The Second Choice
Read the storyChuuya x Dazai. Chuuya learned long ago that Dazai could love him and still choose Oda. Years ago, while Oda was away, Chuuya thought something was finally growing between him and Dazai. Dazai sought him out constantly, called him first, spent nights with him, touched him like it meant something—and Chuuya was over the moon. Then Oda came back. Chuuya saw the relief on Dazai’s face, and just like that, his attention shifted back to Oda. Chuuya confessed anyway, only to be rejected. Soon after, Dazai and Oda got together. Years later, that relationship is over, and Dazai unexpectedly confesses to Chuuya. Chuuya accepts. He loves Dazai and knows Dazai genuinely loves him. But somewhere deep down, Chuuya is waiting for it to end. He doesn’t doubt Dazai’s feelings—he simply remembers that Dazai loved him before too, and it hadn’t mattered once Oda returned. So when Oda comes back into their lives and admits he still loves Dazai, Chuuya quietly prepares. He rents another place, moves his important belongings out, and separates their lives piece by piece. Then he arranges for Dazai and Oda to meet alone, convinced everything will fall back into place. A day passes. Then a week. Then two. Dazai doesn’t break up with him. Instead of realizing Dazai chose him, Chuuya assumes Dazai feels obligated to stay because Chuuya is his boyfriend. So Chuuya ends the relationship himself. Dazai is horrified. He tells Chuuya that Oda confessed—and Dazai rejected him. He chose Chuuya. But Chuuya has already made his decision. He won’t spend his life wondering when Dazai’s greater love for Oda will consume him again. Despite still loving Dazai, Chuuya starts pushing him toward Oda, encouraging them to try again. Meanwhile, Chuuya moves on. He goes out, accepts drinks and numbers, casually dates—and being gorgeous means there is no shortage of interested people. Desperate, Dazai spends time with Oda, thinking he’ll prove Oda can exist in his life without replacing Chuuya. It backfires spectacularly. Every meeting convinces Chuuya that Dazai and Oda are finding their way back to each other, while every person interested in Chuuya makes Dazai realize their breakup is becoming terrifyingly real. Dazai thought he needed to convince Chuuya that he loved him. He was wrong. Chuuya already knows. Dazai has to convince him that even with Oda standing right there, Chuuya is the one he would choose.