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chuuya ran into dazai's apartment after receiving what was approximately 52 phone calls.
dazai had been gifted some pills from mori, which he was completely unaware of what they were, but he took them, nonetheless. a lot of them.
once he finally got into the bathroom, he saw dazai, who was laying in the bathtub, seemingly drifting in and out of consciousness. chuuya simply stared at him with a cold, hard gaze, as he normally wore, however, seeing his ex-parter in this state, his expression had no choice but to soften.
as he walked towards the taller of the two, he was met with a smirk. but, unlike what dazai's smirks normally were; annoying and irritating, his face looked slightly uncomfortable and off-putting. like he was forcing it.
chuuya let out a hard sigh before contemplating reaching into the math and literally carrying the younger out, bridal-style, he realized he was literally on the brink of death right now, so he stuck his arm in the water which was way too cold for comfort and carried dazai out.
the two completely avoided gazes, because, well, chuuya was 'slightly' discontent with the situation, and dazai was ass-naked.
the whole situation felt, if in a sense, unreal, because, despite osamu's usual attempts at committing suicide, he was surprisingly close to actually dying this time.
dazai stared at the ginger as he carefully sat down, making sure not to drop him, since that would land him in even worse of a situsituation.
once chuuya settled down on the tiled floor, he pressed dazai's head up against his chest. the brunette's eyes closed in response.
❝ damn it, mackerel. you were supposed to tell me if you were thinking about something like this . . .❞
his eyes instinctively opened. did he really promise this, or was this another one of the slug's lame excuses to try to get him to open up?
either way, he was forced to stay quiet as he had been drifting in and out of sleep.
❝ jeez, you're a little shit.❞
...silence.
❝you still love me though, right..?❞ dazai spoke, his voice hushed and quiet, he just barely was regaining his control.
❝yes, I love you. now, what the actual fuck happened here?❞
...more silence.
❝mori prescribed me pills. he didn't tell me what they were for, just told me to take them. and i took too much- like...a lot more than the recommended dosage.❞
❝ so you overdosed on a random type of pill that the boss gave you. got it. you're an idiot, yknow. ❞
❝ ...hey, chuuya? ❞
❝ hm?- ❞
❝ the bath was too cold, chuuya. ❞
he couldn't help but smile in a response because no matter the situation, dazai could always lighten it.
that's what he loved about him.
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