#ch. 114

[thedemises]

decided to read the recent chapter of BSD (ch. 114) and dOSTOYEVSKY IS STILL ALIVE AFTER ALL THIS SJIT??!?!?!? BRO DRANK POISON THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE EFFECT IN 30 MINUTES, GOT PLUNGED IN THE ABDOMEN, CRASHED INTO THE WALL ABOVE THE ENTRANCE OF THE PRISON HE JUST ESXAPED FROM, WAS SET ON FIRE AFTER THE HELICOPTER HE WAS IN EXPLODED INTO SMITHEREENS, AND-

how.

[blconnoisseur]

Why this cliffhanger!!

[kyouka-supremacy]

Good to know Chuuya is Dazai's personal rubber duck

[ivoryratdoggerythethird]

ok but bsd chapter 114 revealing the flipside of the soukoku dynamic in all its glory like *chef's kiss*

turns out that when the mission's (almost) done and you put skk in a room with no witnesses they just become each other

dazai is the one unable to stay still, agitated and wearing his emotions openly and very much stressing about a plan he can't understand (how the tables do turn), literally YELLING and RUNNING of his own violation and doing actual labor of pulling out "fyodor" from beneath a whole ass helicopter while injured without asking for help because the brawns of the team is actually secretly a black cat character

insane how chuuya makes dazai look like the overactive dog archetype here like Mister Gravity Control and I Crack Walls & Chains With One Kick is just sitting full-on cheek on fist poker face watching his beanpole of a partner struggle. his health bar is like full too besides the brief drowning stint meanwhile he himself shot dazai like three times after he crawled out of a crashed elevator

(chuuya is actually such a little shit it's amazing like it was kinda shown in him just letting kunikida blow himself up without even trying to take on tecchou or as if he couldn't just fly the helicopter away with his ability? the pm's trump card, stronger half of soukoku? mans said "boss told me come get you" and by god that is the only job he will do, overtime means nothing to him because he can't read, what a king)

chuuya is literally only willing to do the BARE minimum it's hilarious like he's done his part, he's given the Oscar-winning vampire performance of a lifetime, now he's pulling a dazai-at-the-ADA and simply refusing to work like. chilling in the back while dazai monologues and fyodor dies. bouncing sigma like a tennis ball. chilling a corner while dazai brainstorms. leisurely following dazai's running. chilling in the back while dazai huffs and puffs to pull out the body.

the biggest bsd plot twist is that soukoku on and off the battle field just switch roles for who's lounging like a bored princess while the other toils and actually does the work. if they both ever actually work on something at the same time yokohama would probably explode.

[kyoukamybeloved]

i mean at this point I don’t see how asagiri could possibly make them any gayer

[dazachi]

its kinda funny how despite all the speculation and worries about fyodor, my main takeaway from chapter 114 is that soukoku is even cuter than i originally thought, and that's saying something because I already found them to be absolutely adorable instead of the angsty type

dazai being comfy around chuuya and using him as a sounding board for ideas and chuuya subtly trying to make dazai calm down because dazai worrying is making him worry too

its just really nice to see more about how they act around each other, ya know?

[flyolai-brainrot]

rolls across your screen

quick little silly while i finish my main fanart piece from the new chapter

[edogawautism]

the way chuuya isnt helping dazai pull out fyodor's corpse at all reminds me of this

[chuuya-kisser]

THEORY TIME THEORY TIME

ok. so. first of all FYODOR FCKIN DOSTOEVSKY I LIKE U AND ALL BUT???? REMAIN DEAD??? U JESUS FR??

ANYWAYS ignoring that

so bc i adore skk to hell and back obviously im gonna explore their dynamic first

what kills me is how familiar they are with each other. they arent insulting each other in every sentence, which is still alright. and what struck me the most is how much dazai seems to trust chuuya. more so than anyone.

so far we know that dazai isn't exactly the most open person around. his entire cheerful joking persona is a facade, a fake. what you see is usually only what he wants to show you. his real emotions? ive only seen them very rarely, if at all. now look at these

the way chuuya says what he does implies that he is already used to this habit of dazai's, which is only possible if dazai did this in his mafia days, AND even then, he was open and willing enough to let chuuya see it and know that dazai was anxious. which means that even before mersault, before dazai left the mafia, he and chuuya atleast were that close that the usually closed-off, know-everything demon prodigy could show his worry to his partner, multiple times.

i think that over here, dazai really isnt hiding his emotions. you can see the shock and worry on his face and in his eyes clearly as he puts the pieces together. not only that, hes also laying out parts of his plan to chuuya, in addition to his theories. which he rarely does unless im wrong about that (its possible). he isnt worried about chuuya using his emotions and weaknesses against him, because he trusts him enough, although i think the trust between them was already shown when both of them fake-killed each other.

its easy to see the panic in his eyes, and personally i feel that this is him showing a bit of weakness, which is perfectly alright. the thing is that again, hes letting chuuya see this. I very much doubt that he would have let down his facade enough to show this to absolutely anyone else.

also the poor guy literally looks so stressed out here give him a goddamn break asagiri

aaaaand now chuuya.

now what strikes me is that even in the last chapter/s, chuuya has multiple times tried to reassure dazai that fyodor is indeed dead to try and calm down dazai's worries. this can also be him also wanting a damn break but anyways.

and these panels. while many ppl are agreeing that hes just sitting there being a pretty boy while dazai tows through helicopter debris (and i agree), and definitely chuuyas sadistic streak when it comes to dazai is showing itself clearly, its often been seen in both the official arts and animanga that whenever working together, chuuya always covers dazai's blind spots.

think about it. dazai has his back turned towards everything. if someone launched a surprise attack on him at this moment, the chances of him dodging, finding out abt it in time is pretty low. chuuya is directly behind dazai. i got this idea from another post i saw, but what if this is also chuuya covering for dazai yet again? protecting him?

anyways thats it folks maybe ill make another post on jesus- i meant fyodor soon

[zsenilla]

SPOILER!

BSD CH 114 LEAKS BELOW

(i've found them on twt, idk if they're real or not either)

[cuntnikida]

what if the reason fyodor wants abilities eliminated is bcz he's genuinely fucking despises being unable to die [he's supposed to mirror or think like dazai so him being sucidal (either bcz he's had enough of life or never liked it or met someone who he did care about like oda to dazai only to watch them too perish while he lived on or bcz like dazai he initally found it meaningless and unlike dazai he never had someone to show him differently) would make sense] and he's seen so much evil happen that he blames on the existence of abilities and now how people use/abuse abilities and ability users.

so if he eliminates abilities he'll be able to get rid of what he thinks is an great source of evil.

he'll also finally be able to be done with the pain of living again and again (while everyone else doesn't).

and that way even if dazai or the ada somehow kill him at least he's achieved part of his goal (eliminate all abilities/their users including him)

that would also mean if dazai decided to kill him and also died in the process it would count as a double suicide since both are suicidal, which also sorta maybe makes fyozai canonish.

[nataliaphantomhivesblog]

The lack of hostility between Chuuya and Dazai is probably one of my favorite things to come out of the new chapter. I have seen some bsd fans touch on this subject but I want to join in as well!! :)

Some people have stated that the reason they are acting quite calm and less aggresive to each other has to be due to the fact that their alone, and while I think thats a plausible reason, I think there's more behind it.

Chuuya and Dazai have only been calm around one another when they are alone + when they are TIRED. And I got to say, it's telling that both of them went through hell and back (drowned, shot, injured, etc.) and they are so exhausted at a point where they can't even pretend that they hate one another lmao.

Like, they are actually in a situation where they are under extreme stress and preasure, not having any time to even put on a play and act like they want each other dead.

past chapters provided us with how over the top and exaggerated their "hate" for each other is (although we all know how in reality, they are fond for each other), but in this new chapter, all masks are off.

For starters, Chuuya shows concern for Dazai multiple times and even tries to reasure his worries, telling him Fyodor is dead and he shouldn't be anxious anymore.

I also want to mention, Dazai's openess around Chuuya and how of course, this isn't the first time Dazai has had these sort of emotional/anxious outburts infront of him.

Dazai is comfortable around Chuuya, comfortable enough to show his much more vulnerable side. And sure, Dazai is understandably tierd and stressed but even then he wouldn't show this state to anyone but Chuuya.

All in all, its clear that Chuuya and Dazai are in a place where they both know hostility and facades are the least needed at the moment. They are alone, which gives them an open chance to be honest with one another without fear of betrayal.

I think the sheer trust they have for each other has always been shown in past chapters/light novels but this is defiently some of those rare times where they are showing nothing but honesty and care for one another.

What are your thoughts? let me know!

[chuuya-fan-page]

Y'know I love that Chuuya just watches Dazai struggle because it shows that Dazai isn't the only little shit in that duo. Like they both sit back and watch their partner struggle, it's not just a Dazai thing

-E

[kyouka-supremacy]

“Dazai showing genuine fear and distress” is my favourite Dazai flavour

[insoukokuhell-434]

“Quit it with that habit of rolling all over the ground whenever you’re worrying. It’s annoying to look at, dazai.”

Ok but doesn’t this sound exactly like soukoku fanfic dialogue where they’re disguising their care for each other 😭❤️

[every-denji]