[ At this hour the populace of milling tourists have diminished enough that it doesn't take long to find who he's looking for. Soon as he steps onto the beach Dazai knows they're alone, save for a sky full of stars that seem to follow after Chuuya; rising around him like fireflies on hot summer nights.
He didn't rush, exactly. But although Dazai didn't really drag his feet in preparation before heading off to their little rendezvous spot, it takes some time to arrive. And he can't help but wonder what questions have been brewing in Chuuya's mind since before he'd stepped on shore. No, years and years before now. ]
Can't say I'm disappointed in letting you pick the place.
[ It probably looks inappropriately flippant in light of what's ahead, but he's removed his shoes and socks in order to feel the sand beneath his steps. Childish an act as it may seen, sensing something tactile and real helps to ground him. And he needs to pretend right now, that anything at all can brace him for suffering through a discussion that can and will lead to Odasaku. Which might as well be asking him to reach in and rip out his own heart for Chuuya to examine. Not that his partner doesn't deserve that. Dazai's heart on a platter or in the palm of his hand.
Either way, it rightfully belongs to Chuuya in the end. ]
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He didn't rush, exactly. But although Dazai didn't really drag his feet in preparation before heading off to their little rendezvous spot, it takes some time to arrive. And he can't help but wonder what questions have been brewing in Chuuya's mind since before he'd stepped on shore. No, years and years before now. ]
Can't say I'm disappointed in letting you pick the place.
[ It probably looks inappropriately flippant in light of what's ahead, but he's removed his shoes and socks in order to feel the sand beneath his steps. Childish an act as it may seen, sensing something tactile and real helps to ground him. And he needs to pretend right now, that anything at all can brace him for suffering through a discussion that can and will lead to Odasaku. Which might as well be asking him to reach in and rip out his own heart for Chuuya to examine. Not that his partner doesn't deserve that. Dazai's heart on a platter or in the palm of his hand.
Either way, it rightfully belongs to Chuuya in the end. ]