They Say I'm Yokohama's Central Sun

[I want to write a story about a little sun warming someone gloomy, only for the gloomy one to discover he’s actually the central sun and turn dark]

Asahina Yota was cursed.

So he hoped that everyone could feel genuine happiness.

The first person Asahina Yota met was a child with hair tips like a lop-eared rabbit, a thin frame, and a pair of pitch-black eyes with unfathomable depths.

He was called the rabid dog that never barked, a child without feelings.

The second was a gloomy boy who seemed tired of everything.

The third was a young detective who felt fear and confusion toward everything around him.

The fourth was a bewildered young white tiger.

The fifth was...

Asahina Yota thought he was only doing the most ordinary things. He never expected that, before he knew it, he had become the sun in everyone’s eyes.

*

Akutagawa gained a companion.

He liked the strange houses on the streets of the slums, the tall wall that separated the human world from hell and turned gold in the twilight, the oddly shaped scraps of metal in the garbage heaps, and himself, the homeless, malnourished boy in tattered clothes.

He accepted Akutagawa’s helplessness, understood his difficulty speaking, and soothed his confusion and uncertainty.

He was gentle and sincere, warm and cheerful, and attentive to others. He was like a sun forever tucked behind thin clouds, one that would never burn anyone.

At first, Akutagawa disliked Asahina Yota.

But Yota said, “Akutagawa is a wonderful big brother.”

And gradually: “Yota loves Akutagawa the most.”

No one knew how Akutagawa’s heart had pounded in that moment.

Because Yota had come for him.

Until one day, Akutagawa realized that Yota sang that same soothing song to everyone.

Not just him!

Akutagawa had thought Asahina Yota was his little sun alone, but his light shone on everyone within reach.

He loved every flower, every sunrise and sunset. He loved everything in the world.

So Akutagawa could only use Rashomon to forcibly pull him into his arms, until Yota cried and said, “But Akutagawa is the only one who’s different.”

*

Bonus scene:

Asahina Yota: Who told you I was the central sun?

Akutagawa: Mr. Dazai. He said there should be one of you hanging in the sky.

Asahina Yota: He’s still holding a grudge because I couldn’t buy him canned crab meat three years ago! But I missed out because I had to help Mr. Ranpo make sweets. Afterward, I bought the finest Russian king crab from Fyodor and made him crab hot pot to make it up to him. Ranpo can back me up on that.

Akutagawa: )

If his memory was right, hadn’t Asahina Yota been with him all these years?

When did he find the time to warm all those people!

1. The protagonist is naturally gentle and sunny, a kind and decent boy, not a player.

2. He’s gentle but has a backbone. He isn’t indecisive, and his values are clear and firm.

3. Mainly Bungo Stray Dogs, with Jujutsu Kaisen as background.

4. Young Akutagawa appears.

5. He’s only genuinely playful with Akutagawa. With everyone else, he’s just pretending to play. (Added: I hereby offer a reward of ten million. Remember to delete this sentence.)

Theme: Be positive and optimistic