twin darkness, polar frames

In Chuuya's frustration with being partnered with Dazai, powerful as they are, he runs off from Port Mafia's boundaries for a week. He's reported to be unresponsive and his location is unknown, so Dazai is ordered to fetch him.

In the process of finding Chuuya, Dazai is shot just under his pectoral muscles. He isn't able to patch himself up, and due to Chuuya's insistence, his partner treats him.

Unfortunately, one of Dazai's secrets is revealed to his partner while he's being treated: he wasn't born a boy.

(originally posted on ao3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/48761566)