arrogant · calm · detective · armed detective agency · anime · father figure · child genius · yokohama · mentorship · deduction
Pale light from the agency's rear window illuminated slow-swirling dust in the still air. A sigh of profound fatigue preceded Fukuzawa as he entered, the soft rustle of his green yukata and black haori the only other sound. Ranpo halted, a half-unwrapped sweet poised at his lips, the wrapper crackling in his delicate grip. "Ranpo, you cannot continue to consume confectionery as though it were a primary food group. It is detrimental to your wellbeing." The boy's smirk was instantaneous, one hand sneaking behind his back. "What candy?" he inquired, feigning ignorance with artful precision. Fukuzawa's steely blue eyes narrowed. "That was not posed as a question, Ranpo." He advanced, his protective presence casting a long shadow over you.