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...did you happen to run into Kunikida-kun during Sanguis?

[scarsnstripes]

[Ranpo you can't keep doing this, Atsushi's going to rupture something at this rate.

First he's paling from horror, and then his face is starting to redden again. He's going to get dizzy at this rate... though he already kind of feels that way, at that question. He rests one hand on the countertop, totally not to keep himself upright and from crumbling into a pile of mortification.]

I... went to visit him to see how he was doing, yes.

[He hadn't even realized Sanguis would be his moonblessing until he'd pinned him to a wall.]

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And you saw what he was like the whole time right?

[...]

I ran into him in the street.

[Is he gonna have to connect the dots here or is Atsushi good]

[scarsnstripes]

[Oh, Atsushi's good alright. If Kunikida was anything like he was when Atsushi visited--]

Did he-- in the street?!

[sweetsleuth]

Yes.

[Oh god, now Ranpo's covering his face in shame.]

[Because he liked that, too. Probably too much.]

...I'm beginning to think I might be an exhibitionist. And I can't even blame the moons for that.







[Yes, the real reason he's upset is because he's aggressively kink-shaming himself.]

[scarsnstripes]

[....Oh.

Oh. Um... hm.

That's...]

I-I mean.... I don't think that makes you a bad person? A kinky one, maybe, but... Um... You can't really help what you enjoy, right? A-And it's not like you made other people watch you or anything...!

[Honestly he's trying his best to be reassuring here, but also... RIP Ranpo.]

...It's not the strangest thing you could be enjoying, sex wise?

[#Nailedit

But also, he's fucking Dazai, he's had Experiences.]

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[HE'S TRYING SO HARD but he's also making it so much worse.]

That's not very reassuring.

[...]

And you're not allowed to judge me when you're the one who sucked me off in the middle of a cafe.

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[And now it's Atsushi's turn to cover his face in shame.]

I-I wasn't thinking clearly, alright?! It was just... I liked the idea of having all your attention, and...!

[Trailing off into a pathetic whine here.]

And I'm not judging you. I've done some things that are probably kinkier, after all...

[sweetsleuth]

...like what?

[scarsnstripes]

[Really Ranpo...]

...It involves Dazai-san. Do you really want to know?

[Turn back now, Ranpo.]

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Considering I just told you I had sex in an alley with Kunikida-kun and liked it -- I'd say you owe me something embarrassing you've done in return.

[YES, IT WAS AN ALLEY it's hard to say if that made it better or worse.]

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[scarsnstripes]

An alleyway?

[Wow, Kunikida... He can only imagine how awkward that would have been after Sanguis...

But Ranpo is right, in a way. And Atsushi turns his gaze away, because he knows he's right, but...]

[scarsnstripes]

...I-I got shot with a drug called 'glow' during a big fight that made me a little... animalistic. Okay, a lot.

[Stiiiiilll not looking at Ranpo. This is embarrassing enough without seeing the judgement okay!]

...The only way to cure it was getting someone to offer you Chroma. I sort of... well... P-Pinned him to a wall and... bit him. And clawed him. A lot. There was blood and--

[He grimaces.]

....He really, really liked it. A lot.

[That is the understatement of the century Atsushi.]

AndthenwefinishedafterIwasbacktomysenses.

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Atsushi, do you really think I'm going to be shocked to hear Dazai-kun is a masochist?

Have you seen the way he gets when Kunikida-kun manhandles him? I'd be more shocked to hear he likes it gentle.

[And yes, he is taking into consideration that Atsushi is probably not exaggerating when he says a lot. No doubt Dazai's depravity ran deeper than either of the could fathom.]

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No, I'm pretty sure everyone knows he's a masochist. Just--

[Listen there was a lot of blood and Dazai's suit was barely clothing and--

Waaaaaaaait a second--]

D-Did you just...

[sweetsleuth]

[Oh. He noticed.]

...did I what?

[scarsnstripes]

....Did you just call me 'Atsushi'?

[He actually looks... embarrassed? And amusingly enough, like he's trying not to show how happy that makes him. It's a weird expression.]

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Is there a problem with that?

[HE DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE CALLED OUT now he looks embarrassed.]

[scarsnstripes]

N-No! Not at all! I just... I didn't expect it.

[That 'no' is practically squeaked, goodness.]

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Well-- there's four of you now, counting Tiger-kun. It's easier to keep track if I call all of you something different!

[But okay, he's not gonna just be a tsundere. But he does look a little sheepish, reaching up and scratching his cheek.]

And... after everything that's happened between us, it just... feels right?

[scarsnstripes]

O-Oh... I suppose that makes sense.

[Atsushi's looking just as sheepish. Actually, his expression right now might honestly be comparable to a flustered schoolgirl, more likely.

Listen!! He's never had anyone close to him just... It's nice okay?]

U-Um... then... could I... I mean, if it's alright with you, if it's not it's fine of course, but-- C-Could I call you 'Ranpo'?

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[He doesn't expect that to cause a little twinge in his chest, but it does. Who called him "Ranpo" regularly outside of Fukuzawa-san? Yosano let it slip on occasion, especially now that they've become so close. And a few people here who likely didn't speak Japanese in their own world naturally won't use honorifics at all.]

[But there really was something special about making that change intentionally like this.]

I think I'd be more offended if you didn't! ...Atsushi.

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[There really was, wasn't it? Atsushi doesn't know anyone who has just called him 'Atsushi' regularly, so hearing Ranpo call him that makes his stomach flutter happily. Someone close enough to call him that.... it was nice in a way he couldn't quite put into words.]

Ranpo, then. [His smile is wide and bright, like Ranpo's just given him a gift of some sort.]

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[Ah, that really does feel nice to hear. It's enough to make him forget his sour mood earlier, smiling brightly back at Atsushi.]

Say, why don't you stay over and have some cake, too? There's plenty for both of us, after all!