Given what Baren had talked about with Kashuu. Knowing all that he did about how to trigger these memories. He knows the connection - in this set of memories, Baren is this Dazai. A person that Chuuya wants to kill. A person that Chuuya was betrayed by. A person that, despite all that, Chuuya chose to trust and call his partner.
He hesitates.
No one should ever really call him partner, because he knows he will turn at a moment's notice if his sister only asked.
But he doesn't say that. Instead he listens, tries to push down the difficult feelings around Chuuya being hurt, and Chuuya's teeth are grit and he's struggling and processing and -
Baren leans up to press a kiss to his forehead, tender despite its brevity.
And he backs up, meets Chuuya where he is, and urges—]
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Given what Baren had talked about with Kashuu. Knowing all that he did about how to trigger these memories. He knows the connection - in this set of memories, Baren is this Dazai. A person that Chuuya wants to kill. A person that Chuuya was betrayed by. A person that, despite all that, Chuuya chose to trust and call his partner.
He hesitates.
No one should ever really call him partner, because he knows he will turn at a moment's notice if his sister only asked.
But he doesn't say that. Instead he listens, tries to push down the difficult feelings around Chuuya being hurt, and Chuuya's teeth are grit and he's struggling and processing and -
Baren leans up to press a kiss to his forehead, tender despite its brevity.
And he backs up, meets Chuuya where he is, and urges—]
Hey.
Chuu.
I need you to chill.