Catchall: Ayabe

[shortfornow]

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CW: implied suicide attempts cause dem scars

[shortfornow]

[ Searching Ayabe's face for a moment before he turns around to face him, crossing his legs on the bed. ]

Fine fine. You aren't going to like it though.

[ He'll hold out his arm so Ayabe can help take that one off, while he uses his other hand to pull off the one on his neck. If he's paying attention to that one, he will basically see a rope burn scar. ]

[kazokun]

[ Oh, he really does not like this, careful in his unwrapping of the bandages to see how recent they are, it's been several weeks since Dazai had come here ]

Did they do this to you?

[ the mafia ]

[shortfornow]

[ His arm will have scars that appear to be from a knife or something else. Some of them are over a month old, while others are faded from over a year ago. ]

I did this to me. The boss had a hard time keeping me alive for the last year.

[kazokun]

[ He can feel his heart sink despite Dazai saying it to him again and again, not wanting to believe it even when all the evidence is laid out in front of him like this.

"Why?" he wants to ask, but he doesn't want to pry into the reasons- does he need any more of a reason, seeing what he already saw? A splash of blood and a crazed face, the numbness existing from even before.

Ayabe breathes out, placing a hand over the scars on Dazai's arm, like he could cover them and make them have never existed. ]

...Has it been any better here? Is there anything I can do?

[shortfornow]

[ His eyes widen for a moment, both from his words and his actions. No one really touches him like that.

Then he'll turn his attention quickly to his other arm to pull the bandages off. In case he's wondering, it's the same thing over on the side too. ]

...It's been different here. It's hard to see what makes life worth living at times, but now and then I do actually feel something. It's interesting at times.

[kazokun]

[ Why can't Dazai's non-dominant hand give himself a break /:

But there it is again, that "interesting" that worries Ayabe just as much as the marks on Dazai's arms and neck, where he wishes he could find something else for Dazai to latch onto instead. But in a place like this, bleak as it always is, it's hard. ]

Hold onto those times.

[ Even if it's dangerous, even if Ayabe hates it, no matter what it takes, hold onto it ]

There'll be more, and you'll find new things. I'm sure of it.

[shortfornow]

[ And there's Ayabe acting concerned and caring.

He lifts his hand, hesitating for a moment. Then he'll reach over to touch Ayabe's cheek lightly. ]

You really like looking out for others, Reito.

[ Letting his hand drop immediately afterwards. His expression changing to something unreadable. ]

Don't worry~ I plan on staying around for a while longer. I have something to aim for at least.

[ He has a bet with Chuuya which... Ayabe probably won't approve of ]

[kazokun]

[ He blinks in surprise when his face is touched, mild confusion on his face before his brows pinch together a little. ]

It's not as if I enjoy it... You guys being who you are doesn't give me any other choice.

[ Y'all are so concerning!!! Whatever this bet is, it's better Ayabe never find out, probably. ]

[shortfornow]

[ Pfft. Mild confusion is easier than most of the other reactions he could have gotten from that. ]

Let's face it, even if we weren't like this, you still would be worried. I feel bad for anyone you wind up dating. They would be sharing you with a lot of people.

[ If Ayabe ever dates. ]

[kazokun]

[ Ayabe frowns a little more, because dating is about the furthest thing from his mind in murder mansion. He just wants 3244284094 cute little siblings, he doesn't want to date. ]

Don't say it like I'd be sleeping around or something. It'd be different.

[ It would not. Dazai is absolutely right. ]

[shortfornow]

I'm surprised, Reito! Your mind went immediately to sleeping around.

[ What a perv. And he's going to mischief mode. ]

I was referring to how you would neglect them, while you were busy running around taking care of othes.

[kazokun]

[ Wow! Dazai's not actively bleeding, so Ayabe shoves him on the shoulder so he can STOP. ]

Shut up, I wouldn't do that either!

[ HE WOULD and he knows it ]

It's never going to happen, though, so there's no point in talking about this anymore.

[shortfornow]

[ He's pushed and he's laughing in response. ]

You're more likely to fall for someone than I am.

[ So it's maybe a 1% chance of happening. ]

Reito is going to be a heart breaker.

[kazokun]

Shut up.

[ He is much more likely to break somebody's arm than their heart, and that's just sad.

Ayabe huffs and stands to get leave the room, because he is GREAT at running away from things he doesn't want to deal with. What happened to helping Dazai with his bandages? He can handle them on his own. ]

[shortfornow]

[ He'll wait until Ayabe gets to the door before calling out to him. ]

You don't want to see what's under the rest of them?

[kazokun]

[ .................god damn it. He stops at the door and turns around, squinting. ]

You can just tell me, can't you?

[shortfornow]

[ There's a grin there. ]

Are you sure that would be enough for you? I could lie about it again.

[kazokun]

Why make this difficult for both of us, Dazai?

[ Is Ayabe going to have to threaten Dazai to bathe together so he can't hide anything??? He already did that to [redacted] and he doesn't need to do that again. ]

[shortfornow]

[ That's gay.

He's going to scoot back to the edge of the bed and then wiggle his finger for Ayabe to come over there. ]

You should find out while you have the chance. Who knows when I'll be in a sharing mood again.

[kazokun]

[ Yeah. But he just frowns, leaning against the door with his arms crossed over his chest. ]

Then share.

[shortfornow]

Stand over here. You won't be able to see it all from there.

[ Are you now Jingles, Ayabe ]

[kazokun]

[ He will take ONE step closer. ]

[shortfornow]

[ One step is still too far. So he'll just turn his back to Ayabe and pull off the bandages wrapped around his torso. If he wants to see the front view, he's going to have to move his butt.

He will probably just see some cuts and scrapes on his back, but nothing major. ]

I keep forgetting about this one. Someone tried killing me just before I arrived here.

[kazokun]

[ ....... He's being baited and he knows this, but still!!!!! He makes for the bed so he can sit back down again and make Dazai turn around ]

What happened? Here, let me see.

[shortfornow]

[ All according to plan.

Is it good news or not that he actually has something to show? He's turning around to face him. There's a large, diagonal scar starting towards his shoulder and ends down by his stomach. ]

Someone was trying to silence me with a scythe.