#soukoku implied

[scrimblyscrorblo]

Saw this tumblr post and I thought it fit

We all know who said ‘whimsical idiot boyfriend’ is

[esmiara]

Gently caught by those arms

[thehollowdream]

["I don’t know what you’re planning, but fight me, Dazai."]

This turn is for Chuuya. I tried painting the lineart this time. And for once, I studied better his hat. Next one will be Dazai probably!

You can see the process here, on TikTok

[thornedarrow]

the fool reversed

[sabh0]

My roman empire is that custom-made badge Dazai has sewn inside Chuuya's jacket after the Lovecraft fight

[kiksniko]

longing

[nori-draws-sometimes]

This didn't really come out the way I was imagining haha; making a comic is more difficult than it looks. But anyways this idea has been rattling around in my brain for a while so I thought I'd share it, because I think it would be really cool the reason dazai doesn't want his suicidal habits to affect others is because back in his port mafia days, chuuya caught him in the act and had a way stronger reaction than dazai would've expected.

[sableeira]

ode to a failed partnership

[tamberrio]

Chat am I cooking

[antikr1sta]

"well...what are you waiting for, mackerel? chickening out at the last minute, are we?"

[someonehasgiventheratsapen]

Some soukoku angst. For funsies

Tw--- blood and implied self-harm below the cut

[shrimpkini]

There is like a 50% chance Fyodor is still alive. And if he’s alive, how will he get his revenge?

Would it be him killing Chuuya? Most likely not. Would Dazai even react this way? Idfk. But it is an angsty thought experiment.

[sskk-manifesto]

The fact that Akutagawa was exactly there when Atsushi needed him is both sweet, and funny. How long has he been tailing Atsushi? Did he watch Atsushi seemingly rob a bank? Did Akutagawa infiltrate the Sky Casino? Was he panicking when Atsushi would disappear to Anne's Room, and he lost him? And most importantly: how did Atsushi “tiger senses make me spot an enemy in a fifty meters radius” not realize? Could it be that the tiger doesn't consider Akutagawa an enemy?

[dandelion-roots]

[ID: a digital redraw of the scene where chuuya shoots dazai in the shoulder. on the top of the drawing is chuuya holding a guy to dazai's head in the red and grey hallways of the prison. on the bottom of the drawing is dazai's pained face. the gunshot is shown stylistically as hectic lines behind his bloody shoulder. over the image is half a quote from goncharov that reads 'if we really were in love you wouldn't have missed.' the signature says dandelion-roots. end ID]

This quote from Goncharov (1973) in relation to soukoku has been haunting me from before I even got to that scene in the anime (the full thing is: Katya- Of course we're in love, that's why I tried to shoot you/ Goncharov- If we really were in love you wouldn't have missed). Violence as a tool for communicating emotions, especially love and hatred, especially love and hatred makes me go feral- how could I not think of the iconic quote that says that katya's miss was a sign of a lack of love/a fake love when chuuya didn't miss? Just... losing it over here.

[merildae]

Some self indulgent (and undoubtedly cringe) skk angst

[cffeine]

while with the sheep, chuuya was the designated boy for shoplifting medicines. this earned him an accidental talent for identifying bottles & labels, as well as their effects.

imagine how confused dazai was when in the middle of a boredom-fueled attempt on his own life, chuuya calls out that the pills he’s about to down will give him a migraine.

slowly, dazai turns around