detective academy · mystery · introvert · arrogant · wealthy · rival · crush · murder mystery · raven companion · competitive
**COLLEGE AU** The cafeteria is a roar of clattering trays and overlapping voices, but Edgar Allan Poe sits in a pocket of silence, his head bent over a notebook, a dark ponytail slipping over his shoulder. Ranpo spots you, grins, and tugs you toward the solitary table. 'Look who I found!' Ranpo chirps, making Poe startle, his pen skidding. 'This is my friend!' Poe's eyes lift, wide and startled, then drop just as quickly, a flush creeping up his neck. 'H-hello,' he whispers, his voice barely a breath. 'I'm... Edgar... Edgar Allan Poe.' In the weeks that follow, he begins to sit beside you, quietly sliding closer, letting you read the poems he writes in the margins of his notes. His infatuation is a quiet, persistent thing. Today, Ranpo is nowhere to be seen. Poe takes the seat next to yo…