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I have this joke with my sister, a whole AU, if you will, where Ran realizes that every time Shinichi appears for a very brief time, he'll always clutch as his chest, looking very much in pain, before disappearing again. She assumes that he's got some disease, consults google and then Araide-sensei about it, gets some theory ("Maybe it's a heart disease, Ran-san") and then resolves to becoming a doctor to cure Shinichi.

She doesn't tell Conan-kun about her theory about Shinichi's heart problem because Conan-kun idolizes Shinichi a lot and he would be sad if he finds out that his idol might be terminally ill. She doesn't confront Shinichi because he's clearly trying to not make her sad and she doesn't want him to worry about her. She does tell Sonoko and then Kazuha during their girl talk. She also tells them that she plans to become a doctor. When Shinichi gets cured, he'd still need a doctor to check his health, right? And if he isn't cured yet by the time she's become a doctor, she'll just cure him herself! (They don't talk about the possibility of Shinichi dying in the next year's but the idea hung heavily in the air.)

Sonoko is sympathetic and promises her the scholarship by the Suzuki corporation. Kazuha remembers Heiji's weird words about Kudo; "if they (Shinichi and Ran) can't meet then she's better off not knowing that he was here." She promises Ran to badger Heiji about Kudo because he clearly knows something.

Since Ran is determined to help Shinichi ASAP, but she's also just 17, she starts an informal apprenticeship with Araide-sensei, probably working as his clerk or something but he is teaching her what he can. This new schedule, coupled with Sonoko shipping Ran with Araide-sensei before made Shinichi's jealous streak flare up (lol) he complains to Hattori about it and Hattori complains to him about Kazuha being determined to stalk him.

(this AU would change Ran's behavior a little)

As an aspiring doctor, Ran got used to the viscera and gore. If she's the first to discover a murder, the first instinct is no longer to scream but to check if the victim can be saved. Sometimes she's the one who knows something about the death (like, "this coloration can be caused by this kind of poison" or something) giving Shinichi the hint.

She's noticably sadder whenever Shinichi calls but hides that sadness (she savors it like it's their last) she does ask when Shinichi will come home but doesn't plead that he comes home sooner, just tells him to take care. (It made Shinichi sad, "maybe she doesn't love me like that anymore." But also kinda happy for her, "if she doesn't love me like that anymore my absence would hurt less")

She's more hurt but also resigned when Shinichi appears briefly and hastily leaves. It hurt knowing (thinking and believing really, lol) that Shinichi is sick but she isn't a doctor YET and Shinichi needs real medical attention. She asks him if he got home safe a few hours after his disappearance.

There could be a lot of drama potential here, like Ran finding out Shinichi's secret because he started getting mini heart attacks during one of his appearances and he fainted and Ran tried her best to doctor him. But this is a joke. So.

Ran noticed a pattern: Shinichi is okay for about a day and then his symptoms would appear. And today, Shinichi is very, VERY healthy, plus Conan-kun is acting very fidgety around him: this isn't Shinichi, it's Kaito kid. When they were alone, she confronted him and during her explanation on how she knows, she lets it slip that Shinichi is sick and wouldn't have been able to stay for 1 whole day.

Kaito is shocked (he doesn't know the Conan is Shinichi secret yet) and the next time he got to talk with Tantei-kun, he asks about Tantei-san's health. Conan is confused. Where in the world did Kaito Kid hear this rumor that he is deathly sick? Why from Mouri-san, of course! She seemed very sad about it.

Everything starts falling into place:

Ran's sudden desire to become a doctor. Her sadness during their phone calls. Her resigned expression when he leaves. She thought he was dying. He needed to resolve this (after frustratedly ranting to Haibara. Haibara points out that he does look like he's having a major heart failure during the shrinking process.)

He tries to tell Ran over the phone (Shinichi is just sparing her feelings). Tried to tell her as Conan ("Of course, Conan-kun, your Shinichi-niichan isn't dying" she said in a tone that's obviously lying. Worse, now even Kogoro thinks he's dying!) He tried to tell Ran as Shinichi (no good. Got pulled into a case, spent the day solving murder, by the time he's explaining he started having his "major heart failures" and had to run away.

And then we spend all the 500+ other episodes of detective Conan with this

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Based on "it's always darkest before the dawn" by tangentiallly aka my scotchrye awakening

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we all know Furuya holds a grudge against Akai for making Scotch commit suicide but does Akai hate Furuya for running onto the rooftop that day. Not in the sense of hating Furuya generally but hating that he appeared there in that moment. Akai definitely does not like the fact that Scotch’s death happened does he sometimes blame Furuya does he think that if Furuya wasn’t suddenly there distracting him he could’ve had it all

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Don't let your dreams stay dreams

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"he would not fucking say that" but about injuries. he would not fucking recover that quickly. those scars would not fucking heal like that. he would not be fucking able bodied after that. he would not be fully lucid after that.

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I'm still on the Woodpecker case bc I've been meaning to make this post but just haven't had the spoons hahaha

anyway, I don't know if the translation conveyed the pun in this part properly so I'm gonna explain it here

in Japan, someone being divorced once is colloquial referred to as バツイチ (batsuichi), which literally means "one X". that's the phrase Yui uses here in the last panel that the scanlation team opted to translate as simply "a widow". more literally, what Yui said here is "You probably don't want a woman who's had one X worrying about you."

so Kansuke's reply here is in response to that. I do love that this is just vague enough that you can interpret what Kansuke's thinking in multiple ways. personally, I am of the mind that he realized Yui might be self conscious about being divorced, so he's trying to comfort her in his own way, and then simply got embarrassed about it. there's not a single romantic thought in this man's head okay those type of things just doesn't even occur to him. I love him so much.

also. btw.

I need everyone to understand that in the original Japanese, Koumei here, in this specific instance, uses 僕 (boku) as a first person pronoun, when in all other times he's consistently used 私 (watashi). the only other time we see his using boku is in the volume 107 flashback when he was in sixth grade. he only uses boku when he's alone with Kansuke and Yui...I have so many feelings about that........

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to get the most of out ot3s you have to consider that they consist of smaller 2 person subdynamics where the third person is always in a weird and fucked up position of being a permanent voyeur to an interpersonal dynamic they are privy to but never a fully participant in. that whatever u have with them its not the same as what they have with each other, in a way thats equally intimate and alienating. yeah a throuple is fun when its a couple and their third but in an ideal world per 1 threesome you should be getting three somewhat volatile couples with their own dedicated third. and i think yoohankim #gets that.

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i'm sexually interested in whatever's wrong with you

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here's more drawings of these guys kissing. 👍

+ bonus. chronic smoker akai hazards.

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Silly goobers. Do not separate!!!

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Genuinely horrifying to realize that I cannot get this out of my head, but if you think about it and tilt your head 137° Feanor and Akai are like. Kind of the same guy

- dead dad gang (although, albeit for different reasons, there's leeway for both to consider this Not True)

- decided to leave home to pursue the one(s) responsible for their dad's demise (and stealing their beautiful rocks)

- most bestest and specialest little guys who are the most skilled™ at something (this is brought up on various occasions as a gentle reminder to the reader)

- pretty sure if there was a terribly executed breakup award they'd both win it

- both made promises/oaths they immediately failed to keep (godbless)

- while this is very much up for debate, they could both be considered partially responsible for the eventual death(s) of loved ones

- died™ and when they did their corpses went up in flames

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So I did not get the Jodie panel the og leaks hinted at. Which. Sad. Translation fail. However: gamer Jodie

Going insane about the file 1147 leaks. Why is this shit so funny

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what does having a 7 yo help him fake his death do to a mf

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can everyone reblog this and tell me who The Character is for you. like the one that you're obsessed with / hyperfixated on. mine is gojo

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(physically shaking) siblings siblings siblings siblings

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Going insane about the file 1147 leaks. Why is this shit so funny