It turned out that Izaya was pulling the strings all along. He had framed Shizuo for countless things he did not do; so generously making enemies for him out of people he had never even met. Shizuo was right about his first gut feeling -- Izaya is nothing short of a huge douche. And so, upon realising this, it began. Sparks would fly whenever the two of them caught even the slightest glimpse of each other; and not so long after, a classroom door or maybe a water cooler would follow suit. The quiet school life he had envisioned was moving further and further from his reach -- and it was quite clearly that damn louse's fault. Shizuo began to hold a grudge for Izaya. One he would keep all the way until adulthood.
After high school ended, things finally started to subside. He could never go back to the peaceful, normal days from before his anger issues surfaced, but with Izaya running off to do some nonsense in Shinjuku at least it was quieter now. Shizuo set himself out to make a living. He hopped from job to job: First working as a cashier at a fast-food restaurant(Got pissed at a customer and flipped the counter table), then as an attendant at a gas station(Got pissed at a driver and punched a dent into the roof of his car), then even as an extra on the Power Rangers(Got pissed at some of the actors and tried to throw them). It was quite clear after a while that none of those jobs were really working out, but he kept trying anyway. He soon found himself a job as a bartender at a local bar, and did not have many problems with it initially.
At that time, Heiwajima Kasuka --Shizuo's brother-- had already made it big in Japan as an actor under the alias 'Hanejima Yuuhei'. Apparently, Kasuka had saved a talent scout who had foolishly tried to employ Shizuo and almost lost his life as a result; thus being hired himself instead. One day, Shizuo gets a visit at his workplace from the brother he had not seen in quite a while. The actor definitely turned some heads with those suspicious boxes he had brought along with him, if he didn't turn them already with his presence alone(A famous star visiting a simple bartender?). Upon tearing open the seal, Shizuo found twenty sets of bartender uniforms folded nicely instead.
"You shouldn't change jobs all the time. I bought a lot, so you can stay here a long time."
Shizuo knew that this gesture was Kasuka's way of encouraging him. He himself wanted to be able to stick with one job, and with Kasuka giving him more reason to --he felt like he would actually be able to succeed. The two brothers shared a strong, silent bond. They didn't show their love with words, but with actions instead. Every time the anger would get to Shizuo's head back then, Kasuka would immediately hand him a bottle of milk to calm him down. Though nothing was said, it was highly effective.
"Thanks, I'll do my best, I guess."
And Shizuo did try his best. He did try his fucking best until he found himself being dragged out of the bar one night by a total of seven policemen. Even for the law enforcement; Shizuo is a pretty hard person to deal with. The main question was: Why?! What the hell did he do now? What did they want with him?! As Shizuo stood pinned against the fence with several policemen struggling just to keep him still, he learned the answer. It was like high school all over again. Orihara Izaya --that damned louse-- smiled at him from behind the safety of all those policemen. Apparently, he was back in town, and thought this to be a befitting greeting. Izaya had framed Shizuo once more, but at a much larger scale now. It wasn't petty classroom disputes anymore; they were adults now, after all --surely the extent of Izaya's trickery would increase proportionately as well. Izaya had framed him for a crime this time, and well, there was just no way his boss was going to take him back after that.
It turned out that Izaya was pulling the strings all along. He had framed Shizuo for countless things he did not do; so generously making enemies for him out of people he had never even met. Shizuo was right about his first gut feeling -- Izaya is nothing short of a huge douche. And so, upon realising this, it began. Sparks would fly whenever the two of them caught even the slightest glimpse of each other; and not so long after, a classroom door or maybe a water cooler would follow suit. The quiet school life he had envisioned was moving further and further from his reach -- and it was quite clearly that damn louse's fault. Shizuo began to hold a grudge for Izaya. One he would keep all the way until adulthood.
After high school ended, things finally started to subside. He could never go back to the peaceful, normal days from before his anger issues surfaced, but with Izaya running off to do some nonsense in Shinjuku at least it was quieter now. Shizuo set himself out to make a living. He hopped from job to job: First working as a cashier at a fast-food restaurant(Got pissed at a customer and flipped the counter table), then as an attendant at a gas station(Got pissed at a driver and punched a dent into the roof of his car), then even as an extra on the Power Rangers(Got pissed at some of the actors and tried to throw them). It was quite clear after a while that none of those jobs were really working out, but he kept trying anyway. He soon found himself a job as a bartender at a local bar, and did not have many problems with it initially.
At that time, Heiwajima Kasuka --Shizuo's brother-- had already made it big in Japan as an actor under the alias 'Hanejima Yuuhei'. Apparently, Kasuka had saved a talent scout who had foolishly tried to employ Shizuo and almost lost his life as a result; thus being hired himself instead. One day, Shizuo gets a visit at his workplace from the brother he had not seen in quite a while. The actor definitely turned some heads with those suspicious boxes he had brought along with him, if he didn't turn them already with his presence alone(A famous star visiting a simple bartender?). Upon tearing open the seal, Shizuo found twenty sets of bartender uniforms folded nicely instead.
"You shouldn't change jobs all the time. I bought a lot, so you can stay here a long time."
Shizuo knew that this gesture was Kasuka's way of encouraging him. He himself wanted to be able to stick with one job, and with Kasuka giving him more reason to --he felt like he would actually be able to succeed. The two brothers shared a strong, silent bond. They didn't show their love with words, but with actions instead. Every time the anger would get to Shizuo's head back then, Kasuka would immediately hand him a bottle of milk to calm him down. Though nothing was said, it was highly effective.
"Thanks, I'll do my best, I guess."
And Shizuo did try his best. He did try his fucking best until he found himself being dragged out of the bar one night by a total of seven policemen. Even for the law enforcement; Shizuo is a pretty hard person to deal with. The main question was: Why?! What the hell did he do now? What did they want with him?! As Shizuo stood pinned against the fence with several policemen struggling just to keep him still, he learned the answer. It was like high school all over again. Orihara Izaya --that damned louse-- smiled at him from behind the safety of all those policemen. Apparently, he was back in town, and thought this to be a befitting greeting. Izaya had framed Shizuo once more, but at a much larger scale now. It wasn't petty classroom disputes anymore; they were adults now, after all --surely the extent of Izaya's trickery would increase proportionately as well. Izaya had framed him for a crime this time, and well, there was just no way his boss was going to take him back after that.
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