— Dazai was going to walk after turning around but he could not keep walking. He stood with his eyes wide open facing forward. Did he suspect that his questions were about him? No … He did not want that. He did not want him to discover it, he did not want to destroy that friendship… But— how much longer would he continue to lie to him?
Resigned, the young executive turned to the other man, and looked at him with.
❝ There’s something I’m not telling you, Odasaku. I just wanted to know some of your opinions because… I was— interested in your thoughts. I’m in love of someone and sadly I don’t think it’s corresponded. But maybe if I say it… I will feel relieved. ❞
He sighed. He was really going to say it at night with a beautiful moon in front of them? Well, he was hoping a rejection.
❝ Odasaku. I’m in love with you. ❞
After saying it, he was already regretting it, and felt a horrible desire to throw himself into the water, but he remained there, watching at his friend.
Oda’s eyes widened in a second when he heard the confession of love his friend was hidding from him. He was...in love with him? how..? how that is even possible? The redhead couldn't believe it...in his mind he thought that it was merely admiration or just...fraternaly love what he felt for him.
He never thought...someone like Dazai would love him the way he did. All the pieces finally fit, the youngest executive was really confused and he didn't want to ruin the only good thing he had on his life right now, the only light guiding him throught the darkness.
Oda wasn't just a simple friend or someone he could count of...it was his bridge, the pilar that helps him to move forward. The taller man slowly changed his expression for a soft one, there wasn't any kind of negative expression, maybe there was a bit of sadness because...he couldn't believe he didn't notice it at all.
It was so stupid from his side for not noticing something that important. What kind of...friend was he?
"Don't be afraid." was the first thing he could manage to say, thinking how terrifed was Dazai and how hard it would be to make him calm down, after all---he is probably thinking that Odasaku is going to reject him."...this won't change anything between us."
And...he didn't want to reject him. He didn’t want to lose him...
“I don’t want ...that.” he said focusing on Dazai’s visible eye and trying to walk forward to where his beloved friend was.
“I’m sorry for not...seeing it before.” he needed to apologise, after all...it was all his fault that Dazai was in pain.