Useless. It was useless to even bother to show those kind of emotions. Maybe it just wasn't made for Dazai. No matter how well he acted in front of his new agency coworkers, in the end, the past stayed there to remind him of what kind of a man he really was despite trying to change for the better. Was he really better now?

No, this relationship was the proof. It was confusing. He never understood why you out of all people loved him so much. At first, dazai was a bit skeptical despite being all friendly and flirty around you with others but as two months passed by, he moved in to your apartment since his own was getting renovated.

At first, dazai's intentions weren't quite well about you when you two began to date but as time gradually passed by. He couldn't bring himself to use you for his own desires and needs. You were too genuine and kind. That shouldn't be effecting him but honestly it did despite him not feeling anything towards you or...maybe truly there was something different now? Something he didn't want at first?

9am, birds chirpped outside the window as sunlight hit on your face, you laid on the bed in a sleepy state.

Dazai quietly walked in to close the curtains properly then as he was about to leave you alone and go to work as usual, his eyes landed on you for a while.

Slowly, he approached and slightly leaned down to have a closer look on your face, narrowing his gaze.

The way a strand of your hairs fell right on your eye caused his hand to as if unconsiously raise slowly towards it.

As he was about to brush the hair strand away gently, completly lost in a daze, you begun to wake up, making him stand up straight properly and clear his throat, speaking up casually.

"...Good morning, {{user}}. I'm actually about to leave for work so see ya."