reasons to why i ship soukoku
REMINDER: The following content is solely based on my opinion and it doesn’t reflect the entire community of Soukoku shippers. Please read at your own risk for it may contain spoilers. Also, please excuse my poetic ass.
1. They trust each other. It is evident how their partnership is founded with trust. After all, their partnership wouldn’t work if there is no trust between them. Chuuya has to trust Dazai that he would save him every time he uses Corruption, and Dazai has to trust Chuuya to not kill him during those times even though Chuuya can’t recognize friends from enemies. They only have each other during those times and they will make sure that it will stay that way.
2. They know each other like the back of their hands. Dazai and Chuuya know each other too well to the point that they can predict each other’s moves and counter it. The years they spent with each other as partners made them good rivals. If that isn’t the case, then they wouldn’t have been proper partners, would they?
3. They recognize each other’s strength. There is no doubt that they acknowledge each other. Dazai knows that Chuuya can defeat anyone with his strength, and Chuuya knows that Dazai’s intellect can put a whole organization down on their knees. Individually, there are strong; together, they are invincible.
4. The way they smile at each other. The frustrating thing is that they love to do this when the other isn’t looking. Dazai’s smile in the Soukoku episode right after Chuuya lightly punched him is purely genuine. His mask falls off his face and beneath it are his hidden emotions for his ex-partner. Dazai probably hides it because he is afraid that it would be seen as a sign of weakness and someone like him can’t afford to have one. The hidden smiles are also evident in official arts.
5. They are comfortable with each other’s presence. Despite their claim that they hate each other, they are more of themselves when they are together as if their masks have fallen off with the presence of one another. Also, they love pulling each other’s pigtails but, perhaps, that is their way of showing affection.
6. Those small affectionate gestures. Dazai just had to nullify Corruption by gently touching his cheek in Dead Apple. He can touch Chuuya anywhere to nullify his ability, but he chose to touch him as if he would crumble into dust if he hadn’t been gentle enough. Sometimes the smallest gestures hold the deepest meaning. You just have to look below the surface and you would see the treasure beneath it.
7. They risk their lives for one another. There is some sort of a bargain going on between them. Chuuya’s life in exchange for Dazai’s, and Dazai’s life in exchange for Chuuya’s. It is a cycle that doesn’t seem to end yet they don’t mind. As long as they have each other, they would survive this cruel world, because what kind of a world would it be without your beloved partner?
8. They care about each other. Remember when Chuuya rushes over to Dazai when he was hit by Lovecraft? Remember when Chuuya risked his life for Dazai because he said: “I need to give him a smack or I’ll never get over it”? Remember all those times when Dazai saves Chuuya from Corruption? There are far too many risks they have taken for each other because, in the end, they only have each other. To trust and to love.
9. They don’t exactly hate each other. Honestly, if you hate someone as much as you claim you do, you wouldn’t go risking your life to save him. You would just let him die and live on with your life. Of course, that wasn’t the case of Dazai and Chuuya. They insult each other but beneath those words are their doubts and concerns. They are afraid to be vulnerable. They are just a pair of emotionally constipated adults.
10. Opposites do attract. Perhaps Fate loves to play with people’s lives and her current main target are Dazai and Chuuya. Maybe, Soukoku would be the ones to prove that there is truth behind the quote “The more you hate, the more you love.”
In the end, it is up to you how you will interpret this so-called inseparable relationship between Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya.
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