@shinitaiisms from here.
whether dazai likes it or not, daichi will always take blows that are meant for him. because daichi can take them with barely a reaction; he’s made to take the hits, and he’s acutely aware that dazai just isn’t. besides, daichi is more than used to taking the hits, and he doesn’t really mind pain, since he knows that if he dies he can simply come back the next time dazai chooses to activate his ability. so he’s not completely surprised by dazai retreating into another room when they return home, but doesn’t remark on it.
daichi has never really been skilled at first aid, something he’s sure dazai knows, so he’d sort of just cleaned out the cuts and wounds with water and had left it at that. he can ignore the sting from them, after all, so really, it’s fine. he does blink at dazai when the other speaks, but only huffs a little. it’s still... odd to hear things like that from dazai, but it’s not exactly unpleasant.
“i’m not suffering, first of all. i can take these blows, dazai. besides, this is normal. it’s what i’m supposed to do. but besides that, i do it because i want to. i wouldn’t bother to protect you from things i know won’t be fatal if i didn’t want to.” he supposes that’s not the point though. the point is that, for some reason, dazai doesn’t like it when daichi gets hurt. which daichi doesn’t really understand. he won’t stop doing it - because he won’t let dazai get hurt when he’s around, and that’s most of the time. even though dazai’s warm, and daichi doesn’t want to move, if helping will make dazai feel a bit better, then... “alright, then. i’ll let you help with the injuries this once. i didn’t really bother with trying to treat them.”












