

Worst of all, Dazai is also missing.

BSD Cast are panicking.

What, if abilities hurt you?!

BSD Cast is searching through the house.

They found you, surrounded by abilities, on the attic.

And all abilities are trying to get your attention.

🐯 Beast Beneath The Moonlight is chuffing, rubbing its head against your chest.

📒 The Matchless Poet creating knick-knacks for you.

👘🗡️ All Men Are Equal is guarding the window, taking short breaks to pet you.

🩺 Thou Shalt Not Die is applying cute bandages on smallest, almost healed cuts.

🌨️ Light Snow is recreating movie scenes with its power.

🐄 Undefeated by the Rain create stone figures with its bare hands.

🐰 Demon Show holding a plate with snacks.

Futon is manipulating electronics, changing channels, so you can watch some interesting show.

🍰💉 Vita Sexualis is making accessories for you.

🍷 Upon the Tainted Sorrow making things float for your entertainment.

🌂 Golden Demon is bringing you nice clothes.

🇫🇷 Demonic Beast Guivre is curled around you.

🎧 Illuminations is creating a hyperspace over you.

🗣️ Lippman's ability is sitting near you, guarding you.

🧥 Rashomon is glaring at everyone, who is trying to get close to you.

🚬 Falling Camelia entertain you by pushing around different things.

🩹🧲 Midwinter Memento is controlling metal pieces to create some cool figurines.

⭕⭐ Dogra Magra, as a little doll, sitting on your lap.

🍋 Lemonade is creating fireworks for you.

🍛 Flawless is playing cards with you.

⛩️ Hail in the Begging Bowl preparing non-alcoholic drinks for you.

💻 Discourse on Decadence is writing down interesting memories, it read from anything he could find.

🥷 Yesterday's Shadow Tag is sitting near Rashomon, protecting you.

🕶️ Another is bringing you dolls from Ayatsuji's collection.

💰 The Great Fitzgerald is bringing you cases, full of money (don't worry, it simply took them from Fitzgerald).

🦝 Black Cat in the Rue Morgue is ready to send you in any book you want.

🐋 Mody Dick is floating outside the window, ready to fly with you anywhere you want.

🍇 The Grapes of Wreath is growing grapes for you. Don't worry, they are edible.

☕ Annie of Abyss Red is playing ball with you.

🪶 Little Women is planning your weekends, while sitting in the next room

👒 Gone With the Wing is using wings to make paper butterflies fly around.

♊ Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are floating above you, telling jokes.

✝️ The Scarlet Letter is writing your name in the air with its power.

😷 A Feast in a Time of Plague simply observing you from the corner.

🫖 The Precipice is outside, rumbling happily.

👻 The Perfect Crime is bringing you mystery novels.

⚔️ Mirror Lion is entertaining you with its sword skills.

🦇🧛 Bram's ability is handing from the sealing upside down. Protecting you.

🃏 Sigma's ability is laying near you, with its head on your lap.

🤡 The Overcoat is doing a circus performance for you.

🐀 Crime and Punishment is playing with your hair.

👧👩👵 Gasp of the Soul is cuddling your left hand.

💧 Priceless Tears is floating through the vents all over the house and bring you whatever you ask for.

🌸 Plum Blossoms in Snow is using its power to cut fruits.

⌚ Strait is the Gate is observing surroundings.

🐈‍⬛ I am a Cat is purring and doing tricks for you.

🪢🦀 Dazai, somehow, got captured, and how is in a cage, far away from anyone, he can touch to nullify.

The moment, BSD Cast stepped to the attic, abilities turned towards them, glaring at their 'hosts'.

So, you, either, will be stuck here, until Abilities decide to let you go.

Or, until BSD Cast manage to free Dazai.

[lxikobsd]

It hurts that it feels like the way Kunikida was created to be a bit more of an important character but the plot constantly shafts him

You're telling me we have a character who was introduced in the very beginning of the story, who is the main mentor to Atsushi our primary protagonist, and current partner of Dazai our secondary protagonist, so important roles to both characters who kinda share the spot of being the main protagonist.

You're also telling me that we are constantly told that he's the person who embodies the values of the ADA the most, the main organization of the manga and is one of the things that we as the audience are supposed to care the most about. So we have the character who is the human embodiment of the beliefs of the ADA, who is the character that is going to be the next leader of the ADA, and is the character that was specifically targeted to be broken first because of these reasons.

so not only all that, but Kunikida's Matchless Poet has arguably some really strong parallels to The Book. We've got:

An ability that allows the user to create anything they want by writing it into a special book.

A special book that allows anybody to create and change reality into anything they want by writing in it.

Obviously there is a massive difference being the scale, The Book being able to change reality, and The Matchless Poet only being able to create notebook sized objects to our current knowledge. I don't genuinely believe there's gonna be any relation between the two but the parallels are still there and we also don't know the full strength of Kunikida's ability due to Fukuzawa's ability and lack of a proper backstory for Kuni showing what it was like before the ADA. There is a very good chance that The Matchless Poet is stronger than what it's shown to be but its purposely kept to such a small size because of practicality.

I'm not saying that he isn't important at all, but it definitely feel's like he's been shafted the most out of the ADA, except for maybe Tanizaki. At least give us a backstory please.

[ruified]

i just finished osamu dazai’s entrance exam and it was SO GOOD??????? in no way did the anime do it an ounce of justice

anyways, just like last time, here are some quotes and my thoughts

i love love love the way we get to really explore kunikida and dazai’s dynamic as partners in this light novel, it really helps the reader understand how they work together so well

"I'm impressed, Kunikida. Nothing gets by you, does it? Incredible." His smile is cold, inhuman. "I'm so glad you were my partner."

"What do you want?! Why did you threaten the detective agency?! What was the point of killing the missing people and setting the bomb?! You... You were..."

You were so talented.

I couldn't have asked for a better partner.

they drive me crazy i love them so much </3 in this scene kunikida is questioning dazai and threatening his life on the suspicions of dazai being the azure apostle, it’s the way that even though they had only spent so little time working together that they both felt they were good partners

i love how in the ln it’s actively a mystery for those who don’t know what’s going on, even as someone who watched the anime, dazai being setup was pretty convincing

the speech given at the end of it all by dazai to kunikida on the risks of following one’s ideals also carries a bigger impact than what was provided in the anime, it makes more sense

the way that sasaki is also a genuine love interest of kunikida’s is also so heart wrenching, her last words really just hit hard

here’s something i found so sweet

"Hello, little one. Can you hear me?" Dazai takes over the call.

"We here are airplane experts. There's nothing to worry about anymore. We're going to fix the plane. What's your name, little miss?"

"Ch-Chiyo..."

"Chiyo, everything's going to be okay. Got any snacks with you?"

"Mommy gave me this piece of candy..."

"Candy, huh? I love candy, too. It's so sweet, and it really helps you relax, doesn't it?"

"Dazai—"

"I've got this... Chiyo, first, I want you to really take your time enjoying that piece of candy. After that, I'm going to need you to take that device you're talking into and bring it to the captain's room. Do you know where the captain's room is?" Chiyo nods, wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Don't worry. There's nobody screaming in there, and I bet your mommy will be feeling better in no time."

"B-but I... I can't go alone. I can't leave Mommy behind..."

"Your mommy's gonna be just fine. The pilot will make things all better. So I'm going to need you to take that device to their room and give it to them, okay?"

"Well, this is just no good. I'm quite weak, you see. A big guy like yourself would snap me right in two... But I promised Chiyo I would save her."

THE WAY HE TALKS TO THE LITTLE GIRL WARMS MY HEART AND MAKES IT ACHE AT THE SAME TIME HE HANDLES IT SO WELL AND THE WAY HE WANTS TO KEEP HIS PROMISE UEUEUE

I tear the stitches off my hip pocket and pull out a sheet of paper.

"...I always have a spare page with me for emergencies."

I unfold the paper and write with my own blood.

"The Matchless Poet: Release Key!"

here’s kunikida just being cool i love him sm i love my wife

here’s some silly ones

"It's this incredibly rare book called The Complete Suicide. I've been searching all over for it, and I just noticed it on display in the used bookstore back there — Ah! I have to go back and buy it before someone else does."

Nobody asked.

"Tsk... Guess I'll just have to come up with another way to use you as bait. I bet the criminal targets tourists. All right, Kunikida, slip on your rubber boots, throw on your backpack, put on your red-and-green-striped shirt, and start walking the town in your knickerbockers. Make sure to bring a giant camera with you to take pictures of everyone who walks by and say 'eh' at the end of every sentence."

"Like hell I will!"

""Like hell I will, eh!'"

"You call that a strategy? That's a terri-"

"A terrible idea, eh?'"

"Stop guessing what I'm going to say!"

"Hmm? In that case, how about you get naked, put on a top

you like?"

hat, and ride around on a unicycle screaming what kind of girls

"We're not even talking about the same thing anymore!"

all in all i highly suggest you read osamu dazai’s entrance exam i promise it is so worth it <3

[chuuyrr]

Hi chu! :D i have a request where baby fushiguro got hit by a ability which turned her into a baby like an actual 1 year old baby how would the ADA care for her? (I can see dazai absolutely loving baby fushiguro 😭)

I love ur baby fushiguro series sm <3 have a nice day!!!

dazai + ADA when scarlet witch! baby fushiguro! reader turns into an actual 1 year old baby

jujutsu kaisen x reader x bungo stray dogs

masterlist of the series

╰➤ CW(s): possible spoilers for bungou stray dogs and jujutsu kaisen, mentions of scarlet witch's powers, bsd wan-esque writing, fluff, dazai + ADA being chaotic / ooc

╰➤ PAIRING(s): platonic! bungou stray dogs x child! / baby! reader (armed detective agency but mostly dazai osamu)

╰➤ SYNOPSIS: you accidentally got hit by an ability while helping dazai and the others out for their assignment, and it ends up with you turning into a 1 year old or an actual baby.

before you read: hi, in case you're new, you're megumi's younger half-sibling, and while you don't have cursed energy, you do have scarlet witch's powers and abilities! aside from that, as a special scarlet witch variant, you also have the ability to travel across the multiverse. how chaotic! furthermore, like your half-brother megumi, you are being cared for by gojo satoru, who also serves as your adoptive father. for more info, please see the masterlist.

nothing was scarier than you—a child no older than six or seven, with gojo satoru as her adoptive father back at home with him, megumi, and everyone, and dazai osamu as her guardian or older brother figure in his very own world or universe, as well as being the scarlet witch—because it only meant one thing: you were dangerous and very capable.

however, because of your powers as the scarlet witch, you were given the opportunity to assist the armed detective agency.

apart from dimensional travel, just because you're capable of harnessing chaos magic, warping reality, and manipulating psionic energy doesn't make you a dangerous threat. no, the higher-ups at jujutsu tech in your home world or universe were wrong.

you use your cursed blessing for good, as you promised your adoptive father, gojo, which is why you chose to help dazai and everyone else in their world. you would never ever use it to hurt anyone!

at present, you were helping out the armed detective agency as usual. you were currently accompanying dazai and kunikida. as explained by fukuzawa and ranpo, you guys were after a suspect who's responsible for the odd mishap in a certain area in yokohama. it was supposed to be no big deal, but that was until they looked over one thing—the suspect was an ability user.

"uncle kunikida!" you cried out, leaping into action to dart towards the blonde young man who had been knocked out and had both of his gun and book taken from him, disabling from using his the matchless poet ability.

however, before you could run to kunikida who was being cornered with the suspect all of you were after, dazai had took hold of you.

"[name]-chan! no!" dazai exclaimed, pulling you to him as you squirmed in his hold, "you stay with me! it's too dangerous to close in!"

"but uncle kunikida!" you exclaimed in a panic, watching get hurt, tears glazing your eyes as kunikida staggered back on his feet, wiping the blood that was trailing from his lips and dripping down to his chin.

"i'm fine, [name]," kunikida managed to say as he faced the suspect, "just stay with dazai!"

you couldn't bear to watch your uncle kunikida all defenseless as he faced the suspect from a distance since he didn't want you to get hurt and dazai just couldn't leave you all by yourself.

although you had easily tracked down the suspect using your capability to read and get into people's minds, there was another miscalculation yet again. dazai had nearly forgotten he couldn't nullify your powers.

when the suspect's hand began to glow, all of your eyes widened, and before any of you could further react, your powers had caused you to augment you speed. you ignored dazai and kunikida's protests as you darted. you appeared right in front of kunikida just as the light of the suspect's ability aimed for him. despite the fact that you arrived on time, your chaos magic failed to activate, and you took the hit yourself.

"[NAME]-CHAN!!" "[NAME]!" both of them yelled your name in unison.

as the light and smoke emanating from you and the collision of the said ability dissipated, what kunikida and dazai discovered had them both screaming—well, mostly it was kunikida, since dazai was more squealing than screaming.

there you were on the floor, with small tufts of [color]-hair and bright [color] eyes, looking around as you were a literal baby rather than a child of about five or so. yes, you heard or read that right. you had truly become the personification of a baby fushiguro. the ability user had gotten away while dazai and kunikida were distracted by you turning into a baby.

"SHIT!" kunikida exclaimed in a panic, clutching his sides of his head and pulling at his hair, "[NAME] JUST TURNED INTO A BABY!"

dazai, on the other hand, stared at you with wonder as he cooed at you, "BUT, SHE'S SO CUTE! JUST LOOK AT THE LITTLE BELLA!~"

dazai quickly picked you up from the ground, tickling your nose with his finger, causing you to squeal and make happy baby noises, which made him coo even more.

"THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE COOING AT [NAME]! WE NEED TO HEAD BACK NOW!" kunikida smacked dazai on the back of the head and took you away from him, holding you firmly yet gently with utmost care in his embrace, bundling you with the clothes you were wearing earlier that had gotten too big on you.

kunikida rushed you and dazai to the car and drove away. while driving, kunikida called fukuzawa and put the phone in speaker mode, already panicking and bombarding him with countless apologies for allowing the suspect to flee and for your involvement.

in the meantime, dazai was smothering you with affection, squishing your cheek and bouncing you on his lap. you were absolutely adorable as a baby! he couldn't seem to get enough of you. it was no surprise that gojo was fond of you when he first met and got you.

everyone was already at the door when kunikida and dazai got out of the car and entered the office of the armed detective agency, having heard of kunikida from fukuzawa's phone call earlier. yosano had her medkit ready, and naomi and kirako were already on standby, everyone expecting you to be injured or something, so they were all surprised to see them return with dazai holding a baby you in his arms.

"[NAME]-CHAN?!" atsushi exclaimed in a gasp, recognizing you because of your tuffs of [color] hair and bright [color] eyes.

"ah!" you exclaimed, squealing as you adorably raised your hands in the air.

"dazai, kunikida, why on earth is [name] a baby?" fukuzawa was taken aback that he completely lost his cool and calm demeanor.

"i was being cornered and [name] rushed in last minute using her own abilities to take the hit instead," kunikida explained, bowing his head so low. "i'm extremely sorry for failing to protect [name] and get the ability user, president."

"well, on the bright side, at least [name] isn't hurt," yosano exclaimed, already examining you for injuries as you made baby noises and grabby hands for her while being in dazai's arms.

"she's fine. no bruises, scratches, or anything," yosano took you in her arms this time, making dazai pout and sulk, and she couldn't help but smile fondly at you, "you're all right, [name]."

"well, that's what matters most right now," fukuzawa sighed in relief, turning to kunikida and dazai, "as long as [name] didn't get hurt, i can overlook it."

"what are we going to do now?" tanizaki asked, watching his sister, naomi, and the other clerk, kirako, gawk at you and give you headpats.

"first and foremost, considering her current situation, we need to look after [name] with extra care this time, get her some baby food, clothes, and such," fukuzawa exclaimed to all of his detectives and clerks, "at the same time, we also need to find the ability user who turned her into a baby as soon as possible or else she won't be able to return to her normal self or get back home at all."

"can't we just keep [name]-chan as a baby and take care of her ourselves?" dazai grumbled, pouting as he folded his arms across his chest.

"[name] has a father who is awaiting her return back at her home," kunikida huffed, pinching the bridge of his nose, "and he's going to freak out when he realizes his child has been gone for too long, or worse, has turned into a baby!"

"i agree with kunikida-san, we can't have [name]-chan's father worry about her," atsushi patted your head, his sweat dropping as he can already imagine gojo freaking out because you've told them before how your father reacts when you disappear or run off nonchalantly.

the armed detective agency had dealt with a variety of situations in the past, but they had never taken care of a baby. sure, they had previously looked after you, but you weren't an infant. you used to be much older than you are now. so, you can bet that everyone is going all out to care for you—but mostly it's just kunikida.

kunikida's motherhenning towards you had just leveled up to a three. kunikida is practically telling everyone what to do and what not to do, and he has grown even more protective of you. he is, in fact, the second most responsible member of the armed detective agency, after fukuzawa, who is everyone's father, grandfather, and even uncle figure.

"ranpo-san! you cannot feed [name] a lollipop right now! it's a choking hazard for her!" kunikida scolded ranpo and nearly died of a heart attack when he saw him hand you a lollipop. poor ranpo had gotten a 40-minute scolding and rant about baby choking hazards.

"dazai, do not run with a baby in your arms! i'm going to strangle you alive if you drop [name]! give her to me right now!" kunikida then scolded dazai for running around the armed detective agency while also tossing you in the air to play 'airplane' with you.

"naomi, tanizaki, that is not the proper way to hold a baby!" kunikida was also very strict about how everyone was handling you, "like this! you're supposed to hold [name] like this!"

to be honest, dazai and ranpo enjoyed pushing kunikida's buttons, so they intentionally make the poor man panic and freak out by doing the exact opposite thing he asks of them as a joke (they make sure their antics won't harm you in any way) which is why kunikida is entrusting you more to atsushi, yosano, and fukuzawa right now, but it isn't working that well given that dazai is still your favorite.

oh, and kyouka is quite thrilled at the sight of you. she's been staring at you with curious round eyes since dazai arrived with you. kyouka was acting like an older sibling who was both curious and excited to meet her younger sibling for the first time as she extended her finger to you while atsushi held you in his arms because kunikida was busy lecturing dazai and ranpo for being irresponsible in their handling of you.

"would you like to hold [name]-chan, kyouka-chan?" atsushi asked, watching kyouka softly smile and giggle as you wrapped your tiny hand around her finger.

"i can?" kyouka blinked at atsushi before turning to face you, who was making happy noises as you reached for her.

"see? even [name]-chan wants you to hold her," atsushi chuckled softly as he drew you closer to kyouka, who tensed for a moment as she nervously extended her hands to you.

"don't worry, kyouka-chan; you can do it!" naomi exclaimed alongside tanizaki as kyouka carried you in her arms.

"yes, i'll do my best," kyouka exclaimed, embracing you firmly but gently. she looked down at you and couldn't help but laugh softly when you played with the flower in her hair, "cute..." she muttered with a smile.

everyone took turns holding you, including kenji, ranpo, and even kirako, but only for a short time because you had a tantrum after being separated from dazai for too long.

"well, would you look at that? even as a baby, [name]-chan still looks for dazai-san," atsushi chuckled softly, scratching the nape of his neck as yosano, who was supposed to feed you a milk formula they had all purchased, instead handed you to dazai along with a baby bottle.

"now, now, little bella," dazai hushed you with a very soft, fatherly tone as he cradled and fed you in his arms, smiling fondly at the sight of you, "it's okay. no need to cry. i got you now."

"well, [name] did mention before that dazai reminds her so much of her dad, gojo," ranpo exclaimed as he ate his snacks. "they both act alike and are untouchable, she says."

"if [name] said her father is just like dazai, then i can already imagine him being annoying," kunikida sighed, shuddering at the thought.

"hey!" dazai cried out, pretending to be hurt.

the armed detective agency had finally found the ability user who was responsible for turning you into a baby after keeping you busy with playing and just taking care of you for the entire day, but dazai wasn't as thrilled as the others.

"whaaat, already?" dazai lamented in the conference room, watching as fukuzawa and kunikida pinpointed the suspect's location as he held you in his arms and let you play with his bolo tie.

"what do you mean 'already?'" kunikida asked, furrowing both his brows.

"but i don't want [name]-chan to grow up yet!" dazai whined, pressing and nuzzling his cheek against yours as he lifted you close to his face and caused you to burst out laughing fondly. he was behaving exactly like a father would at the prospect of his baby no longer being a baby.

"don't be stupid, we can't keep [name] as a baby forever, dazai," kunikida exclaimed sternly.

"that is true, kunikida-kun," dazai sighed deeply in defeat as he placed you on his lap, peering down at you before a small yet sad smile graced his lips, "i'm going to miss [name]-chan as a baby, but i also miss being able to play and eat with her, and hear her call me dazai-nii too."

the armed detective agency nodded and agreed with dazai. although they adored you as a baby, they miss you when you were five to six years old. they, like dazai, missed being able to eat, play, and talk to you. furthermore, they were well aware that they were not parents. they can't look after you for much longer because none of them have any experience as one. you really had to go back to your much older self.

kunikida was driving again, while dazai sat in the back with you on his lap, and everything was set in motion to have the ability user cancel his ability. while the three of you were on your way, you appeared to have a present of sorts for dazai, who was looking a little down.

to keep you entertained, dazai was fiddling and playing with your tiny fingers with his much larger one while ignoring kunikida's alleged plan to corner the ability user. dazai was spacing out when you decided to repeat your supposedly first words as a baby. you squealed and looked up at dazai with a gummy, happy smile.

"dada!"

dazai's eyes widened in surprise. kunikida was so taken aback by your tiny voice, along with dazai's, that he nearly stepped on the brakes.

"did [name] just say her first word?" kunikida looked at you in disbelief from rear view mirror

you repeated, "dada!" as if to answer kunikida's question and beat dazai. you then giggled while making grabby hands at dazai.

one thing was certain: dazai wasn't the type to be surprised easily, but he was so taken aback right now that when he opened his mouth, no words came out. as he looked down at you with wide eyes, he was speechless. so speechless.

dazai continued stared at you with his mouth agape before finally pulling himself together when you jolted him back to reality by tugging on his finger and calling him again.

"[name]-chan!" dazai exclaimed, shaking his head, a blush spreading across his face, "i'm not your dada! i-i'm dazai-nii!"

"dada! dada!" you continued to call him in any case, making dazai's chest all fuzzy and warm, and his heart practically explode on the inside.

was that how you saw him? was it just because you were a baby that you thought dazai was your father? or perhaps you were attempting to say "dazai" but ended up saying "dada" instead? but, in any case, you got dazai so emotional with your word, your first word as a baby all over again, that a tear rolled down his cheek.

dazai may not admit it out loud, but he truly saw you as family; his own child of sorts rather than his little sibling or niece, and you, addressing him your "dada" just warmed his heart.

"... dazai? are you okay?" kunikida inquired, his sweat dropping as he noticed him silently sniffling as he held you in his arms, embracing you from the rearview mirror. this was the first time kunikida saw his colleague this vulnerable.

"i'm fine.." dazai replied quietly as he embraced you and buried his face in your tuffs of [color] hair to hide the tears on his face while gently rubbing shapes on your back as you cooed.

"hmm, maybe you really are [name]'s father in this world of ours," kunikida remarked with a soft genuine smile gracing his lips as he stepped on the brakes, arriving at the location of the ability user, "i'd say you're experiencing one of the joys of being one right now, dazai,"

[ author's note ! i made this extra fluffy that i ended up tearing up a bit as i wrote this. tsym for requesting this anon !! dazai really adores reader-chan, or baby fushiguro, and that's a fact. plus, dazai is just like gojo, but just in a different font, so it's no wonder reader sees gojo in him ♡ ]

[bnesszai]

hello, friend :) random question that i am just genuinely curious about:

if you could have any ability from bsd, which one would you want most and why? (or you can do top three if that's too hard, haha)

hi friend!

this is a very interesting question indeed. I'ma do a sort of top three.

the ability to nullify other abilities would be really cool, even tho we have seen negative consequences of this (can't be healed by Yosano for instance). Still, could be nice. Tho it would put a lot of responsibility on me, i suppose, as the only one unaffected is likely the best suited to find an out

Natsume-sensei's ability is cool too. I think there is much we don't know about it but hear me out. Being able to say "nope" and turn into a cat, laying in the sun, avoiding people? letting people spoil me? doing recon but also getting love and pets? please.

MAtchless poet is cool too. I always forget things so it would be so helpful to be able and write it into existence, haha. There are limitations, but that's fine, many things fit into the size of a notebook. I usually have a notebook or two on me anyway so it would be fitting

[frankenjoly]

hello, friend :) random question that i am just genuinely curious about:

if you could have any ability from bsd, which one would you want most and why? (or you can do top three if that's too hard, haha)

(sorry if i sent this twice... couldn't remember if i sent this to you lol)

omg i love this question, ty :3 and i'm indecissive af, but this is also something i've discussed before so... i come here with homework done? (hehe)

black cat in the rue morgue, bcs i already write a lot and damn... the possibilities. even if i couldn't enter myself, making gifts that way or even making a living out of that sounds super cool.

little women... basically for similar reasons lajsdlf. i already manage to do a lot, but having extra time would come in extra handy. when it comes to fics i may be served, but i'd love that for work/studying.

matchless poet bcs the idea of just being able to get a lot of thingies you may need by writing them down on a notebook is useful af.

others i'd like too are rashomon (bcs all the possibilites it can have on daily life) or anne of abyssal red bcs: free room.

[reignofgreed]

; « Ang dalisay na hanging ito at ang mga batong itong napakalilinis ay mapupuno ng karbon, ng mga kahon at bariles, ng mga bunga ng sipag ng tao. »

OC NAME: José Rizal or José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, can also be called as Rizal; based on the real Filipino author and national hero of the Philippines.

AGE: Mid 20s , around 27-29.

SPECIAL ABILITY: The Social Cancer; the user can control a certain person, whether it's an ability user or not. His ability is like the Matchless Poet, but stronger. He could summon anything by writing in his notebook. So it's a dual ability or some kind. He can also summon fictional characters in his novels he wrote as puppets for fighting. They appear as shadow silhouettes with yellow glowing eyes. Each silhouette has its own ability in fighting. They could appear as Maria Clara and Crisostomo Ibarra. (Based on the characters in Noli me Tangere.)

NATIONALITY: Filipino; his mother is Chinese while his father is Filipino.

OCCUPATION: He is a part of the Special Division for Unusual Powers. He helps Ango in his work.

MORE INFO: Rizal was good friends with Odasaku, he would mostly suggest novel ideas to him. After Oda passed away, he stopped writing for a while and got back. He also likes to eat Filipino cuisine, but he wasn't able to eat them again because he is in another country. So he hasn't gotten back to his hometown. Rizal is also friends with Kunikida, Because he finds him interesting in some way. He's a HEAVY alcoholic, so he could be a really bad drink-mate. IF he drinks heavy alcohol, but he usually drinks whiskey. Rizal's biggest inspiration is his older brother, Paciano Rizal.

VOICE CLAIM: A mix of Clint Barton from Avengers Assemble and Kamisato Ayato from Genshin Impact.

BEAST: Rizal joins the Port Mafia, and because of his crimes in writing "illegal" novels, he went home and died by not once, but twice gunshots back at his hometown in the Philippines. (A reference to his actual execution in Bagumbayan, 1896.)

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[saaniya]

How I Think BSD Characters Got Their Abilites

Dazai:

I think when Dazai was younger, he and a loved one were under attack by no normal human, but a gifted ability-user. His loved one was about to get hurt by the ability. Young Dazai, scared to death, was more worried about his loved one. He screamed “Stop!” at the top of his lungs and selflessly shoved the ability user away. The angered ability user decides to go for Dazai instead, only to realise his ability isn’t working anymore. He cowers in fear of this child and asks his if he is an ability user as well. The shocked Dazai had just realised that he was one of the select few ability users, and could not call himself a normal human anymore.

Kunikida:

I think Kunikida used to love the books handcrafted by Master Carlyle, and always used them to write down his notes in school. one day in school, they were studying a poem called Autumn Sunset (Aki no Irihi), in which the author’s pen name is Doppo Ginkaku (Matchless Poet). Then, one student in the back was like “What was the author’s name again?? Dippo Goku or something??” And Kunikida hears this and gets really mad and shouts out “It’s Doppo Ginkaku you idiot!!”. And at the same time, his pen ink smudges on his new page and since he’s an absolute perfectionist, he rips the new page out and the last word he wrote (Who knows it could have been anything, maybe leaf or something, hope it wasn’t anything bad lol). And then all of a sudden it appears. Maybe his teacher knew something about it and explained it to him, maybe he read stuff about ability users, or maybe they were all speechless by this.

[note-boom]

All right. I'm bored and feel like doing this here, so I'm gonna rate some of the ability names (English version, at least) for fun/no absolute reason

(For the record, as of the day writing this post, I've only read snatches of the manga, none of the LNs, and have just watched the anime)

Let's GOOOO

Armed Detective Agency

All Men Are Equal (Fukuzawa) - 7/10 good, fits the ability, but it doesn't blow me away. Honestly makes me think of the American Declaration of Independence and I feel slightly bad for that

Thou Shalt Not Die (Yosano) - 9/10 seriously cool. I love that it's phrased like a command...it's both desperation and a demand i love it.

Super/Ultra Deduction (Ranpo) - 4/10 sorry Ranpo but this sounds like an adaptation of superstrength or super smarts for deduction. IDK maybe Fukuzawa made it up on the spot for Ranpo?

No Longer Human (Dazai) - 8/10 very fitting...captures Dazai's personality and has fun implications about abilities being part of someone's humanity even though that's probably not intended. Just an author work's ref but still a cool name anyway

Doppo/The Matchless Poet (Kunikida) - 8/10 but ONLY for the Matchless Poet (or Lone Poet) because it's so Kunikida and really conjures the image of that whole paragon archetype. Doppo Poet? Really english dub??

Light Snow (Tanizaki) - 6/10 but may get higher depending on tanizaki's arc. Such an inoffensive ability name, cute, understates what a terrifying ability it could be...a bit like the boy himself. Maybe 7 or 8 out of 10, hmm...

Beast Beneath the Moonlight/Byakko (Atsushi) - 6/10 sorry my boy, but its such a literal name (like Yosano's but descriptive instead of imperative). I'm not sure where Byakko comes from but you should have stuck with that as it's a solid 10/10 name.

Undefeated by the Rain (Kenji) - 8/10 i love the image it draws. Standing strong even though the rain is pouring WHILE it's pouring. Love you, Kenji

Demon Snow (Kyouka) - 7/10 tbh it doesnt make too much sense if you think about it too hard but it sure is a cool name regardless. And it's fun to say so my bias is leaking....

Port Mafia

Falling Camellia (Hirotsu) - 9/10 old man your ability name is PRETTY for an ability that's literally just pushing. But the words kinda fit the vibe and make the ability sound cool

Vita Sexualis (Mori) - 5/10 this is latin for sex power and im sure if you've read my tags I have petty beef against sex and romance (it's mostly as a joke but I'm still gonna let it color all my opinions). Sorry Elise...you're cool but the ability name is honestly sus. However, points for the language consistency (dead languages make anything sound cool)

Golden Demon (Kouyou) - 6/10 sorry Kouyou, but like Atsushi's, it's too literal and descriptive. But at least it sticks to the original title's name

Lemonade/Lemon Bomb (Kajii) - ???/10 i honestly dont know what i feel about this one. Kajii is the reason I look at the whole "abilities are an expression of your soul" thing with utter bemusement. I do LOVE his ability cause it's so unnecessarily random but the name? Idk...maybe 5/10? References the title but also feels slightly too literal?

For the Tainted Sorrow (Chuuya) - 10/10 im sorry but the way it sounds in English appeals to me personally. It's both the title and starring line of IRL Nakahara's poem and I honestly love that so much. Such gravity in those lines (wait....??)

Rashoumon (Akutagawa) - 10/10 it just gets points for its name staying the same in all languages. See, Atsushi? This is what you could have had with Byakko

Midwinter Memento (Tachihara) - 8/10 could be higher honestly because I love the alliteration and the phrase just has nice vibes. Don't know how well it fits the metalbending but it sure fits Tachihara and the way the past haunts him ya know? It makes me wonder if his ability is passed down or gets stronger with remembered trauma or whatever?

Dogra Magra (Q) - 9/10 no clue what this means and google isn't helping. But again with the language consistency...and it also just sounds cool and rhyme-y and slightly horrory. Its the vibes

Flawless (Odasaku) - 8/10 i like the name and all the things it connotes. You have to get real philosophical to parse the connection between his ability and its name, though. But that's why I love it

The Madness of the Jewel King (Ace) - 6/10 a cool name but the existence of Ace confuses me. Wiki says something about Alan Bennet or a character from Dostoy. Im here wondering why another foreign (it seems) dude is working so high up in the PM. Mori and his western loving tendencies, i guess? Anyway. The name also kinda feels more descriptive, but it gets points for drama

[imsickenedbutcurious]

Marucho Marukura with Kunikida's ability; The Matchless Poet.

The Matchless Poet is a unique ability, which allows the user to create physical object that they write on a piece of paper. But there are limits. The user not only must have an understanding of what it is they're creating, but the object in question must be the same size or smaller than the page it'swl written on.

I had a few ideas for Marucho that'd fit him, but in the end The Matchless Poet seemed more fitting to me. With this ability the user must be quite knowledgeable in things and have a good memory to be able to craft things from it. If you don't then there isn't much you can really make. Marucho is quite intelligent, and has even been shown to be far more advanced academics wise. If anyone is able to utilise this ability to it's full potential, it'd be Marucho.

[miyakuya]

— ace doing your makeup

© miyakuya 2023– plagiarism, reposts, or anything related or copying isn’t allowed

“Will you please just hold still?”

“No way!! You’re totally going to stab me with that!!”

“Oh whatever!!” Ace huffed, unamused at your comment and your laughter at the scowl that was replacing his once focused expression. With a roll of his eyes and an offended ‘i wouldn’t do that to you’ muttered under his breath, he gently took a hold of your chin to keep you from moving any further so he wouldn’t actually stab you with the mascara wand. Your laughter stopped as you looked up, allowing your boyfriend to finally do another step of your makeup instead of teasing him as you did when he accidentally messed up with the eyeliner only a few minutes prior.

You could tell he was focused again, his hold on your chin tightening just a smidge as he carefully coated your eyelashes with the mascara. “Ok. You don’t have to look up anymore.” You hum in acknowledgment, making sure to stay relatively still as you look back at Ace, watching as he went through his rather expensive looking makeup bag. You wondered how he managed to get something like that and why it looked familiar to you. As if reading your mind, he spoke up and answered your questions, “Vil ended up giving me this when I mentioned needing one for Halloween. He got a few more and apparently didn’t like this one as much so he let me keep it after the event was over.”

“I wondered why it looked so familiar to me. That was nice of him.” You say, smiling. Ace nods, still focused on trying to find whatever it was he was currently looking for, leaving you to watch him quietly. As more time passed and his hand still holding onto you, you were about to suggest helping him until he pulled out something in a small tube.

“Found it!” He said happily, holding it up above your heads, turning in his seat to face you once again. “I wasn’t sure if you’d want lip stick or anything so I just went ahead and got chapstick.” He explains letting go of you to open the tube before his hand immediately took its place back on you. The two of you knew it wasn’t necessary for him to do that again but Ace couldn’t help it. He wanted to keep his hand on you as long as he could and you certainly didn’t mind it either.

He finished up the final touch of your makeup and moved away, grabbing a mirror to show you what he did. Your eyes studied your face closely, taking note of everything that had changed and while you certainly weren’t expecting him to do terrible considering his Halloween makeup, you didn’t expect him to do this amazing either. You smiled, turning your attention to him. “Thank you Ace! It looks really good!” you admit, moving the mirror out of your way before kissing him. It didn’t last as long as either of you wanted but you also didn’t want to ruin the makeup he had just done for you.

“Great, now I have to redo that.” Ace joked, reapplying your chapstick. He closed the tube after and pressed a gentle kiss to your forehead and you gave him a sheepish smile

“Haha sorry. Would you be willing to do this again sometime?” You asked, watching him place a hand on his chin and look up as if he was in deep thought. He couldn’t keep that up for long before he nodded, giving you a smile that would’ve made you weak at the knees if it wasn’t for the fact that you were sitting on a chair.

“Of course. Just let me know.”

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[bhushita]

Letters to Nobody

Dearest, 

It is your birth month. I went back to read some of your letters today. I miss you. I am reading some of your letters again. Now, I am sad how I took it for granted that you might live forever. I never thought there will be time when you will not be. I am finally ready to read Shakespeare. I never read him, although you wanted to teach me or at least initiate me into some of his works, including Cleopatra. This summer, I will start reading Shakespeare. I will read it alone. I never saw this coming - reading your favorite plays alone. 

“I reread our SMS exchanges last evng. Ur intellectual tour de force is breath - taking. How do u manage to read and remember so much? From Shams to Lacan, not to mention others. Suddenly the reported erudition and felicity of Cleopetra came to my mind. The way she had amazed the matchless savant that Julius Caesar was, with her intellectual prowess. Antony and others were just playthings in her hands. Antony seems to have kindled  tender love as the tragic epilogue of her life is another story. 

But I wanted to remember something else . Do u know the words Shakespeare describes her charms with? They apply to u.            

After I finished the SMS texts I started reading our mail exchanges. I was aghast at the numbers I have texted u! It doesn't mean however that I want to write to u less. I wish to write more. But the  content and quality of our correspondence has to undergo some change.Our words feel like coming as a matter of habit dwelling on our past experiences,stock- words and phrases. We don't seem to take cognisance of our respective individuated beings. 

Last evng u talked of Mandodari and Draupadi ! I liked that hugely. 

Or the mail referring Hidimba, Madri and Damyanti ! Do u remember the one ? U had some factual error there. I refrained from reminding the fact for fear of ur annoyance. Fears get greater when love is great, again the Bard!   

 Hidimba was sent by her brother to kill the Pandavas. Not Father as u said. The poet has even left behind some hints about the exact nature of their relationship. The Mahabharata time was one of great transitions. The family rules and rituals were getting redefined drastically.  Hidimba's desertion of the ' brother' reminds the of the Arabian tales of 'thousand nights'!        

Vayas has given  to this story space incongruous with the plot and purpose of the Epic, now only does come to my mind! Of Damayanti borrowing words from contemporary love letters! But for Damayanti  the Mahabharata does not seem to take note of Love as an emotion apart and independent of erotic gratification. Marriage is also chiefly for Eros as the example of Draupadi shows. But then lending words to Damayanti would be no less problematic today. D must have gone thru something akin to Sufi  experience of love. But our world has only heard of the word. The routine comfort of marriage is also named love! Infatuation is ever impossible to distinguish. Flirting goes a long way to delude the lonelier one. So Damayanti would fool herself to seek to borrow from contemporary love-letters.                           

But all this is not what I meant to write today. I want to exchange with u on more seriously at intellectual plane. It was my misfortune not to have met ur caliber before. I want to do some creative pieces while I m still around.  Email would be enough to collaborate. U ll be a great help as well inspiration. I Appreciate ur mind most. I know ur heart is ever-liquid and volatile. But that shouldn't be a deterrent for our working together in a project. As I told u u ll get paid well for that. Mind it this is not for me to pay. B P Koirala Foundation ll do it. Earning ur own good money should feel nice.       I have been saying this to u for so many days. But u don't seem to take anything seriously from me. And I know I am myself to blame for this with my juvenile and comic ways often. I  do regret and feel sad to think of it. But let's collaborate yet. What is ur take, pls let me know. 

Love, 

p

[mylittlesecrethaven]

Bsd Is Kinda A Genius Anime: Pt 1

Mainly for the characters and their abilities.

Which is what I'm gonna go over in this post.

(For my research, I'm just doing quick searches on the people the characters were based off of and and the books their abilities were based off of, as well as using the Fandom for info.)

This is probably gonna be in multiple parts, but it'll be fun. Let's start with the ADA and we'll go from there, yeah?

(Also, completely off topic, but while researching I came across the list of what everyone was thinking Atsushi's test should be to join the ADA, and I'm not even joking when Naomi's says "fucking." Here's the link if you don't believe me. Also, Yosano's is pretty bad, too.)

(I'm not putting pics cause that would make the post waaayyy too long)

Yukichi Fukuzawa

Ability: All Men Are Equal

I'm not gonna lie, I couldn't find anything about the real life counterpart besides the fact that they both almost exclusively wear traditional Japanese clothing. I couldn't even find a book or anything about All Men Are Created Equal by the real life counterpart. He just has a few autobiographies and some books about teaching. A little disappointing, but you can't win 'em all.

Akiko Yosano

Ability: Thou Shalt Not Die

Alright, a better start off here. Both Yosano and her real life counterpart (from this point on, I'm calling that RLC cause typing it out is annoying) both lean heavily into their "feminine charms," as some may call it. Also, the poem "Thou Shalt Not Die" was written for her RLC's brother who was fighting in the war, and it basically tells him not to give his life for a country so ready to throw away it's own people's lives. For how this ties into Yosano's character, I'd say it does this pretty loosely? Idk, honestly. She gets mad at the lemon bomber guy (who's name I can't remember) for saying that death is just an experiment, so that goes pretty well with it.

Atsushi Nakajima

Ability: Beast Beneath The Moonlight

I had to do a deeper dive about Atsushi's RLC because the Fandom didn't explain it well. I couldn't find many actual connections to the RLC, and I think the only actual sound connection is Atsushi's ability. So, basically, his ability is based off a collection of stories called "The Moon Over The Mountain," or "Beast Beneath The Moonlight," (That may be wrong and the books may be two different things, but I couldn't find anything about "Beast Beneath The Moonlight" that didn't lead to "The Moon Over The Mountain") which includes a short story called Tiger-Poet (Can you see why it's a tiger?)(Also, "The Moon Over The Mountain" includes the story "Rashomon" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, isn't that fun?)). Tiger-Poet is about this man who passes a civil servant test easily, so he decides himself above others and begins writing, only to not have enough money, so he gets an extremely low civil servant job. However, he soon can't take it and he leaps out a window and disappears. He is later seen by an old classmate, but now he takes the form of a tiger. However, he can change from a human to a tiger while maintaining his speech. So.... Idk what to take from that. I don't see any of that in Atsushi, and I think he only gets the ability from the story's name. This one was hard to find stuff about, tbh. (Editing from later, but the being able to talk in the tiger form could be a lead-in to Atsushi being able to only partially transform as well.)

Doppo Kunikida

Ability: The Matchless Poet (Not Doppo Poet. Huh)

Ok, so his ability isn't actually based on a book, but a writing style used by his RLC. Apparently, his RLC used a simple and straightforward writing style. His RLC is also one of the fathers of Japanese naturalism (basically believing that only natural laws and forces control the universe) and he has a love for Western style writing. His RLC also apparently wrote plenty of romantic poetry. This does kinda make sense for Kunikida. He's a straightforward guy.... and that's kinda the only parallel I can see.... Welp.... Also, both Kunikida and the RLC were teachers at one point, just of different subjects.

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Ability: Light Snow

Ok, "Light Snow" seems ok, but "Naomi" is gonna ring some alarm bells. Alright, let's start slow. "Light Snow" can also be called "The Makioka Sisters," and it's easier to find the book that way. Oh, and it's a series. Fun.... So, basically, it's about this wealthy family trying to find a husband for the third sister, and it talks about the decline of the family's upper-middle class lifestyle going into WWII. Maybe backstory for Tanizaki? Idk. Possible. We don't know much about him. Now, "Naomi" is a bit darker.... and by a bit... I mean a lot. So, "Naomi" is about this guy who falls in love with this teenager who has a super exotic Western look, and he wants to make her into the perfect wife. So, he marries her and gets her all these English and music lessons and stuff, but he finds out she's not as naive and innocent as he had originally thought, and apparently his passion devolves into masochism? That last bits a little hard to understand, but uh.... makes me wonder about Naomi a lil. I mean, not being as innocent as she seems fits her well, but I'm a little concerned about the grooming part. Fun fact though! Both Tanizaki and his RLC have a fear of earthquakes! That... doesn't make the situation any better, does it? Um... well... to make matter worse, his RLC apparently wrote a lot about sexual fantasies....

Kenji Miyazawa

Ability: Undefeated By The Rain

So, from what I can see, Kenji is basically a personification of what his RLC wanted for his own life. His RLC had a very wealthy family, but he wanted a life of peace and one where he was in tune with nature. The poem Kenji's ability is named after is thought to have been written on his RLC's death bed. So... that's something. Also, Kenji's hometown is based off the imaginary land his RLC thought up.

Kyōka Izumi

Ability: Demon Snow

Kyoka's RLC was actually a man, and he wrote "Demon Pond," not Demon Snow. "Demon Pond" is basically a story warning about the loss of generosity and respect for nature. The name Demon Snow probably came as a mix between "Demon Pond" and "White Snow," which is the translated name of the dragon in the story. I'm guessing that Kyoka is supposed to have a loose connection to her RLC, and it's supposed to be about her finding how to be generous and having a respect for life, instead of nature. Also, Kyoka's RLC was a big follower of Kouyou's RLC.

Osamu Dazai

Ability: No Longer Human

There's not really a connection between the book and ability, and more so between the RLC and Dazai himself. The RLC apparently failed at suicide twice before committing suicide on the third try. His RLC mainly wrote dark novels, and "No Longer Human" is about a man going through life feeling as though he is "acting" the part of a human. The character also attemtps suicide a lot. That first part fits Dazai pretty well, I'd say. Ummm.... let's see... His RLC was highly influenced by "Crime And Punishment," which is the book Fyodor's RLC wrote, Dazai's, Ango's, and Oda's RLCs all used to meet up in the actual Bar Lupin in Ginza, and the book Dazai is always reading is based on an actual book called "The Complete Manual of Suicide."

Ranpo Edogawa

Ability: Super Deduction

This makes sense given Ranpo doesn't actual have an ability, but his ability isn't named after a book his RLC wrote. Instead, his RLC wrote a lot of mystery and detective novels, mainly centered around occult stuff. His RLC also took a lot of inspiration from Edgar Allen Poe (Gotta love that), and even based his pen name off of Edgar Allen Poe (that being Edogawa Ranpo, spaced out is Edoga Waran Po, cool right?).

Katai Tayama

Ability: Futon

I'm not even lying when I say that his ability is in fact based on a book. Also, apparently his RLC was friends with Kouyou's and Kunikida's RLCs. Anyway, Futon is about.... y'know what? It's too crazy to even summarize, so Ima just copy and paste from the wiki cause that shit wild.

Futon recounts the memories of Tokio Takenaka, a 34 year old novelist in a loveless marriage, who hates his day job and finds nothing in life interesting besides fantasizing about younger women. One day, he receives a letter from Yoshiko Yokoyama, a young female student and admirer, asking to become Tokio's disciple. Hesitant at first, after exchanging multiple letters with the girl, he agrees to take her as his student, and Yoshiko moves to Tokyo. Tokio begins to fall in love with Yoshiko, but does not confess his feelings towards her due to his fear of societal consequences.

Yoshiko starts dating a man, and Tokio decides to have her stay on the second floor to keep an eye on her. Tokio contacts Yoshiko's parents to inform them of the relationship. Upon learning the couple had sex, Tokio contacts her father in anger and jealousy, who calls her home. Tokio returns to his old life, and out of loneliness, buries his face in Yoshiko's futon and cries.

Which makes sense for how we meet Katai first. But still, what a crazy book.

(Also, this is an edit from later, but I just remembered that Katai named his Futon Yoshiko, like from the book.)

FINALLY!

I'M DONE!

I'LL DO THE OTHER PARTS LATER!

IT'S 11PM AND I WANNA SLEEP!

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FLP POETRY BOOK OF THE DAY: Internet Girls by JSA Lowe

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The poems of Internet Girls concern themselves with electronic as well as physical loss and inevitability; they try to contain that slippage, to box up all that which is evanescent and disappearing. Their speaker is exhausted if not exhaustive and possibly also electronic herself, a queer female narrator staring down the untraversable span between intimacy and distance: “I keep thinking how I wish I were a poet to describe / certain things I cannot get right.” A shifting constellation of images embroiders the work together through textual and linguistic disruptions. “Someone has to sleep with politicians, be a starfucker, do your dirty / service, this work of being soap-slimed and broken,” observes one; in sequence, the lyrics stand for something natural, mystical, and larger than the self, even split by grief: “So I loved on, a desperate believer, / divider: three parts in vain but two / just here for the river.”

JSA Lowe’s poetry chapbook Cherry-emily was printed by Dancing Girl Press (2015), and her chapbook DOE by Particle Series Books (2012). Her essays have recently appeared in Denver Quarterly and Rupture. She is an adjunct professor of literature at the University of Houston–Clear Lake, and she lives on Galveston Island.

PRAISE FOR Internet Girls by JSA Lowe

Internet Girls is a work of genius, the kind of genius that unsettles you and challenges you and cheers you as you stumble in the wake of it. Lowe’s poems rattle and wobble and keep opening up, refusing nothing, despairing and celebrating and despairing again—and then joking about the despair. The poems boil over the way a mind boils over at 3 am of a sleepless night—with fears and worries and sudden jolts of insight. Things I come to these poems for: The range of reference (from Fortinbras to Trazodone), the flash of language (and the unplumbable depths in the afterflash), the ear for the music of experience, the philosophical and psychological astuteness, the laughter-in-the-face-of-it-all, the brittle keening on the brink of every danger. These poems won’t protect us or save us; they’ll take us, as Denis Johnson once wrote, “straight into the heart of the trouble” which might finally be where we need to be.

–Jon Davis

By turns notational, fluid, imploring, and unruly, Internet Girls emanates with a brand of joy—élan vital meets “blister & filth” brimming with everyday intimacy. In lines that mirror a caustic sense of self, the poems reflect immediacy of mind as being “alright with my fight / fine by my fears and my queers and my tangles.” So addressed to lovers, friends, specters of youth, persons estranged, companions in art, search-engine fantasies, and the locus of the poem itself, this writing suddenly seizes you in the intervals between craving, craft, sentence, and scene—matchless “in the grim local minimum / of the night.”

–Roberto José Tejada

These are poems of existential loss and heartbreak, weighed down by a heavy psychic burden, yet they keep showing up, through Lowe’s crystalline language, to make some sense of the shards, and in the face of barely believing it possible. Or maybe they are not even poems, maybe they are something else, something new—maybe a transcription of dreams, or of an inner monologue that began a long time ago and will go on into the future, the way all sound is a wave that just keeps pushing outward, into the universe, forever…that’s what it feels like, reading JSA Lowe.

–Nick Flynn

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