tigers like to sleep in cool areas but i feel like atsushi wouldn't becuz he'd associate it with the cage (at least at first) vs warm and under the sunlight is more catlike but also distinctively different from the cage
i mean gradually he overcomes it but for now
Atsushi who acts cat like but only when he feels safe.
He curls up and fall asleep during an agency movie night with his head on Kyoka's shoulder.
But only after Kyoka noticed how tired he was and shrugged, patting her shoulder.
Atsushi tries to subtly chase mice until Fukuzawa just let's him go nuts, just try not to make a mess.
Atsushi only sits up on his desk at work if given the okay from Kunikida.
Once becoming friends with Akutagawa, Atsushi once chased after Rashoumoun and Akutagawa just rolled his eyes fondly at his apology and said it was fine.
Atsushi may not have known it but the Orphanage probably punished him for ever acting "like that wretched tiger."
To the point Atsushi subconsciously can't act catlike unless he feels safe.
Because he's afraid he'll get punished for it, even if he doesn't remember why he's so afraid.
teh sillies
And then of course fluff and crack. Our favorite kitty learns that, well, being a kitty can be quite nice sometimes, outside of battle.
i think atsushi getting absolutely gone on catnip would be really funny
Hc that atsushi's pupils dilate like a cats when he's happy or excited
Or when he's fighting his eyes narrow into little slits and he hisses
And when he's eating or looking at akutagawa his eyes get really big
Rewrite x3 adventures: oh god why did I start this I am Not Capable
Also rewrite adventures: this paragraph could probably be cut but!! If you weren’t a coward he would’ve licked the injury
Atsushi’s tongue feels too large in his mouth. The tiger in him urges him to dip his head and groom Akutagawa awake, to clean the wound with firm swipes, to press close and share warmth with a too-cold body. Atsushi droops, only to jerk back the second he catches himself, swallowing hard. He is not a tiger, he repeats silently as he carefully straightens Akutagawa’s supine form. Licking would be gross and not helpful and Akutagawa would be mad.
atsushi licks his wounds until someone next to him stops him
hc that atsushi finds the nearest soft item and starts kneading it with his hands when stressed because it calms him
the bsd ao3 (specifically fics that focus on atsushi) is the only thing that's kept me going these last two years. thank you so much bsd authors.
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