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Akutagawa never really.. thought about romance
No, that's wrong... He didn't like romance, hence why he never thought about it.
why is he thinking of romance you might ask?
Well, just earlier...
"Akutagawa, what do you think about dating?"
"huh?"
16 year old mafia executive, Dazai, asked the 14 year old Akutagawa with an emotionless tone that he always uses around the boy.
"D.. dating?" Akutagawa repeated, making sure he didn't hear his mentor wrong.
But nope, no, Dazai's gaze is screaming "are you deaf or what"
Akutagawa shakes his head before responding
"I'm not.. really into.. romance" Akutagawa responds slowly, and which Dazai simply blinked
"I see. Great, get ready"
"Excuse me?"
"We have a mission, you have to look good."
"... what should i wear.. ?"
"Whatever looks good"
Akutagawa didn't want to annoy or anger Dazai more, so he kept quiet, nod, and left.
Now, back in the present, here was the mentor and the student, walking in this.. expansive looking restaurant.
Akutagawa was wearing his white dress shirt, decorated with a layered ruffled fabric, and black pants with black tight belts. He.. really didn't have much clothes...
Unlike him—who looks homeless (in his eyes) —Dazai was wearing a suit. Black suit, a suit different from his usual suits... if that makes sense. Akutagawa didn't really know how to explain it.
They walk in, and decided to sit down in the corner, at a four table seating. Akutagawa supposed they were going to talk to people.
"Akutagawa"
Dazai called him as Akutagawa begin to sit down across from his mentor, making the boy pause and look up at him
"What are you doing?"
".. sorry..?"
"Sit." Dazai patted the space next to him, and Akutagawa had to look around to make sure something wasn't going to happen. because, you never know. Good things equals bad things..
He sat down next to Dazai, who was eyeing him too much. Was he.. was he judging him? Definitely. The student didn't dress nice. Right?
"..."
"You need to act proper"
Dazai starts, making Akutagawa flinch, not expecting it.
"yes sir"
"If you're going to act meekly, then be pretty"
"... yes.. sir?"
How... was he supposed to be pretty? Dazai is asking for a lot. But Akutagawa forced himself to . .. "be pretty"
The two people, who Akutagawa guesses are the targets? He still doesn't know what the mission is— comes and sits down across from them.
It was a woman and a man, and as soon as they saw Dazai, the man took the woman as if possessive of her or something.
Akutagawa found it dumb...
"..!"
He flinches again. Oh but it's just Dazai's arms around his waist.
"chill, I have someone already"
Dazai smiles, fake, Akutagawa can tell, but not the two who relaxes and starts talking.
Akutagawa can't pay attention though, he's too busy trying to NOT pay attention to Dazai's arm still wrapped around him.
His long bandage hands slowly, like a rhythm, tapping into Akutagawa's stomach.
If he was someone else's eyes, he would've found it romantic. But in his, it was not. It was as if Dazai's digging into his stomach.
They talked, they drink, they ate. Akutagawa didn't however. He didn't talk, he didn't drink anything other than water, and he didn't eat. Not that he didn't, but because he couldn't.
He already had problems with eating, and having not Dazai but also two people around... even though they aren't watching him, it still felt like.. he was a bird in a cage with humans observing its singing.
How sick. Ironic. At least, he's being... "pretty".
When the two people left, Akutagawa let out a sigh he didn't realize he was holding back.
Dazai finally looks at the student, and before Akutagawa could realize, the mentor picks up a grape and pops it in Akutagawa's mouth.
" You need to eat"
"..."
Not wanting to argue, Akutagawa started eating Dazai's left overs. And Dazai watched him while sipping on some juice, or wine, or soda, whatever it was.
It kinds felt like a date. A fake one. Not a mission at all.
But Akutagawa kept that silly thought to himself.
Afterwards, They went back to base, and slowly, Akutagawa has started being tagged to any "missions" in which he always had to look and be pretty next to Dazai.
He... Still doesn't know what the mission is. Is Dazai never going to tell him..? Hello?