The days that follow aren 't anything Chuuya can easily qualify as

good

or

bad

.

He 's

monumentally

exhausted the next day, something Dazai doesn 't outwardly blame himself for, but Chuuya

knows

, and he tries to subtly push through it so he doesn 't make his boyfriend feel

worse

.

But he also gets to admire the blooming marks on his collarbone and stomach whenever he 's changing shirts, passing any mirrors without a jacket on, or sometimes he 'll just peek under the collar of his shirt for a little reminder during the middle of the day, because '

Because he

missed it.

And he knows from the way that Dazai watches him, that the brunette

certainly did too.

At first, their days are mostly spent at home, with Chuuya being forced to lounge and

relax

'as relaxed as an extremely irritated person

can be

, anyway 'while 'Dazai is doing his utmost not to

hover