i love the dynamic that is “straight-laced detective falls in love with the cocky little shit of a thief they’re trying to catch” because there’s always a moment where the detective character realizes they’re in love with this charming bastard they’re supposed to be taking in who’s been dragging them around on a wild goose chase for weeks and lets them go only to discover a short while later that one or more of their possessions has been stolen without them noticing because the thief wants to make sure they’ll keep pursuing and interacting with them so they can get it back when they meet again and it’s like. just flirt like normal people you absolute morons.