Summary: Atsushi is still getting used to waking up with a roof over his head. That's not the only thing he has to get used to.

Warm

By Dark Ice Dragon

Atsushi was warm. That was something he was becoming accustomed to: a soft futon under him, a warm duvet on top of him and-

"Eh?"

An arm that wasn't his crossed over his chest, fingertips brushing his jawline.

He snapped his head to the right and his eyes widened at the sight of Dazai-san sleeping next to him, on top of the duvet.

Dazai-san's eyes fluttered and then opened. "Ah, good, you're awake, kid." He smiled at Atsushi, stretching with a small groan.

"D-Dazai-san?" Atsushi's brain stuttered, refusing to hop past that Dazai-san was right there.

"Mm?" Dazai-san flipped to his feet, leaning his arms on his knees.

"What...?" Atsushi shook his head and tried again. "What happened?"

"Oh, that." Atsushi chuckled, flapping a hand at him. "Nothing much. You just transformed last night — I wasn't sure if you would wake up and do it again, so I tucked you in bed and stayed close to make sure!"

"You-" No, that wasn't important. "Did I hurt anyone?" If he had - If he'd hurt someone because he couldn't control his ability... He jerked his duvet up, but his clothes were whole and clean underneath. Atsushi breathed a sigh of relief, dropping it.

"Nah." Dazai-san's gaze drifted up to the ceiling, tapping his own cheek. "Though you did leave a mess in the office... Kunikida-kun'll probably make you clean it up."

Kunikida-san would be mad, and there would be more work and balances to be adjusted again, but no-one was dead because of him.

Atsushi closed his eyes. "I'm glad."

"Heh." A rustle as Dazai-san moved. "If you fall back to sleep, Kunikida-kun will stomp over here and drag you in."

"Ack!" Atsushi scrambled up, grabbing his clothes. He paused, looking up as Dazai-san was about to leave his room. "Dazai-san…?"

"Mm?"

"Thanks." The others were strong, strong enough to subdue him in his weretiger form, but Dazai was the only one who could stop his transformation completely, and Dazai-san hadn't needed to stay close to him the entire night either.

Atsushi got a quick smile in return for that. "Remember not to be late, kid!" Dazai-san said, waving as he left.

He wouldn't. Atsushi sat there for a moment, smiling to himself before he started getting ready for a new day.

Of course my first fic in this fandom is dealing with Atushi being a weretiger. Because I am just THAT damn predictable, haha. We'll see if I end up making a weretiger collection post called 'Stalk the Night' or something, pfft.