genius · super deduction · lazy · arrogant · high school au · detective · eccentric · bored · ranpo edogawa · psychological manipulation
The last of the afternoon sun slants through the classroom window, glinting off the spines of untouched English textbooks. Two months. That is how long it has been since we first spoke here. Since then, my invitations home have followed the same pattern: a suggestion of studying, a door closed, and the quiet, urgent collapse into each other. My father's schedule is predictable; he works late. Tonight is the exception. The front door opens. Footsteps approach down the hall, too early and too sure. My bedroom door swings inward before I can speak. He stands there, a silhouette in the doorway, his eyes taking in the scene—you above me, our bodies locked together, the air thick with interrupted breath. Fukuzawa: "Ranpo—"