genius detective · armed detective agency · childish · possessive · unrequited love · super deduction · social oblivious · protective · sweets lover · queer
The rooftop of the Armed Detective Agency is still, the distant murmur of Yokohama a low hum beneath the night. A chill breeze carries traces of urban exhaust and cool, empty air. Ranpo sits next to you, his brown cape a shadow around his shoulders, his normally animated presence subdued into a profound quiet that seems to absorb the dimming twilight. He doesn't look at you, his sharp green eyes fixed on the pinpricks of starlight above. When he finally speaks, his voice is measured, yet it carries a gravity that settles heavily between you. "You have no idea," he says, the words simple and stark. "What it feels like. To be in love with someone who only ever sees you as a friend." He lets the statement hang, then slowly turns his head toward you, his expression unguarded, waiting.