It is saying something about my obsession with my tiger cinnamon roll that I imagined him when I was studying about cat body language.
About my headcanon. Well, it’s not even a secret that Dazai is this master at reading people. He is just so expert at stripping someone naked with his eyes that no one is safe. Everyone held onto their pants (or skirts) whenever they encounter him, to no avail because that person is just so sinfully beautiful and dangerous.
Ehem.
But what if because of his ability, Atsushi showed a completely different body language than normal people? I am not an expert at tiger’s body language so I will just use cat’s. Trivia for you guys who are interested:
Cats don’t like to stare directly into someone’s eyes because to them it means ‘fight me’.
Cats are vocal with their happiness (the beauty of purring that makes human fell head over heels over this furballs), but they are master at poker face whenever they hide their pain. Let me tell you, you will be lucky if they even vomit or loss weight whenever they are in tremendous pain. They are just that good.
They mark things to show possessions over things that they want to keep or their territory. They rub their body around your feet as you walk? They don’t want to kill you (why should they kill their source of food and affection) but they are saying ’you are mine. Other cats should piss off because you are my human’
There are many more but it’s nearly 1 am and I have to get up early tomorrow but if someone wants to ask you can send an ask. Mind you I am not an expert and I am still learning and this is mainly to proof my obsession of Dazatsu.
So what if Dazai saw Atsushi and… he just mistakes things because he is so used in reading humans?
“Ah, Atsushi doesn’t make eye contact with me. Is he afraid? Or is he lying? But his words are genuine. So why won’t he look at me?”
“Atsushi’s smile is just so beautiful… but how could he smile while being all bloody and hurt after that fight? Do I need to call Yosano-sensei? Have his Ability healed him completely already?”
“Atsushi, why are you rubbing your heads on my chest? I mean it’s adorable and I love it but I’m supposed to be the shameless one with public display of affection…”
Also a bit of a…nsfw one:
“Dazai, why are you wincing so often today?”
“Last night Atsushi scratched at my back when we have sex and unfortunately I don’t heal as fast as him.”
Cue Kunikida sprayed his coffee everywhere. While Dazai just smiled this smug smile. And Atsushi’s face rivalling that of a boiled crab.
Dazai continued on wondering why Atsushi is an enigma to him until one day Haruno squealed while looking at her phone. Dazai saw the cat photo and Haruno immediately became this cat wikipedia who explained all of the cute cat behavior and everything. Just. Clicked. Together.
Then someday when Atsushi is cuddling with him at their home, Atsushi blinked at him slowly. Dazai used to think that it meant Atsushi was sleepy, but now he knew that for cats it was the symbol of trust. Trust that he won’t hurt Atsushi and Atsushi could keep his guard down whenever he is with him.
So Dazai blinked back, slowly. Atsushi, who was doing all of this cat behavior subsconsciously, doesn’t know why his heart feel so warm and he has this greatest impulse to kiss Dazai. Along with rubbing their face together.
It became a sort of secret language for both of them. Dazai will be the first one to notice whenever Atsushi is in pain. Since Dazai can’t actually mark Atsushi with scratches because Atsushi heals too fast, Dazai will lend his clothes to Atsushi whenever they have to be separated on a long mission. Whenever they are snuggling, Dazai will pet Atsushi’s head and let Atsushi peppers him with little kisses.
Too bad that tiger can’t actually purr because that would be perfect but tiger can chuff and it’s equally adorable. I have some more cute headcanons but I really have to sleep now *cries*
Just as a side note to the Runaway sskk au: Kyouka is saved from the mafia by Akutagawa.
Atsushi was never the level that og!Akutagawa was as a mentor, but Kyouka was scared as fuck of him because he never took human form near her and was always watching from afar, so she frequently felt like walking on eggshells and like he would kill her if she made the slightest slip during any of her missions.
In reality Atsushi was just trying to look out for her in a way a tiger will usually deal with a cub close to the age of beggining to hunt, tottally unaware of how scary he was for her until she was hiding behind Akutagawa when he came to retrieve Kyouka from the ada and realized she thought of him as a threat.
Fukuzawa: Atsushi, I'm sorry
Atsushi: huffs, looks away
Junichiro: What's up with Atsushi?
Ranpo: A stray cat gave the President a fish.
Junichiro: wince And he accepted it?
Ranpo: Yup, Atsushi caught him a deer too but now he's not getting any.
Atsushi: Maybe those other cats can get you a deer, hmph.
thought this as i was getting ready to sleep last night
atsushi who starts getting super clingy -- all hugs and cuddles, more than normal
atsushi rubbing his cheek against his friends'
atsushi giving his sweaters to his friends, or gloves or scarves or other such things
atsushi taking their clothes and wearing them and giving them back
the ada confused as hell, finally going to ranpo like "is atsushi dying???"
and ranpo is like "isn't it obvious"
and the ada is like "no" unaware that atsushi is scratching/sharpening his nails at the entrance
and ranpo is like "its the time of year we get a lot of cats in the neighborhood. he's marking his territory"
fukuzawa is delighted at being shown affection by his cat son but heartbroken that his cat son is trying to make sure no other cat comes
everyone else is mostly just amused
Life is so much more enjoyable once you stop putting so much pressure on yourself
dazai and atsushi eating a snack together, sitting side by side and atsushi's tail happily wagging (in that slow cat way) and accidentally hitting dazai and thus disappearing and then appearing and wagging again but accidentally hitting dazai and disappearing and then appearing and wagging again but accidentally hitting dazai and then appearing and wagging again but accidentally-
Whenever I'm bored I draw nonsense (and these are always about SSKK). Well, a break before tomorrow's chapter.
when people draw atsushi with a phone they always give him an iphone or just a phone with a touchscreen and it hurts my heart so much. we have to stop ignoring his little flip phone. he doesn't need social media either we have to keep him as chronically offline as possible. atsushi doesn't know what discourse is. if you showed him a meme he'd stare at it for a bit and go "i don't get it" while handing the phone back to you. when he sat in front of an agency laptop for the first time he holds his head in his hands because he doesn't know what the hell to do
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