Breathless {Akutagawa x Male-Reader} [Phase I - Interest]

Ten

>Akutagawa's POV.<

I walked over in the hall to the agency's office.

Final day.

I was about to open the door when I felt someone pulling me into another room.

[Rashoumon]

Jaws attacked the person behind me, before I heard a chuckle as Rashoumon disappeared.

"On guard as usual, Akutagawa."

It was Dazai.

I turned to face him, "Dazai-san."

"Hey, Akutagawa~" he waved at me with a smirk.

I waited. For him to say something, at least.

"So, how's life with my brother?" he suddenly asked.

I slightly tilted my head.

"Just.. Fine." I answered.

"Fine? Pssh. You like him down you?" he crossed his arms, suddenly looking serious.

Wait... What?

Does he think I swing that way?

"I don't understand."

"You act different around him. So I simply assumed that it was either because of a rivalry, or a love interest." he smirked, "I was hoping it was the latter."

So.. He thinks I like Y/n...?

Do I?

I didn't reply. I didn't know what to say.

"Thinking about it?" he smirked once more.

"I.."

Do I like Y/n..?

I mean.. I may have put a blanket on him, but... I don't like him that way..

Or do I..?

How am I supposed to know...?

"I.. Don't know... If I do." I looked down.

Dazai's look turned soft and he walked over to me, putting a hand on my shoulder.

"Today's your last day, did you do anything about the conditions your boss told you?" his voice turned a little darker.

"I didn't." I bluntly replied.

"So, what are you gonna do about it?"

"Nothing. I'll return to the mafia."

{3rd person}

Dazai was a little shocked.

You're.. Gonna go back to the mafia?
After all you've been through?

But Dazai didn't want to argue with Akutagawa, and simply walked out of the server room.

-later-

"Dazai, can you explain as to why you held this meeting on the last minute?" Kunikida was having none of Dazai's excuses, but he asked anyway.

"Now now, we have a huge problem, so major, it could end the world!" Dazai exclaimed dramatically.

The other members looked at him, no saying a word.

"What's the problem?" Kenji asked.

"Well, Kenji-kun." Dazai crossed, looking serious, "Akutagawa is going back to the mafia, because none of us would take his place in the mafia."

"So that's what you're calling us for?" Yosano questioned him, her head on her palm, resting, looking uninterested.

"But without Akutagawa, Y/n will lose a potential, love interest!!" Dazai tried to reason with them.

"What love interest?" all of them asked in unison

"Akutagawa, who else? I thought you people are detectives." Ranpo sighed at the back, eating his pocky sticks as usual in every meeting.

"Y/n likes Akutagawa?" Naomi asks, "As in that way."

"Y/n came out as gay a couple years ago, I'm sure everyone remembers." Fukuzawa said to everyone, as he walked into the room. "However, Dazai, we cannot force anyone to leave for you, your brother's or Akutagawa's benefit."

"What if someone voluntarily leaves?" he argued.

The grey haired man sighed, "Alright, anyone who volunteers to join the mafia, raise your hand."

There was only one hand that was raised.

Tanizaki.