Hey Honeybumi!!

🎶🏴‍☠️- Afterlife by Evanescence, Dazai pov!

Oh I love the energy of this song!!

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!

This is so unbelievably stunning!! I love everything about it! Thank you so much for creating this and for being one of my readers 💕

Another romance cover-esque piece, this time inspired by @honeybumi's The Tides Pull Us Closer, a skk pirate AU!

textless version and reference cover under the cut

Cover inspiration from the 2006 French edition of Kinley MacGregor's A Pirate of Her Own (Pirate de mon coeur)

When does summer break begin on your side of the world? 👀

Soon!! I’ll be completely done with exams on the 20th and I’m so, so, SO ready. I can’t wait to be back to my usual hobbies. I want to WRITE!!

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.

Good luck for your last exam! And happy belated birthday!!

Thank you!! <3 I can't believe I'll be done soon :D!!

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!!

Omg pls do fully flesh out the deleted scene! Or you could perhaps just post a drabble about it on tumblr, if you can’t find a place for it in the main fic. Just a thought! Lmao so Dazai was crawling into bed with Chuuya even during the middle of their Cold War after chapter 10? Awwwwkward!!! Or hmm in chapter 11, when they finally talk again Chuuya notes that Dazai looked more sleep deprived than usual. Maybe he HADN’T been sharing his bed then, and at Chuuya’s insistence that he get some sleep before their next big mission, he did that again and that’s why he looked better rested… aww Dazai sleeps better with Chuuya 💕 that’s really cute

I will!! I've been thinking about writing some extras once the main story concludes, which will cover side stories that didn't fit into the main storyline or that happen after. So far I have one that I know I want to write and if I can't fit the deleted scene, I'll either post it here or as an extra as well.

Also, aside from everything else Dazai had going on in his head, the fight with Chuuya was definitely an added factor to his lack on sleep. His pride also kept him from giving in and joining Chuuya on the bed, and when he would, it would be for as little time as possible. So when they "made up," that night he received the most sleep he'd had in days (which probably still wasn't enough under any sane person's standards lol).

Subconsciously, I'm sure he does sleep better with Chuuya next to him, though good luck getting him to realize that

checking up !!! how are you doing??

Hi again!! To be completely honest.. not so great but I hope to feel better soon! Regarding the fic, the update is in its editing stage but I want to be in the right headspace to finish it.

Do you know around when the next update will be out?

Sooo I was planning to have it out by the end of this week (!!) but then I got ambushed by exams and reports that have sadly taken my free time away for the millionth time. I should have some breathing room after this week (let’s commence a prayer circle 🕯️) so maybe sometime next week? I’m aiming for a weekend update at least (not this weekend though 😔).

Sorry, I promise I’m trying to get my shit together. If anything, I might cut the chapter in half (since it’s a loooong one) and update that first!