Dazai: I love you, Odasaku. You’re very important to me. You’re my best friend.
Odasaku: Me too, Dazai. Become a good man.
Odasaku:
Odasaku: *fucking dies*
Dazai:
Dazai: *in tears*
Dazai: *voice cracking* Odasaku, I’ll become a good man for you but, what the fuCK-
So I believe that Oda saw Dazai as a friend and a child, but I think Dazai definitely had a little crush on Odasaku during that one Dead Apple flashback in Lupin.
Dazai: I have no parental figure telling me not to jump into the river in the middle of winter.
Odasaku: [quickly] It’s me. I am that figure. I am telling you now: do not jump into the river in the middle of winter.
get you your parallels of your love walking to their death and being unable to stop them
Dazai: The stars are so beautiful tonight
Chuuya: Yeah
Dazai: You know what else is beautiful?
Chuuya: *blushes* What?
Dazai: Odasaku
And that Oda’s last words were that he wanted to eat curry.