So Today I Felt Quirky And Made A Quick Sketch

Can't deny that

Suit and coat Dazai selfie

Me when finished Cake's fanart

Look at my man I drew. I love him. He's me. Totally.

Slowly drawing Dazai, my favorite man lmao

I'm already so behind cuz of a sudden trip LMAO

I have a few days started but not yet finished

Day 2 isn't done yet, but I already finished Day 3, so—

Day 3 - Watching a movie

Can you see that I grabbed paint for the first time in like 10 years? Some random metallic watercolors? Yes? I know. I was SUFFERING LMAO

So I decided to try doing a 30 day drawing challenge to force myself to draw more

It'll be Soukoku lmao

My brain can't stop thinking about fyozai as twin flames (the concept, not the cult)

It doesn't help that they're constantly juxtaposed in official art (and in the story in general) in a way that highlights them being mirror images of each other.

(Nod to siglai here too yay)

(This one is my favorite because he's literally sitting over Fyodor's reflection).

The concept of twin flames is one soul inhabiting two different bodies. There is an instant recognition upon meeting one another, like if you've already met them before. According to Dazai, he's already met Fyodor before the story's events but we have yet to hear anything about it. If you look at it from a perspective of them being twin flames, then it could very well be a meeting in a past life, AND we have confirmation of Fyodor being alive for centuries, so what are the chances? Fyodor also says Dazai is his greatest foe since "that man", VERY SUSPICIOUS.

Another aspect of twin flames is how similar they are to each other. During cannibalism, Dazai was able to deduce Fyodor's escape route because "that's what he would do" in his position. When Ranpo's super deduction failed, he noted going up against Fyodor is like going up against Dazai. This doesn't mean that they are carbon copies of each other. Twin flames complement each other in the areas where they aren't similar, like yin and yang. Fyodor values perfection and harmony, Dazai prefers chaos and uncertainty. Fyodor hates humanity for being sinful and foolish, Dazai thinks that's the best part of being human.

Due to these strong similarities and differences, the relationship between twin flames actually tends to be quite tumultuous. It's like being confronted with yourself, particularly the aspects you don't like. Their deepest fears and insecurities will be amplified. They will continue to mirror each other's darkest aspects and insecurities until they force one another to level up (and isn't fyozai in a constant cycle of one upping each other?).

Twin flames are known to experience an almost psychic, telepathic bond with one another. They know what the other is thinking with just a glance. Fyozai literally made up their own secret language while imprisoned together for funsies, and played a number guessing game with each other.

Top this all off with the fact we now know Dazai is the only one who can kill Fyodor using his nullification ability, and we have a slam dunk.

Fyozai ticks all the boxes of a stereotypical twin flame dynamic. Hell, before chapter 113 I was reluctant to ship them because they were so similar I thought the author was gonna drop a bomb and reveal they were related to each other. Now that that possibility is basically zero, I'm all in. I'm floored that this isn't a more popular ship, or at least the most popular Fyodor ship. In Fyodor's campaign letter he literally says he's always alone and the only time he wasn't bored was when he played chess with Dazai. As a Fyodor stan, I love that Dazai is someone he feels he can connect with as an equal. I want that for him. I don't want him to feel alone. (I know, I'm projecting my own loneliness onto a fictional character, tragic)

And I didn't put a read more because they've been driving me insane, so I need to shove this down everyone's throat.

4/?

SOME LORE INFORMATION

Name: The Crimson Restraint AU

A Bungo Stray Dogs AU where vampires and werewolves exist.

A world where the Port Mafia is an organization led by vampires, while the Armed Detective Agency is like vampire hunters... But not.

Why not?

They don't want to kill them.

Why?

Because of one simple human who didn't want one specific vampire killed, no matter what he's done.

Their goal is to stop their actions and improve the relationship between vampires and humans.

Werewolves, too? Sort of yes. They're way more rare, though.

And, well. They don't have an entire organization right around the corner like vampires.

Most Port Mafia members are vampires.

Many higher positions occupy born vampires, while members of lower status are mainly made/created vampires or half vampires.

Many of the members has been turned into vampires and half vampires only after joining.

Only born vampires can make humans into vampires or half vampires. They have different lifespans and their ability level may vary. Same when it comes to the vampire hunger.

Humans and vampires are said to be unable to produce children as per certain genetic differences. The possibility of a born half vampire are more than extremely low.

A child between a human and a made (half)vampire is unlikely, but if born, most likely a full human.

Vampires' eyes turn more and more red when their hunger for blood reaches a specific point. When they're very hungry, their eyes start to glow.

The shade of red their eyes become can vary from more pink all the way to orange-like.

When not hungry, their eyes are normal colors like any human would have.

Their fangs are retractable as well. It's difficult to hide them when hungry, though, as they go out on their own. However, it's possible to learn to keep them in with training.

When it comes to the eye color, on the other hand, it's said that no vampire can hide that famously recognizable sign of their need for blood.

Stay tuned for more info soon

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Amazingly accurate

I dressed my team very appropriately, yes