Thinking about that "Dazai set up the murder of Akutagawa's friends" theory again, and you know where that train of thought led me??
It led me to the understanding that Dazai is fucking weird when it comes to Akutagawa.
No, 'cuz like, why is Dazai doing all that 😭
Even if he didn't let the kids die on purpose (I do NOT put it past him, but okay). He still invited this kid into the Mafia– for what, exactly?? Potential?? As if Dazai gave a fuck. Then, Akutagawa was a headache and a half on Dazai, and bro could not deal with that shit. Fine. He then leaves the Mafia and doesn't see him for four years. Fine again.
Then, the second he meets this sweet, miserable orphan kid with an ability, he goes like, "!!! Isn't he just!!! Perfect!!! For Akutagawa-kun?? Must have them meet immediately." And so they meet. Akutagawa is not impressed with the weretiger, nor does he care about him whatsoever. Plans ruined. Must get Akutagawa to obsess over the kid...Come on, Dazai, you know him like the back of your hand, how to inspire Akutagawa's interest in Atsushi??
So, he lets himself get kidnapped by the Mafia. Has the first proper meeting with Akutagawa in years. What does he do?? Taunts him and plays into his inferiority complex. Spin him around and watch him go! Wonderful results, 10 out of 10 would do it again.
Fight over. Atsushi won, Akutagawa has an undying hatred. Now what?? Dazai needs this team up to work for...whatever reason. Legitimately, why is he doing this?? Who knows. I believe he doesn't wanna be bothered saving the world himself, so he's Nie Huaisang-ing his way into sskk doing it for him.
Then the whole Moby Dick thing happens, and what does Dazai do?? Manipulate a string of people so that Akutagawa will show up in the fight. But then?? Also gets pissed off when Akutagawa is indeed in Atsushi's way?? Motherfucker, you put him there?? Bipolar shit. Next, fight won, acknowledgement given, Akutagawa has no reason to seek him out again, right??
Well, Dazai just won't have that. Don't you know the ADA and Mafia are working together despite their goddamn bosses being on the line?? Akutagawa simply must work with Atsushi on this.
And by the way, yes, Dazai hates this kid, is indifferent at best, but if he's privately drawing parallels between Akutagawa and the one person Dazai loved more than anyone else in the world– well, who asked you anyways, that's his business.
Next, Dazai obviously also has to ask Akutagawa to come to the place where they first met to ask him for a favor. Like, it doesn't matter that Dazai already knows Akutagawa would do it because he has begun to care for Atsushi, that's beside the point, Dazai needs it to be their first meeting spot, come on now, Akutagawa would say no otherwise, because he's so good at doing that with Dazai.
And when Akutagawa dies!! In this crazy mission!! Somehow, Dazai knows that despite being in prison in France. Probably Ango told him. And out of a million possible helpful messages Dazai could relay through an incredibly difficult messaging system at a very dire time where almoat everyone died, is that if Akutagawa doesn't wear Dazai's coat again, Dazai is gonna fuck shit up. I'm not even joking, I can't make this shit up.
Like, okay Dazai, have you considered possibly?? Minding?? Your own business??? Weirdo.
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