#rambling about bsd again

[chrxnicdaydream]

something about Dazai being comfortable enough around Chuuya to be vulnerable and let him see his genuine reactions (especially his genuine shock) as he processes out loud is SO SO IMPORTANT TO ME

plus Chuuya not being shocked to see the genius at work tells us this isn’t the first time he’s seen Dazai actively figuring things out in real time…

the way Chuuya knows Dazai's nervous habits— noticing that Dazai is worried, and subtly checking on him. the way Dazai drops his facade in favor of putting all of his focus into the mental game at hand is such an obvious sign of trust & closeness for someone like Dazai, whose facade is his main form of defense

how they interact with each other in the downtimes when there’s nobody watching…

all i can think is, look how far they’ve come since they were 16 when Dazai couldn’t trust anyone with his plans. how even now, Dazai is always putting up his “all according to plan” front, even with the agency. how Chuuya is the one person we’ve seen him truly drop the mask around, and Chuuya doesn’t bat an eye. even their banter is ongoing, but subdued.

soukoku and their subtle displays of intimacy will be the death of me 💔

#it’s the casual intimacy for me #they make me so insane #they both look so cutieful lately 🥺 #but this chapter… ough- #bsd #skk #soukoku #bungou stray dogs #bsd dazai #dazai osamu #bsd chuuya #nakahara chuuya #bsd manga #bsd 114 #bsd 114 spoilers #bsd spoilers #edit: if you saw that typo no you didn’t… #rambling about bsd again

[purrfectlycontent]

anime onlys will never know that the ada cares so much about dazai they literally crafted an entire plan on how to revive him if he actually dies

#my ramblings #the current arc had me thinking about this again #i don’t think the anime did the best job portraying the ada’s relationship apart from fukuzawa ranpo and yosano #there’s also atsushi with kyouka and dazai but other than that the characters seem… disconnected? from each other? #i’m about to reread 55 minutes just for this #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd dazai #armed detective agency

[whathorselegs]

This is probably going to be controversial take (I mean no harm by it, and its not hate directed at anyone), but the reason Dazai shooting at Akutagawa in Dark Era is so shocking to people is because he did it to a character we've had time to get attached to.

If Dazai had shot/killed/wounded a random subordinate for messing up his plans, it would be in all the PM!Dazai remixes as one of his dark and cool moments. Like when he's repeatedly shooting that guy in fifteen. It's messed up, but it doesn't happen to a character we're attached to, it happens to an enemy, so we swallow Dazai doing it much easier. If Akutagawa had been a random subordinate, people might even say Dazai was right to do it because that subordinate did a dumb thing that led their investigation to a dead end. (This is theoretical example not my opinion, I don't agree with what Dazai did)

I'm not justifying what Dazai did, but it's the framing that makes this so much more "evil" and unforgivable for people than anything else PM!Dazai did. It's stated multiple times Dazai was terrible to his enemies AND his own subordinates. Akutagawa wasn't the exception, he was just the one we care about. (Q too, though I see less talk about that and we're not actually shown what happened to Q)

Yes, it is cruel, no denying that, he hurts Akutagawa to teach him a lesson, that what's the mafia life has taught Dazai is effective. I'd argue though, it's not anymore cruel than what Yosano does to Tanizaki and Kunikida. She literally tortures them, but it's fine because it's played off as a joke and they're healed in the end. When in reality it's Yosano taking out her trauma on her patients and friends, and she's enjoying it. She didn't need her patients to be half dead in the flashbacks, that came after the trauma. She hurts them to discourage them from getting hurt again in the future. (Again, no hate intended, I love Yosano and all her complexities)

Dazai hurt Akutagawa the same way. Except it's never told as a joke. It happens brutally because it is and the show wants you to feel it in those moments. There is plenty brutal things that Dazai does that are played off as not serious. What he does to Ango with the airbag in his car is brutal. Yet its framed as a dark but necessary action, we're supposed to agree with Dazai because it ultimately saves Kyouka and Dazai gets to have some vengeance. It's a framed as a victory over Ango that we're supposed to support.

Chuuya is constantly being brutal in fights. He kills those people in the woods when he goes to retrieve Q and it's not a gentle killing either. He enjoys the fight, he's happy to get his hands dirty, he likes throwing bullets at people. And we accept this because he does it to the "bad guys".

Yet when Chuuya murdered the guards at Meursault, people thought this was out of character for him. It wasn't. These characters simply seemed more like innocent bystanders to the audience so the reality of how vicious Chuuya's actions were, kicked back in.

So many characters do messed up things in BSD, to pin one as irredeemable because of them doesn't make sense when so many characters are guilty of similar actions. People put Oda up on a pedestal just like Dazai does, because he stopped killing and took in some kids, but he was still a murderer, he still shot and maimed people with ease, as long as they were breathing he was fine with hurting them.

Sure, you can certainly say, "I no longer like this character because of their actions." and that's perfectly fine. You have no obligation to like a character, your preferences are perfectly valid. I just don't believe there's meant to be such a thing as irredeemable or truly evil in BSD. Just people who choose to keep hurting others, and those who try to be better than who they once were.

Dazai has hurt literal hundreds of people during his mafia years but that's off screen and to nameless background characters, it's easier to dismiss. The way he treats Akutagawa is a reminder to the audience that all the characters' actions have consequences. That Atsushi's hero was another person's nightmare and that BSD has many characters like this.

#bungou stray dogs #bsd dazai #bsd akutagawa #rambling #bsd #I'll say it again in the tags #no hate is intended here #this is not a post saying you have to like Dazai #I'm just writing out my thoughts about BSDs framing of actions

[dailynakaharachuuya]

Eyelash envy

#bungo stray dogs #bungo stray dogs chuuya #bungo stray dogs dazai #bungou stray dogs #bungou stray dogs chuuya #bungou stray dogs dazai #bsd #bsd chuuya #bsd dazai #skk #soukoku #(I love the idea of Dazai having really long eyelashes and Chuuya having.. barely any) #(I'm streaming again today!! I'm making the ada office in the sims 4 at 4pm BST if anyone wants to join ahaha @ twitch.tv/featherphoenix) #(Perhaps I simply just want an excuse to ramble on about bsd..) #(Simply just not prepared for tomorrow)

[sherxplained]

So, long awaited Fyodor's backstory.... Asagiri dropped the bomb on us just like that, huh?

First of all, he looks so fine. And we established he has a thing for being underground and chained up, et cetera.

For all we knew, he could be the very first ability user ever, or if he even the one who's created these abilities in the first place. Hence, his obsession and all these talk about "God, Men, and Devil" and why he's also there in alternate universe.

His existence is a crime and his punishment is to always continued existing.

I do hope he won't be the classic case of "I'm immortal and I want to end it all" and that only can be achieved in a world without ability.

Or, he simply misleading Sigma and in extensions, Dazai and Agency (unlikely though)

#bro is yapping #I'm rambling #to be very honest #the timeline is so funny though #i blame all those jokes about ancient fyodor #anyway #it's stray away from the main theme and bsd plot #what is bsd plot again? #asagiri really said #plot what plot #😅 #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd 113 #fyodor bsd

[jounosparticles]

i really hope after this arc we see jouno questioning his own morality and whether he’s a good person or not due to his past. fukuchi believing that he could easily go back to his old ways surely is going to make him question if he has truly become good.

i also really want tetchou to be the one to tell him that he’s a good person despite past mistakes; that he’s proven to be a good person by his change and actions. that he’s just as much of a hero as the other hunting dogs.

tetchou is the only one who’s actively defended jouno, i feel like a moment where they talk and reassure that jouno is a good person would be great for both characters.

#i’ve definitely talked about this before but guess what this is my tumblr so i can say it again my rules #suegiku brainrot again #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd tetchou #bsd tecchou #bsd jouno #jouno saigiku #bsd tetcho #tetchou suehiro #suegiku #saihiro #saigiku jouno #suehiro tetchou #axls rambling

[that-was-anticlimactic]

Ouu okay okay how about kunikida + another character of your choosing and "Where exactly do you think you're going?"

i spun a bsd character wheel, and it landed on tachihara!

Tachihara quietly closes the door to Jun's door behind him and lets out of a soft breath of relief.

"Where exactly do you think you're going?"

He freezes, then slowly turns around to see Kunikida with his arms crossed.

Da.mn, of all the people to catch him, it just had to be the one with a major stick up his a.ss, huh?

"Hey, man," he says, slowly raising his hands. "I was just, uh, dropping something off."

"This early?" Kunikida raises a brow.

"Yup." He pops his 'p'. "I'm an early riser. So, if you don't mind, I'll be on my way--"

Just as Tachihara is about to book it, he sees Kunikida's eyes land on his neck. His very bruised neck. His neck that is covered in bite marks and hand prints that he plans to cover up when he gets back to his place.

"If you think that's bad, you should see the other guy," he blurts out.

Kunikid's eyes widen, and Tachihara thinks now would be a good time to pass out or, perhaps, keel over a die.

"Sh.it."

"Sh.it indeed."

"Look, dude, we really don't need to get into this, okay? It's perfectly natural for enemies to hook up every once in awhile. The whole fighting this is sexy sometimes! Sue me!"

Kunikida does not seem impressed.

"Gah, look. Just... please don't tell anyone, okay? He isn't ready to be out yet and he's terrified of disappointing you so--"

"Tachihara-kun."

His mouth snaps shut.

"I'm not..." Kunikida drags a hand down his face. "I'm not disappointed. Just surprised and... just don't let it get in the way of work and for the love of God, please make sure Kenji-kun and Kyouka-kun don't walk into... anything."

Oh thank GOD.

"That won't happen, trust me. We usually do it at my place but Naomi-chan is away for the week, which you obviously know, and there's something kinda hot about sneaking around here."

Kunikida wrinkles his nose.

"I don't want to... whatever. Does Naomi-chan know?"

"Heh, no. Not yet, anyways."

Kunikida nods. "That's probably for the best. She's really smart, though. Dazai trained her for a bit, and Ranpo has taken her under his wing. It won't be a secret for long."

"Yeah, we kinda figured." He scratches the back of his neck. God, this is awkward.

The silence starts to get to him, and, because Tachihara has no impulse control, apparently, he snorts and says: "What you aren't going to threaten to kill me or anything?"

A slow grin starts slinking up Kunikida's face. "I don't see the point in wasting my time when I know that Naomi-chan will threaten you in a most effective manner."

Kunikida clears his throat before Tachihara can properly process the threat and adjusts his collar (but not before Tachihara sees a patch of yellow and purple...) and bows. "I trust you can see yourself out."

"Yes, sir, I can!"

He's not about to refuse the out Kunikida so graciously gave him, so he shoots Kunikida with finger guns and bolts down the hall calling, "Seeya!"

#hil tag #corey rambles:) #corey writes:) #this was.... not what i was expecting to write tbh #also yes c.huuya and d.azai were over with kunikida which is why he didn't make a fuss about tachi being there #hi hillllllll sorry i took forever lol #having a full time job makes finding time to write HARD even when you wanna lol #THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME!!! #bsd #tachihara michizou #<- i may use this later so i wanna find it again lol

[mossy-rot]

finished the newest season of bsd and started checking out some new ships and. apparently in the desperate times of lacking lesbian content the bungo stray dogs fandom has turned to sigma and dazai and said 'you guys should be cunty actually'

#it is unreal how many lesbian sigzai fics there are #also the amount of trans sigma is astounding. who knew this is where all the sapphic bsd content was #bungou stray dogs #bungou gay dogs #bungou stray dogs spoilers #bsd spoilers #im still so fckin mad about sigma dying that mf better be back in season 6 they better fake out his death again #text post #this season was unbelievably homoerotic like more than usual #fyolai people how are you feeling. sigzai people how are you also feeling #speaking of sigzai why did they set up the elevator scene like they were gonna kiss. what was that about #mossy's rambles #luci's rambles #sigzai #bsd #bsd sigma #bsd dazai #ao3 #fanfiction #queer #lgbt

[dazais-guardian-angel]

I'm finding it difficult to reconcile the fact that what I've always wanted and envisioned for Nikolai and his relationship with Fyodor based on fanworks and the very very little canon information we've had to go off of so far, will very likely be very different from what we actually get.

While I understand the appeal of Fyodor taking over Nikolai's body via his blood ability, and the inherent, romantic, ironic tragedy of that — for Nikolai, the person who yearned for freedom, to meet an end by having his soul eternally trapped in the body of the person he loved the most, while Fyodor lives on in his body, never truly knowing how much he was adored by him — I would just hate the idea of that happening now? It just feels far, far too soon for Nikolai to be dead, for his character to no longer have a role or a purpose; his mind and behavior is so utterly fascinating in all its bizarre contradictions, there's so much more to explore and discover with him, he's one of BSD's most complex characters, or at least he's set up to be, and I really hope Asagiri wouldn't throw him away this soon without doing anything more with him.

I never really thought that Nikolai would be the one to end Fyodor for good, way down the line (that can only ever be Dazai's job, to me, since he's his foil), but I always imagined he'd at least have some kind of role in attempting to kill him, since that's his ultimate wish. I imagined that it would be ugly, frenzied, unhinged, desperate, Nikolai finally being forced to acknowledge the horrible truth that's always been buried within his subconscious but he's never wanted to accept: that going against all human reason and killing someone he cares so deeply for will not, in fact, simply make those feelings go away, and will instead make them unable to ignore in his despair. The realization that he'll always be chained to human emotions, to love, no matter how much he thinks he can be free of them. And then, the ensuing breakdown from that. Yes, it's extremely fanficky lmao, but that kind of drama makes sense to me for him and them. It's interesting.

There was also the angst angle of Fyodor being immortal, and Nikolai's agenda perhaps stemming from wanting to save him from that, and being able to finally free him from it in the same way he himself wants to be freed. Killing being the ultimate expression of love, not too dissimilar to Mushitarou killing Yokomizo, both putting on an act of being hateful/vengeful/hostile towards the other in order to cope with the fact that deep down they can't bear the thought of them being gone.

But then we got Fyodor's "death" here, and Nikolai's reaction to it was so unbelievably underwhelming and calm that it made me question everything I thought I knew about Asagiri's writing skills him, and what the story is going for with him. And combined with this revelation now that Fyodor is (unsurprisingly!) immortal, but specifically in the way that he can be killed but supposedly resurrects endlessly (which I really like in of itself, don't get me wrong)... it makes me question what exactly Nikolai knows, or will know, and it somewhat destroys the potential angst we could get with them in the end, or at least drastically changes it.

If Nikolai already knows Fyodor can't be killed, that means we'll never get a moment where he tries to kill him and then has to face the fact that he did the deed and it didn't make him feel freed, and he instantly regrets it. It also means we'd never get a moment where he tries to kill him and then discovers he can't truly die, and the ensuing insanity that would occur from that. It also makes me even question the legitimacy of his reaction to Fyodor's "death" here... was it so damn apathetic and lukewarm because he already knows it wasn't permanent? I mean, I'd like an explanation for it feeling so ooc, it would make me feel better about that, but I can't deny that it would be disappointing to have yet another part of this arc that was just an act and not genuine feelings....

Now, that isn't to say that it's impossible to do anything interesting with Nikolai already knowing the truth. He could be wishing to try to attain free will through the illogical pursuit of an impossible task: in this case, killing Fyodor. There's a beautiful, tragic paradox in him wishing to attempt something to gain his freedom that he and we know is impossible, especially if subconsciously he takes solace in the fact that he'd be able to kill Fyodor without actually losing him for good. If Nikolai doesn't already know, assuming he's not dead he's likely going to find out the truth soon when he next sees Fyodor alive and kicking — I can't imagine a way he wouldn't find out. In that case, we wouldn't get the aforementioned scenario where he tries to kill him and discovers it's futile, which is the most juicy to me I won't lie, but I am still fascinated by the idea of how Nikolai will respond just seeing him suddenly alive again and having to process this after having just mourned him. It's interesting to imagine how he might respond to and treat Fyodor after at last knowing how it truly felt to lose him, and realizing how much he didn't want that, and then suddenly having him back. It might cause him to finally understand that his desire for freedom is unobtainable, and cause him to spiral, and fundamentally change their relationship going forward. An eventual tragic end for him such as Fyodor taking over his body would not feel out of place to me in that case, perhaps, but still not until we've had more time to see Nikolai reflect and see his possible change in perspectives.

I don't know, I'm just rambling at this point lmao. I know very well that so much of my expectations and desires for Nikolai and Fyolai are built up from fan content over the years just because there's been nothing else to work with, and that it's unfair to judge what Asagiri decides to do with him/them based on preconceived notions. Whatever he does could still be interesting in the end, even if it's not what I initially wanted or expected, and being open to being surprised is always a good thing. At the end of the day we still know barely anything about Nikolai, so it's not completely fair for me to judge something as ooc for a character we still know so little about.

But... it's because we know so little about him and have gotten so little of him, that at the very least, I'm gonna be really upset if he does die here from being possessed by Fyodor like people are worrying about. I really don't think he will, because I'm pretty confident the helicopter pilot is the one Fyodor swapped with/resurrected in the body of as per soup's theory, and again I'm not saying it wouldn't be fitting eventually... but I really don't want it to happen now. :/ I just think Nikolai still has so much potential as a character and so much more we need to see of him before his likely inevitable and tragic demise (however it happens), so whatever Asagiri decides to do with him I just really, really hope we don't lose him so prematurely; it would honestly be such a tremendous waste imo.

#bungou stray dogs #bsd 114 #is this meta? i don't know #more like just incoherent rambling lmao #i just don't want Nikolai to die man....... I really don't #i get that people are hyped up on the juicy tragedy of it all but plssssssss it's too soon for him to go #we need so much more of the enigmatic clown...... he's too interesting to lose just yet!!! #i'm sad at probably losing the outcomes i always hoped for him and fyolai but right now i just want More Of Him #he can't die so soon when he's barely even had pagetime #it COULD be fascinating to see Fyodor's reaction to taking over his body but....... i don't think he'd /have/ any right now #they need more time together before one of them dies #i always thought/hoped Fyodor would die first and Nikolai would be left alone to angst lmao but ugh........ #now it's really feeling like it'll be the opposite #which again doesn't HAVE to be a bad thing depending on how Asagiri executes it........ I just think this is way too soon for it to happen #i'm gonna be so mad if Nikolai just dies offscreen without us ever hearing from him again because Fyodor possessed his body #poetically cruel and tragic? yes. but also so anticlimactic at this moment in time #never getting to hear from him again......... #ugh i blame all the Fyolai fan creators; they've raised the bar too high 😭😭😭 #idk maybe i'm just talking out of my ass though. i probably am. i just feel conflicted about all this and need to see where it goes

[r0semultiverse]

WAIT- is this one of the alternate timelines created from the space-time sword ("Shintō Amenogozen")!? 👀

I'm an anime-only bsd enjoyer & ever since that damn sword popped up after Atsushi & Akutagawa killed him on the boat but he was able to erase/undo(?) that timeline, I've been thinking that technically means there's multiple timelines. This would be the one where Fukuchi won that conflict we just saw or something else entirely is going on given the way he's dressed (if that even is him)! 👀👀👀

#plz no spoilers I want to watch it without knowing whats going on yet; I think it absolutely has to do with multiple timelines though since #Fukuchi got absolutely folded from our POV. Also his legs in the future looked robotic??? maybe just lighting & art style; but something #isnt quite right about that guy; he's also FLYING??? like HUH??? what is going on??? absolutely wild... looks like an angel too 👀 #I just hope this hiatus won't be multiple years long & force me to rewatch the whole series all over again just to understand whats going o #mind you; I don't exactly have a twitter to keep watch on series & anime announcements & things so I guess just tag me when we get a season #announcement and release date I guess?? just let me know. Adhd & series going on hiatus is not a good combo LOL #genuinely had to rewatch for this season because I only found out that it was going on through someone I follow reblogging a gifset & not #even tagging it. LOL like I could have just not known or gone the whole season without knowing since it's a more niche anime #okay I think I've rambled enough in the tags to get this post to show up in the search engine PLZ NO SPOILING the series for me btw #I will block liberally 👀 #mine #op #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd spoilers #bsd anime #bungou stray dogs anime #bungo stray dogs spoilers #live blogging

[kyouka-supremacy]

***

#The new anime official art RULES #(I mean‚ how could it not. Atsushi with hoodie AND kimono AND converse? Braid Sigma? Fingers heart Dazai???? ) #But I'm so saddened by the fact they now seem to be going for the Meursault girlies for official merch- #and Akutagawa is already left out of promo art again 😭😭 #Not only I've always been let down by the lack of Kyouka (which. I mean. Is no less understable but at least it's grown predictable.) #But now Akutagawa joins the bunch of left behinds 😭😭 #I can't believe I'm saying this (I've cursed bsd's male-exclusive merch like. every day of my life) #but I miss the skk/sskk merch art format. At least that always gave me ss/kk to rejoice for ಥ_ಥ #I had to bear a whole season of no Akutagawa merch and I was like it's okay... There'll be plenty with season 5......... #And now they've forgotten about him already 😭😭😭 #At this point Atsushi is going to be next for how much they seem to care about their protagonist ಥ_ಥ #Okay I'm done complaining I'm not actually mad ahah. The new designs truly are so pretty!!! Sigma with heels (??) at last... ? #random rambles

[chrxnicdaydream]

hc that Dazai made a point of calling Chuuya small when they met because Dazai was used to being the small one.

like, finally there was someone shorter than him. because let’s be real, Dazai was barely taller than Chuuya in Fifteen.

i think people forget how small Dazai was too— not just in height, but also in weight. He was underweight in Dark Era, but in Fifteen & even at present he's barely within the healthy weight range for his height. he was constantly described as a twig in Fifteen, and almost every time he's introduced in the light novels he's called lanky, slender, etc.

#even in terms of his present day height. like yes he’s tall #but he’s not even close to one of the tallest in bsd. he’s just tall compared to Chuuya #fic writers should really take advantage of the fact that Chuuya called Dazai a twig in 15 #‘but what about broad shoulders Dazai?’ pretty sure that’s just how harukawa draws 😭 like basically every character has ‘broad shoulders’ #if you look at it like that #i recently came to the realization that i gatekeep my hcs & theories fsr?? so i’m trying to change that lol #i wrote this in the tags of a post but figured it deserved its own post #rambling about bsd again #bsd #bungou stray dogs #soukoku #skk #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #dazai osamu #nakahara chuuya #bsd analysis #bsd meta #tw weight #bsd hcs #skk hc

[purrfectlycontent]

the fact that dazai complains about chuuya turning up the echo too high at karaoke but doesn’t complain about the singing itself must mean that chuuya’s actually a pretty good singer

#my ramblings #welcome back to random thoughts with gon where i once again think about skk #okay but the fact that it’s canon for chuuya to hum while he makes his way to a mission or other #i wonder what karaoke would have been like with the two of them gskshdk #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #skk #soukoku

[thousandsofmoths]

if it's nikolaiover istg i will

#i'm gonna scream im gonna cry dude i kinda want him to get possessed bc it'd be so fucking cool i hate it 💕 #wants to escape this warm wet hell or whatever the quote was (his brain) #gets trapped there until his body dies. #i once again ranted to my dad about this for an hour straight #to add to this. where else can nikolai go as a character other than getting killed off? which is somewhat boring and not what happens in bsd #rambles #bsd #bsd 114 #bsd nikolai #gogol bsd #nikolai gogol bsd #technically it's not fyolaiover though /j /j /j

[aroacesigma]

Boys when characters will do anything to cling onto something that is only a hollow and empty imitation of what they really want because its the only thing they have left

#yes this is about sigma again who rlse #thinking ab. the casino #hes sooooo fucking desperate he'll do anything he'll do things that cearly make him uncomfortable and unhappy for the casino #but ultimately it isnt really what he wants or needs. there isnt anything for him there #hes just filling the gaps of a real family of people who care about him of somewhere he belongs #agrhehrhjdjrhdbdh #sorry im ill #does this make sense it is very late i am tired #sigma bsd #ramblings

[noose-lion]

Current embarrassing emotion: pseudo-grief because I've figured out that the reason I can't find the blog of an artist I admire is cuz they blocked me.

#ive seen them around a bit but evertime i interacted with a post of theirs it glitched out #i followed thrm like 15 times #and reblogged their art to my side blog a few times #its embarrassing how long it took to click #sucks #cuz i liked their art #but again #my personality isn't the easiest to watch play out #but hey #maybe its because of something like my blog themes stupid or i talk about chuuya to much #bsd #jester's ramblings #jesters privilege