*looks at menu* Can I get uuuuuh headcanons for Kunikida, Atsushi, and/or any other character you'd like whose cheerful, sunny s/o is discovered to have a pretty seriously dangerous ability?
I added Chuuya because who doesn’t love Chuuya?? Usually, I’d have small emojis for everyone, but I’m not on mobile, sadly :( I’ll edit it in later! -Zi
Kunikida
Out of everyone in the ADA, you were definitely the cheeriest
Especially since the Agency’s detectives saw so much death in their jobs.
It was always nice to have your personality in the mix.
He never really asked about your ability. It was never crucial to the job, and he assumed that if you hadn’t used it or discussed it, your ability might not be something you like talking about.
So he left it be.
You carried on being your usual cheery self.
Until you both took a dangerous assignment and got yourselves cornered by the Port Mafia.
You figured this was as good a time as any to use your ability, so you did.
Anyone surrounding you was dead before they could speak.
And Kunikida was speechless.
You didn’t really want to look at him. Your ability was dangerous and deadly, so you tried to avoid using it.
It threw him off at first. It wasn’t what he was expecting.
But honestly? He doesn’t think too much of it.
It’s an ability. Just like his, or Yosano’s, or Kenji’s or Dazai’s.
If you don’t want to talk about it, he won’t make you
But he’ll always make it clear that your abilities may be part of you, but they don’t define you as a person.
Atsushi!
The day you ended up revealing your ability was interesting.
Atsushi didn’t even know you had one, so when the Port Mafia managed to trap you two, he immediately stepped in front of you to fight.
Of course, he knew you were perfectly capable of defending yourself, but if he could end this battle easily with his ability, why wouldn’t he?
Then you stepped in front of him instead.
He went to grab your shoulder and drag you back again, but you rushed forward.
He saw a light before everyone in the room except you two was lying dead.
He was a little shocked, to say the least.
You were the one always cheering people up?
You’ve got your work computer decorated with smiley faces (which Kunikida protests daily)
And you’re standing in a pool of blood, making sure you’ve killed every one of the men around you.
He took a minute or two to process it, which made you feel incredibly guilty.
Eventually, he snaps out of it and moves on, thanking you for saving him.
It’s small, but you appreciated it.
He made you feel normal despite the air of death attached to you.
He understands if your ability is hard to control or something, and he’ll ask questions
“What is your ability exactly? I-if you don't want to answer that it’s fine! I’m just curious.”
It’s Atsushi though, he understands not wanting to talk about it
It doesn’t change anything
He would’ve been just fine knowing nothing about your ability
But it does feel nice knowing that you trust him (as if you didn’t show it enough already)
Chuuya
For someone who works in the Port Mafia, an organization known for crime and murder, you were an awfully cheery person.
Chuuya usually wouldn’t have liked that but on you? It was adorable.
No matter the job you always found some stupid joke to make. With anyone else that quality would’ve pissed him off.
So imagine his surprise when you take out a room full of guards casually, then walk through their blood like it’s nothing.
His mouth probably hangs open for a minute.
One of his subordinates probably asks if he’s okay (to which he promptly punches them)
You were never really clear on your ability, in fact, he’s never heard you mention that you had one.
He can understand why.
He likes people to know he shouldn’t be messed with but letting people know the ins and outs of “For the Tainted Sorrow” makes him uncomfortable.
Really, he’s impressed more than anything.
Taking out a room full of people without breaking a sweat? Now that’s impressive.
