working in a bakery in fontaine and becoming surprisingly aquatinted with the duke from the fortress of meropide in his rare visits to the surface. he was polite, handsome and well-mannered normally only visiting to pick up something to go alongside his tea while also giving you his thoughts on his last order. it was nice. he always asked your recommendations and bought every one without second thought — giving you shining reviews on your ability to pick out a good flavour that will compliment his freshly brewed tea. but nothing you sell him is quite as sweet as the order he opens up on his desk that has your number on top.
hiii sorry but can you please do dazai x reader holding him and humming to him until he falls asleep? <3 ily drink water
sweet dreams | osamu dazai x gn!reader
word count: 0.6k
content: no manga spoilers, fluff, one use of “bella”, it’s been a moment since i wrote oops 😭
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the night is cold, a blanket of snow covering the streets and buildings of yokhama. flurries fell from the sky and onto the first surface they touched. although the amount that was falling was not much, the breeze was harsh enough to make up for it.
osamu dazai stood near the corner of your shared bedroom deep in his thoughts. the window was cracked open, allowing the heat to escape and the wind to blow into your room. although you had woken up a few minutes ago, you didn’t move once. you were waiting for dazai to come back to bed, but he didn’t seem like he’d be moving any time soon.
you laid in bed a few moments more before you got out of bed. you moved quietly, a few feet away before dazai craned his head to you. you were sure he knew that you’d been awake since earlier, but neither of you said a word about it.
“close the window and come back to bed with me,” you spoke softly, hand reaching for his. “it’s cold.”
dazai let you use his hand to cup your own cheek, “because of the open window, or because i’m not there?”
you were quick to admit, “both…”
the brunet smiled, almost seeming satisfied at your response. you guided dazai back to your bed after closing the window. you held him close, burying yourselves in the comfort of your blankets.
“so, what had you up so late?” you decided to ask, gently massaging his scalp.
“i was just thinking about the day we met, bella. this hour on this day 3 years ago. do you remember?”
a silly question he asked, of course you remembered.
you were trudging through the snow in the early morning, leaving an ex-partner’s house. the day you met him was the same day they had broken up with you. you were walking down an unfamiliar road when you stumbled across dazai, who stood alone in the middle of the street with a half-empty glass in his hand.
initially, you tried to dismiss him as a weird drunkard and wanted to pass him quickly. dazai, however, called for you anyway and asked if you wanted to share a drink. and you couldn’t tell if it was because you had just been broken up with or not, but you were compelled to say yes after looking into his eyes.
“i’ll never forget, ‘samu. you were standing in the middle of the road, drinking by yourself.“ your fingers ran through his hair a final time before you wrapped your arms around his waist. “why reminisce suddenly?”
“couldn’t sleep, so why not think about my dearest while i was awake?” he grinned.
“are you sure you couldn’t sleep because you were thinking, and not thinking because you couldn’t sleep?” a familiar warmth spread throughout your chest, “come here, let’s sleep.”
although you knew it was easier said than done, you attempted to lull your lover into a slumber. you held him close, continuously rubbing circles onto his bare skin with your thumb as you hummed the first song that came to mind.
and it took almost half an hour, but you found that dazai’s mind had eventually succumbed to sleep. when you called his name and received nothing in response, you were sure. momentarily, you glanced out the window dazai stood at earlier. the snow and breeze had come to a stop, everything outside still.
you buried yourself further into your sheets and shifted closer to dazai. your hand moved his stray hairs out of his face before you kissed his forehead tenderly.
“i’m glad for that night, always,” you whispered before closing your eyes. “sweet dreams, my love.”
note: nonnie if you’re reading this rn, i hope yk ily too 😭🫶🏻 i’ve been in a slump so once i saw this req buried in my inbox i knew i should pick it up because cuddling in bed w/ my favs has been on my mind due to the cold weather :( i am also so so SO sorry for how long this took (def not 9 months 💀)
omg hey new moot ! i was just stalking ur blog cuz i was reading ur neuvi fics hehe i love them so much 🥹 have a nice day!!
Hi Div 🤍 I am blushing, thank you!! I’m so happy to know you enjoyed my little Neuvi blurbs, gosh I’d love to write more for him someday but Mr. Duke refuses to leave my mind. It’s very nice to moot you too, and your theme is just absolutely gorgeous!! 💕
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