aa i don’t know how to word this but for headcanons could you do chuuya and his moral stance? ethics? especially related to the work he does? idk how to put it. i know this isn’t really the fun kind of headcanons at all so feel free to ignore this if you don’t want to do this or don’t really get what i’m asking c: you just seem to understand his character very well.

goddamnitdazai:

I actually love these kinds of asks! ^^

Chuuya’s morals and ethical stance regarding his position in the Port Mafia are
a major part of his character as a whole. I’ve already wanked about loyalty
being one of Chuuya’s main foundations that create his personality and views,
but his morals are less stable and can change with the situation.

Chuuya thinks with instinct rather than full-blown tactility (Dazai) or
impulsivity (Akutagawa). Chuuya’s emotions don’t necessarily cloud his
judgement, but rather than planning out methods of attack (he’s been in the PM
long enough to have the know-how) he uses his perceptiveness and instincts to
make moves during missions. For the most part his loyalty to Mori and the Port
Mafia guide him down the path that Mori intended.
       ∟ Getting the tracker placed on Fukuzawa before
the ADA retreated to their underground hide out. He could have easily follow
Fukuzawa or something a bit more risky (Mori’s way created the least probable
way of them getting caught) but he went along with Mori’s plans because that’s
his job.

One thing people seem to miss about Chuuya is that he values human life, but in his own way. His comrades are
important to him, his co-workers, and the people of the city who have done
nothing to warrant death. Unless they happen to cross the Port Mafia then Chuuya
merely shrugs and does what he needs to do because they sealed their own fate.
Why fuck with the Port Mafia if you don’t want to die? They have a heavy enough
reputation for it to be fair warning to anyone, so Chuuya sees no problem snuffing
out people or organizations that cross them on their own accord.

There is an entire Port Mafia CD that proves not once but twice on separate occasions
that Chuuya cares for the people he works for. This ties into his blind loyalty
to the Port Mafia. They are all he’s ever had, and they are his family. He
openly admits to inviting Akutagawa out for dinner because he’s been worried
about it, and then he goes on to invite Kajii and Tachihara as well. Then there’s
the bathhouse part where Chuuya literally washes Akutagawa’s back and is
worried for him outloud in front of the rest of the mafia members. Chuuya has
no issue showing his emotions (outside of his temper which the fandom tends to
focus on), and is comfortable letting others know he cares for them. He values
their lives, and he values his own.

However, Chuuya does not completely ignore his own thoughts regarding missions.
Going back to the situations with Q when Dazai and he went off to rescue him—Mori
initially ordered Chuuya to bring Q back alive. When Dazai mentions killing him
instead Chuuya tells him to do it. This would be defying direct orders and
Chuuya doesn’t hesitate. Now this many seem to contrast the previous statement
of Chuuya valuing human life, but Chuuya doesn’t want Q dead because he doesn’t
care it’s because he is angry. He mentions how he keeps seeing his men come
back in body bags every time he looks at his face.

Some can take this as an example of Chuuya’s temper overriding his years of
training and experience, but this mindset of his is similar to Dazai’s. Q is a
liability. If he is captured again at any point the entire situation could happen again and again, especially since the Guild made Q’s ability public knowledge. Dazai didn’t
kill Q but he locked him up when he was in control because of the exact same
reason. Dazai merely kept him alive because he is a devastating weapon, and
Chuuya is completely aware of it. For Chuuya one life saves a hundred, or a
thousand, or the entire city. Chuuya sees the benefit of taking a life to
benefit the community; and whether he realizes it or not this is a leader’s way
of thinking. He takes emotion out of the equation and looks at the destruction
Q has caused simply by being caught.

Is it necessarily a good way to think?
It depends on an individual basis; it’s not Q’s fault that he’s been weaponized
by the Port Mafia—he’s a child; but at the same time he is a weapon of mass
destruction that is entirely dangerous. Chuuya not being able to see that in
all technicality it is the Port Mafia’s fault for Q being so destructive rather
than taught to correctly hone and control his ability is where his loyalty can
be a bit blinding.

There is a generalization that Chuuya is just angry and loyal to the Port
Mafia, while they aren’t entirely false they are not his entire personality—just
a fragment. He will always do what is best for the Port Mafia, and if it goes
against what Mori believes then so be it, how he handles that situation is up
for debate. He most likely would take whatever punishment was given considering
after Akutagawa blew up Moby Dick with Atsushi he asked Mori what punishment
Akutagawa should receive for defying orders. Chuuya is strong enough to
maintain his own thoughts and opinions when it comes to Port Mafia business—it’s
why he was chosen to run the Port Mafia when Mori was sick, and why he became
an executive. He may not think tactically like Mori or Dazai, but he is
perceptive and driven.

Ethically and morally—the Port Mafia’s
benefit will always come first to Chuuya. They are his family, his blood,
and his entire life. But, that doesn’t mean it washes away his separate thoughts
and opinions on what he’s doing. He has enough power to make decisions that
trickle down, and Mori tends to let him handle things the way he sees fit.

This wasn’t exactly a headcanon post but I hope this is the kind of response
you were looking for ❤