āā THE CLOSEST TO HEAVEN I'LL EVER BE ć HOW THEY KISS YOU (PT. 1) ā§āĖ ā
⦠. . . three men. three different kinds of devotion. and the quiet, intimate moments where possessiveness, tenderness, and love blur into something consuming.
content. f!reader. sfw, minor injuries, kissing, suggestive themes, implied/referenced violence, needles, discussions of religion, established relationships. 3.9k+ words. ⤷ features osamu dazai, chuuya nakahara, and fyodor dostoevsky.
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The plush leather of the chair warmed like an old ceramic pot left in the sun, cradling your tired body as it soaked up the light. Your feet braced against an adjoining stool as your diligent hands stitched a nasty tear on Dazaiās coat sleeve, ripped in a violent, early-morning raid in one of the harbor warehouses. Youād already been tempted to fix it, but Kunikidaās persistent complaints forced your handāthough the dedicated man hadnāt intended for you to do it, it would be obvious come Monday morning that the coatās wearer had no hand in its sudden repair.
Speak of the devil and he will appear, standing at the entrance of your living room, tapping his foot with the impatience of a child.
āHow long is this gonna take?ā
āItās only been ten minutes.ā You didnāt even bother to look up, preoccupied with piercing the needle through a particularly tough patch of fabric. āAnd this is your coat. I could just not fix it at all.ā
āThen Iād be practically naked!ā
āThatās what I thought.ā
Dazaiās eyes slitted like an ill-tempered cat, the distance between you unable to muffle the amusement in your tone. He was certain you were smiling, a crescent-shape drawn across your lips as you perched in the chair, pleased with yourself.
āSuch a cruel woman!ā he cried, hobbling like a midday drunkard across the room. āCanāt you have pity on a poor manās heart?ā
He tumbled into the chair, the motion accidentally forcing the needle into the tip of your thumb. Hissing, you snatched your hand, eyeing the bead of blood that blossomed from your fingertip. Your frown only deepened as a drop glided down your finger, claiming a piece of coat fabric for itself.
āGreat. Now Iāve got blood on it.ā
āItāll come out.ā
Your glare dried out any words that tried to come out of his mouth, flopping your unfinished handiwork down onto your lap.
āIām the one whoāll have to clean it.ā
āWe certainly canāt have that, can we?ā Your pissed-off face only egged on his shit-eating grin. āHow will you be able to manage with such an injury?ā
Uncareful hands rustled your shirt like they were attempting to placate a stray animal, the same uncareful man prancing off toward your bathroom.
āThis is your fault, you know!ā
He either didnāt hear you or completely ignored youāonly he would know, but you could guessāthe cliff-edge of a tune on his lips as he rummaged through your bathroom cabinet in the dark. Not that he needed to turn on the light to find it, hands meeting the cool plastic of a medical kit before heād even finished the first verse. He returned, and you were in the same state he left you in, unamused and wilted.
He almost felt bad. Okayāhe did feel bad. For you getting hurt, that is.
Not for messing with you. Much. It wasnāt his fault! You were so absolutely darling when enraged.
āExcuse me,ā he sang, plopping onto the stool with the kit in his lap, nudging your feet with his hip as he reached for your hand. āAlright. Let me see it.ā
It remained firmly held in your other. āYou donāt have to go through all this trouble, you know. Itās just a prick.ā
āNo, no, no.ā Despite his teasing, he was careful not to irritate you or your wound further, easing the hand into his lap. āYou just sit there and relax. Doctorās orders.ā
That determined look on his face made it clear there was no arguing with him, so you didnāt. Submitting with a huff, you allowed your hand to be examined, now careful fingers tracing up the ridge of your thumb. Still, you couldnāt help your suspicion.
āWhy do I feel like this was all just an elaborate scheme to make me pay attention to you?ā
āThey didnāt call me the demon prodigy for nothing.ā
You swallowed the retort in your throat, suddenly exhausted by the idea of an endless back-and-forth. Your firm mask of anger did not take long to crumble to your feet, eyes fluttering as the sun tempted them to close. It had been an overwhelming day, and Dazai was more than happy to provide a momentary respite, nimble fingers massaging the tense muscles of your palm as you unwound.
He popped the kit open, reaching for one of the small bandages, only to halt at the sight of one of his wraps. If he was going to take care of you, why not draw it out for as long as he possibly could? He was sure you wouldnāt mind.
Unwinding a section of the wrap, he slowly spindled it around your thumb, careful not to wind it too tight. Your hand was so warmāunbearably so. Like youād soaked up the sun itself. It wouldāve been no surprise to him if you were its reincarnation, though heād wonder what he had ever done to deserve sunshine in his hands.
The faint rhythm of a rickety fan guided his fingers, encasing your palm in the protective fabric. His thumb brushed past an old scar from a year he couldnāt name, and he made sure to document it in his mind with the reverence of a scholar.
āUh, donāt you think this is a bit overboard?ā
You were right, he knew, but he refused to answer, pressing his lips to the bandaged tip of your thumb. āIs there a problem with me wanting to take care of my beautiful girlfriend?ā
A small noise from your lipsāmaybe in disbelief, maybe in something far more remarkableāshattered the remains of his soft intentions, his heated mouth drawing a line between the constellation of beauty marks on your hand. Scars, freckles, molesāanything he could see.
The medical kit landed with a thunk as he snatched you by the waist, dragging you onto his lap as he journeyed from wrist to arm. You flushed underneath his touch, taut like a spring pulled back on the verge of release.
āWhat is going on with you?ā Your breath hitched, head craning back as he nipped at the sensitive patch of skin found in the juncture of your neck.
āWhat?ā he asked, unrelenting. āIs something wrong?ā
You didnāt know how to reply. Found yourself not wanting to, biting back a noise as he marked delicate, binding kisses up the curve of your neck.
āTruth isāā His breath prickled your skin. āIād wrap you up entirely if it meant keeping you all to myself. Iām greedy like that.ā
He met his destination at the curve of your jaw, darting his heated touch from the crinkle of your eyes to the wrinkle of your brow, ending at the corner of your lips to sit on the tempting edge of an actual kiss.
He pulled back, and despite the smirk on his face, the softness of his eyes had you melting.
āYou okay, pretty girl?ā
The heat left you dazed, replying with a simple, āMhm.ā
He hummed, caramel eyes flickering from your own to your lips. You were truly the most breathtaking creature to ever existāyou could feign indifference all you liked, but the best part of his day would always be watching you unravel the moment he had you in his arms. How could he not fall in love with such simple beauty?
āYou'll have to forgive me, then.ā His touch, despite his words, was gentle as he whispered against you. āIām a weak man.ā
You grabbed at his collar as your lips collided, sighs spilling into the kiss as your last drop of restraint dissolved. The coat bunched between you joined the kit on the floor, his hand circling your hip, chest pressed flush against his own. Could you feel his heart beat from this close? He certainly could feel yours.
āGodāā he breathed. āCanāt believe youāre all mine. So beautiful.ā
You laughed against his lips, eyes shining like heād brought you back from the dead.
āYou know this isnāt gonna get you out of cleaning, right?ā
He snorted, knowing nothing could be more perfect than the realization that you had both been positively made for one another.
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It had been a long day for the Port Mafia executive.
Not because of missions or paperworkāhe wouldāve preferred either to the assortment of mundane duties heād been forced to attend. Fights were supposed to be fun. Exhilarating, evenāat least thatās how he saw it. A clash of power and will, pushed to the brink to see which would win. Heād always admired foes that met him with that understanding.
Which is why he wasnāt too pleased by the string of cowards lined up for him to capture.
The latest had been a group that had attempted to breach one of the mafiaās largest depots. He had been looking forward to it for days, only to be met with disappointment as its members turned tail and ran the second they spotted him.
They were dumb enough to mess with the mafia, but not enough to even try to fight him?
What a serious buzzkill.
His shoulder creaked as he rolled them, like an old metal pipe, the elevator to the mafiaās private garage thankfully opening without delay. He wished for nothing more than to return home. Malaise crept in the shadows of his footsteps, halting with him as he spotted someone in the distance, messing with the top box of his motorcycle. His feet found flight like a second wind, rushing toward them.
āHey!ā His hands itched to tear them a new oneāverbally or physically, he hadnāt decided yetāonly for the wind to hit back at him as he met the familiar eyes of the woman he was dying to see. āBabe? What the hell are you doing here?ā
You smiled, barely bothering to register how suspicious you looked as you closed the lid of the box, inching your way towards him.
āHey, hun. How was your day?ā
His eyes narrowed, flickering between you and whatever you were hiding.
āFine. Whatās going on?ā
You were planning somethingāthose eyes couldnāt hide mischief for long. He struggled to maintain a stoic facade as his annoying heart thrummed beneath his chest. You always managed to do thatāhe loathed it. One look, and he felt like a teenager all over again.
āI actually wanted to askācan you drive us somewhere?ā
His hard stare weathered. āI mean, of course I can. Where do you need to go?ā
āItās a surprise!ā
And just like that, the stare returned. Chuuya had rarely experienced a nice surprise. Theyād either been terrible on their own or followed by something worse, like the reaper kept a debt he couldnāt estimate. Even the word surprise left a bad taste in his mouth.
āDoll,ā he sighed. āYou know how I feel about surprises.ā
āI know, I know,ā you replied, confidence waning. āItās a nice one, though, I swear. Very laid-back.ā
He knew you had good intentionsāhe really did. His mind feared the pattern outlined in his footsteps, but he knew, truthfully, he couldnāt say no to you. Chuuya Nakahara was a man whoād rather experience a brief moment of happiness over a lifetime of wondering what-if.
He was a whipped man. If anyone else saw him like this, theyād never believe he was a member of the mafia, much less an executive.
With a browbeaten look, he surrendered. āAlright.ā
It took some time to reach your destination, the bike a speeding bullet as it weaved through noisy, rush-hour traffic, escaping into the outer stretches of the city. Heād rarely been in the countryside, completely disoriented as the road shifted from concrete to rock, forced to rely on your directions alone as the path took multiple winding turns. You finally stopped, sat within an unremarkable patch of trees.
āOkay, Iām lost,ā Chuuya said, removing the helmet youād insisted he wear. āWhere the hell are we?ā
āYouāll see,ā you sang, hopping off the bike and removing your own gear before snatching his hand as he dismounted. āFollow me.ā
The trees were thick and dense, so he hadnāt expected the intense block of light that pierced through the leaves, forcing him to squint as he blocked it with his other hand. His eyes adjusted, he blinked, and the sight before him stole his breath.
āDamn.ā
The hills of Yokohama quietly offered the best view he had ever seen, capturing the skyscrapers and the setting sun in a single scene. None of the hustle and bustle of city life could be heard from here, muted by the wind as it mixed with the flustering leaves and grass around it.
āI used to come here a lot when I was younger.ā His eyes strayed from the city, breath ceasing entirely as it became restrained in the tranquil image of your face. āI thought youād like it.ā
There was a time, when you first started seeing each other, when he questioned if you could be any more beautiful. He thought it impossible, but it seemed his past self was a fool. Here, you were in your element, face cradled by a warm sun, the sky a frame around the canvas of your figure.
You were fucking ethereal.
āOh! I almost forgot,ā you said, dipping back behind the trees.
He was a weak man; he knewāhad to be, if just your absence alone put such a monumental strain on his heart.
You returned, carrying what he assumed to be the items youād not-so-sneakily placed in the top box.
āWe have thisāā In one hand, you raised a bottle of one of his favorite Bordeaux wines. āTo ourselves for the next few hours. Iāve got a ride scheduled and everything, just in case we indulge ourselves a bit too much.ā
He scoffed, too charmed by the proud look on your face.
āHowād ya manage that?ā
āDonāt worry about it.ā
Flopping onto the ground, you set the basket from your other hand down, prying it open to dish out an impressive number of finger foods. You almost forgot he was even there, stomach growling as you snatched a pastry from its container. It was only halfway through a bite that youād realized he hadnāt joined you in the grass yet, eyes darting between him and the dessert, patting the space next to you since your mouth was occupied.
He tried not to crumble at the sight of sugar smudged across your lips.
āSweetheart,ā he said, settling on the ground at your side. āYouāve got a little something on your face.ā
Your hand swiped across your lip, only managing to wipe a small portion of the mess, brow furrowed in the most endearing act of concentration he had ever witnessed. If he fell over now, dead from the sight, he would be okay with that.
You blinked, looking at him expectantly. āDid I get it?ā
He allowed himself to drink everything in for a moment longer, a thought rolling around in his head. His thumb brushed against your bottom lip, only working to smear the mess further.
āOh! Thankāā
His restraint snapped, diving in for a bite. Jam mixed with the taste of your lips in an exquisite blend, satiating a vacancy he once thought could never be filledāone that had burned since the day he gained consciousness. He drove you into the soft grass, hands moving with their own goal, stealing the noise from your throat as he took in each tempered breath like it was his last meal.
āWhat did I possibly do to earn you?ā he groaned, fingers varnishing your lashes as watercolor eyes blessed him once more.
He sank back in, shivering at the way you breathed his name.
āI thank the gods youāre mine every morning.ā The words escaped his throat like a man in prayer as he parted your lips with his tongue. āCouldnāt stand the thought of anyone else getting to have this.ā
Your hands cupped his face, and he knew he was forever changed by the unrivaled fondness of your eyes, looking at him the same way he looked at you.
āYou deserve it. Even when you donāt think so. Especially then.ā
He let the air circle around you both as passion waned into contemplation. You knew trouble when you saw it, especially when it circled the blues of his eyes, reflecting a trouble not yet justified by the alcohol forgotten at your feet.
āWeāve got a couple hours to kill, right?ā One of those traitorous hands toyed with the trim of your shirt. āI think Iād like to taste something else.ā
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Tears poured from the sky in a symphony of thunder and lightning, crackling against the earth without care for rhythm or melody. Pious men claimed it to be God, maddened at the ill-deeds of a forgotten, immortal son. The sonāa demonāknew it was just a reminder. That there will always be two sides to a coin, whether that be sun and rain, good and evil. He was simply there to ensure balance between both.
The damp, underground labyrinth that served as Fyodorās temporary hideout did little to soothe his stiffened joints. It was not the best place for someone of his fragile constitution, but heād lived in far worse conditions with far worse company.
Not that his subordinates counted as such.
They nodded or waved as he passed, and whether it was from respect or fear, he didnāt care; many slipped by as their work concluded for the evening. None of them would serve any use if they didnāt receive rest, after all. He didnāt need them sharp. He needed them capable. This brought a thought to his mind, stopping a man before he slinked by.
āWhere is she this evening?ā
It didnāt matter whether he said a name or notāanyone with a brain could decipher who the Demon referred to.
āSheās in your office, boss,ā the man replied, trying to hide his nerves to no avail.
āMy office?ā Fyodor raised a brow before waving the man off with a nod. āNo matter. Thank you.ā
The familiar path to his office echoed as people cleared from the halls, his footsteps racketing against an unforgiving metal that announced his presence. A rumble returned the unspoken greeting in kind, the clicking of keys crescendoing from the illuminated figure inside.
He squinted as he crossed the threshold, eyes adjusting to the bright screens in front of him.
āWelcome back.ā
The smooth timbre of your voice was a balm to the cold, like a false, warm summer heat; the perfect antithesis to the storm outside.
āGood evening, my dear,ā he replied, stripping himself of his hat and coat before settling them onto a nearby rack. You didnāt stop typing, another hand leading the mouse across the screen as it expertly sorted through multiple operations.
He waited, and then struck.
āIām quite surprised to see you out of your normal hiding spot. Is your office not to your standards anymore? Iām certain I can find a solution to whatever it is youāre lacking.ā
The mouse stilled. Caught in the trap.
āYouāve got more screens than I do.ā
The statement was weak. At best.
āItās helped me get more work done.ā
He hummed, a smirk etched into the wintery paleness of his cheeks. āIs that right?ā
Youād never admit you were here solely because you missed himāyou both knew that well. But that didnāt mean he wouldnāt relish the thrill, stringing you through a maze of his own design, enthralled at the possibility that he would one day hear the truth from your lips.
āThe mission went well, I assume?ā you asked, changing the subject. āI know it was supposed to start raining. Hope you didnāt get caught up in it.ā
āIt was barely a drizzle when I arrived. The mission itself went just according to plan.ā He trapsed across the room, equally too stubborn to admit he had longed to see your face after a weekās absence. āAll thanks to you, of course.ā
Mellow eyes met his against the vibrant light.
Your shoulders rested, a smile perched on your lips. āWhat a flatterer you are, lyubimyy.ā
It took more willpower than heād ever, ever admit to another living creature to suppress the quiver that ruptured from the vacant cavity in his chest.
But it was the sight of you that almost destroyed him entirely, swaddled up in his spare coat, legs tucked to your chest as you huddled beneath the makeshift blanket. The gap between the coat and your body exposed the indecent slip you wore underneath. He wouldāve commented on the lack of proper attire, around your subordinates specifically, if the mere sight hadnāt utterly entranced him.
What a cruel strike to the heart was the sight, seeing you tucked away and content in the small world heād crafted. Safe from the storm outside. That was his purpose, too, he supposed. To keep balance meant to protect the sacred. And if the divine took mortal form, would it not be you?
But he was still a demon, wickedness in his blood. A tempting thought came to mind.
āNow that youāve mentioned it,ā he mused. āYou look quite cold yourself.ā
You shifted from content to confused, eyes flickering down to the coat.
āI guess a little bit.ā
You yelped as frigid hands hoisted you from the seat. Fyodor planted himself down, taking his rightful place, before spreading you across his lap as if it were yours. He drank in your wide eyes and parted lips, stealing your warmth as his fingers glided across the underside of your jaw.
āOh, dear,ā he said, voice a mockery of concern. āYou still look cold.ā
Your eyes scrambled, looking anywhere but him. āI-Iām fine.ā
But, like a shepherd, he guided you back.
āDonāt lie to me.ā You knew you were doomed, ensnared by the squall of his stare. āYou never have been able to. Itās alright.ā
It released you for a moment, turning downward, but the breath you took was another trap.
āI know just the way to warm you up.ā
He pressed his lips to yoursāgentle, at first. Like someone knocking at a door, waiting to be let in. But it wasnāt long before the door was barged down, rendering your mind useless in a tremor of curses and sighs, uncaring as he methodically pried you apart. He wanted everything you gave. The warmth of your body burned, and he played your spine like a taut string, trembling beneath an expert touch before calloused fingers smoothed at the nape of your neck.
Still cold, it seemed. That wouldnāt do.
Your arms snaked around his neck like vines of ivy, and part of himāthe man that remained despite the years that weathered away at himāwondered what it would feel like if they squeezed tighter.
āFedya,ā you pleaded, and he knew you were both damned.
You didnāt know what you wanted. Only knew that heād be the only person you ever wanted to give it to you.
āShh, milaya.ā His hand returned, firm against your back, pressing you closer as his other hand plucked at the thin fabric pooled atop your thighs. āIām not finished yet.ā
Your breath surged as his touch sparked earthquakes across your skin, chest heaving, arms shaking. You couldnāt find the strength to look him in the eyes, tucking your face into the exposed skin of his neck as you attempted to calm the pounding drum of your heart.
āAre you warm now?ā
If you didnāt love him so unbearably much, youād have punched him at the first chime of that insufferable, cocky tone. You took another moment, strategically, an eye of the storm, before grabbing his face. You searched for something amongst those deep, ocean-like eyes, widened ever-so-slightly, pushing him down once you found what you were looking for.
āNot yet.ā
part one of bungo stray dogs has finally concluded! how was the chapter? this was queued prior to its drop, so i can only imagine (in horror) the events of the current update.
i also had a funny realization while making this piece. it's been over a year since i've written anything for fyodor. feels like i've returned home after a long journey away. hope you enjoyed!
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