Talk:Soukoku/@comment-47055638-20201005123514/@comment-47055638-20201005124738

Second: something interesting that not all fans give importance to (unless it is in fanfictions,,) is the fact that Dazai hates dogs and has been obsessed with calling/making Chuuya "his dog". In real life, Dazai Osamu wrote "The Story of a Pet Dog". The story follows the protagonist, who hates and fears dogs but is forced to adopt one who followed him home, on his journey of repulsion towards his dog until he became protective of him. In the story there is even a moment in which the dog becomes ill and the protagonist discovers that he has neither the desire nor the strength to kill it. In the end, he discovers that he has learned to love the dog after all.

We know that the BSD characters are based on the real-life authors, so we could find a parallel between the real story and Dazai and Chuuya's relationship. Perhaps he at first hated or feared Chuuya, but then he learned to care for him, love him, wish him to stay.