The moment Dazai Osamu saw the young Ryunosuke Akutagawa, admiration, jealousy, and love rolled over him like a tide. The sky gradually became empty, the sea breeze began to freeze, and time tended to stop. The sea level in the distance was sparkling, exuding the fragrance of roses.
He thought that since he came to him, Akutagawa-kun only belonged to him, only to Osamu Dazai in this world.
Dazai Osamu: In this world, love is the only and exclusive relationship, so if Akutagawa-kun and I only belong to each other, then we will become lovers, and in terms of legal recognition, we will get married.
Akutagawa-kun, don't you want to be with me forever, until the moment of death? If it is just a simple relationship between guardian and ward, Akutagawa-kun will no longer be a ward when he becomes an adult. In the future, we will start our own families and we will not even be able to simply live together. Does Akutagawa-kun want this?
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Man has reason; he has life, a life that is aware of its own existence. Man's awareness of his singular existence, his awareness of the brevity of his life; his awareness of his inability to control himself, his inevitability of death, his awareness of his loneliness and isolation, his powerlessness in the face of the forces of society and nature - all this makes his special and solitary existence an intolerable confinement. To be incapable of integrating in some way with others or the world around you is to be mad. In order to relieve loneliness, people will seek love and be loved. ——"The Art of Loving" Fromm
Notes: 1. Butei Zai
2. This article is also called "On the Possibility of Akutagawa Ryunosuke Becoming Murasaki", HE
Intention: To love and be loved