did i already share it? well ill share it again ig
dazai after oda's death wandering around yokohama, a mess becuz someone so precious to him died, unable to understand the very human feelings he's feeling, perhaps feeling something so strongly for someone for the first time (at least whilst being aware that he is)
its night time now and he's crumpled up in some alley way not knowing what to do or how to process anything when someone calls out to him
he ignores it
they come near him
he reaches for his gun, angry at being approached by who ever the fuck-
"are you okay?" the voice asks, and dazai's so caught off guard even tho he shouldnt be - there r only two ppl after all - ppl who dont care and ppl who ask if ur okay to pretend that they do
oda was always an exception
he thinks he says fine and that should be the end of it and it is becuz the voice leaves and dazai tries to go back to breathing
except it comes back a while later with the familiar rustle of plastic bags and suddenly someone's in front of him, not touching, but close enough dazai cant ignore him, his hand tightens on his gun
"you look like you havent eaten" and in front of him, in a plastic bag, riceballs, water, and napkins
he stares
"you're well dressed" the voice says "so you probably have somewhere to go to" he doesnt "but you look hurt, covered in blood. if it was one of my students i would want someone to help them"
when dazai looks up the person in front of him doesn't look older than him
he's got long blond hair tied up, glasses, dressed in a black button up, a tan coat, and a stern look on his face
"i dont" dazai says even though he doesnt know why he's telling this strange man anything - but its true he has no where to go (chuuya's? but something stopped him before he could; ango's? that... if ango had been here... maybe oda wouldn't have-)
"dont what" dazai doesn't reply but the man seems to understand - his face falters for a second
"youngins these days, they never plan out anything. why would you spend money on expensive looking clothes and not rent out a place? my first priority was an apartment! i bought non necessary clothes after" the man scolds gesturing to his coat, dazai wants to reach for his gun again "whatever, you can stay with me for the night - i have a spare couch! this is a one time thing though! you better rent out a hotel room tomorrow!"
dazai stares at him in surprise, at his offer, his contradictory tone, voice, and words or simply the fact that someone can show such... kindness - dazai isnt sure
he doesn't remember agreeing - but he must have
must have agreed and followed the man back to his apartment, must have cleaned up the blood (odaodaoda) in his bathroom, must have eaten his food, drank his water and fallen asleep on his couch because thats where he is in the morning
its still dark out when dazai wakes up in an unfamiliar place and remembers the man
he has a feeling that the man will scold him for not immediately finding a place but let him stay for longer, but he cant stand to be here any longer
he needs to leave
go far far away from oda, the mafia, this man who showed him kindness for no reason as if oda was still here watching, making sure - he needs to go
there's only a brief hesitation when he sees the man's coat, so familiar to the one oda wears, hanging by the door, easy to grab and leave
he doesn't feel guilt when he takes it with him
he thinks of the man a few times here and there in the two years he spends wandering, waiting
he meets him again eventually, walking into the ada office with a fake backstory - he's there with the person he was told was the boss
when he looks over his eyes linger on the coat, a touch of something but not recognition
this is fine with dazai who puts on his best happy mask
"hey there! i'm here for a job interview! my name's dazai"
"Ah yes. My name is Fukuzawa, I am the president of the Agency. This is one of my employees, your future coworker if it all works out, Kunikida"
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If in Maroon, Corroded Coffin = Sleep Token (swoooon 🥰🫶🏻) what songs do you see on this album they’re releasing? Please tell me ‘sugar’ is going to make appearance 🥵
oh trust me. ‘sugar’ is going to have quite a fun role in the story. you really think i’d nickname reader after the song and NOT include a scene of eddie performing it with her in the room? 😌
beyond sugar, though, i definitely see the actually album being released being more along the lines of take me back to eden (the album as a whole)!!! the theme of those songs just fit really well — tmbte, rain, the apparition, granite, EUCLID, etc.! specific songs that i can see eddie having written and maybe not released tho, not on the tmbte album, would 100% include songs like sugar, high water, say that you will, distraction, HIGHER, the love you want, etc.
heavy emphasis on higher and the love you want 👀 (i recommend looking at the lyrics of higher hehe)
i can essentially see just about every single sleep token song working, hence why i specifically chose them! there’s a common theme within their songs, and the general way that vessel writes about his love interest, that aligns very perfectly with how eddie feels about reader <3 this strange resentment to fight with, a terrible yearning to return somewhere you are no longer welcome, the pain of spending an eternity loving someone, missing someone, when you can never be sure that you even linger in the farthest corners of their mind. also, that balance of tossing blame with your anger while also acknowledging your hand in all your pain. it’s just very perfect. very tragic. if you listen to the songs and think about eddie, who has curated a very specific and…. interesting… image of himself, it would make perfect sense he’s refused to release music that absolutely bares his soul in such a gut wrenching manner 🖤
(also, worth noting i’ll probably name several of the specific songs that will be on the album when it releases in the fic <3 and then some <3)
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