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.
okay since obviously ive gotten to into catifying atsushi i forgot he was a tiger - as u guys pointed out
this is how a beach episode would ACTUALLY play out in my head - kunikida, dazai, and atsushi focus
kunikida: are you not gonna go swimming dazai?
dazai: nope! i think today im just going to relax in the sand! maybe i'll try and drown myself later tho... what about you?
kunikida: im not swimming either
dazai: awww why not
kunikida: for some reason i dont feel safe getting in the ocean w/ u here
dazai, snickering: aww~ how could you say that~ im so hurt
atsushi, in the background, trying to secretly run away:
dazai: aww atsushi-kun why are you sneaking away
atsushi, startled: me? running away? haha... no i wouldn't
kunikida: atsushi, is everything all right? don't tell me you've decided to not participate in a company wide vacation?
atsushi: no! it's not that
dazai: you cant swim? but you fish me out all the time
atsushi: i know how to swim! i just... i don't really like water
dazai: is it becuz you're a cat?
kunikida and atsushi: he's/im a tiger
kunikida: atsushi don't tigers usually like water
atsushi: well... im not really a tiger... it's just my ability
kunikida: is it becuz dazai's here?he is a rather unsafe person to be near when you're also near wtaer
dazai: how cruel~ atsushi-kun i pinky promise i wont drown you~
atsushi:
atsushi, shyly: you really promise?
dazai, who was just joking: ?????????
kunikida, also flabbergasted: ?????????? did you think one of us would-
atsushi: no! i mean obviously not haha... but you promise...?
dazai:
kunikida:
dazai: of course! we promise not to drown you
kunikida: and to get you out of the water if you're in trouble
atsushi: oh... but didn't you not want to swim
kunikida dazai, professional dgaslighters: that never happened
atsushi: ...oh okay... then i think i'll try to swim... you'll be there?
dazai and kunikida: of course
*later*
dazai: atsushi-kun you really...
kunikida: atsushi, please, it's been 7 hours come back out
atsushi, having the time of his life, eyes sparkling, tail wagging: five more minutes!!
kunikida: you said that last time too...
dazai: atsushi-kun sure likes water
kunikida, fixing his glasses: we have to just grab him and run off quickly
dazai: ooh~ kunikida wants to kidnap someone~? how despciable
kunikida: its not kidnapping its for his own good
dazai: if that helps you sleep at night :3
I think we don't lean into atsushi being a big cat enough.
By which I mean that he should leave dead mice by the beds of the Ada members. (and akutagawa's)
My only "pet peeve" about Cat Like-Atsushi stories
I don't know if anyone else cares about it, but I care about it so imma talk about it.
Tigers cannot purr.
Basically Roaring and Purring are exclusive. Cats who can purr can not roar and cats who can roar can not purr. Tigers roar, they do not purr.
Now honestly, it doesn't bother me too much, as purring is adorable and Atsushi being able to purr while human can be explained away by "Oh human vocal cords aren't strong enough to roar, so when he's human he can purr instead", but i would like to see some roaring atsushi fics.
Like, maybe Dazai's teasing goes a little too far one day and he roars to warn Dazai to get out of his face, or Kyouka gets lost in a crowd and he roars to find her out of instinct, or if you wanna get shippy he roars as a way to get Akutagawa's attention.
I guess I just wish Tiger habits were explored more was apposed to him just being compared to a domestic cat.
That's all.
Edit: Unrelated, but you know how Snow Leopards carry their tails around in their mouths? I know tigers don't do it, but I kinda wanna see Atsushi do that. Like his tail pops out when he's nervous and he walks around with it in his mouth. Idk it just sounds cute.
Ely Ely Ely for the requests maybe Beast! Atsushi in a cat café? I feel like he would like those
He loves them :3 (everyday I wake up and thank god for the stroke of wisdom that hit you when you suggested raccoon stripes beast sushi)
atsushi on his way to go wake up every single person he knows and ask if theyre mad at him becuz he had a dream they were
I headcanon that Atsushi’s ability will on occasion partially or fully activate in his sleep so every so often in the middle of the night Kyouka will hear the thump of a huge tiger getting squished into the walls of Atsushi’s closet
SIGHHHH BSD REREAD…................I MISS THEM SO MUCH :(((
atsushi when the dead things he leaves in front of ppl's doors cause them to complain about there being dead things in front of their doors and not compliment him on his gifts
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