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“What a strange question,” he hums softly in mock ponder. His hums push his eyes to roll until he’s sure he can see the front of his brain. “It probably has the rich taste of nitrogen and a flavor bomb of air. The universe really cooked when they made the sky.”
Such a dumb stupid thing to say and yet strings latch to the corners of Atsushi’s lips and tug until a myriad of chuckles burst through the seams like he’s never laughed a day in his life. And even through squinted eyes, he can feel the smugness burning the side of his face. A heat so suffocating yet so warm there’s no point thinning that smile to a straight line when it thaws the cold front Dazai’s keen on keeping. And yet, he’s laughing along with him. Atsushi would do anything to have his symphonic chuckles be the only thing he’d hear.
Two teenagers talk about everything and nothing all at once with a little bit of pining to fill in the empty space between them