#gin is the superior akutagawa

[ssaraexposs]

THE FREAKING AKUTAGAWA GENES

[dazaistabletop]

[Radiant Banquet] SSRs and SRs

[tachiguin]

I know that the fandom wiki claims that Akutagawa and Gin have a healthy, loving sibling relationship, but I'm calling bullshit. There is no possible way that Gin doesn't have some kind of complex when their older brother who mutually cares for them is the most wanted man in the city, their direct superior at work, and has superpowers. The Akutagawa siblings have the emotional/mental healthiness of a pair of orphans who were taken in by the mafia at an early age, I cannot believe in a universe where Akutagawa and Gin's dynamic is one hundred percent positive.

I mean, their strained sibling relationship is the focal point of BEAST universe, is it really that hard to believe that they still have Serious Issues That Need To Be Worked Out in the main universe, where they're arguably in a worse situation, both being Port Mafia?

[literarywhoard]

to elaborate why i like atsushi and ryuunosuke better as friends (mentioned previously), i just don't think ryuu can get over the dazai situation right away like that.

ryuu is an abuse survivor. he went through hell and dazai is the devil. yet dazai turns around, dotes on atsushi and gives him the world, all while ryuu watches. so, ryuu in canon being a little bitter to atsushi, even after working together a few times, makes perfect sense from a psychological standpoint.

do you know what does not, in my opinion, make sense from a psychological standpoint? them dating.

don't get me wrong! i still think that, after a long talk, they probably would be good friends. ryuu would have to recount to atsushi exactly what dazai did (clearly, in season 5, atsushi is at least curious and interested in listening.) atsushi would then have to come to terms with, maybe dazai isn't all that great. he's not. i think, only after something like this, could i see them being chill together outside of work. dating, though??? i'm sorry, guys, it's a pass from me. i am all here for /p (platonic) atsuaku.

[hellaarknight]

I need to read a fic where the Akutagawa siblings are like the adopted kids of Chuuya and the reader. Hear me out on this. Chuuya is dating reader who is not part of the Mafia nor the Ada, but is good in close combat because is trained in self-defense and other techniques. Just because the reader fancy it. After a period of dating, reader gets to meet part of Chuuya's coworkers, such as Kouyo, Gin, Aku, Hirotsu etc. And becomes extremely fond of Gin and Akutagawa. First because she sees herself in Aku and his desperate attempts to gain his mentor approval and it makes her heart ache since she thinks that Chuuya is nevertheless a better mentor for Aku than Dazai. So she starts to organize dinners at Chuuyas and invite said coworkers, but more often just Aku and Gin.

Akutagawa is obviously not very fond of the outings at first, and not very fond of Chuuya's girlfriend. But even if he finds her annoying, he can't harm his superior's girlfriend. Then, he becomes somewhat accustomed to going to their place for dinner and it makes him at ease to see Gin having a new somehow friend. And maybe the hugs he receives aren't that bad after all. Even if he feels weird af at the beginning not being used to physical affection. And when she compliments his fighting skills and praises the good work him and Chuuya do during missions, it is not totally awful. I mean, it is not Dazai, it comes from a weak woman... But that weak woman makes the great executive Chuuya Nakahara fear for his life when he does something stupid, so she's not totally weak... And slowly he has a full war inside, of contradictory thoughts regarding her. And slowly he starts to respect her. And maybe even appreciate her. Sooner than later he doesn't even realize when he goes full rage on someone who dares to insult Chuuya's girlfriend.

BSD writers. I'm begging you on my knees, please someone write a fanfic with this idea. I'm begging you, I need to see the reader being a big sister for Aku and take care of him. If someone writes this or knows any similar fic, please tag me. I beg you.

[iloveyanderes]

Why am I the only one whose voted for teruko? Have some respect on my girls name

[inamagicalhallucination]

au where atsushi meets akutagawa at a book club, unaware of his identity

featuring atsushi, happy to meet someone who always enjoys his recommendations and seems to have read every book atsushi enjoyed - it makes sense he supposed for the orphanage to have only carried rlly well known/spread out books

and akutagawa who's reading list is already huge but only increasing becuz he has a weird burning desire to keep impressing the boy from his bookclub (that he was not in part of but just happened to be there when they were meeting and when the boy asked if he was a part of it didn't say no and now he cant leave becuz he has pride (and gin is very pleased by this social activity)) and reading every book he mentions/likes/recommends

with guest appearances from chuuya, the black lizard, and higuchi wondering why akutagawa has started reading whilst actively being on missions/in fights

and additionally guest appearances from the ada who are happy that atsushi made such a good friend and ranpo who knows and is keeping an annoyingly close eye on akutagawa (as in he's keeping up w/ him - he's not rlly doing anything - its just close eye in ranpo standards)

ryuu: i have to read all of these books before my book club so i can show that guy that im the superior reader

gin: it sounds like u have a crush on him and r trying to show interest in his interests to impress him

ryuu: thats ridiculous

//

ryuu, suddenly jolting up during a post club meeting coffee date with atsushi: wait do i have a crush on you

atsushi:

[delusionalwriter02]

hello i saw ur insta as ada member and i loved it!!! can you do it but with the port mafia ?? thank you

Insta as a Port Mafia's member

a/n : hey dear!! thank you so much for your request, I had SO MUCH fun writing this, hope you'll like it<33

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Yn_theoneandonly : my girl is trainingggg @.Higucci

Chu_uya : to train is to doubt your ability

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : she'll kick your ass

↳ Gintonic : all of us

↳ Chu_uya : what did I do again ??

↳ Higucci : just shut the fuck up and you'll be fine

↳ Daze_i : love to see you're still being bullied

↳ Chu_uya : I should have killed you in your mother's womb

↳ Daze_i : have fun finding her!!!!

The_Hirotsu : Gin you received a letter, I put it on your desk

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : we can receive letters ????

↳ The_Hirotsu : Of course we can

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : BOSS I WANT A MEETING RN

↳ M_Mori : What it is this time ?

↳ Yn_theonenandonly : SINCE WHEN ARE WE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE LETTERS ??

↳ M_Mori : Since forever

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : And I was the only one not knowing this ??

↳ Gintonic : apparently

↳ Chu_uya : you have fans or something ?

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : ALL THE TIMES I COULD HAVE HAD MY PACKAGES DELIVERED TO THE OFFICE

↳ The_Hirotsu : Why at the office ?

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : I spend most of my time there, it could have been so much easierrrrrrrr

↳ M_Mori : Well..... I'm glad you're aware now

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : WE'RE NOT FINISHED BOSS

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Yosanurgirl : THAT'S the Port Mafia

Yn_theoneandonly : @.Chu_uya @.Akutagawa @.Tachi_h @.Paupol what went through your mind ?

↳ Chu_uya : I can explain

↳ Tachi_h : no you can't, it was Akutagawa's idea

↳ Akutagawa : NO IT WAS NOT

↳ Higucci : so ? who was in charge ?

↳ Chu_uya : We can't say it, it's confidential

↳ Paupol : Very confidential

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : Verlaine, talk.

↳ Gintonic : Akutagawa ?

↳ Daze_i : mannnnn we never did that back then, the mafia is fun only when I leave

↳ Yn_theonenandonly : shut up, I want the tea

↳ Higucci : we're waiting

↳ Gintonic : Okay let me explain, if you don't tell us, I will be waiting at your door with so many tools it will take 10 lives to use them all, so, speak.

↳ Chu_uya : IT WAS HIROTSU'S IDEA HE WAS MAD BECAUSE THE SECURITY DIDN'T LET HIM SMOKE THERE SO HE ASKED US TO DESTROY THE PLACE AND THEN TAG

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : wtf

↳ Akutagawa : DAMN IT WHY CAN'T YOU JUST KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT

↳ Daze_i : I like it open

↳ Tachi_h : YOU SHUT UP YOU'RE NOT HELPING, CHUUYA MAN REALLY ???

↳ Chu_uya : BE MAD AT THE GIRLS NOT ME

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : @.The_Hirotsu care to explain ? it's childish, I would have expected it from them but from you ??

↳ Paulpol : I feel INSULTED

↳ Higucci : you ARE

↳ The_Hirotsu : I have things to do, see you never

↳ Gintonic : wtf is wrong with you

↳ Daze_i : well it all started when I was a baby

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : fuck imma sleep, you're all just a bunch of idiots

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Yn_theoneandonly : they were SO scared @.Chu_uya @.Akutagawa pussy

Atsushiii : Aku you're just playing rough but you're a real softie

↳ Akutagawa : imma dismember you

↳ Atsushiii : Yosano already did it, be original for once

↳ Daze_i : I raised you so well Atsushi !!!

↳ Akutagawa : don't fucking encourage him

Chu_uya : I wasn't scared I do this all the time

↳ Gintonic : being in an attraction ?

↳ Chu_uya : NO BEING IN THE AIR

↳ Daze_i : being so far from the ground is helping with your superiority complex ?

↳ Chu_uya : Imma pray for you

↳ Daze_i : huh ?

↳ Chu_uya : Pray for you to just kill yourself

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : that wasn't nice at all, apologize rn Chuuya

↳ Chu_uya : ME ??

↳ M_Mori : Apologize to Dazai.

↳ Chu_uya : BOSS ???? I always knew he was your favorite. I'm sorry Dazai

↳ Daze_i : good little dog, you deserve a reward

↳ Chu_uya : IMMA KILL YOU MYSELF

↳ Gintonic : they'll forever fight like child these two

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : Yeah I guess

OzuKoy : Next time we should go with the ADA, it's been so long since I saw you @.Yosanurgirl

↳ Yosanurgirl : yessss my girl we'll plan that

↳ Tachi_h : I'll never understand how you can be all friends girls

↳ Yosanurgirl : because we're smarter and actually enjoy the company of peoples

↳ Tachi_h : bullshit

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : Talk to her like that again, c'mon I dare you

↳ Tachi_h : OH I REALIZED I forgot something at home

↳ Higucci : Yeah run for it

Ranthebestpo : @.p0e I bet 16000 yen that by the end of the weak, we'll have a big event with the Port Mafia

↳ p0e : bet

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Yn_theoneandonly : I still think reserving an entire cinema is excessive

Yosanurgirl : No it wasn't excessive AT ALL, you saw how none of them can behave

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : They were SO annoying

↳ Higucci : I'm glad we had a whole part of the room for ourselves

↳ Gintonic : If we didn't I would have murdered them before the end of the movie

↳ OzuKoy : And I would have joined

↳ Kyô_ka : It was nice seeing you again

↳ The_Hirotsu : Thank you for letting me sit with you

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : No problem papi, you're far from being the worst one

↳ Chu_uya : SO HE WAS ALLOWED AND NOT ME ??

↳ Gintonic : you talk allllll of the time, I would have knocked you out

Chu_uya : Dazai I swear you're the worst

↳ Daze_i : ?????? you had all the popcorn

↳ Chu_uya :Because I PAID for it

↳ Daze_i : sharing is caring

↳ Chu_uya : The thing is, I DO NOT care about you

↳ Daze_i : you care SO MUCH otherwise you wouldn't have gave it to me

↳ Chu_uya : I gave it to you so you'll stop being so clingy

↳ Daze_i : believe what makes you happy

Atsushiii : Aku I'm never sitting next to you ever again

↳ Akutagawa : I'M THE ONE who will never sit next to you

↳ Atsushiii : What makes you think you had the right to drink MY Ice-Tea ??

↳ Akutagawa : I thought it was mine

↳ Atsushiii : You took water

↳ Akutagawa : The water was disgusting

↳ Atsushiii : 🙄

Ranthebestpo : Poe give me my 16000 yen

↳ p0e : I should have known better

↳ Ranthebestpo : 100% yes

FukuZAWA : Thank you Kunikida for the reservation

↳ M_Mori : Yes thank you boy

↳ KunikIDA : It was nothing

Tachi_h : Verlaine you never do that again

↳ Paupol : What ?

↳ Tachi_h : sleeping.

↳ Paupol : What's wrong with sleeping ?

↳ Tachi_h : YOU SNORE SO LOUD IT'S ATROCIOUS

↳ Paupol : my bad

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Yn_theoneandonly : Hirotsu is a tired nanny

Gintonic : GIRL WHATS THAT CAPTION

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : pure truth

↳ Gintonic : yeah can't say you're wrong

Chu_uya : @.Tachi_h you put sand in my hair

↳ Tachi_h : Gin pushed me

↳ Gintonic : Aku pushed me

↳ Akutagawa : No I didn't

↳ Chu_uya : I don't care who started the dominos, you'll pay for my shampoo

↳ Tachi_h : NEVER YOURS IS TOO EXPENSIVE

↳ Chu_uya : Yes.

↳ The_Hirotsu : Children stop fighting

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : When I say he's a tired nanny

↳ The_Hirotsu : Boss I need vacations

↳ M_Mori : Take them

↳ Gintonic : NO NO HIROTSU STAY BOSS WILL MAKE US WORK

↳ M_Mori : Because normally you don't work ?

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : We work

↳ Chu_uya : Day and night

↳ Tachi_h : even during luch

↳ Gintonic : 24/24 7/7

↳ Higucci : We never sleep

↳ Paupol : Work is what we live for

↳ OzuKoy : We dedicate our life to the Mafia

↳ Akutagawa : Liars

↳ Gintonic : AKU REALLY ?????

↳ Yn_theoneandonly : YOU BASTARD, not you Gin

↳ Tachi_h : MAN SHUT THE FUCK UP

M_Mori : Well, Hirotsu I think we'll be planning those vacations together

↳ The_Hirotsu : Dear Lord, what did I do to deserve this

Hey! Hope you liked it ? I just loved doing it but including all of the characters can be SO complicated

with love <3

[hannigramislife]

You’ve spoken about Dazai ships and Akutagawa ships, when is it my boys turn

Coming right for me, huh XD? In my defense, I've covered some Atsushi ships already!

I've done Dazatsu, AtsuLucy and SSKK, so let's go over the rest of them, okay?

AtsuGin (Atsushi / Gin) - I love this solely for the fact that it would be hilarious and Akutagawa's 13th reason. I think he'd lose his sanity XD. Real talk though, they give me such besties vibe– I definitely see them bonding before Atsushi even dates Akutagawa, and Atsushi 100% goes to Gin for advice and questions to help him in his quest of conquering the Rabid Hellhound's heart. 6/10 rating.

AtsuKyou (Atsushi / Kyouka) - There are things that God did not mean to happen, and this is one of them. I believe they're very much framed as siblings, and more importantly, Kyouka is a CHILD. If she were closer in age, or if they had both matured past their teenage years, it would be an okay ship. The point still remains that the show very much did not frame them in a romantic light, and thus I can't say I appreciate it as a ship. 4/10.

ChuuAtsu (Chuuya / Atsushi) - I think they'd get along great; they both have, at some point, thought of themselves as monsters, they're both very loyal, had a rough childhood thanks to their ability, and they don't do well with being alone. I don't think we've had any interactions between them? I think they would have a very soft, and sometimes sassy, relationship XD. 8/10.

TaniAtsu (Tanizaki / Atsushi) - I know I say I'm a multishipper, but over my cold, dead body. I don't think people understand how attached I am to TaniAku. I don't care what timeline or canon it is, I'm a TaniAku truther and that's the hill I'll be dying on.

I don't think Atsushi has any other notable ships? Sskk is still the superior take, they're literally soulmates ^^

[luffyvace]

what BSD characters are like driving!! 🤗 (😀)

includes PM, ADA & DOA

(these are short + no gifs bc it’s a LOT of characters)

Killing/threatening warning, yk, PM stuff..

PM

Mori Ougai: (I don’t condone his behavior—they ruined what he could’ve been)

actually a decently normal driver?

occasionally pushes the red/yellow light, especially if he’s late for smth important

will you Elise to be like “please my little girl is in the car 🥺😕” if he’s gets pulled over

Only trust him to drive you around if your one of his executives…otherwise if he asks you to get in his car- DONT.

Nakahara Chuuya:

ultimate road rager

really it’s not him it’s all these grannies drivin around!! 🙄

gets a million tickets a month but has the money to pay them off

i mean, he would. If he didn’t just kill/threaten the police officers..

don’t let him see Dazai either 😭😭

will probably be like “HEY DAZAI, ITS A DREAM COME TRUE” and (try to) ram his car into him—using his ability too, as a bonus

Kōyō Ozaki:

swears/mutter under her breath about how “people are idiots” more than she actually curses people out

i feel like she only would if someone were to damage he beautiful car (she has it custom with lots of pink floral patterns, not in a childish way!- it’s very pretty 😊)

she can afford to fix it ofc but it still upsets her

that person definitely doesn’t go home that night…..

she’s very beautiful so she could probably con her way out of getting tickets “I won’t do it again officer~” immediately rolls her eyes and calls them names that will not be stated here as soon as she drives off 😆

Ryunosuke Akutagawa:

I believe he’s a decent driver as well

Only drives recklessly if he’s angry/Dazai forced him to take Atsushi with him 😃😭

definitely drives safe when his sister’s in he car 🥹💗

usually turns the music all the way down

Gin Akutagawa:

would prefer to walk or have Ryuu drive her <3

but she does know how, knows the basics but sometimes forgets what random buttons do

gets pretty shy when she’s pulled over (she was either speeding because she was late for work or just happened to be caught going during a red light) so the officers let her go with out a ticket, just a (non literal) slap on the wrist “don’t let it happen again kid”

doesn’t play any music at all

Ichiyo Higuchi:

uhh she’s either driving wildly because she’s trying to help out Akutagawa or decently but parks on curbs/hits others car often 😃😅

forgets to turn on the radio since half the time she’s in the car she’s rushing

yeah I don’t have much to say since she drives pretty okay 👍

Ryūrō Hirotsu:

prefers to walk 100%

doesn’t even know why he has a car

actually yes he does it’s because it’s an old school model he’s had forever and is proud of

so he also doesn’t drive bc he doesn’t wanna scuff it up

would be a good driver if he did tho

will be the driver for other people’s cars tho

Michirō Tachihara:

very impatient

especially since most the time he’s trying to get to work

im ngl he’s probably made his car fly to work one day since he can control metal

maybe Chuuya has done that too…..definitely.

honks the horn like crazy 😭

tries to tone it down if one of his superiors are with him tho, like Kōyō, Hirotsu or Mori

Sakunosuke Oda: (Odasaku)

only drives crazy during emergencies

Good luck to whoever is in the car with him at that moment, your getting flung all over the place- seatbelt or not 😂😂

Otherwise you can 100% trust him to drive you around :)

very responsible, turns on his turning signal, stops at even yellow lights and never gets tickets 😊💗

Ango Sakaguchi:

another reliable and responsible one!

except he’s not as bad when it comes to emergencies 😭👍

he drives fast inbetween lights when it comes that kind of thing, like if it’s 3 green lights he’s stepping on the gas, but if there’s a red he’ll speed to that very light 😭

or he’ll just keep going since he’s a officer 🤷‍♀️ I forgot abt that..OOPS

ADA

Yukichi Fukuzawa:

really good driver

stops for animals, people, red lights, yellow lights

only downside is he sometimes doesn’t notice the green light

he’s one of those where you have to be like “uhhh the light is green”

Akiko Yosano:

uhhhhhh don’t drive with her

Professional road rager

has a quicker temper with men than women but she’s still speeding past you angrily either way….

only difference is she might hope out to curse out the men if she has the time

gets like 4 tickets a month..😭

Atsushi Nakajima:

he’s getting there! 😃

would drive better if Dazai didn’t keep rushing and distracting him 🤦‍♀️

tries to drive extra safe when Kyouka’s in the car /p (I don’t ship them she’s 14)

has to drive Dazai a lot of the time, and is pretty much the go to pick up guy for Ranpo too

or anyone who needs a ride really, he’s too helpful for his own good because he knows they’re gonna drive them crazy- but helps them out anyway 😅

Doppo Kunikida:

vv good driver 🫡

ultimate best driver passed his driving test with flying colors

Dazai be driving him crazy when he’s in the car with him but it’s okay he can drive with his feet/knees 😭🤷‍♀️

plays soft music from underrated bands

Jun’ichiriō Tanizaki:

uhh Naomi bothers him way too much while he’s in the car

wouldn’t accidentally run so many red lights if it weren’t for her

doesn’t even notice it’s red until she points it out and he’s already passed the stop line

They agree to both pay for the ticket

Kenji Miyazawa:

doesn’t drive

lives walking and would rather to say hi to the citizens everyday

likes to take it slow so he gets up early to walk to work

hes used to it since he’s a farmer 😊

Kyōka Izumi:

knows the basics

will start speeding without warning if you tell her an emergency has happened

hold your horses yall 🗿

mostly let’s Atsushi drive/prefers for him to so she can stare out the window

prefers no music

Osamu Dazai:

don’t even get me started

he only drives regularly when something serious happens

Don’t be fooled he’s certainly going over the speed limit

but he’s not being loud and obnoxious for once

will sing along to songs annoyingly loud and encourages whoever’s in the car to join (only Kenji does, but nobody mind him <3)

accidentally runs a few red lights but at least he’s never ran over anyone (it’s came close….)

Ranpo Edogawa:

doesn’t drive

only hitches rides from others and by others I mean Atsushi

I mean he can he’s just too lazy to and also likes to stare out the window

Wants to be the one in control of the radio despite not being the driver “I’m the worlds greatest detective! And I deduce you should let me choose the station!”

Naomi Tanizaki:

only gets rides from Juni

i feel like she doesn’t have a license yet

she walks to school and rides home with Tanizaki after work

always bugging him while he’s driving

she’s learning to drive from him even tho she doesn’t want to do she could keep hitching rides with him

probably thinking about failing the test on purpose but she realizes she wouldn’t be able to drive him to the hospital/agency if something were to happen..

Kirako Haruno: (office clerk lady)

if something happened to Tanizaki she would be the one to drive Naomi around

just make sure she never tries to drive while drunk…

otherwise a decent driver….probably occasionally pushes yellow lights

only gets a ticket once every 6-7 months or so

DOA

Kamui:

safest driver in the lands

yk cuz criminals be the safest drivers so they don’t get pulled over

LOL /j but even if he did the officer would immediately recognize him, apologize and back off

so yeah! Not to say he’s recklessly but he can definitely get away with running red lights :P

Bram Stoker:

um…..I actually don’t know why I put him here

LOL

would obviously hitch rides untilll…ifykyk 😊

but even then driving a car would be way too complex for him to even WANT to learn to do….

Fyodor Dostoevsky:

Okay now the actually criminally safe driver is him (PUN INTENDED LOL)

could probably use his intellect to get out of getting a ticket anyway

knows all the laws and has the memorized somehow and will probably outsmart the officer

doesn’t drive unless needed tho

Nikolai Gogol:

what does HE need to drive for?! 😭

bro just use your cape!

anyway he’d probably only do so if his goal required it or fun to run people over and set them free 🫡🕊️

another one who doesn’t drive

Sigma: (male alpha giga chad 🙂)

⚠️S5 DEATH/ENDING SPOILER⚠️

HELP ME I SEARCHED UP FYODOR’S NAME IN ANOTHER TAB AND I FORGOT HOW TO SPELL IT INSTANYLY SO WHEN I CLOSED MY KEYBOARD FYODOR D AUTOCORRECTED INTO FYODOR DIED 😭

Can I get a moment of silence for sitting here and taking the time out of my day to write all them COMPLICATED AHH NAMES⁉️🗣️

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

The concept of Chuuya getting involved in Shin Soukoku is such a good one because we’d get insight into how Akutagawa interacts with characters outside of Dazai,Gin,and Atsushi but also it would be an opportune moment for Asagiri to really cash in on those ChuuyaAtsusi parallels and give us a lot more of the literal main character of the manga than before. What would be some things you’d want to happen if we ever got a Chuuya-Sskk storyline?

Hello!

Honestly, it would be such a long time coming that I don't know if there's anything specific that I'd want! I guess an actual introduction between Chuuya and Atsushi would be nice - Atsushi actually has seen Chuuya before; he was at the forefront of the Mafia's attempts to secure the city when it was overrun by Q's ability - which means that Chuuya's actions was at least part of his decision to go to Fukuzawa about a temporary alliance. I always figured they could kind of have an uneasy mutual respect, where Atsushi is intimidated but a little admiring, and Chuuya begrudgingly wonders a little about what the big deal is with this weretiger... but I also heavily vibe with @whathorselegs' post where Chuuya sees Atsushi as a worthy adversary. I think it will depend on what circumstances they eventually meet under. Either way, I think Chuuya would eventually teach Atsushi a little more about combat - not in a formal training way, but where he kind of points out a couple things without much thought when he sees them. But yeah, if any interaction were to occur, I think it would make their similarities more apparent! Maybe during a future arc that focuses back on the Mafia - I still suspect the Mafia's history and whatever happened with the old boss will receive some focus later on.

As for Akutagawa, I would appreciate any interactions between him and other characters! I think it is hinted that Chuuya is a superior he respects though, and there's a drama cd that actually has the two of them interact! It's the Port Mafia onsen drama cd; there's a link here if you want to listen. They actually have quite the heartwarming conversation... it always sounded to me like Chuuya trying his best to give advice even though Akutagawa's perspective isn't one he really understands. It's very sweet, anyhow. I'd love to see more of their interactions - I think it could be very cool if Akutagawa's development could be reflected a little or more insight was given to it through Chuuya's perspective.

Essentially, I'm hoping for another Mafia focused arc! And I think it would be great if Chuuya was something of a supporting/unofficial mentor-ish role for sskk. But that would only happen if somehow Dazai wasn't in the picture. So I figure we'll have to get an interaction with them at some point, but it probably will end up nothing like this.

Oh well. Like I said, I'd just be happy to see them interact at all.

[starlightshadowsworld]

Beast Akutugawa: Is... Is your Gin happy?

Akutagawa: She better be. She dragged me to the arcade and I spent so long trying to win her some stupid duck.

Beast Akutugawa: Did you win her it?

Akutagawa: Obviously. It's so big and gaudy, completly clashes with our flat aesthetic but she likes it very much.... Are you okay?

Beast Akutugawa: tearing up Yeah, yeah I'm okay... I'm glad you have her.

Akutagawa: As am I. I might not know your Gin, but you'll find your way back to each other.

Beast Akutugawa: I don't know if I deserve that.

Akutagawa: Well I say you do, and clearly I'm the more superior of us so you should listen to me.

Beast Akutugawa: swats him with Rashomon Superior at being an asshole, maybe.

Akutugawa: Tch, see if I ever win you anything from the arcade.

Beast Akutugawa: I'll just win it myself, and I'll do it faster and better than you ever could.

Akutagawa: Is that a challenge? If so, you're on.

Beast Akutugawa: Heh... Do you really think she'll want me back in her life?

Akutagawa: I do. And you'll both be better off together, on that you can trust me.

[kaurwreck]

How do you see Kyōka relationships in port mafia was?

Because she apparently was trained by Verlaine, was mentee(?) to Akutagawa and had a specific relationship with Kōyō.

Why were so many involved with her..

Kouyou saw herself in Kyouka and possesses a similar skill, and so attempted to nurture/shelter her to the extent that she could and she likely also provided Kyouka with insight into her skill.

Verlaine trains the assassins with an aptitude for infiltration. This is an inference, but a reliable one thus far based on: (1) he explicitly trained Gin and Kyouka, both of whom explicitly kill by infiltration and escaping without being caught (see: Tachihara describing Gin's modus operandi when Gin had a knife to Higuchi's throat, Kouyou describing Kyouka's talents in that regard when speaking to Atsushi at the Agency, and Kyouka's talent for memorizing layouts and routes); (2) Verlaine similarly relied on infiltration when he was King of Assassins (see: how he killed the Flags, how he intercepted Chuuya, how he made it as far as the Queen of England's body double); and (3) he didn't train Akutagawa, who is also an assassin, but one whom operates bombastically/with the intent to make a spectacle (which is why he's sent after traitors (see: 55 Minutes) and threats to the Port Mafia's operations (see: his first appearance).

Kyouka explicitly approached Akutagawa and asked him to kill Demon Snow and then her. Akutagawa saw himself in her, and promised to give her a sense of purpose in an attempt to do for her what Dazai did for him. It also seems like Akutagawa might have been the one to accompany her in the actual field, which would make sense considering he is the subexecutive in charge of the assassin field operatives like Black Lizard as opposed to Kouyou, who leads the torturers, and Verlaine, who doesn't do fieldwork.

There were so many people involved with her because they each had their own relationship with her, and that's how it works for literally everyone. At the risk of overgeneralizing experiences, I will assume you went to primary school. Did you have only one teacher, for the entirety of your primary school career? Did you have only one older child that you knew? In any workplace you may have been in, did you have only one co-worker? Has more than one person taught you the myriad things that you know, or given you advice, or provided some form of mentorship?

Akutagawa was Dazai's kouhai, and answers to Mori, but Chuuya canonically bathes him and is affectionate towards him. Chuuya was placed beneath Kouyou's direct command, but mentored beneath Mori and was paired with Dazai, as well as a member of the Flags, usually Albatross. Dazai was Chuuya's partner, but he spent much of his time with Ango and Oda. Hirotsu is Gin and Tachihara's immediate superior, but he drinks with Chuuya and Kajii, and accompanies Mori as a friend and confidante. Verlaine is Chuuya's European older brother, but Gin and Kyouka's teacher. Kouyou adores Kyouka, but she was Chuuya's superior and mentor, and then his peer.

They all have a myriad of relationships within the Port Mafia, it would be odder if Kyouka didn't.

[saiintofawe]

higuchi's character, but read from a queer perspective

❗️disclaimer: i'm not saying that higuchi is a canonically queer-coded character and i'm not claiming to be reading her character in the most accurate way, i just want to share my interpretation of higuchi as a lesbian with comphet who really loves her character :]

first of all, i want to focus on higuchi's relationship with akutagawa. we do not know when and how they met, but we know that he is higuchi's superior and that he's been verbally and physically abusive towards her.

higuchi craves his validation in the same way akutagawa craves it from dazai: obsessively and from a man that won't ever give it.

now, higuchi-akutagawa and akutagawa-dazai are two very different dynamics, but just like akutagawa with his ex mentor, the more she gets abused, the more higuchi feels the need to prove herself. the difference is, if we want to read her character in a lesbian-coded way, that higuchi could be mistaking her need for approval for a crush, because akutagawa is a man and he has authority over her so it has to be it, right? but is it really love? or is she just confusing a need male validation (and for validation in general due to her low self-esteem) with love?

second, higuchi's interactions with gin.

their interactions are mostly for comic relief and are meant to put an accent on how obsessive higuchi can be, but, if we want to hit said interactions with the lesbofication beam, then we'll surely notice that higuchi stammers and gets flustered around gin quite a lot, and vice versa.

i mean. fellas is it gay to absolutely lose it over the fact that your edgy coworker is actually a pretty girl with a pretty voice and to invite her out on a date (instead of simply inviting her brother??🏳️‍🌈👩‍❤️‍👩 this is you higuchi). also, higuchi's behavior towards gin becomes all nervous and flushed only after finding out that she's a girl. hm.

lastly, and don't come at me because this is a huge reach, higuchi painfully trying to fit in a place where she knows that she doesn't belong because everyone else around her just seems to have something that she lacks can work as symbolism for the isolating experience that is being a lesbian that has to fit in an heteronormative and men-centered society.

[plushsushi]

Higugin fan fiction

Too many beds

Ever since Higuchi joined the port mafia, she always believed she found the live of her life there, and his name was Ryuunosuke Akutagawa.

She was put as his subordinate when she joined the mafia a year prior and it never changed, and she has never wanted it to change. The man she loved was strong and a feared mafioso even among other members of the port mafia with inferior ranks. Everyone among the organization respected him in admiration of his impressive assassination skills, and Higuchi adored the mafioso more than she ever loved anyone else yet.

Higuchi may have been delusional over her superior and dream of made-up scenarios with him in her bed at 3AM, but that doesn't mean she was blind. It was clear the feeling was completely one-sided and that Akutagawa held no interest in the woman in any way, besides he made it clear he didn't enjoy her company at all. The blonde woman had a hard time accepting the fact the man she saw as her one true love wasn't interested in her at all and that he will credibly never share her feelings. She tried to convince herself she moved on, but deep down she knew that it wasn't the case yet, and that she still wanted his attention more than anything else.

But everything changed when she started getting closer to his sister. Her name was Gin, Gin Akutagawa. She has been in the port mafia for as long as her brother has but in contrast to her elder brother, she didn't have an ability and became a respected assassin purely out of skills, which was brilliant for a member of an organization with a high number of ability users. On missions, she always wear a mask and never speaks, which led to Higuchi to think she was a man until she learned her true gender through Dazai Osamu, the man who made the Akutagawa siblings join the mafia. Even though she knew she was a girl, she never knew she was her superior's sister until she followed him for embarrassing reasons and found out when she was about to fight her.

Surprisingly, ever since she has been seeing Gin more frequently and even hang out with her just the two of them sometimes, she has developed a closer relationship to her that she ever thought she would. Before learning more about the assassin, Higuchi saw her as a cold blooded murderer with a cold attitude and insensitive heart whenever she had to interact with other mafiosos. She was right about the cold blooded murderer part, yet she was undeniably wrong about how she saw Gin's personality. When Gin wasn't on a mission, she was a shy girl who liked to dress up in cute and feminine clothes, she looked soft and delicate to any person who would cross her eyes while walking down the street.

Ever since she saw this side of her, Higuchi would feel an indescribable feeling whenever she was with her. She could feel her heart beat a little faster, her face get hotter and her cheeks get redder. Whenever she was with Gin, the blonde mafioso couldn't concentrate and the last mission she got with her definitely didn't help. For this mission, they'll have to assassinate the leader of a rival organization that has been bothering the mafia too much lately and since their boss can't gain any benefit out of this organization anymore, they were ordered to murder him the day follow this one. According to the cameras other members had put in places in slept in, their victim, named Yamato Miyata, works at night and starts sleeping at approximately 11AM to wake up at 6PM, which means the ideal time for the women to tempt their assassination was noon.

To make sure the mission would be a success, the two mafiosos had to book a night in the hotel their target would stay in this night. This situation didn't seem to bother Gin that much but for Higuchi, it was unbelievably awkward. She would have to stay alone in a bedroom with this woman? Gin Akutagawa? The woman she started thinking she had a crush on? This mission was made to kill her internally, she was persuaded of it. At the moment, Higuchi was waiting in front of the hotel's portal for Gin to arrive before entering and claiming their room key. For this mission, the woman she was waiting for had to look pure and innocent, a person no one could ever see as suspicious or intimidating. While Higuchi was wondering what would the younger Akutagawa would look like, she noticed a silhouette approaching her.

When she recognized Gin, Higuchi's jaw dropped. The assassin was wearing a puff sleeved white top and a long white skirt slightly wrinkled around the area of her knees, and was wearing silver colored heels under a thin white stocking. She let her hair down and wore a beautiful wings shaped hairpin as jewelry, as well as an elegant but simple necklace who perfectly contrasted the color of her clothings. If Higuchi didn't know her as a black lizard assassin, she would've never thought a woman with a facade that looked so pure and innocent could ever commit an act of any violance. And if the blonde girl was doubtful about her feelings towards Gin a moment prior, her arrival was the confirmation needed for Higuchi. She had her answer : she was head over heels for Gin Akutagawa.

"Do I look good if this?" Higuchi's thoughts were harshly cut by the other woman's question, who quickly blushed after asking this. "Ugh no! I meant to say if you thought my disguise was credible, " she explained, redness all over her face. How was she so unaware of her beauty? In Higuchi's eyes, her disguise was as perfect as it could be. But his could she say that to Gin? "I think.. I think you look absolutely gorgeous in this, Gin-chan !" Higuchi answered, realizing a second too late what she just told her crush. She could feel her face burning when she made an eye contact with Gin to see her face flushing without saying a word,and they looked at each other in an awkward silence for around 2 minutes. Higuchi was about to make up an excuse to justify herself, but Gin was quicker to react.

"Uhm.. How about we go inside and revive our room's key? We should make sure everything is alright for the mission to go well," Gin suggested while trying to look at Higuchi in the eyes, which made it very embarrassing for the two of them. "Sure ! I'd like to be certain everything will be successful and it'll be easier if we starts now, " Higuchi replied, trying to not let her voice gets shaky and softer as her cheeks were still red and her heart still beating fast. Luckily for her, Gin didn't make any remark about it and just nodded her head and walking into the hotel with me, walking side by side.

"Hello Mister!" Gin spoke to the receptionist who immediately started blushing after his eyes met the sight of the black haired woman. "Me and my friend reserved a room under the name "Akutagawa", could we please receive the key? " she continued, acting oblivious to the man's embarrassment towards her, knowing she had to keep an innocent facade and that besides, having someone on your side is always a good thing. "Of.. Of course!" The receptionist answered, not succeeding to hide the shaking his voice produced while he spoke before searching for a key in his drawer and picking up 2 cards. "Your room is room 127 miss... Hope you enjoy your journey in this hotel!" The man informed the two women of their rooms as he gave them the keys. "Thank you for your kindness Mister!" Gin answered, acting cute and sweet to make sure she didn't look suspicious at all.

As the two mafiosos went away, Higuchi kept looking behind and staring at the receptionist. "Once this mission is finished, I'll ask for a day off and end your piteous life myself" she thought while looking at the man that dated speaking to HER crush. She was HERS. She was so lost in thought she didn't even notice they were already in front of her hotel room and Gin was staring at her, waiting for Higuchi to come back to her senses. "Are you... alright?" She whispered to Higuchi, which immediately awoke her and the blonde woman instantly regained her full mind. "Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine" she answered, tried to not let the previous jealousy she felt a little too intensely influence her voice. Gin didn't se to notice and just replied "If you say so, let's just get in our room"

The sight that awaited them in the room was a, little surprising. No there wasn't only one bed like a teenage romance movie, no there weren't 2 like two people living together would gace. No, in front, they saw 7 beds that practically took all over the apartment. What would Gin and Higuchi do with a whole seven beds? "There's too many beds for just the two of us, " Gin pointed out like it wasn't obvious "I think... we should just pick the two opposite beds" she suggested nervously, avoiding eye contact with her coworker. Higuchi felt like she just received a huge slap in the face bringing her back to reality. Gin was her colleague and of course she wouldn't wanna be closer to her than it needed to be, but Higuchi really wanted to sleep next to Gin.

"Sure, I'll just take the right one if that's okay with you" she proposed and saw Gin nodding her head, so she went to her side of the room immediately and started preparing everything that needed to be ready for the next day's mission. She tried the best she could to not pay attention to the dark haired girl at all but she could not prevent herself to take a look a her from times to times. The moment they finished packing everything out, it was already getting late and they needed to sleep well this night, as the next day there was an important mission awaiting them and they needed to have all the energy they could have. As a result to this, they both went to sleep around the same time and quite early to make sure they'll be as active as possible the following day.

Once in bed, Higuchi could not bother to take her eyes off Gin. Looking at her felt like looking at a charming princess with her silky long black hair and her smooth skin. Being so far away from her when they could be so close didn't please Higuchi at all. Maybe she could get a little closer? She could try to move to the bed next to her, she would at least be a little closer to Gin. While praying Gin doesn't notice her switching to the bed at her left, she slowly rolled towards it. When she finally met Gin's eyes, she was shooting her an interrogative look that made Higuchi try to think fats about an excuse. "My bed is too close to the window, it's too cold so I moved a little more away from it," she justified, avoiding eye contact with Gin as much as possible because she knew that excuse wasn't really believable.

Higuchi closed her eyes and tried to ignore every thoughts concerning Gin that passed through her head then all of a sudden, she heard a noise coming from her left. She opened her eyes to see Gin, a bed closer to her. This time, it was Higuchi who stared at the other girl waiting for an explanation. Gin flushed and turned her eyes away from Higuchi's. "My bed is uncomfortable, it's a bit bent and I can't sleep well in it, so I switched" she stuttered while slowly opening her eyes to see if Higuchi bought it. And she totally did. To the blonde woman, this seemed like a reasonable and believable reason to love beds, even if she would've initially thought the bed here would be perfect since it's a really fancy hotels, but accidents happen.

Higuchi was still a little far away from Gin, and it wouldn't hurt to get just a little closer? That woman really had an effect on her because while she knew she didn't have any good excuses for switching beds, she still chose to move to the bed on her left for the sole purpose to slightly approach Gin. Before Gin could say anything, Higuchi started speaking while creating a plausible reason as she spoke "My bed sheets weren't put well and I was too tired to put them correctly, so I changed bed." That was the worst excuse Higuchi has ever heard and she knew that Gin wouldn't believe this, it wasn't believable. Gin looked at her with a suspicious look for a few seconds then suddenly, her face completely changed as her cheeks slowly turned red, just like if she realized something.

Not even a minute after the supposed realization of the black haired woman, which Higuchi didn't know what it was about, the blonde observer with a slight surprise the woman in question moving a bed closer. Every time Higuchi tried to forget about her presence and just attempted to sleep, something would always happen reminding her of Gin presence, and it would get more and more intense every instant. Higuchi didn't even bother to ask Gin why she moved this time, instead she just waited for her excuse. "My bed keeps creaking and I can't sleep with that noise, so I'm switching beds again," she mumbled, still not looking at Higuchi straight to her eyes. This time, Higuchi doubted Gin's saying a bit, but who was she to question her? She already lied to her herself 2 times this evening.

15 minutes have passed and while Gin seemed to be sleeping, Higuchi couldn't close an eye. She was only one bed away from the bed next to Gin, which means that if she loved just this time, she could sleep to the bed next to Gin. Additionally, Gin looked asleep, so she surely wouldn't notice if Higuchi were to change beds a third time, right? Higuchi decided that if she stayed where she was, she would never be able to sleep properly and the mission the next day needed a lot of energy. She convinced herself that what she was doing was for the sake on the mission, and switched bed a third time, moving to the bed right next to Gin.

Higuchi was now truly next to Gin, and she felt at ease now. But just when she thought she could sleep now, she felt something pressing her hand. It was Gin, who was now in the very same bed as her. She was holding Higuchi's hand and looked at her with gentle eyes, caressing her cheek with her hand. Higuchi completely panicked internally and could not say anything. Her crush was in the same bed as her, one hand holding hers and the other resting on her cheek, how was she supposed to stay calm? She was about to talk when Gin cut her off before she could even speak. "Don't say anything, just sleep. I'll stay there until tomorrow." She spoke gently to Higuchi, her voice sounded like a lullaby to her ears, like enchanting her and calling her to sleep. This time, Higuchi felt like she could truly sleep peacefully and as her eyelids started feeling heavier and heavier every second, she slowly fell asleep in Gin's arms.

Higuchi slept like she had never slept that night.

[spacexseven]

Question? What Akutagawa doing during subordinate au? Is he a yandere? Does he feel conflicted on how to feel? On one hand, he cares for you and hates to see the expressions on you face that you make while Dazai and Chuuya are tormenting you. But on the other, they’re your superiors, they have their reason for being so rough on you. I for some reason had the feeling that he just broke into your house to leave treats or medical supplies, maybe even bandaged you up himself if he’s feeling bold and you were to lazy to do it before bed. land I just realized I’ve been using “you” the entire time but am to lazy to go back and change it?

yea, you got the idea. akutagawa can't exactly do anything about your situation, since he's also likely suffering from the same treatment as you. but it doesn't mean he won't try. at first, there's no reason for him to help you except for the fact that both of you understand each other's pain in a way others probably couldn't, and both of you didn't want to be in this situation with the pm.

he may not start out as a yandere, but it's possible for him to grow into one. he tells himself initially that dazai's rough treatment could help you become stronger, and you'd learn to defend yourself and keep up to his expectation like he was doing, but he soon realizes he couldn't be more wrong. akutagawa is perspective, and he picks up on the fact that dazai hurts you just because he wants to prove he's your superior, and not necessarily wanting to toughen you up.and you weren't learning, except to dodge better. and akutagawa realizes something is very off when he sees how hot and cold dazai was with you, sometimes overly doting and clingy, and sometimes especially cruel and condescending. there seemed to be no rhyme or reason to his actions.

but what could akutagawa do?

in the grand scheme of things, he was disposable. if dazai so deemed that he was meddling too much, it would cost him his and gin's lives. the only way he thought he could help was by providing silent solidarity. a nod of acknowledgment when nobody else was around, instructions on dealing with your newest injury. it escalates, and though he means well, he fails to realize that breaking into your apartment to leave you supplies and food may not translate across the way he wants to. in fact, you probably assume it's chuuya or dazai who left you those, not realizing how close of an eye akutagawa keeps on you.

the rare times when you're in very bad shape, dazai does take care of you to feed his own fantasies, bustling around to keep you comfortable. but sometimes, it's not enough. dazai is far from having good medical knowledge and akutagawa knows how to bandage you in a way that doesn't hurt you further. sure, you don't know it's him, and you never asked, but he wasn't hurting you, so it was fine that you had no idea he was doing this for you, right?

sometimes he wishes he can come across to you as an elusive, mysterious hero. someone who conveniently comes around to save you and take care of you. he knows, though, that at most, he's awkard and stiff, and you could never know what he's been doing, lest the both of you get in trouble. the most he could hope for was the day you'd be able to roam around on your own, no longer subjected to dazai's 'mentorship'. maybe then, you'd let him walk beside you?