It's Not What You Think.....

Parasite and Girl

that one line in chapter 9 has haunted me ever since. this is the result of that brainrot. thank you for reading!

Dazai and Chuuya’s relationship across alternate universes

basically me doing coloring and style exploration with soukoku as my muses

In a universe they are…

Young demigods, each carrying unwanted burdens and expectations—unfavored by the Fates. (the song of achilles kind of angst and hades game kind of comfort)

In another,

They are the most wanted criminals of the sea, yet no one seems to have information on the real names of the notorious “Demon Pirate” and the legendary “Stormbringer”……aside from ‘mackerel’ and ‘slug’…(the only universe where dazai gets the fancy hat title)

In one universe,

They are the most feared detective duo of Yokohama. Despite their violent history, Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya now set their hearts and abilities on saving people and protecting orphans. (and are father figures to several of them including the wanted weretiger)

In yet another universe,

They are world class figure skaters, known to be bitter rivals by the media. Famous for their own record breaking programs and titles, their rivalry would always be the main attraction of every competition. (only for them to announce something completely unexpected during their last olympic gala performance: their engagement)

And perhaps in another one, or in a timeline they’ve live through in the past…

They are warriors of the sword in their ancient homeland. A fearsome duo—powerful enough to defeat armies; cunning enough to end dynasties of schemes. (yet a tragic time they lived in, a tragic ending they got)

…📖✍️…

and one night shi qingxuan takes one of that bitter spiritual power candies and lies in bed… he doesn’t utter in his mind that password he and the earth master had chosen together out of a book of poetry for his private communication array because he thinks it will work, he utters it because if he knows it will not work… but it works

there is only silence on both sides, but the connection is open… if he speaks, black water will hear it… if black water speaks, he will hear it…

neither speaks, both know… both lie in their bed, on their back, rigid as sticks… the minutes pass

why doesn’t he kick me out of his communication array? shi qingxuan thinks

why did he reach for me? he xuan thinks

they are hopeful and they are terrified

an hour passes and it’s almost as if they were lying next to each other… and they know how it feels to lie next to each other

doesn’t he hate me? does he still care about me?

their hearts are agitated by a myriad of question

the hours pass and eventually shi qingxuan’s spiritual energy terminates… the exhaustion puts him to sleep, the shock keeps he xuan awake

first day as a second century warlord i have my men tie branches to their horses’ tails to stir up dust and make it look like there’s a lot of us but i forget it just rained so there isn’t any dust and the enemy can clearly see there’s like twenty of us all spread out in a line

i hope they find a stupid tiny fish or something on mars and make mining illegal, just like the devil’s hole in california

these endangered bastards and their bathtub-sized habitat (just the surface shelf of a giant cave structure thanks) singlehandedly pissed off SO many businessmen lol

planted some marigolds recently. flowers are so coloured

[image is a digital drawing of five marigolds in different growth stages from a barely-opening bud to a full fluffy head.]