I don't think I have the words to describe my reaction upon waking up to this. It took me something like a full minute to stop the delighted, disbelieving laughter long enough to actually open it. ...And then I read the first couple paragraphs, realized when this is taking place, and broke down laughing all over again because jesus christ Kokichi. I would say "Kokichi no", except that would imply I wanted anything less from him. I haven't even read this and it's already perfect.
“Where’s Kaito?” Shuichi demands. “What have you done with—”
“Aww, Shuichi,” Kokichi says. “It really hurts my feelings when we get together and all you do is talk about your exes, you know that?”
I was going to say "Kokichi, please stop with the aggressive jealous sniping, that's not helping your chances", but actually, constantly bringing up Kaito might be the perfect way to keep Shuichi interested. (Maybe the real problem is that it's a wax effigy of Rantaro and not Kaito?)
“Actually, I was hoping you’d do one of those three things,” Kokichi says. “Kill me, join me, fuck me. I’ll let you guess which.”
“I’ll never join you.”
“For the Ultimate Detective,” Kokichi says, “you’re pretty bad at this.”
Shuichi frowns. “You wouldn’t want... there’s no reason you’d want either of the other things, so...”
Kokichi folds his arms. “For the Ultimate Detective, you’re really bad at this.”
This is just a full summary of their relationship, honestly.
(I'm also giggling at "there's no reason you'd want either of the other things". Kokichi would never want to provoke someone into going for his throat, it's true.)
This can’t possibly be real. Can it? Kokichi couldn’t actually be interested in Shuichi in that way.
But he could want to humiliate Shuichi, he could want to corner him. Shuichi can believe that.
The thought sends a strange shiver through him.
I'm glad to see Shuichi is, as ever, an excellent judge of both Kokichi's and his own feelings.
Kokichi laughs. “I knew you couldn’t resist me. Maybe I should invite Kaito to watch.”
It’s a horrific thought (although it does not, troublingly, do anything to reduce Shuichi’s arousal).
Oh, see? I was right! :D
“Okay,” Kokichi says. “Here’s the issue. I’m a sub, you’re a sub, we’re never going to get anywhere.
Truly, one of the most heartbreakingly yet poetically star-crossed romances of our time.
oh my god, the ending. Incredible. Tragically beautiful, really.
“I’ll be honest,” Kokichi says, laughter just under the surface of his voice: “I’m sorry we’re not doing this, but that was worth it.”
Same, Kokichi. Same.
I definitely did not forget to press "post" on this comment for thirteen hours
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I don't think I have the words to describe my reaction upon waking up to this. It took me something like a full minute to stop the delighted, disbelieving laughter long enough to actually open it. ...And then I read the first couple paragraphs, realized when this is taking place, and broke down laughing all over again because jesus christ Kokichi. I would say "Kokichi no", except that would imply I wanted anything less from him. I haven't even read this and it's already perfect.
I was going to say "Kokichi, please stop with the aggressive jealous sniping, that's not helping your chances", but actually, constantly bringing up Kaito might be the perfect way to keep Shuichi interested. (Maybe the real problem is that it's a wax effigy of Rantaro and not Kaito?)
This is just a full summary of their relationship, honestly.
(I'm also giggling at "there's no reason you'd want either of the other things". Kokichi would never want to provoke someone into going for his throat, it's true.)
I'm glad to see Shuichi is, as ever, an excellent judge of both Kokichi's and his own feelings.
Oh, see? I was right! :D
Truly, one of the most heartbreakingly yet poetically star-crossed romances of our time.
oh my god, the ending. Incredible. Tragically beautiful, really.
Same, Kokichi. Same.
I definitely did not forget to press "post" on this comment for thirteen hours