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Lovely

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Dazatsu, cosplaying as Hualian...

(An unexpected meme redraw)

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I’ve noticed that a point of focus of the dazatsu dynamic in this corner of fandom is the mentor/mentee trope for Dazai and Atsushi and...I have some thoughts. Some long ramblings ahead:

Dazai vouched for Atsushi and took him in as his junior as Fukuzawa ordered. But the rest of the Agency takes on the role of mentor. Atsushi has gone out on cases with other members like Tanizaki, Ranpo, and Kunikida. He trains with Kunikida.

Beyond that, he follows Dazai’s orders but the same goes for everyone else who is Atsushi’s superior. Dazai isn’t exactly dogging Atsushi’s heels, fretting about his learning curve. Atsushi runs free and makes his own decisions when he’s under pressure (there’s something to be said here about trust, Dazai keeps trusting this boy to make the right decision when push comes to shove).

If Dazai directly involves himself in Atsushi’s business, the approach he takes is the opposite of what he did with Akutagawa. Dazai acts in the background, he orchestrates and moves the pieces, he still manipulates the situation, but he will let Atsushi come to his own conclusions. Dead Apple and the Portrait of a Father manga chapter 39 come to mind.   

Does Atsushi regard Dazai as his mentor or his teacher in his POV? I don’t remember if he does in the anime or the manga. Fresh out of the orphanage, Atsushi doesn’t know much about the world, so everyone is his mentor in that sense.

I like Portrait of a Father for several reasons:

Akutagawa does recognize Dazai as his mentor. He feels deep respect for him. For Akutagawa, Dazai was the demon who gave him meaning, whereas for Atsushi, Dazai is the god who showed him benevolence. And this sounds like something I’d put in a damn fanfic. Akutagawa said:

Yeah, I take this literally because he's not wrong. For better or worse, despite the abuse, that's what the headmaster was.

What Dazai says later on at the park gives an insight into Atsushi's psychology and behavior. This is what Atsushi learned. The headmaster taught him to cling to life and survival using the most barbaric, twisted methods. (Hate me, but don't hate yourself, said the headmaster to Atsushi, then proceeds to torture and this is Itachi all over again, fucking hell.) I can’t ignore in early BSD (as a filthy, filthy shipper) how Dazai goes above and beyond for Atsushi. Of course, the example people will remember the most is Dazai going back to the Mafia for info on Atsushi’s bounty. But what I like to think about more often is in this chapter. Dazai organized everything, followed Atsushi around, had Akutagawa give him the file.

This is Dazai. An amoral dude, ex-mafia man, carrying the will of his dead BFF. He doesn’t need to do everything he does in this chapter. Yet, everything he does is for Atsushi’s benefit. Dazai schemes so that Atsushi follows a trail of his own and discovers information about the headmaster with the help of Tanizaki and Akutagawa.

Because when things need to get done, Dazai gives his 200%, this guy is insane with the plotting he does. Kunikida might say he's a lazy ass, but get Dazai something to do and he's a damn overachiever.

He didn't need to approach Atsushi at the end of the chapter. I've seen posts misunderstanding what Dazai says here. It's about intention. Dazai defaults to logic and analysis, he pieces apart Atsushi's situation, trying to provide some clarity and comfort in the only way he knows, and he does it like a friend would. Like Odasaku might have had. Dazai doesn't seem like a guy who'd bother comforting people, but he tries here. It's interesting how much thought Dazai put into it. Very interesting.

People bring up power imbalance and mentorship all the time with dzat. There might be on paper, but Dazai never cared about hierarchy. The actual dynamic between Dazai and Atsushi is a sort of give-and-take that goes beyond mentorship and hierarchy.

In the Guild Arc, Atsushi tells Dazai, "We should make an alliance with the Port Mafia, trust me bro ✌," Dazai goes ahead and makes it happen, despite his resentful misgivings.

In Dead Apple's graveyard scene, Atsushi says with cutting perception, "Was it a person you liked/were in love with?" Japanese to Eng is a nightmare. In the movie he doesn't specify gender, I think. And Dazai deflects with, "If it had been a woman I loved, I would've died with her. He was a friend." (Though you can be in love in a platonic way, this guy stinks of so much closeted gay-performative straight to me, I can't be the only one. It's like he wants to convince the world he likes women. Stupid headcanons.)

By the end of DA, it doesn't escape me how Atsushi effortlessly rephrases Odasaku's words. And how Dazai tries to explain his actions to Atsushi. Dazai finds Atsushi to explain himself. He doesn't have to do that as a superior. Once again, it's about intention. As a result, what Dazai gets from Atsushi is reassurance and trust.

Which is what Atsushi gets from Dazai in return (even when Atsushi hallucinates him, rip Atsushi's head). I remember that these guys met each other a few months ago and I have to sit down. I think the point of this was...these two don't fit into the neat trope boxes we're used to. It is another reason why I like them instead of the other alternatives.

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My take on their reunion. (Because i'm upset with Asagiri.)

Sorry if my writings are shitty... I'm trying my best to capture the same vibe from my sketchbook (yet failed immediately.)

Enjoy jela

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Now, Bungou Stray Dogs fans that are also Pokémon fans, haven’t you thought about how the shiny Purrloin line fits Dazai? :3c I mean, they’re dark type Pokémon, which most notorious ability is Prankster. Not only that, but I also think the color scheme fits kinda well; Purrloin is a dark blue that resembles the black color - younger Dazai who was part of the Port Mafia only wore black clothing. Liepard has brown and yellow hues, and it resembles to me the color scheme that Dazai actually wears as an ADA member. Given that, I couldn’t resist to draw my own Liepard in a BSD crossover stuff. It may be a little farfetched, but well, it does make sense to me. ´v`

#Woah cool stuffs

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Have I introduced you to Fumiko?

I created her after I read BEAST. Meaning that she's from that universe.

She can be considered as another gift from Dazai to Atsushi asides from his freedom. Several months after Dazai's death, she was sent to the orphanage together with the page (about how Atsushi found and takes her in.) in her basket. Of course, since her appearance had a great resemblance of Dazai, and how painful his longing was, Atsushi took her in.

And he loved her daughter dearly, like he would to his late lover.

(2nd pic: Fumiko is 16, while Atsushi is 34)

I do draw her with Dazai sometimes, but this is her main lore. *cough*

#dazatsu #beast au #seems that fumiko also loves her father dearly aww

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"In the back of my mind."

please let them interact again...

#HUUUEEEEEEEEEE😭😭😭😭😭😭 #yes please i miss them so much #this is so cute aaaaa im gonna cry #😭😭😭 #idk how longer i can stay #i want them to see each other talk again fck #please #dazatsu

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Usagi Shima x Bungou Stray Dogs

I have been obsessed with the game this past weeks, it’s so enjoyable to build your own bunnies island!!!! Usagi Shima is available on iOS & Android!!! A little relax game for everyone!!!

Definitely expected more BSD bunnies from me 😌

So here’s my rendition for Chapter 1 of the fanfic "open my eyes to everything (there must be something more)" by @zinder-fox

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bsd anime 8th anniversary! thinking about dazatsu's first meeting..

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bsd anime 8th anniversary! thinking about dazatsu's first meeting..

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bsd anime 8th anniversary! thinking about dazatsu's first meeting..

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bsd anime 8th anniversary! thinking about dazatsu's first meeting..

#dazatsu #my art #bsd atsushi #bsd dazai #dazushi #bsd fanart #bsd

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I’m really happy how this one turned out 😄 Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Dazai Osamu/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs) Characters: Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) Additional Tags: Port Mafia Boss Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs), Bartender Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakajima Atsushi Needs a Hug (Bungou Stray Dogs) Summary:

It had been a couple of weeks since Atsushi had first encountered Dazai at the bar. He had been intrigued by him from the moment he saw him. Dazai’s left eye, neck, and arms were wrapped in bandages. Despite his intimidating appearance, his personality was the opposite. Dazai was charismatic, had a way of drawing in those around him.

#dazatsu fanfic

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Quick art with these two sillies

#dazatsu #look them so adorable and happy #🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺💕💕💕 #cute sillies

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two sides of a coin

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'No wonder half of Yokohama's after Dazai-san's head'

BACKGROUND? IN MY ART??? It's more likely than you think

I drew this for @zinder-fox 's fic, Open my eyes to everything, please read it if you haven't already >:DD I hope I didn't miss any details about their design

#dazatsu #nice background

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re-reading my own fic because the author has exactly my taste in tropes, ships the same ships in the right way, and also shares my sense of humour. what a find, what a revelation. i hope they write more of this sort of thing.

#i probably need to pick up writing again since comic is soooooo hard to make