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A/N: Super short nighttime cuddles.
Dazai was woken up by Chuuya shifting restlessly and making noises of discomfort. It had instantly caused him concern, but as he opened his eyes he relaxed to find it was only his boyfriend having a nightmare.
Not that it was much better, but at least he wasn't physically hurt. It wasn't hard to reach other and gently wrap his arms around Chuuya's chest. They had been cuddling as they fell asleep but had likely pushed away from each other at some point during the night. Now Dazai fixed that problem by pulling Chuuya back to his chest.
Dazai gently brushed Chuuya's hair out of his face as he made small noises of comfort into his ear. Chuuya calmed down slightly but a sad look still remained on his face, and he felt ice cold. A bit of smuggling would fix that problem though, what with shared body heat and all.
As for the sadness... Dazai sighed softly. There wasn't much he could do about that. Pain wasn't something Dazai could just sap away unlike cold. It was something darker and heavier and impossible to grab onto.
It wasn't like Dazai could even just wake up Chuuya and expect the issue to be solved. He may not show it but he was just as sad or even worse off when he was awake, he was just good at hiding it. Besides Chuuya hadn't been getting very good sleep lately anyways, so Dazai would lie to avoid waking him if at all possible.
To Dazai's relief the chill was already vanishing from Chuuya's body, soft warmth slowly replacing it. Chuuya nuzzled into Dazai just a bit in his sleep, making Dazai smile, surprising himself. To his even greater surprise, Chuuya smiled ever so softly, ever so sweetly as well, twisting in his sleep as his breathing go softer.
Dazai's mind wasn't changed- depression wasn't easy to get rid of, it stuck and clung. But sometimes it could be less heavy, sometimes it lets you breath.
And for Dazai and Chuuya, they were each others breaths.