Chuuya knew, as soon as he walked into the office, that this was going to be a bad day.
He just had that instinct, and he prepared himself for the worst upon walking into the office, because the last time he felt this, this uneasiness, was 4 years ago.
He remembers the night very clearly.
‘You know, Dazai, when you left, I opened up a bottle of Petrus, that’s how happy I was.’
Half of that was true, he did open a bottle of Petrus, but was he happy?
He cried, and he hates himself for that. Why cry over- over Dazai?
He shuddered, pushing the thoughts at the back of his mind and mumbled a word of greeting towards Kouyou, who passed him.
“Chuuya, Mori’s calling for you, in his office.” Kouyou had a look of pity on her face, Chuuya knew that whenever Mori called someone to his office, shit was about to go down. And not the good kind, either.
He nodded, straightening his dress shirt a bit more, and headed to his office, taking a deep breath and knocking on the hardwood.
A faint ‘come in’ was heard and Chuuya pushed the door open, standing with perfect posture as he shut the door behind him, facing Mori, “Boss, you called for me?”
A thin sadistic smile spread over his face, “Yes, I have a new mission for you, details are on the desk in your office. You are to follow what I wrote, if I find out you failed to acknowledge the directions I've set up for you...it won’t be very pretty, Chuuya-kun.”
So that’s what it was about, the dread eating him up from inside.
What kind of sick mission did Mori assign him now? Maybe it was just a long mission..or maybe, maybe it was a normal day? A normal mission, and his instincts were just off...
Chuuya nodded curtly, shuffling out of said office, some bypassing group of subordinates humming in acknowledgment, Chuuya smiled at them and headed down the hall, where his office was.
Maybe he was just overreacting, it was nothing. Nothing was wrong.
Chuuya grimaced and unlocked the door to his office, taking notice of the small paper note on his desk.
Now, how had Mori come to his office, Chuuya would never know.
He picked up a small piece of paper, turning it around and reading it’s contents. It was a simple enough mission, an illegal prostitution site came to surface disguised as a cafe, he just needed to burn the place down.
Chuuya’s eyes skimmed through the paper, before freezing at the last 2 words.
He could easily fulfill this mission without corruption, and Mori..he knew Chuuya couldn’t use corruption without Dazai..
This was a suicide mission.
Dazai didn’t know what to expect when he came home that night. He was bored, tired, yes, but sleep never came to him by will, he just collapsed every few days and would wake up a few hours later.
That was his sleeping schedule. Unhealthy? Maybe, but Dazai wasn’t going to die by exhaustion anytime soon, so it was acceptable.
He didn’t eat much, either. Even if he tried, it’d immediately come back up. He had opened up to Yosano about this, and she helped. She helped him find light foods that not only his frail body could easily digest, but he also enjoyed the selected foods.
One of these foods was canned crabs. He didn’t eat much of it either, it was like a treat. He usually had plain rice, but after his usual check-up with Yosano, she had given him permission to have some.
And so he plopped himself into the couch, munching on said food while mindlessly scrolling through his phone.
He heard knocking on his door, and paused momentarily, who would be at his apartment at-
Dazai glanced at the clock on the wall-
He got up, grabbing is loaded gun and clicking the safety off, before cautiously opening the door, seeing-
Said man looked up with sad eyes, Dazai looking around him, to see if anyone followed him there, before looking questionably at the shorter male, “D-Dazai- Can I come in-?”
Dazai ushered him inside, shutting and locking the door behind him, seating him on the couch and going into the kitchen to make some tea for the both of them.
Dazai would’ve teased him, thrown in a few dog jokes here and there- but no, this was serious. Chuuya was being- UnChuuya-like
He placed the gun on the counter, picking up the 2 mugs and walking back into the living room.
Chuuya was hugging his knees, covering him tightly was a baby blue throw blanket, the only thing visible was his small tuft of red hair peeking out from the top of the blanket.
Dazai handed him his cup of tea, before seating himself next to him, taking a small sip of his tea, careful not to burn his tongue. A few minutes passed, and Chuuya’s shivering body stopped shaking from the cold, and he seemed a bit more relaxed, Dazai decided to break the comfortable silence.
“Chuuya, what happened?” Chuuya tensed at the sudden noise but faced the brunette with a dazed look in his eyes, “I- Mori..He assigned me a mission..and-” Chuuya’s voice cracked and a sob got stuck between his teeth, his body starting to shake again.
“He-he told me to use Corruption.”
Dazai put a hand on his shoulder, “Hey, it’s fine Chuuya, you...do you want me to come along?”
The redhead shook his head, “No- I want out, he- I don’t-”
Dazai smiled cheekily, “Oh-finally.” Chuuya looked at him, confused, “Will the agency..accept me?”
“Well, they accepted me! Doesn’t the chibi know what a great person I am?” Chuuya shuddered and grimaced, “Yeah, well, I’m not as great as you are, Osamu.” They both stared hard at each other, before bursting into laughter, real, genuine laughter.
Chuuya smiled, he missed this.
“You know, chuuya, I never really broke up with you..we just-”
“Had a small break-” Dazai giggled, and Chuuya swooned, “Yeah, I-I guess you could say that..”
Dazai leaned in, his lips ghosting over Chuuya’s, as consent, before the older’s eyes fluttered shut as he closed the gap between them, their lips dancing in a rhythm.
This was nice, this was familiar. Chuuya smiled into the kiss and wrapped his hands around Dazai’s neck, kissing deeper, the tea cups long forgotten on the table.
Dazai’s hands found themselves on Chuuya’s slim waist, caressing the skin underneath his shirt. He relished the way Chuuya kissed him, it was almost as if they kissed everyday.
Everything was just so perfect with Chuuya.
