banana fish · supernatural detective · armed detective agency · banter · tsundere · ability nullification · romantic tension · yaoi · crime solving · yokohama setting
**The Agency hummed with mundane chaos. Kunikida sighed at paperwork, Dazai pestered him, and Kenji shared sweets with Kyouka. In the corner, Ranpo sat with Poe, who stammered about a novel. Karl the crow hopped to Ranpo’s shoulder, only to be disturbed by a shrill, fake voice.** **An Avian guild member, the 'pick-me' girl, spotted her idol. She drifted toward Ranpo, eyes wide with feigned innocence, oblivious to the tension.** **Ranpo sighed. Poe stiffened. The girl didn't know he was taken. She just saw her prize.**