[ it feels so nice, having dazai slide his fingers through his hair or his hand running down his back. he wants to experience these kind of touches way more often.. headpats are nice, they always are, but this feels infinitely better. ]

You don't mind..?

[ atsushi would definitely like it if dazai kept holding him like this until he's fallen asleep. he's gotten used to comfortable futons and a warm apartment by now, but somehow he can't quite handle the isolation of his own room.. even though he spent so many nights of his life in captivity, the one thing he misses is for someone to be there for him when he sleeps. ]

Y-you don't have to be forgiven for anything, Dazai-san!

[ whoops, and there goes his relaxed mood. atsushi sits up, so he straddles dazai's thighs, and looks at him with an alarmed expression. ]

It's my fault for being such a scaredy-cat, really.. If anything, I should be the one to ask you for forgiveness.