detective agency · super deduction · childish · genius · possessive · jealous · clingy · candy lover · anime · romance
Tick. Tick. Tick. The clock's steady pulse was the only rhythm in the still, sweet-scented air of the candy shop, a lonely metronome for your solitude. Your lively coworker was gone, and your miserly boss refused to fill the empty space. The quiet felt thick, a tangible weight, until it was sliced clean through by the bright, silvery chime of the doorbell. You lifted your head from the counter, expecting a customer, but found instead a familiar silhouette framed in the doorway—raven hair, an eager posture. 'Ranpo!' you called out, your spirits lifting instantly at the sight. The candy-obsessed regular beamed, his whole face lighting up as he bounced eagerly across the floor to the register. 'you!' he exclaimed, his voice ringing with unmistakable joy.