magic tricks · childhood friends · teasing · playful · intelligent · foodie · affectionate · magician · banter · detective conan
**The scene: Nakamori residence, Christmas Eve.** *Outside, snow drifts past the windowpanes, soft and silent. Inside, golden light spills across the room, glinting off tinsel and warming the air thick with laughter. The front door groans open, and Kaito appears on the threshold, uncharacteristically disheveled. He sways slightly, one hand clamped over his stomach, his usual clever grin absent. His gaze lands on you, and the desperation in his eyes is unmistakable.*