BSD X MHA (cause It's Been In The Brain For A Bit)

Life series 🔛🔝

Atsushi likes reading. I really like the symbolic meaningfulness that has to it. Much like Oda is the writer character (and the author's self-insert), Atsushi is the character who reads. In a series which is so intrinsically tied to the theme of literature to the point of having the word literature in its own title, with uncountable meta reflections of books being written on to create reality, characters fighting their already written narrative, endless loops of characters who are writers who are characters who are writers, Atsushi, as the Bungou Stray Dogs protagonist, owes a strong and deep connection to books as the reader character. He's the reader, and not the writer, because of the active role he plays, because he's the pov we experience the story through, because he interacts with the world firsthand but is oblivious to the overarching plot; and so he's the character the reader is supposed to feel the strongest connection with, and that's why he himself becomes a reader.

atsushi (like me as a kid tbh) would just absolutely devour books. he fully taught himself to read beyond being taught the alphabet and since then he would be reading books like normal people breathe.

whenever he wasn’t locked in the basement, doing chores or otherwise facing the Horrors™️, he could be found hiding between the shelves in the library.

still, his options of books were pretty limited to whatever the orphanage had stocked or whatever would be donated throughout the years.

so when he joined the agency and had both a house and a stable income, he had the realization that he could read anything now. he could buy books and keep them. he could go to the library and rent whatever he wanted. he could read anything and everything and he was going to do it.

from romance to mystery, graphic novels to textbooks, he wanted to try it. used book stores are his new favorite thing (next to chazuke and napping in the sun with a friend)

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the agency are semi-aware of this hobby of his, he can be commonly found with a book wherever he is.

they didn’t expect the odd knowledge that would come from it though.

atsushis just soaking up all his book knowledge like a sponge and surprising the others.

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he bonds with yosano with an interest in medical care, and a lot of the science behind it. she recommends some of her favorite textbooks, journals and papers on the topics and give him some lessons in first aid.

he’s so eager to learn it all and yosano can admit it was nice to have an occasional assistant in her office.

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ranpo often leaves poes books and manuscripts around the office after he’s read them for others to read and the first time atsushi finds them he’s immediately enamored with them. they certainly didn’t carry murder mysteries at the orphanage and he finds both really interesting and good practice for his continued job as a detective.

the next time poe visits the office he’s almost bowled over by atsushi, eager to talk to him about his stories. they have a great conversation (once poe gets through his flustered stammering) and meet up semi-regularly for more conversations like it.

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kenji is overjoyed to talk to him about farming books and the techniques discussed and to help him get started with a windowsill garden for his dorm.

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he just quotes poetry at akutagawa and he definitely doesn’t get flustered by it. (the first time be does he nearly skewers him on the spot out of surprise)

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idk just atsushi being genuinely smart (like he is) and enjoying the freedom of being outside of the orphanage to take his life in his hands to enjoy what he likes.

also atsushi taking the time to get involved in his friends interests to show some of his appreciation for them (as well as to help find his own interests he was never able to find before)

If Atsushi gets sent to the Port Mafia after this good luck to them.

Honestly I don’t think anyone is equipped for this except maybe Kouyou because of Chuuya. And Hirotsu because he’s Hirotsu.

Everyone would be expecting the strong sassy weretiger that takes no shit and regularly fights one of their higher ups.

They’re gonna get a broken boy who wants just wants to go home. A shell of who he was because everything died with the Agency.

Mori pauses mid speech because Atsushi’s just looking at him with blank empty eyes that feel all too familiar. But even those eyes were cold, there was life in them.

Dazai walked those halls with purpose and an ill fitting coat. While Atsushi wanders like a lost soul.

Akutagawa stays firmly at his side. He doesn’t fight him even if he does try to stir up their old banter. He didn’t fight Atsushi the day the Headmaster died and he won’t now.

He just hopes Atsushi doesn’t become like the lost boy from the slums.

One of the rare times Atsushi speaks its to ask Akutagawa why wait 6 months? Akutagawa simply shakes his head saying he won’t go back on his word.

Which is true but also because he would gain nothing from fighting a man who wants to die. And maybe he doesn’t want to kill Atsushi after all.

Atsushi who takes whatever he’s given without a word. He hugs his old clothes like a plushi as he sleeps in the back of the linen closest. Because he refuses to use the room they provided him. It’s not his so he won’t act like it.

He fights on autopilot but he’s never put on a major job. Probably because they’re afraid of what he might do.

Q taunts him but Atsushi doesn’t bat an eye because there’s nothing Q can show him that’s worse than what he’s seen. All he can do is taunt Atsushi with things his mind already does.

The only hope Atsushi has that he clings onto is that he can save them.

No one in the Port Mafia will ever forget the day some dared to insult the Agency in Atsushi’s presence. No ons saw him move. No one saw him activate his ability. Everyone heard the scream and the sound of claws digging into flesh.

Even Akutagawa was taken aback. This made the Shibusawa fight look almost peaceful in comparison.

‘Talk about my friends again, and the next time I won’t miss.’ Hisses Atsushi coldly. He throws the person to the ground like rubbish and walks out the door.

His hands are shaking as blood trickles down his claws.

Anyways... what?

Dead apple but everyone is still in their pajamas

I think it would be funny if everyone collectively just didnt care to change in to their work clothes for the plot of dead apple cause imagine Chuuya fighting that big ass dragon still in his dog themed pajama pants 🐶

gomen

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i think atsushi is nonbinary. for no reason other than the fact that i think its funny the tiger boy with yellow-purple eyes is nonbinary.

Dazai: ugh I wish someone would commit double suicide with me

Kunikida, fed up: Dazai, give up, no one-

Atsushi, sleep deprived, borderline $u1c1dal: I would lol

Kunikida: what

Dazai: what

Atsushi: what