White Lily (Dazai Osamu x gn! Reader)

Day One

Oh hell. You're going to die.

Whether it's getting impaled by this angry teenager, or if Dazai somehow murders you before he does, you're dead. Why do your last moments have to absolutely suck...

You squeeze your eyes shut, bracing yourself to get a needle through the heart. The kid just had to toss you into Dazai.

Before anything happens though, you feel Dazai move from behind you. Suddenly, he's hovering over your shoulder. His right hand rests on your shoulder as his left arm reaches outward toward the incoming attack.

He speaks gruffly.

"What a pain...No Longer Human."

He connects easily with the sharp object and as soon as he touches it, the ability fades to light and dissipates. Dazai sighs as he stands up, giving you a quick glance as he turns to face your assailant for the first time today.

That glance. You wonder what his thoughts were about just then...

Dazai folds his arms over his chest and decides to stand in front of you. Suddenly, Dazai seems more imposing.

"Akutagawa. That's enough."

The teenage boy with the white tips in his hair walks into view. He still has a menacing expression on his face. In fact, he seems even angrier than before.

Hm. Dazai called him 'Akutagawa.' So...the kid is actually an acquaintance of his? Maybe...a really loathsome subordinate?

You put your thoughts on hold as Akutagawa speaks up.

"Dazai. What is this?! Just who is that?" The boy yells.

Dazai walks up to the guy. It's a slow and steady walk that's dripping in intimidation. A subtle show of power, but an effective one.

"Is that any of your concern, Akutagawa? No. Of course not."

You wince at what happens next. Dazai slaps the kid straight across the face. The sound of it echoes throughout the room several times...

Ouch...

You realize if he wanted to, Dazai could easily do that to you as well, unlike your other superiors. You haven't been in the mafia for long, but you already know that punishment is usually dealt with in violence around here.

Akutagawa speaks up, "Dazai-" but he quickly gets cut off by him. He's on the floor right now, still feeling the burning pain of that slap.

"Huh. You're still so weak. You can't seem to keep your impulsivity in check, now can you?"

Akutagawa remains silent. He holds his hand over his cheek and rubs it slowly with his thumb. His gaze is fixed on Dazai.

Your own gaze is fixed on him as well. A part of you wishes to interject. While the boy may have been trying to kill you, you can see you were never his true intended target. As far as that goes, it was definitely Dazai.

However, you're unsure as to how Dazai would react to you stepping in. The sight of your own blood flashes briefly in your memory. You shudder just thinking about it.

"Akutagawa, you were so taken by your emotions today that you didn't even realize it wasn't me you were fighting. I saw your face. You were caught off guard when you saw the face of somebody else coming for you. And so, you panicked and threw them to the side in an instant. Impressive. You actually landed a hit on me despite your anger issues." Dazai turns around and starts walking back in your direction. "However, as of right now, it's your only successful hit. Heh. And guess what? It was an accident on your part. That's just pathetic. You've still got a long ways to go."