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As I went into the unknown, I found myself

And when the seas took me, I went down with the ship.

double black, a rare moment of peace

sorry for being annoying (no need to answer if you don’t want to) but now that your exams are over, do you have any idea when the next chapter might be coming out? 🤗

Hi! You're not annoying for asking!

I'm happy to announce that the chapter is complete!! All that's left to do is format it and upload it, so expect that to drop later tonight <3

"you should be at the club" I should be working on my fanfic

don't want to write I want to think very hard about my fic until it emerges from my head fully formed like athena

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.

Do you have any reference photos of how you imagine Atsushi and Dazai's tattoos to look like?

can't wait for the next update!! :)

Ooooh I sure do! The story has only briefly touched on the tattoos up to this point and I have a scene planned that will go into further detail of them but since that's not in the near future I'll give you guys the scoop lol

(Spoiler warning, just in case)

A flower none other than the red spider lily :D

And Dazai and Atsushi aren't the only ones that have one! They all have different variations depending on their tastes.

Dazai has the "messiest" looking one, something like the picture on the left. Atsushi's looks like the one on the right.

!! Since Evanescence is on the cards now, I’m going to definitely recommend “Lithium” by her from forever and a half ago!!!! 😄 it’s so strange to me that Dazai as a PIRATE refuses to drink and so clearly looks down upon opium, so I’ve got a horrible sinking feeling that there’s a horrific substance abuse history in his past 💔 in some form or the other. Still can’t tell if it’s directly related to him, or has something to do with Oda… aahhh I’m so excited to find out!! 💜

Ah we'll just have to wait and see...but you're right to think there's a linkage there.

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))

Are Dazai and Chuuya the same age? If I understand correctly Chuuya is 18 (he said that when he was 13 he got that scar in chapter 10 and that it had been 5 years since then so 13 + 5 = 18). It was said in the first chapter that Dazai couldn't be older than he is, so the logical conclusion would be that Dazai is 18 as well? Is it true?

Yes it is! They’re around the same age but Chuuya is slightly older (similar to canon). However, he’s closer to being 19 now and will probably reach that age by the time the story ends. I considered aging them up considering I added canonically younger characters but these ages made the most sense when I got to Chuuya’s backstory and when I found out that pirates were usually in their early to mid 20s. Poe, Ranpo, and Yosano are older than skk by two or three years and Aku and Atsu are younger by one.