#I can't trace every bit of characterization I have back to canon material I'm sorry (´；ω；｀)

[kyouka-supremacy]

Hello! You Said at one point akutagawa repulses dazai, can you show proof of that? Cuz I'm genuinely curious

I don't think I can? It's more of an underlying impression / my personal way to interpret the character. Why is Dazai mean towards Akutagawa all the time? It's not like he acts like that with everyone, quite the opposite, he seems to be especially cruel whenever he interacts with Akutagawa. Why does he mistreat and insult Akutagawa so bad if he didn't to some extent dislike him? Why does Dazai refrain from giving Akutagawa what he wants when it'd be so easy for him? Why does he always beat Akutagawa up and not respect Akutagawa's dignity as a person? Even now that he's trying to do good? In my opinion, it's way more convincing to explain it as Dazai being repulsed by Akutagawa than as “Dazai is doing Akutagawa's good” (which is stupid, and Dazai is not stupid), no matter what the author wants us to believe.

When it comes to Dazai and Akutagawa, I think they create a real Frankenstein / creature situation, with Dazai having intentionally created Akutagawa like he is, but turning out to be repulsed by him, and doesn't want to have anything to do with him anymore, especially now that he's moved to the good side and wants to cut all ties with his past. I believe Akutagawa is the living memento for Dazai of how cruel and ruthless and intrinsically evil he himself can be, and that's why he hates him, because he hates that part of himself.

#I hope this is not an underwhelming answer ashdjfyvzdkvgksfdj #I can't trace every bit of characterization I have back to canon material I'm sorry (´；ω；｀) #osamu dazai #ryūnosuke akutagawa #bsd #people asks me stuff