For ninjou.

[tenimuho]

[Tonight, Dazai is really drunk.

This is not different from most other nights in their favorite bar, save for a few things.

1. Ango isn't here.

2. Dazai is really drunk. The kind of drunk that has Odasaku concerned that he might be trying to die through liver failure. That drunk.

And so, it's with hesitation that he speaks up.]

Maybe you should stop drinking for tonight.

Comments

[tenimuho]

[They're just eggs, but he does like them.]

Do you like yours?

[ninjou]

Of course.

[His half affected grin says "because you made them"... and then he laughs.]

[tenimuho]

That's good.

[Mission: Make Dazai Eat Breakfast is going well.]

Take your time. You can stay as long as you want.

[ninjou]

I can't stay long, but I'll be here tonight.

[He blinks, sighs, and looks at the eggs intently.]

I'm being presumptuous, obviously.

[tenimuho]

I already told you you could come over. That's not presuming anything.

[ninjou]

You did tell me to move in.

[He's slightly amused. Watch him abuse every invitation.]

[tenimuho]

I don't have a second dresser. You might have to live out of a suitcase.

[That gets annoying after a while, or at least he assumes it does.]

[ninjou]

Ahhh, fine, fine. I'll just sleep here.

[Yes, he's being bad.]

Kidding. Give me a few more days, though.

[tenimuho]

A few more days is fine.

[...they'd draw suspicion eventually, but until then - sleeping next to Dazai had been wonderful. Sweet.]

[ninjou]

[It was weird. He wants to get used to it before he has to give it up. He doesn't care if it's suspicious, though. No one should care. If they do, he'll correct it.]

If it's inconvenient for you, I want to know. We're... friends. [More than that. Not sure what.]

[tenimuho]

It's not inconvenient. It's nice.

...Just please don't use my toothbrush. Everything else is fine.

[ninjou]

[Snerk.]

Fair enough. I'll agree to that.

[And he leans over to steal a kiss.

When he pulls back, it's with a lightly shocked expression.]

[tenimuho]

[That was weird. Odasaku doesn't think it was a particularly strange kiss.]

What?

[ninjou]

Hot.

[Why. Why!]

It's hot...

[tenimuho]

[...oh. The pepper.]

Should I wash out my mouth?

[ninjou]

Water.....

[HE IS DYING DO YOU NOT CARE????]

[tenimuho]

[Oooooooh, right. He'll go pour Dazai a glass.]

Here you go.

[ninjou]

[Chugging now.]

Thank... you... [Cough cough wimpy cough...]

[tenimuho]

I'll warn you next time you try it.

[He might forget again, and then where would we be.]

[ninjou]

[The Death of Dazai Osamu.]

It was worth it.

[tenimuho]

I can give you kisses that aren't peppery. They're not a limited resource.

[ninjou]

They're a limited resource. I get them at night, and first thing in the morning, and I might be addicted.

[tenimuho]

You can go a few hours without them.

[...he has to, so he'd better be able to.]

[ninjou]

It's a form of torture.

[He will be good now.]

[tenimuho]

Aren't you good at that?

[How the tables turn.]