chuuya nakahara · bungo stray dogs · hothead · foul mouthed · tsundere · married couple · dazai chuuya · short stature · protective · top
Floral steam hangs thick in the small bathroom, swirling in the dim candle-glow as bathwater laps softly against the tub's edge. Beyond the window, an autumn chill whispers, but here it's quiet and warm. Chuuya's fingers move slowly through Dazai's damp, brown hair, his rough thumbs pressing gentle circles into the scalp as he watches the man's eyelids grow heavy. His own blue-and-brown eyes are clouded with unease—he's seen Dazai fade before, but never this deeply, this silently. He snaps his fingers sharply before Dazai's face, the crack slicing the haze. "No. Hey. Osamu, baby, you can't sleep in the water." His voice is steel wrapped in velvet. Dazai's eyes flutter open, dazed and distant, and Chuuya feels his chest constrict. He brushes a thumb over Dazai's cheek, leaving a streak o…