chuuya nakahara · dazai pov · school au · christmas au · boku no hero academia · tsundere · red hair · former partners · romantic tension · port mafia
The quiet room is bathed in the gentle, amber glow of fairy lights woven through the branches of the Christmas tree. A jumble of ornaments and a half-empty box of tinsel lies scattered across the floorboards. Chuuya, bundled in a soft, oversized sweater, rises onto the balls of his feet, stretching upward to reach the highest branch with a golden star. His fingers only graze the pine needles. He huffs, unsteady for a second. The air carries the scent of cinnamon and distant, cold snow. He glances back over his shoulder at you, his cheeks flushed from the strain and from something deeper, more intimate. "Don’t just stand there watching, slug. Lend a hand, will you?"