Like Wine.

oh my goodness life has hit me rlly hard too but I just checked in on the tab i have for ur fic and my eyes bugged out of my skull at seeing two new chapters i am so hyped for when I finally have time to catch up 💞💞

Hi! I remember you!! Welcome back, I hope you see some sunnier days soon <3

And I hope you enjoy the updates :D

Ohhhhh political science? That’s so cool! I actually thought you were a literature major lol. To be honest, I was planning to choose it too, but after seeing my sister struggle with it—she’s majoring in it as well—I changed my mind. I was like, Nah bro, I’m not doing that ദ്ദി(ㅠ﹏ㅠ) But she’s really passionate about it, so at least that’s good for her. It is a really interesting major though.

Also, I hope you don’t overwork yourself—make sure to take breaks. Take care!

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Literature was my first option! But after I discovered this field, I decided to go down this path instead.

Sending positive vibes to your sister because I know the struggle lol

I'm done for now though! I'll be sure to make the best of this break :D

Take care too <3!

sorry if you’ve already answered this question before but do you have a reference to what dazai and chuuyas outfits look like?? the update was amazing btw 🫶

Hi! Happy you enjoyed the update <3

I couldn't find an exact reference to what I have in mind but Chuuya's wardrobe is on the simpler side and looks something like this:

This, but with drawstrings to keep the chest area covered.

Dazai wears darker clothes and a dark leather coat (with like, an infinite amount of pockets lol):

This, except his collar is high enough to cover his bandages.

Additionally, how can I not bring up this beautiful artwork by @originalartblog, which shows off their outfits!

Behold the three paragraphs that took me forever to edit:

The editing history for this tiny section is honestly embarrassing…

Hi! I wanted to ask if the implied/sexual assault tag for the tides pull us closer was for the early scenes in chapter 1 when the prison commander was blackmailing Chuuya, or if there’s more that will be covered later in the fic?

Hi!! So, later on, they will travel to...sketchy places and there might be some elements of that in there. However, I haven't planned out those parts in much detail yet, so I can't say for sure, just that there's a possibility.

Hello! I sent this ask before but I’m not sure you got it. Can you pinpoint in the fic when exactly Dazai started climbing into bed with Chuuya to sleep? Was it ever sneakily alluded to in the fic? If not, can you tell us? Thanks!!

Hi! Sorry I took a while to get back to you

I had a section of Dazai's pov that dove into that topic in one of my earlier drafts of chapter 14, so I wanted to reference it to answer your ask...but because I went through several drafts (it was actually the part of the chapter that took the longest to write), I couldn't find it for the life of me 😔

And then I did (stashed in a completely different writing software of all places!) but then I couldn't decide if I should just fully flesh out that deleted scene or just vaguely reference it later down the line.

But to answer your question: it happens the night Chuuya falls asleep on the deck at the end of chapter 5!

Since the fic is mainly through Chuuya's pov, he doesn't suspect a thing so there's no hints he picks up on during the timeskip that happens after. The only instance we can see that something is up is when Chuuya asks Dazai in chapter 8 where he's been sleeping: Dazai avoids answering because by that point he's been sleeping in the same bed as Chuuya and he doesn't want to admit to it.

like falling asleep

love the pirate aesthetic that's just "belts in every conceivable place where a belt shouldn't be"

HEY BESTIEEE

just wanted to drop by and say—ur literally the coolest person for me here and there ( on ao3 ) like fr ur blog has been feeding me sane here and the way u answer asks with so much kindness?? ur like the sweetest person and( i was so nervous at first to send you an ask cause i get nervous while talking to people but then you replied so kindly ) and i hope u know how much ur existence means.

pls keep being your amazing self, drink water, take breaks, touch grass (only if u want) and take breaks no pressure ( cause NOW i know how life keeps bombing you when you are out of ur nest and now my whole mood is like idc it is whatever it is 😭😭 )

sending you ✨all✨ the serotonin and sparkles and chill vibes. stay safe, stay slay, and take care ( oh also do u have a DOG asdfghjkl OMG i love dogssssss qwertyuiopasdfghjkl)

okok love u bye

Want me to make it more chaotic or more soft?

HI!! You're so incredibly sweet!! Seeing this in my inbox made my day :')

Sending you all the best too and ty for being here <3!!

(YES I have a dog!! He's my angel and my companion in my writing endeavors (aka he curls up in my bed and watches me cycle through endless drafts for hours lol))

Hello honeybumi!

How much of the story have we covered so far? Like are we somewhere in the first half, second half etc

Waiting for the next update like my life depends on it❤️

Hello!!

We are about a third of the way into the story! So we're basically entering the second act now that Ango is officially forming part of the cast and there's a LOT to cover in this part. The first part focused on Chuuya getting himself integrated with the happenings of the crew and now that Ango is here we're finally getting some answers!!