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Nakajima Atsushi was having just the most splendid day.
First thing in the morning, he was awoken by a call from Kunikida, demanding him to come to work immediately. Upon his arrival, he was met by none other than the Port Mafia's Rabid Dog, Akutagawa Ryuunosuke. The man had ransacked the detective agency, practically tearing everything to bits. Kunikida and Kenji were doing their best to minimize the damage, however they were the only ones that had the ability to fight against Akutagawa. Ranpo left the city for a job, obviously foreseeing this event. The Tanizaki siblings were at school, Yosano and Kyouka were on another case, and Dazai was nowhere to be seen.
It truly was the best day.
"Jinko!" Akutagawa yelled, being the first to notice the white-haired boy. He dodged a bullet from Kunikida's gun easily, dropping down in front of Atsushi.
"Akutagawa," Atsushi greeted, shuffling to the side to avoid Rashoumon's strike.
"Brat! Took you long enough!" Kunikida grumbled, lunging toward the black-haired man. Kenji was right behind him, gripping a desk. Wait- was that Atsushi's?! Whatever, it's not like that thing doesn't get thrown around everyday.
"Welcome!" Kenji smiled while swinging the desk towards Akutagawa. "Terribly sorry for the inconvenience!"
"Enough with this fooling around," the Rashoumon-user stated. "This is between you and me, Jinko."
With that, Akutagawa swatted Kunikida and Kenji away like flies, leaving him and Atsushi in the middle of the recked agency. Atsushi scanned the mess, silently sighing to himself. There were papers scattered everywhere, broken chairs that were tossed around, and desks that were split in half. The weretiger was not looking forward to the cleaning portion after this, He stretched out his arms, looking rather bored. I mean, if you were attacked everyday, you'd eventually grow indifferent to it, no?
"Whatever you say," the white-haired boy responds, lunging towards Akutagawa.
And so the battle began. For a while, it was a stalemate; a back and forth between the emo and the furry. It seemed a lot less like a fight and more of two cats terrified of hurting each other. A poke here, a shove there--it infuriated Kunikida.
"Oi, are you two gonna fight or what?! If not, I have a very important schedule that's been delayed by 46 minutes!" the blond yelled.
"Agh, fine," Atsushi pouted, throwing a rather hard punch to Akutagawa's stomach. Akutagawa retaliated by impaling Atsushi's side with Rashoumon, dragging the weretiger towards him. Rashoumon stabs into a part of Atsushi's shoulder, making him wince. The black-haired man took that opportunity to punch Atsushi in the face, albeit a weak one. But the weretiger wouldn't give up from that.
The white-haired man went limp.
Akutagawa's eyes widened, staring at the man in his hold. His eyes were closed, a serene but somewhat painful expression on his face. Kunikida watched as the black-haired man descended into a spiral of panic.
"Jinko?!" Akutagawa shouts, obvious worry in his voice. "Jinko, look at me!" He started gently patting Atsushi's cheek, shaking the boy. Kunikida turned to Kenji, obvious confusion on his face. Kenji merely smiled, watching the strange display of care that Akutagawa was showing.
"Jinko! I'm sorry, please don't be dead.." the man whispered, his face close enough to Atsushi's that his black locks brushed the other's cheeks. "Wake up already, you fool!"
"What the hell is hap-" Kunikida started, but was shushed by the young blond beside him.
"Jinko-"
"..."
"Atsushi."
To the surprise of everyone, Atsushi began to stir. His hand slowly made its way up to Akutagawa's face, cupping his cheek.
"Aku...ta.."
Akutagawa grasped Atsushi's hand, pulling him closer. Poor Kunikida was at the brink of throwing up. He watched as Akutagawa leaned down, looking at Atsushi with worried eyes. The white-haired boy mumbled something under his breath, struggling to get up.
"What?" the Rashoumon user said, pulling Atsushi closer to him.
"Got'cha!"
Everyone in the room froze. Atsushi was now smiling at Akutagawa, not looking at all like the near-death man he was a few seconds earlier.
"What?"
"I got you!" the weretiger said, poking Akutagawa's nose. "You're lucky I stopped before you started crying."
"I wasn't- I'm not gonna cry-" Akutagawa was redder than Chuuya-san's hair, remembering the existence of the other two people in the room. "You hang around Dazai-san too much."
"What is the meaning of this?!" Kunikida yelled, storming up to the two men.
"You see, Kunikida-san," Atsushi began, but Akutagawa slapped a hand on the other's mouth.
"Nothing. He means nothing. Let's go, Atsu- before you embarrass me any further," the black-haired man sighed, leading Atsushi out the door, hand still intertwined with the others. Kunikida stood there, dumbfounded, before coming to a realization.
"Oi brat! You can't just leave us to clean this up by ourselves!"
And Atsushi did leave them to clean up by themselves.
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"Don't ever do that again. You scared me," Akutagawa pouted, flicking Atsushi's forehead. The two were now laying comfortably on their shared couch, wearing matching onesies. Akutagawa's was one in black, with red eyes on the hood, while Atsushi's was white with stripes and a set of ears. It was a gift from Dazai-san.
"Sorry, Ryuu! I just wanted to see your reaction. Besides, it wouldn't have happened if you didn't destroy my workplace," Atsushi smiled innocently, carding his hands through Akutagawa's black locks.
"I was looking for you!"
"We live together, idiot. I was still asleep when you went to work."
"Yeah, but I expected you to be there at the time. And when I found out you weren't, I had no choice to attack as a cover story," Akutagawa shrugged. The white-haired man rolled his eyes.
"You could've just said you needed me."
"But that would've meant explaining and stuff. Not to mention they'll figure out."
"Like they didn't figure out just now."
"Shut up!"
Akutagawa's cheeks were burning; a glorious sight for Atsushi. Damn, the emo was the cutest thing ever! It melted Atsushi's heart. The weretiger laughed as he pulled Akutagawa closer to him, placing a kiss on his forehead. "I love you~"
"Hmph. I love you too, I guess."