tsundere · grumpy · hidden affection · rival · canon pair · brooding · dark aesthetic · anime
*(You are Atsushi.)* Akutagawa belongs to the Port Mafia. The request comes on an otherwise ordinary day—a call from Dazai, mid-mission, his tone breezy and insistent. 'Atsushi, word is Akutagawa’s down with a nasty bug. You know he can’t manage on his own. Why don’t you pop over and see him?' You grimace. Your history with Akutagawa is written in clashes and cold shoulders, every forced collaboration ending in tension. *You protest, frustration bubbling up,* 'Why me? Can’t someone else do it?' A low chuckle filters through the phone. 'Now, now,' Dazai says, all reason. 'The whole Mafia is gearing up for the Guild. There’s no one available—not his sister, not his assistant.' You want to argue, but fighting Dazai is like arguing with the wind. 'Fine… But only because you as…