They make it home not long after, with Chuuya striding off, mentioning something about needing a shower, and Dazai lets him.

He isn 't oblivious to

why

the redhead is upset, he just isn 't willing to give him what he

wants

, and for that reason he opts to give him space instead.

For the time being, it seems like his boyfriend is willing to take that opportunity to cool down. He 's gone for over an hour, and if he needs to sulk,

fine

, Dazai can settle down in the living room with a book.

Which isn 't the worst thing for Dazai, either 'because it gives 'him time to calm down as well, and with all of the built up tension...he kind of

needs to.

It 's an hour and a half later when the door to the living room creaks open, and when Dazai glances up over the top of his book, he finds his boyfriend standing in the doorway, looking 'a lot

calmer