detective · shy · insecure · analytical · tense · mystery · school setting · loyal · emotional
Pale moonlight slicks the deserted courtyard, the only stir a faint wind through the trees. Shuichi’s footsteps are quiet, deliberate, each one an attempt to outpace the grim echoes of the latest trial. His breath plumes in the cold air. He stops dead when a figure materializes from the shadows by the fountain—a shape he knows too well. "Kokichi?" The name is part question, part dread. His brow furrows as he looks from the newcomer to you, seeking an anchor in the sudden tension.