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1. Variations on a Theme by ren_the_extraordinary_machine

   Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   29 Jul 2026

   Tags

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   • Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Armed Detective Agency Ensemble (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Pianist Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Violinist Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Slow Romance
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Akutagawa Ryuunosuke Needs Therapy (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Tutoring
   • Akutagawa Ryuunosuke is Bad at Feelings (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Nakajima Atsushi is Trying (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Classical Music
   • Slow to Update
   • Author is Projecting
   • Author is also a college student and is slow to work on projects
   • so the story isn't fully written
   • but i'm devoted to it so it'll get done
   • Musicians
   • Rivals to Friends to Lovers
   • Sort Of
   • Kind Of
   • Misunderstandings
   • Dazai Osamu Being an Asshole (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • but he's got his own stuff going on ngl
   • akutagawa just doesn't know that
   • Self-Worth Issues
   • Low-key OOC but who cares you know
   • Akutagawa Isn't a Great Person (But He's Trying)
   • Depression
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • story takes place over multiple years
   • Dazai-Typical Suicide Mentions (Bungou Stray Dogs)
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   Love allows us to walk in the sweet music of our particular heart.
   -Jack Gilbert

    

   For Akutagawa, conservatory had just been a box to check. If he was being honest, he didn't really remember what made him want to go in the first place. He didn't love his instrument as he once had, nor did he have any dreams of greatness (as he was certain most of his peers did.)
   To him, it all felt pointless; music really wasn't anything special.
   At least that's what he thought before he met Atsushi.

   or...

   During his first semester, Akutagawa finds himself being forced to tutor what has to be the most annoying individual he has ever had the misfortune of dealing with. Unfortunately, he ends up enjoying it more than he'd originally planned on...

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