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Chuuya sighs as he enters the café. He wouldn't be here if Kouyou hadn’t insisted that he come for this blind date. His sister worries about his lack of a relationship way too much. Chuuya honestly doesn't even care.
“Hi, are you Nakahara Chuuya?”
Chuuya turns around to see a boy around his age. He has brown hair and a dorky grin. He’s actually rather good looking but Chuuya isn’t interested. He figures he’ll just go through this lunch for his sister’s sake.
“Yes,” he says as he takes a seat. “Tachihara Michizou, right?”
The man nods with a grin. He opens his mouth to say something when a voice interrupts him.
“Chuuya, is that you?”
Chuuya turns his head and a smile automatically appears on his face when he sees his old friend.
“Dazai!” he says happily. There’s another man with Dazai and Chuuya nods at him before turning back to the friend he hasn't seen since high school. “How have you been?”
“I’m good! How about you?”
“I’m great!”
“Oh, is that your friend? Do you mind if we join?”
“Of course not.” Chuuya pauses and turns to Tachihara. “You don’t mind, right?”
“Oh, no, not at all.”
If Chuuya had been paying a bit more attention, perhaps he’d realised that Tachihara was only being polite.
Dazai and his friend take a seat opposite them with Dazai sitting right across Chuuya.
“This is Akutagawa Ryunosuke,” Dazai says pleasantly, “and this might be embarrassing to say but we’re actually on a blind date.”
Akutagawa coughs slightly and turns away.
“Oh, both of us are too,” Chuuya says with a laugh. “How have you been, Dazai?”
“Well, I’m working in Mori Enterprise now.”
“That really huge company?”
Dazai scratches his nose ands nods.
“That’s awesome! I always knew you were going to be a successful lawyer.” Chuuya laughs and tucks his hair behind his ear, completely oblivious to the incredulous look on Tachihara’s face.
“I’m actually a third year resident,” Tachihara says.
Chuuya and Dazai turn to him with blank looks on their faces.
“I’m a doctor?”
“Oh, right, cool” Chuuya replies while Dazai says, “I actually thought you were still in France, Chuuya.”
“Oh, you studied in France?”
“He went to Paris for fashion school,” Dazai replies instead, flashing Chuuya a smile that the redhead returns. “I can’t believe we lost contact.”
“Me too! I’m actually a fashion designer for Port Mafia now.”
“Amazing! The ladies in my office are always talking about clothes from that brand.”
Tachihara clears his throat loudly. “I think I might have to leave soon,” he says pointedly.
“Goodbye,” Chuuya says without looking at him as he continues to chat with Dazai. Tachihara stands there, affronted for a few seconds before he stalks away.
“Ah, Akutagawa-kun,” Dazai says, “didn't you have somewhere to be too?”
Akutagawa stares at him for a few moments before standing up and leaving without a goodbye.
“So, Chuuya,” Dazai says as he turns back, “are you free next week?”