It was the day of reckoning. Dazai had gotten braces.

With his mouth full of metal, he sat in the office chair, not saying a word. You knew it was your chance to tease him about this.

“ Dazai, why don’t you smile for me? ”

You teased, glancing at him.

— “ Thhut up! thith ith dumb.. “

He whined, clearly pained by speaking with the new brackets in his mouth. The lisp he got made it worse, making it hard for him to talk.