For those of you who may not be too familiar with the manga, during ch39: Portrait of a Father, Akutagawa shows up, as Dazai's informant, to give Atsushi documents about who the orphanage headmaster was and what happened to him.
At that moment, Akutagawa shows an uncharacteristic clemency towards Atsushi, saying that "Atsushi's master died today", and compares this to his own relationship with Dazai.
This was a long time ago now, and a lot has happened since. The Cannibalism arc is right after this, where they are very antagonistic towards each other, and includes this scene:
Akutagawa, despite his bitterness towards Atsushi for who he is to Dazai, has seen how similar they are in this sense. Atsushi hasn't, because his gratefulness towards Dazai prevents him from seeing that Akutagawa's experience was completely different with this same person. (he's also not given any time by the narrative to wonder about it)
but then just came along chapter 122!!!
Atsushi gets to see, 1:1, the relationship between Akutagawa and Dazai. For the first time, Akutagawa is relatable to him.
And of course, at the end, Atsushi calls out the illusion as being the headmaster wearing Dazai's face because we are closing this loop! We are forcing Atsushi to see Akutagawa the same way Akutagawa has been seeing him!
PLEASE SOMEONE DRAW THIS AS ATSUSHI AND KUNIKIDA IT WOULD BE SO FUCKING FUNNY
Orange Cat Atsushi
Aka Atsushi is part orange tiger instead of white and thus exhibits orange cat behaviours.
Atsushi will eat anything.
Literally anything, it doesn’t matter if it’s food or not. When he’s hungry Atsushi will just munch on whatever is in front of him.
It has led to many, many instances of Kunikida chasing him around the office and demanding he spit something out.
Dazai: Well that’s one report done, what about you Atsushi?
Atsushi: I’m almost done.
Dazai: That’s great I bet we’ll be done in no ti-….0-0?!!!!
At that moment Atsushi picked up his pen lid and put it in his mouth.
Dazai: Hey, why don’t we take a quick break hm? Maybe play a game.
Atsushi: 🤨
Dazai: You drop that pen lid and I’ll take you out for lunch.
Atsushi shakes his head.
Dazai: Really? Not even if it’s some some tea on rice.
Atsushi considers this and spits out the lid before looking at Dazai expectantly.
Dazai, relieved: Well lunch time it is
Kunikida: Dazai you can’t just-
Dazai: He’s eating the pens.
Kunikida:…We have a meeting in another hour, try not to be late.
Dazai: Got it, you coming Atsushi?
Atsushi: Carry me.
Dazai, chuckles: Oh Atsushi, the things I do for you.
You know what would be an amazingly angsty idea? Byakko thinking Atsushi is unworthy of them, but instead of the "he's weak" kind of way, it being "he's unworthy of me because I don't want to see him suffer." Byakko's existence puts their user at risk, forcing them to forever struggle and bear enormous responsibility—a destiny they did not ask for. It would also be amazing if the story were from Byakko's perspective, with them always trying to ensure Atsushi survives, constantly watching, but at the same time, not being able to do anything to stop his suffering, no matter how much they would wish to.
Akutagawa having to watch Atsushi get struck down, not only after coming back to life and finally getting his memories back, but after months of fighting against and alongside Atsushi and coming to see him as near indestructible and someone who bounces back as “an even more problematic foe” only for Atsushi to sacrifice himself and take for all Akutagawa knows is a permanent killing blow
Hc that the ada bathrooms' stalls are full of drawing and writing, both in women's and men's (and gender neutral if they'd have that) like in school. And it's mostly made by Dazai, Yosano, Ranpo and Naomi (sometimes Junichiro and Atsushi).
Like in the men's bathroom it's mostly horrendous shit like creepy ass drawings and the most cursed ass quotes so sometimes you hear giggling from one of the stalls-
And for the women's it's either psychopath, horrific ideas or cute, aspiring, thoughtful quotes and butterflies.
(Ranpo and Dazai write weird ass stuff there, and sometimes they have deep weird convos, and they draw creepy shit to go along with it and scare the other members who go take a shit.
Atsushi and Juni draw cute stuff and write meaningful quotes. Same for Naomi but she also draws cats and sometimes writes the most psychopathic stalker shit. And as for Yosano, she writes sadistic ass stuff all the time and they look great next to Naomi's butterflies.)
Sometimes sneaky clients write them if they have to go to the bathroom, sometimes even Lucy or Poe, maybe even Aktugawa and other mafia members so it's really just a thread between everyone-
I need a fic abt this pls
atsushi making jokes about trauma he forgot to tell the ADA is so real and true to me
like
kunikida, to dazai: imagine having a struggle meal lmao
atsushi: imagine being the struggle meal lmao
dazai: what
atsushi: what
victors
more from the evillious chronicles au
(edit: i colored them ehehe)
fem beast atsushi who else cheered 🥳
my new favorite hermitcraft chat message