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[unicornpopcorn14]

Wild thought, but I don't think skk's relationship was ever truly substantial until corruption got into the mix.

I don't think they even spent that much time working together prior to the events SB.

Yes, they were still a powerful duo. They still maintained their relationship with bickering and teasing. But it was all a little shallow, never something deeper going on.

Which made way for so much misunderstanding and miscommunication to occur between them. They couldn't read each other well- Dazai didn't always predict Chuuya's wild actions, and Chuuya never saw Dazai past the manipulative demeanor/playful facade, so he never truly trusted his words on things.

That can also be proven by Chuuya's dynamic with the Flags, his doubt and anger and mistrust. While you can chalk his behavior to what happened between him and the sheep, a part of me is confident that his surface-relationship with Dazai played a part in that as well.

Dazai and Mori were Chuuya's first impression of what the mafia world is, so anyone in the mafia should be like them, correct? That is what he was sure it was like: constant demeaning and manipulation, nothing genuine or real. So the flags' actions were always fake in his eyes, till the day they showed him a photo and he realized... Maybe they weren't.

But that deters us from the main point.

Skk's dynamic continued to be that of shallowness, which I imagine made way for many serious arguments between them when they were 15 for how differently they viewed things. They never really sat down, never had a moment of peace to just... talk or dwell or communicate. Never even bothered knowing the other past what they already know. Chuuya was simply Dazai's dumb and loud dog. Dazai was simply a suicidal freak and a bastard to Chuuya.

Until SB's events happened...

Specifically, this scene:

Clearly, this was the first time Dazai has shown that he cares about Chuuya without any filters or connotation. This was the first time Chuuya has seen Dazai being directly genuine with him.

And as mentioned, this was the first time Dazai was ever completely serious with Chuuya.

All because of Corruption.

And it would remain a trend from then on. Dazai's tone would always shift at the mention of using Arahabaki, of Chuuya's free will, of turning to Corruption as a last resort (see: corruption analysis).

These moments were raw. These moments were real.

And Chuuya would witness those moments that disprove his initial thoughts of Dazai simply being a heartless, soulless and twisted person. With confusion the first few times, then comprehension so deep it shifts his worldviews entirely.

Corruption forced soukoku to work along for more missions, forced them to see each other at their worst, lowest instances. Forced Dazai to witness Chuuya's quiet moments, forced Chuuya to experience qualities of care Dazai only reserves for special, special people...

Forced them to intensely understand one another, whether they liked it or not.

And ever so slowly, the trust that was built was something no one can ever shatter, no matter how many years of separation urged them to...

"What's with you, asking something like that?"

It's that moment. The moment sokouku's relationship became something so, so much more...

[miiyumei]

in the wake of chapter 118 dropping, i think the “maybe naomi is the third akutagawa sibling” theory is fun. and i also think it’s interesting that both she and gin are named after works by their respective authors and are not based on an author themself. probably nothing, but still interesting!!!

[lotus-pear]

what did he mean by this

he's gonna eat salad with a spoon

[kianf1sh]

Are you aware that

oh god oh lord oh Hesh

buddy why must you curse me with this knowledge

[videogamelover99]

U should drop your reverse skk designs

It's funny of you guys to ask~

[hannigramislife]

Bsd Twitter is the place where critical thinking, empathy, and reading comprehension go to die.

[starcanwrecked-confessions]

There's a subset of the pulp musicals fandom that I've come to dislike heavily. Like there's people who gloat about being able to support Matt Dahan on the patreon for pulp, who continually punch down on those who can't monetarily support him, and rub it in our faces about how they get to see stuff sooner, and we can't. It's very elitist and distasteful, in my opinion. Their "jokes" about it come off as obnoxious and entitled.

Like not everyone can afford holding up that financial cost. 5 bucks a month adds up, and we have financial responsibilities like food, rent, and healthcare we can't afford to skip out on. We don't have the privilege of a disposable income. Seeing this subset of pulp fans mock people like me for not having that "insider knowledge" because we can't afford it feels incredibly fucking shitty.

I try to show my support and talk to people about pulp by writing and drawing for the fandom, and I support my friends by commenting on their fics, praising their art, engaging in conversation with their theories. It's fun to have to wait longer, it pushes the "authenticity" of a radio play musical and it's very fun to have to plan around the release dates, collaborate with friends, and cultivate the frankly minuscule fandom that there is for pulp. The subset I'm complaining about here doesn't comment on fics. They only care about what's "canon", or what caters to them specifically, they make fun of us for having fun with non-canon ships and ship names. They reduce those who cannot spend money on a patreon pledge to being lesser than them, or not big enough fans. We are the ones building this fandom, while they gloat about being here first. It's disgusting.

If I ever gain the disposable income to join the patreon, I'd think twice. I don't want to be associated with that specific group of snobbish, entitled people. Not everyone in there is like that, I'm sure, but it's a very vocal minority.

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[skydaemon]

[chuuyaplushies]

Chuuya and I have our own places, we don't *technially* live together. We always spend the night together but we still have our own separate living spaces. Even tho it's more like we both have 2 bc he has a lot of his stuff at my place and I have a bunch of my things at his apartment and we just kinda stay at whichever one is more convenient that day.

[boystalkr]

oh btw i am not afraid to keep on living i am not afraid to walk this world alone. just btw. if u didnt know.

[kyouka-supremacy]

Hold on Akutagawa having a brand new outfit in the last episode. And what if he got recluted by a new organization? (The Order of the Clock Tower perhaps???)

[akikos-tribble-army]

Plan on making 'Join the Port-Mafia, we have cake!' flyers for the next time I cosplay from BSD.

We will see if I will follow through with the plan or not in six months.

[phantaevel]

requests for cool guys from my discord server ♡♡♡

@justphoenix3 @marektrain

[evermorethecrow]

cryptid chuuya 22

[le-velo-pour-dru]

I did. not mean to stay in bed that long!!

[jackalopegirlantlers]

it's tummy tuesday 💕 figured i'd join today >.< it's my first time be nice