#kazuha giving me the biggest side eye ever

[luvuomi]

okay but what do yall know about tot? hm? do you all know about the wonderful, talented, incredible, smart and hot man by the name of marius von hagen, ceo of the pax group and an amazing artist that he even leaves van gogh quacking in his grave???

[jihyoruri]

❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ 𓍢 LOVE ME BACK sakura miyawaki x reader

❀ sakura having the biggest crush on yn for five minutes (and yn knowing it) 875k views

↳ warnings: nothing just sakura being down bad also yn is a 00 liner

➩ CLIP #1 PLAYING… 📼

yn adjusted her cap and her loose flannel as she stared at sakura through the glass and then at camera, laughing, “okay, do you wanna try this again?”

it was obvious that sakura was visibly flustered under yn’s gaze and nervously adjusted the headphones on her head, “why do you have to do this again?”

“because im the writer, producer and composer of this song.” yn says like its the most obvious thing in the world as she gives sakura a confused look, “why are you having such a hard time recording, it’s easy for you most of the time.”

sakura just laughed and shook her head at the camera that was pointed her way, how does she say that being around yn alone like this makes her extremely nervous especially since it’s in such a professional setting.

“do you wanna take a break? let’s take a break.” yn sighed pushing back her chair, “you can sit with me while I get yunjin to record her part.”

at yn’s request sakura took another look at the camera with a big smile on her face before happily walking out the booth and taking a seat beside yn as yn calls yunjin in.

➩ CLIP #2 PLAYING… 📼

“I have to film a scene with yn,” sakura whispered to the camera as the hairstylist touched up her hair, “I don’t know why but im nervous, she has to be very close to me.” sakura continues staring ahead of her where yn where yn is already ready to film, “I guess it’s time…”

sakura walked over to yn who smiled at her immediately making her insides turn into a zoo, “what should I whisper in your ear?” the girl asked walking closer to sakura who stiffened and took a side glance at the camera.

“I need u” was playing in the background as the camera man get set up which gave yn and idea a big smile spreading across her face, “I’ll whisper I need you.”

sakura’s eyes widened and takes another look at the camera and you can hear the staffs soft laughter in the background.

she silently nods her head rapidly, knowing that her voice will probably crack if she talks and gives yn a thumbs up, she could handle this.

she could not handle it.

this has got to be the girls fifth take of trying to film but sakura just can’t handle yn being so close and whispering in her ear.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with her,” yn laughs to the camera man after sakura flinched away and tried to calm down her flustered state for the a hundredth time, “do I need to hold you down?” she asks shaking sakura’s shoulders as the girls face gets even redder.

“let’s try this again.” the director said to the girls giving a pointed look at sakura who looks away embarrassed, “yn try to do something so this doesn’t happen for the sixth time.” he orders the younger girl who nods immediately.

she gently grabs back of sakura’s neck with a slightly fi grip so the girl doesn’t flinch away before softly whispering in her ear.

sakura felt chills go through her body but it finished as quick as it started as she lets out a deep breath after yn lets go of her neck.

“was that so hard?”

➩ CLIP #3 PLAYING… 📼

yunjin and kazuha looked at the camera and the at sakura with an odd look on their faces as the Japanese girl laughs the hardest out of everyone at yn’s joke.

sakura threw her head back and leaned on yn, “oh my, yn you’re so funny.” she laughs.

“sakura unnie are you okay?” yn asks wrapping an arm around the laughing girl as yunjin looks at kazuha and does a playful eye roll causing the younger girl to laugh.

“yeah, I’m fine,” sakura sighs out before laughing again.

“I don’t think I’ve ever made someone laugh this hard.” yn says to the camera as she watches sakura before turning to yunjin and kazuha who have their heads turned the other way.

➩ CLIP #4 PLAYING… 📼

“I’m bringing yn food and her phone since she forgot it.” sakura says to the camera holding up the bag, “she’s doing a photoshoot right now so I’m gonna surprise her with food.”

as sakura walks into the studio the sound of cameras clicking immediately fills the room as the camera turns away from sakura to yn who’s laying down on a couch with a calvin klein set on posing for the camera before turning back to sakura whose face is visibly red.

“she looks good right?” she says to the camera laughing nervously as the camera man instructs yn to pull the jeans lower to show the ck logo.

let’s go wait over there,” sakura says pointing towards the seating area, “I wasn’t expecting her to be taking photos I thought she’d be on break already.” sakura rambles taking a peek at where yn is every once and a while.

“I can’t wait for the photos to come out.” she says causing the staff behind the camera to laugh.

➩ CLIP #5 PLAYING… 📼

yn and sakura stood together airport, things were taking extra long since their was something wrong with chaewon’s passport that they were trying to figure out.

the girls talked for a while, even waving at fancams as they waited until yn started getting tired.

yn leaned into sakura chest and wrapped both of sakura’s her arms around herself, while sakura cleared her throat before looking behind her at the fansite with her face red giving it an awkward nod.

[scarahours]

✧ genshin smaus/series

[ongoing] [scaramouche x fem! reader] 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐃!

synopsis: getting off wasted at a party wouldn't hurt right? that's what college life is for - you study, eat, sleep and repeat. probably do something batshit once or twice. but who would ever know, it wouldn't hurt right? so why do you suddenly find the social reject's lips pressed against yours?

[on-going] [kamisato ayato x fem! reader] 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘

synopsis: physical appearances are often the biggest factors for falling in love with a complete and total stranger – yet contrary to some, first impressions play quite a huge role as well; but in your case you think you've quite literally – and officially, ruined your chances with one of Teyvat's most wealthy and sought after bachelor, Kamisato Ayato himself.

[next] [ex-husband! ayato x fem! reader] 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩, 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭

synopsis: waking up to your husband handing you divorce papers certainly wasn't how you wanted to start your day, but what could you do? this whole thing was just a hoax, a marriage of convenience between two families trying to gain an upper hand against each other - it was bound to happen anyways. so just like that, your cold and loveless marriage had finally come to an end after seven long years; leaving with you a child who looks exactly like Kamisato Ayato himself.

[in-planning] [kazuha x fem! reader] 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲

synopsis: from the saccharine "I love you's" to his last words of "I'll always have you in my heart," nothing could compare to the devastating feeling of breaking up with your one true love - so you sought to bury these feelings in your heart, never to be spoken of again. but 5 years later you see the same scarlet eyes that always used to make your knees go weak.

[in-planning] [actor! zhongli x fem! reader] 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞

synopsis: after officially retiring from the world of showbiz and entertainment at the age of 34, Zhongli finds himself going back to his normal and uneventful routines - but this time with the love of his life by his side.

✧ standalone works

"how long will it take for you to give up on me?" (PART ONE, KAZUHA, ZHONGLI, SCARAMOUCHE)

"how long will it take for you to give up on me?" (PART TWO, DILUC, CHILDE, XIAO)

IT DOES (scaramouche fluff)

FRAGILE (xiao x gn! reader) (very mild angst)

I'VE GOT YOU ALL FIGURED OUT [4nemo]

[xinvue]

sleepyhead. genshin impact.

ᝰ summary : 4nemo as your seatmate and catching you fall asleep in class :P

aether

literally the biggest sweetheart ever. he noticed right away that you were super tired when you first got to class and he would even ask you if you were okay. you lied about being okay and he really couldn't do anything but just give you his extra bottled of water. he'd find it cute and would let out a soft chuckle as he watches your head bopping as you were about to doze off. he would think about waking you up, but eventually decided not to and did that cliche standing up of the book so the teacher wouldn’t notice and he would take notes for you and wake you up by gently patting your head when the class was over :')

kazuha

a legit gentlemen right here boy let me tell you. he’d be sitting next to you just taking his notes and stuff and then all the sudden out of the corner of his eye he sees you starting to nod off, so he kinda taps your shoulder a bit to get you to wake up because the teacher for the class is super strict about falling asleep in class. and despite his efforts you still kept falling asleep so then he grabs your hand and just like squeezes it every time you start to nod off. thankfully, he keeps you awake the whole class and he makes sure you get home safely and tells you to go take a nap and he was just so sweet about it wow. he just doesn't want you to get in trouble and go to detention and leave him alone </3

venti

this bright sunshine would never ever let you fall asleep in class. he’ll talk to you, sing to you, draw on you, pass little sticky notes to you, just anything. and it would be completely unintentional like he wouldn’t even know that you were nodding off in that class. he would just be doing what he normally does any other day. but in the grand scheme of things, it’s a great thing he has such a habit of messing around with you because it keeps you awake in such a boring class as the one you are in :(

xiao

he would totally watch you as you slept with your head on the desk next to him. like full on staring at you, not even trying to be subtle about it. like he’d have his head resting on his hand and just have his head tilted to one side. screw what the teacher thought. he couldn’t get over how cute you looked with your soft little breathing and the hair falling in your face in just the right way. he would be completely and honestly smitten <3

© — @wonfied . do not plagiarize my content !

[dourpeep]

i have even more ideas now...

what about like the moment you open up about your relationship with kazuxiao the fans who were already seeing that happen were celebrating and on both of y'alls insta or something is where you announce and it's like a picture of all 3 of you chilling together or something

and then when they finally appear on a variety show they're just questioned throughly and they talk about how you guys meet and what they like about you

ok but the moments where you just feel sort of insecure since being an idol is hard and you're technically dating your seniors and you're just hit by the antis who are against yourself relationship so you lock yourself in your room in your dorm by yourself to cope. your roommate (can be whoever) contacts them both and they immediately come over and come in and offer soft kisses and soft murmurs of reassurance that they'll never leave you and that everything's gonna be ok.

side note i can see xiao just being a whole meme without realizing?? for like variety shows he's just known for his dead pan expression and then i can see him being so competitive on shows like running man..mans ripping tags left and right, while kazuhas just hiding in a weird spot or something

kazuha on the other hand i can see him being a troll, he likes to mess around with the hosts of the show and manages to mess up some of their plans, he also likes messing with his group members, where xiao likes to say that kazuha looks innocent but is a part of the devil line with venti

onto albedo i can see him like answering questions in his vlive and fans realize that a lot of his songs are more romantic and sort of pining?? and they're asking where the motivation is from. he answers that it's just something that he saw recently so he felt motivated (it wasn't the fact that he had realized that he was 100% in love with you)

but like all of this mans inspiration comes from you, he's had multiple songs dedicated to you before your relationship was even open to the public, and when your relationship finally does, it just clicks for fans and it suddenly makes sense, your ship name trends worldwide for the day

but how you and albedo met, i can see both of you guys being in the industry already and you guys are sort of know each other but it was for a one time off collab with other artists involved so you didn't really talk with each other. like i said before albedos a solo artist while i can see you being a part of a popular group already. but then both of your companies decided to do another collab and especially picked you two since you guys already worked on a collab before.

at first it was like awkward since albedos really socially awkward but then things click when you guys start writing the song together. everything just matches so well?? and you guys just compliment each other?? and that's when you learn of albedo just staying at the studio so late so you often bring food. this leads to you guys getting closer and albedo even stops his work just to talk to you more. when your song comes out and everyone is waiting for the stage, there's just so much tension?? but the good kinda and everyone is awed by the song and the vocals coming from you and albedo.

i can also see the both of you guys appearing on variety shows together too, like appearing on a show where you two travel to another place and experience the culture there, with albedo being your tour guide and showing you all the famous places (one of the many times where fans were awed by his research and knowledge) and then if you guys were to appear together again after you guys reveal your relationship, a lot of the times they show idols as they wake up, they'll see you and albedo being clingy af to each other.

on another side note, albedos totally a troll on variety shows, he likes messing around with the hosts and other contestants since a lot of the time he's not really interested in the show itself, it's more for publicity. however, when he first appeared on a show with you fans noticed that he actually seemed interested for once and that's where your ship name started.

albedos totally a golden child tho, he's like basically perfect in everything so a lot of the times variety shows don't catch him slipping, however the one time that he did was when you were mentioned, the clip of with his ears bright red was trending for a couple of days :)

GIVING ME SO MUCH GOOD FOOD THANK YOU ANON

I think that this covers everything hehehe so I won't add to-

wait wait I put it all under the cut b/c it's a lot again-

Okay okay but like for the 'announcement' picture, what if it's like those photo booth pics (but like each picture you need to scroll through like on Insta) where it's cute and wholesome! The three of you are having fun wearing some silly glasses or hats, doing peace signs or finger hearts....and the very last photo is the three of you sharing a kiss- or, at least trying to.

It's sweet, a little silly, and most of your fans take it really well! After all, they can see the chemistry that you share and can't deny that the three of you would have a good relationship.

As for the insecurities of dating your seniors, Kazuha and Xiao are quick to knock back any of those worries. They love you so, so much and hate the fact that something like that makes you doubt for a single second. If anyone ever tries to bring it up, you know that they're going to immediately quip back.

Naturally, you're roomed with Venven :D He's technically an up-and-coming after he stopped doing idol stuff for a few years, so not only does he know the ropes, but he's also one of your biggest fans and biggest supports (outside of Kazuha and Xiao).

Though he's silly and light-hearted, he's quick to recognize when things are serious and need handling.

So as soon as he sees that you're not doing so great or if he notices the comments on your posts are going in a bad direction, he speed dials Xiao and the two of your boyfriends are right at the door in under 15.

Not only are they fast about it, but they have all your favorite snacks, a movie or two, some popcorn, and a ton of love and affection because they'll be damned if their love is going to be affected by some asshole's comments about their love life! What do they know anyway??

Actually this all could work too if Kazuha and Xiao are part of 4NEMO-

Hmmm

That'd cause so much more ruckus- not only is half of one of the most popular idol groups are taken, but by the same person??? And each other??? Man, that's wack.

BUT THE GAMESHOWS

Xiao would most certainly be super intense with those. He just can't help it--competition drives his blood and makes something snap in him. He's dead serious about doing well, regardless of the game. I actually have never watched said game shows, but--

Like...he's out for blood. No one is safe. Not even you or Kazuha if you're on opposing teams, though he'll be a bit more gentle. Maybe even with the hint of a smile while you have an expression of utter shock at the fact that he's just so fast-

Or if it's not a game show and instead you're doing some sort of idol group activity with a few others to get to know each other?

Someone suggests ping pong and, knowing how competitive Xiao gets, he's pitted up against Tartaglia and man. That's scary. There's no doubt that someone would clip the video and make it into an overly-dramatic retelling complete with music.

Hilarious.

As for Kazuha! He'd be a bit of a mish mosh! He enjoys poking fun at others, and he's so sly! Those poor hosts don't realize that he's goading them on, but sure enough--he is. Who knew that his charming smile and mild-mannered attitude could be so devastating?

But even then, he's mostly wholesome! There's a lot of little clips, mostly of your doing, of him in a 'kiss the chef' apron getting caught off guard while cooking something up. The videos aren't great because you're giggling while recording and he ends up placing the ladle down calmly before wrapping you up in his arms. Half the video ends up being the two of you laughing and joking while it's pointed at a weird angle towards the counter.

Sometimes it'll point just right and you'll get a half-blurred view of Xiao sitting at the kitchen island with his reading glasses perched on his nose and book forgotten. He tends to get up and join in for a few smooches before reminding Kazuha of the food that's still cooking.

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Albedo!! He absolutely is the golden child. He's fantastic handling things under pressure in a cool, calm manner. Handsome, charismatic, incredibly smart--man's hit all the stops and just keeps going.

It's not until it comes out that the two of you are together that his cool façade (hardly one, though) falters and at the mere mention of you, he'll go soft. There's a tenderness in his eyes, a small smile on his lips, and his blush? Absolutely adorable. How can anyone object when he's obviously so in love with you?

And the idea you mentioned with the two of you traveling and experiencing stuff together sounds so cute (':

He particularly enjoys exploring new cuisine, so expect him to feed you some food from his plate-

There's also a few times where you two have gotten lost in the new places, more because you're both so busy taking in the sights to realize you've taken five wrong turns- But then you make it into a whole adventure, foregoing the map and deciding to wander around. What better way to discover and learn about somewhere than getting lost and wandering?

You find quite a few hidden gems this way since otherwise you'd be hitting more popular areas!

Wait- do they really show idols waking up???

Ahh regardless, Albedo's definitely a cuddler. He loves it, can't get enough of it. It's not often that he gets a good night's rest, but with you it seems like he's fully recharged and ready for the day! It's cute too because it doesn't matter--big spoon or little spoon, you on his chest or him resting on yours. Even a few times with you facing each other with your hands intertwined.

I also agree that Albedo would mess with the game show's hosts and contestants. Not only would he, but he'd be entirely smug about it (after all, we need to have that #smugbedo going on).

No doubt, there's been times where the cameras even focus/zoom in on him where he's sitting because he's got that smirk on his face.

[chandeliermichel]

"maybe I should stop trying to love you. maybe this is something I am not meant for. something that is meant for someone else." - tara (writer)

characters: kazuha, gorou genre: angst warnings: reader falling out of love, heartbreak

kazuha knew that you loved him, he knew that the feelings you harbored for him were genuine. but those feelings seemed to have been changing...and he knew what was the cause of it, or rather, whom.

"and then gorou told me-" ah, of course, just another day of you talking about his best friend in front of him with the biggest smile on your face. kazuha wondered whether this was normal, but soon came to the conclusion that no, it wasn't.

he remembered when you would listen intently to what he had to say and the stars twinkling in your eyes right now were for him and not another man. kazuha didn't like it, not one bit. it hurt him to see you slowly falling out of love with him and instead, getting interested in gorou out of everyone.

and he wasn't blind, he knew that gorou seemed to be charmed by you as well.

kazuha didn't know whether to smile or laugh. one was his best friend, the other was his lover, and he loved the both of them to pieces. so...the best option was to let go, right? he should set you free so that you could be with the one you truly loved now. after all, all of the romantic feelings you had for him were long lost.

and deep down inside, something told kazuha that he wasn't up to this task. that you deserved someone far better than him, someone who would treat you better than he did and gorou was the best person for that.

so, he took a breath, and looked at you square in the eyes.

and the stars that swirled in your beautiful irises, even though for someone else, were now directed his way and he lost the ability to speak for a split second.

but he soon regained it and again took a small shaking breath to compose himself and calm down his heart that was now beating with so many emotions, and he didn't know what to name half of them.

"___, maybe i should stop trying to love you." kazuha finally spoke, while not averting his gaze. your eyebrows knitted together in confusion, but you didn't get to speak because he continued, "maybe this is something I am not meant for. something that is meant for someone else."

as soon as his words registered in your mind, you looked to the side and pursed your lips, now understanding what he was trying to say.

"oh, so you noticed...kazuha...i never meant to hurt you. i don't even know when my feelings started to change...i am sorry."

you heard him standing up from where he was sitting after a moment or two, and coming closer to you. but when you turned to look at him, you were surprised to see kazuha staring at you with a soft smile, the one he would always give you whenever you rambled about something and he would just sit there and let you talk...the same smile that you loved so much.

and suddenly, tears started gathering at the corner of your eyes and it took so much to not let them fall.

"shush," he spoke softly, thumb going to wipe the tear that had fallen down your cheek while you weren't paying attention, "you don't have to feel guilty. all i want is for you to spend your life happily, even if it's not me who you will spend it with."

then he gave you a small kiss on your forehead, probably the last one he would ever give you and you knew that it was a parting gift.

"i love you, ___. always will." he muttered to himself as he walked away from you, his heart aching and kazuha knew that he would break down any moment.

and a single tear escaped from his eye as he left you there, sitting alone.

perhaps...love wasn't meant for me. he thought with a wistful smile.

[tartagliaxx]

hi. i only got to play in inazuma today so here's me live reacting to the archon quest. it's a lil out of context tho so have fun trying to figure out which parts im talking abt. also, this is the only time i'm going to be talking abt spoilers for at least one week so... 🤷‍♀️

swordfish ii? cute.

Jesus Christ. and here i thought it was my lowest settings that made his hair grey… this poor kid. teppei i admire your determination but no… just no...

SCARAMOUCHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

IF EVIL WHY SO HOT

you know.... scaramouche could stand still and the air would get electrified. and yknow,,, that's p... that's p attractive

ugh im disgusting myself. and here i thought i still had an inch of sanity left in me.

of all people it had to be this little jerk

scaramouche is so fucking evil. i’d like ten of him, please.

man,, they expect me to dodge this shit? that’s the biggest l i’ve heard today. none of that shit. i’m bringing out my zhong and my sweet madames skrrt

sayu is adorable… i remember when i had hopes of growing up too… alas, it has come to this.

OH MY GOD AYATO CRUMBS. I AM LICKING THAT SHIT UP. PLEASE— HE HAS A SECRET UNIT. THATS SO HOT WTF. AYATO MY DEAR, PLEASE DONT BE A REGULAR ICKY NPC BUT WHITE HAIRED…

SNEAKY SNEAK. SNEAKY SNEAK.

THOMA OH MY GOD MY MALEWIFE. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? also, sayu’s sleeping again. this girl’s got talent. is her circadian rhythm okay?

pains me to be the bearer of all bad news and no good news…

WAIT THOMA IS LEAVING NO DONT LEAVE YET I WANT TO LOOK AT YOU MORE

oh nvm he’s still in the background.

EYY WHATS UP AYAKA. YOU’RE AS FINE AS EVER.

i… i don’t like where this is going… i refuse to be the bait. i’m too hot for that. so spicy they’ll spit me right out

DONT VOLUNTEER YOURSELF LUMINE— GIVE ME AN OPTION OR AT LEAST AN ‘OH SHIT HERE WE GO AGAIN’ LINE

YES FIREWORKS THAT WOULD WORK RIGHT? PLEASE TELL ME THAT WOULD WORK-

oh thank god… wait... they… they wouldn’t ask me to be the one to set off the fireworks right?

UNFORTUNATELY NO. AFTER YOU BECOME A FREE MAN, YOU’RE IMMEDIATELY MARRYING ME THOMA ANJKFHAIGHLANGKLAHOFJLKAB

oh crap… i’m… i’m in deep.

HE’S BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING US AGAIN EVERY DAY SINCE HE GOT THERE ANFLaglvbajlfblabvljabefva;bfalLJBLJDABVBAALSNADL tumblr user @tartagliaxx is broken. she is now irreparable. she has no regrets. goodbye.

ehem… what if… you and i… and hotsprings… together?? JUST KIDDING. PG-13 OVER HERE. NOTHING INDECENT WHATSOEVER MOVE ALONG NOW

poor thoma,,,

oh come on ayaka… cut us some slack… i just watched lumine wheeze bc of evil purple mist only to be dragged into 2 timeskips and an entire training arc. dont let her be yet another traumatized shounen manga protagonist… altho, it might be uh… too late for that…

oh dear… is thoma going to get another round of diarrhea?

OF COURSE. OF COURSE IT’S ME DOING ALL THE WORK. OF COURSE IT’S ME WHO’S RISKING MY LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN. GOD! GIVE LUMINE A BREAK. BEING A TRAVELER DOES NOT MEAN IT’S FREE REAL ESTATE.

hello yoimiya… still looking as bomb as ever i see……… mhm… gonna see myself out rn…

HELP MY SHITTY GRAPHICS COMPLETELY ERADICATED HER BROWS

oh god… are we dying because of fireworks? forget getting caught by the patrol… we’re about to light up an untested firework that was made to be a billion times more explosive….

NO. SHE SAID IT. SHE SAID THE CURSED SENTENCE. WHATS THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? IDK YOU TELL ME. YOU JUST SENTENCED US TO DEATH YOIMIYA GREAT GOING still love you tho.

man… these patrol guards aint shit… i literally walked an inch behind their backs and they did nothing… its a surprise the rebellion still hasn’t won when they place guards like this in their ranks………. ok that was kinda mean i’ll apologize in a bit.

SAYU OMG… DONT WORRY I’LL SNEAK YOU OUT AND RISK MY LIFE willingly JUST TO RESCUE YOU. ILYSM HONEY YOU’RE DOING SO WELL

no, paimon. it’s not but we’re doing it anyway 🤡

NO ONE TOLD ME WE’RE GOING TO RUN. I WENT COMPLETELY OFF COURSE. first try tho 😏

HELLO THOMA. HELLO AYAKA.

HELLO SAYU. HOW DID IT GO? IM GUESSING IT WENT WELL BC YOU’RE STILL ALIVE?

oh no….. she’s worn herself out…. man,,, this is why you dont make convicts out of kids….

WE ASKED SAYU FOR AN INCH AND SHE GAVE AS TEN THOUSAND MILES. SAYU MY CHILD YOU EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

god, don’t remind me. as hot as the shogun trying to kill us w her blade was, i don’t appreciate almost getting murdered on screen (even if we most certainly have plot armor)

awwww is thoma worried about me uwu owo? dw i have like… a lumine w 6% crit rate by my side

sigh… i dont want to leave yet… cant i just stay by thoma’s side and not go to war for a change?

it was at this moment that tumblr user lei saw the wonders of being a housewife.

oh sara… my stars… i’m so sorry. i feel so bad for you but at the same time… this oddly makes me want to write a song for you ABJFJKABJABCABVABVKA I KNOW JACK SHIT ABT SONGWRITING WHY AM I THINKING LIKE THIS

well… there she goes…

oh…. oh….. yae is stealing my heart. WHAT DO I DO WHAT DO I DO (i have an alt for a reason heehee)

DEAR LORD. PLEASE STEP ON MY NECK SARA.

these guys got guts to say ‘i’m sorry ma’am’ to THE kujou sara.

oh old man… you’re dead. you’re so dead.

man… this old man is a simp? sheesh.

YES. GO TELL EM PAIMON. PREACH THAT SHIT LOUD AND CLEAR.

oh my god… is that dude dead? i probably should’ve uh apologized b4 he flopped down to the ground ig…

MAN,, SARA’S DOWN FOR THE COUNT?? tbf i didnt expect much but…. also, AYE SIGNORA’S SO ICY.

she’s calling me out for being a simp ;-; heart been broke so many times or smth

OH SHIT LUMINE SPOKE. MAN,, WHY IS SHE SO COOL.

oh… i love this part of the vow… im suddenly inspired to write… how about a wedding au? an angsty wedding au?

goddamn… it’s been nice knowing you all…. i dont think i’ll come out of this alive if signora went out like that…

WHATS HAPPENING? ARE YOU SAYING KAZUHA WENT THROUGH THIS BS? IS LUMINE OKAY-

DID THEY REALLY JUST STORM THE ENTIRE FUCKING CAPITAL?? THEY HAVE SOME NERVE.

FUCK OMG KAZUHA AHHAHFHAFHAHGKJABKASBGA IM TEARING UP WTF WHY AM I GETTING EMOTIONAL- HONEY BUN THATS SO HOT OF YOU TO DO

oh… oh it’s time for round two? haha… time to… say my goodbyes….

yo… there are actual tears in my eyes… like… idk why… but that cutscene? shit man… that hit me…

hm… i feel bad for the shogun… ultimately, there is reason behind every act no matter how horrid. no matter how unreasonable, the reason one thinks of is always justified on their end. whatever everyone else thinks pay little effect on whether the act is fulfilled or not. also, her little laugh? i’m extra deceased.

the animation's fire as always wtf

oh but my kokoro... oof... my kokoro... ugh...

I’M SO FUCKING DONE AJKFHAKJBVAK- WE BEAT A HARBINGER AND FOR WHAT? she should’ve just tossed that gnosis into the ocean or smth...

HAH OMG SCARAMOUCHE. WHAT A MAN. I’M- I WAS RIGHT OMG. I HAD A LIL THEORY AND ITS JUST SMTH I HAD IN THE BACK OF MY MIND. I NEVER THOUGHT IT’LL ACTUALLY COME TRUE DEAR LORD. so now ig i have to admit i think abt him a lot and he has a soft spot in my heart 🥺 he’s evil you see and you know what my type is? evil men or at the very least, men with the potential to be evil. ugh so annoying.

scaramouche banner when

bc i sold everything worthy of money in me (read as my organs) for albedo, i'll sell my soul for him how about that?

EYE- makoto huh… well… fuck…

it’s day 400 of being ayato less even if he’s like… teased a million of times (jk it’s like… a grand total of seven but thats still p high)

im so… sigh…

i wonder if i’m still alive by the time sumeru releases… at the very least, i know my brain wouldn’t be.

....we were literally a captain for like... one second. that is so sad.

[yzkhr]

For the entirety of his 20 years of existence, Kudo Shinichi finds himself in one of the most difficult situations.

Everything was going so smoothly. He already had enough clues to figure out who the suspect was. All he needed was evidence to prove his surmises. It was all according to his plans.

Not until the suspect kidnapped Ran.

He should have seen that coming. After all, when the Conan incident ended with his name plastered all over Japanese Television for defeating one of the most notorious criminal organizations in the world, stuff like this happened afterwards.

If they can't target him to shut him up, they'll target the ones he care for. It happened more than once already, but everyone Shinichi knows can defend themselves(he's actually the easiest one to attack).

Hattori Heiji is a fellow detective who can swing a sword really well, Tooyama Kazuha knows Aikido, Masumi Sera is a Jeet Kune Do specialist, his parents are out of the question—or out of the country—, professor Agasa has his inventions, Ai with her scary scientific knowledge, the detective boys' unbeatable luck, Suzuki Sonoko with her boyfriend being the world's strongest security, the FBI and first division are a no go, and even the british detective Hakuba Saguru and phantom thief Kaito Kid can easily fend attackers off.

But the one who's always been the primary victim would be his girlfriend, Mouri Ran. Most of time, he doesn't worry one bit. After all, he knew more than anyone else just how much impact she can do with her karate—the Conan aftermath was proof of his girlfriend's ridiculous strength— and would even be afraid for the criminal, feeling sorry for their battered bodies afterwards. But today was a different matter. Ran was sick and couldn't possibly defend herself in her bad condition.

He believed himself to be a forgiving and understanding man. Being Edogawa Conan taught him a lot of things, including little compassion and sympathy towards even to the most horrible of culprits.

But this man was different. Not only did he involved Ran who had no idea of what's going on, he didn't hesitate, even after knowing she was sick and defenseless.

Shinichi was a kind man through and through, but concerning his innocent and ill girlfriend was a different matter.

Now, he stood on the rooftop of the criminal's twenty floor apartment building, anger barely contained. The man was grinning in that deranged way of his, while holding his girlfriend with a small but clearly sharp knife at her neck. What makes matters worse, was that they're at the very edge, one wrong move and both of them could be flat at the ground, bones broken.

Just from that alone, Shinichi was itching to shoot the man with his pistol but restrained himself. What almost pushed him to doing so however was his girlfriend's tired and pained expression, from her fever and the current predicament.

With the wind blowing furiously, it doesn't take a genius to know that Ran was freezing, specially with her condition.

He blocked out his primitive reaction of shooting the man for now, and willed himself to finish the issue faster, for Ran's sake.

"Listen, you can still go back from this! Just drop the knife and walk away from the edge!"

He shouted, taking two steps towards the two of them. The man only grinned even wider, as if finding something funny about his words.

"Why would I go back there? To just go in jail!? I'd rather die!"

'If you wanna die, then die. Don't take my girl with you!', were the words he wanted to say but decided against it.

Instead, he treaded nearer, trying to look as innocent as possible to not alarm his target.

"You knew what you did was wrong! You'll just have to repent it in prison for a few years! You can't go back from dying!"

The man wasn't having it. He gripped tighter against Ran's neck with his knife getting dangerously close. Shinichi's initial thought was to sprint, but managed to catch himself on time.

"That bitch deserved it you know! She cheated on me when I gave her my everything! I only did what was right for her! What she deserved!"

The man was going crazier by the second. Not that Shinichi could blame him. For all he knew, the suspect was a respectable man who loved his wife very much but it turned out she was cheating on him with another man.

Shinichi couldn't even imagine that happening to him. Even back then as Conan, Ran's faithfulness was so strong that something like cheating or attraction to other men didn't even cross his mind(except with Araide's case, Okita's case and many others).

Still, murder is murder. The husband could have dealt with it in a more rational way but he didn't, causing him to spiral downwards to madness.

Well, Shinichi will most likely go towards the same path as well if he would be unable to save Ran.

"You shouldn't have killed her! She was wrong! Cheating on your partner is stupid and unforgivable! But what you're doing right now is the same! You're only commiting murder! So please, turn yourself in. You can still change."

It seemed to have worked, with the culprit's grin dissipating and his hold on Ran loosening. Shinichi fasten his pace, while the man was still contemplating. But before he can even reach his end goal, the suspect looked at him with vicious but hurt eyes, tears forming.

"You're right. I shouldn't have done something so terrible. But I can't go back now. I can't go to jail."

All the detective could do was to stand there, disheartened by this man's irrationality. He was so close, just a few more steps and it would had been over.

Seeing as the suspect's humanity slipping away, Shinichi tried to take one tentative step at a time.

Before he can even put his right foot in front of him, the man violently shakes Ran, causing Shinichi to froze at his spot.

All his girlfriend could do was slightly whimper, still weak from her fever. The wind wasn't getting any calmer and it was bad for Ran.

"Stop this! Please! Give Ran back to me!"

The desperation was leaking but he didn't care. He was too worried for her to even think of something like pride right now. It wasn't helping that the man was slightly getting unstable from their spot at the edge.

"I'll give your girlfriend back to you in one condition."

The man eyed Shinichi with determined eyes and he didn't like it one bit.

"Call the police right now and tell them that the culprit is my wife's other man."

The detective thought he didn't hear him correctly but the expression on the culprit's face was telling him otherwise.

"Why would I even do that? I'm a detective, my job is to reveal the truth!"

The suspect laughed and the tip of his weapon was now touching his girlfriend's neck. Ran tried to wiggle out from the pain but the man kept her still. Shinichi couldn't do anything but widen his eyes and tried to run at her, only to be stopped by their culprit's daring looks.

"Don't come any closer or I'll slit your girl's throat!"

Seeing his pursuer's conflicted reaction, the suspect's smile was back, even more disturbing than before, lacking of any human compassion he might have had left of him.

"If you know the truth, then you can easily twist it right? You're the great detective Kudo Shinichi! Everyone will believe you!"

"I can't possibly do that!"

Hearing his resolute answer, the culprit slowly averted his eyes towards Ran.

"Not even for you lover?"

He couldn't answer. Because how could he? Choosing between the truth he valued and his most precious person was impossible.

Seconds passed but Shinichi didn't let a word out. He only stared at his girlfriend, with contrast beliefs and emotions swirling in them. The man was getting impatient but before he could speak, a new voice entered.

"Don't do it."

For the first time, Ran spoke. Her voice was hoarse and guttural, but she made sur eit can be heard.

Everything in her body hurts. From her legs that's been almost dangling down the edge, her arms weakly flailing on her side, her stomach wanting to throw up, her entire being physically burning and being cold at the same time. She felt horrible and wanted nothing but to karate chop her kidnapper.

But right now, her focus was on Shinichi, like it has always been whenever they were together. He looked tired, running all the way here from her house where he found out about her disappearance.

He was in deep thought and his eyes were conflicted on what to choose. She knew just how important she was to him, specially after knowing the lengths he had gone through as Conan to protect her. But, she's also aware of his morals and love for the truth.

Ever since they were kids, being a the greatest detective in the world like his idol, Sherlock Holmes had always been Shinichi's biggest dream. It started off as something silly but as they grew older, his dream didn't looked so far away. From all his struggles and successes, Ran was there. She knew all the hard work he put in his job just so he can achieved his childhood wish. She was present in all the steps he took to be this great. To be the Sherlock Holmes of the modern era.

Now, that dream was on the danger of being crushed. If he were to do what the culprit wanted, Shinichi would also lose his chance to achieve his goal. And Ran didn't want that.

"Don't do it."

She said, line more vivid than before.

He didn't know what to say. He wanted to asked her if she was fine, but she clearly wasn't.

"Ran, I-"

"Don't. Please, Shinichi."

He wanted to apologize, because he'll disappoint her with his answer. Yet, he wasn't able to, with Ran not letting him.

She wanted him to choose his morals, but he would lose her. He don't want to—can't—lose her.

However, her next words were what really made his decisions clear.

"Don't lose your dream for me. Please."

Ran wanted to cry but held it in. She needed all her energy for her last move and crying won't save her or anyone.

The man was getting more and more impatient. He waved the knife around blindly, making Shinichi stepped back a little.

Ran wished from the bottom of her heart a distraction could come for her plan to work. But since she didn't have any time, she'll just make one herself.

"You're trying to kill someone innocent. You're not right about anything at all. You're just a killer."

The culprit's attention went to her almost in an instant, fury present in his eyes.

"Silence, woman! Girls like you are all the same with your pretty faces thinking you can get any man! Not being contented with one man who would give his all! Vile! That's what women are! They're vile!"

She wanted to protest, because she's not the same. She'll never be the same. Just the thought of cheating on her lover already makes her want to puke. She would never cheat. After all, Shinichi was enough.

But she had to pretend he wasn't.

"That's right! We're cheaters! Vile people! We never cared about you men at all!"

'What is she doing?'

Shinichi was extremely confused. Ran was obviously lying, trying to provoke the man holding her at a knife point.

'Why would she even try to make someone aggressive when they're in the literal--'

As his mind reached it's conclusion, Shinichi didn't waste any time to move. However, it was a little too late.

The man was already losing his balance himself, making him vulnerable. Ran, with her remaining strength, wished to all gods her plan would work.

Albeit her left arm was tired, she steeled it with everything she got, elbowing the man's stomach and making him instinctively let go of her.

He stumbled forward, while she inevitably stumbled on the opposite direction. Down.

She closed her eyes, succumbing herself to the fall. However, a familiar presence force it to open, and she did.

There, falling with her was the love of her life, who was supposed to be at the rooftop arresting the man. Instead, he was reaching out to her, ready to die.

Suddenly feeling all the pain and tiredness, against her mental protest, she blacked out.

-

It was a good thing Hattori was there when he went back at the office temporarily. His best friend noticed his strange actions and decided to follow him.

Knowing that they were in a pretty tight spot and seeing Ran and the culprit at the edge, the Osakan detective dashed to find a trampoline, in case of the worst case scenario. Fortunately, he managed to hugged Ran's unconscious form and guide her through the unexpected trampoline while falling down.

Shinichi truly owed Hattori this time.

As they walked out the police station hand in hand, Ran looked uneasy. She managed to regain conciousness when they were already at the station, making a witness report. He didn't wanna do it in Ran's condition but he knew he caused enough trouble at them already.

He squeezed her hand, letting her look at his direction.

"Is there something wrong? Don't worry we'll get home soon and you can get some rest."

Ran's eyes slightly widened at his words. She then smiled, but it was strained.

Worry taking over him, he put his forehead on hers, feeling her hot one.

Ran instinctively blushed and tried to pushed him away. However, being stubborn had always been Shinichi's strongest points, so he didn't backed down. Instead, he asked.

"What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?"

With such a soft and gentle way of questioning, Ran couldn't help but give in and let her hands go to both sides of his handsome face,feeling his skin under her warm—felt cold to her—fingertips. Then, she breathed heavily before speaking.

"What you did was reckless. You shouldn't have jumped after me."

Shinichi regarded her a confused look.

"What wouldn't I? I didn't know Hattori was there. So I thought you would really--"

"Still, you shouldn't have done that. What if Hattori-kun wasn't there?"

"Then we would both die."

He spoke in such a calm and nonchalant manner making Ran annoyed at him not getting her point. She bunped him lightly,making Shinichi backed a little bit away.

"Ouch! What did you that for?"

"Because you were being dumb! You could have died back there Shinichi!"

He returned his forehead against her, leaning again. He closed his eyes this time, looking peaceful, like they weren't in the brink of death just a while ago.

"I could have. But so were you."

His voice was laced with pain, specially at the last part. Tears gathered around her violet irises but she willed for them not fall.

"You have a dream Shinichi. You had it since you were little."

He nodded at her words, still looking unbothered even with the confirmation. Frustrated, she continued on.

"You would have killed yourself back there. Why didn't you listen to me? I told you didn't I? Don't give up your dream for me."

He smiled, catching her off guard. It was so sincere and bright that Ran wanted to step away. When she was about to do so however, he encircled his arms around her waist, pulling her closer as much as possible.

She opened her mouth, ready to reason out but was beaten by his answer.

"You told me to not give up my dream for you but,"

His next words left her breathless, tears finally cascading down her soft cheek.

"You are my dream, Ran."

-

I wrote this instead of sleeping, forgive me for its lameness.

[setsunameioh]

Night of the (Lovestruck) Dead

so some of you might have seen the silly monster-themed AU that’s been floating around based off the upcoming wave of charms to be released in September, that are Halloween themed. I’ve had my hand in this, and wanted to try and write something for it, so why not some good old fashioned Heikazu?

you can also read the fic on AO3, if you like!

"Just a question, Kudo, but do ya know what century it is?"

In hindsight, he should have expected this exact commentary, and yet somehow, he still found himself bristling at it- the loud snort that his friend let out didn't help matters either. Turning sharply on his heel to face the source of it, lowering his dark sunglasses so that he would get the full effect of his glare, Edogawa Conan shot him the dirtiest look that he could manage.

"Need I remind you, Hattori, that my kind does not deal with the sun at all well." Conan remarked. "This swimsuit might be out of date, but it's far more cost effective than using a charm that blocks the sun's rays."

"Might be?" An easy grin crossing his face, clearly unaffected by his friend's glower, Hattori Heiji could only let out another faint laugh. "Yer dressed like yer goin' ta be an extra in a period piece, Kudo. Between that an' yer dang hat, I don't know where ta even start."

"I could have just not come, you know." Conan sharply reminded him, the vampire all but bristling at his words. "I only did because you seemed so insistent about it."

And because Ran expressed an interest in coming to the beach herself. That had been the tipping point, really. Still, he was almost starting to regret it now.

"An' I thank ya fer that, Kudo!" Heiji was quick to reassure him, kneeling down in front of him. "But ya still look funny."

"And here I thought you would have wanted to cover up more yourself." Pushing the bridge of his sunglasses back up, Conan could only grumble. "You're just lucky that Kazuha-chan managed to find all of you to put back together."

"Eh, I've gotten used ta it." With a shrug of his shoulders, Heiji reached out a hand, patting him on the head, his grin only growing as Conan's glower did the same. "Besides, even if I wanted ta hide it, it's kind of hard ta keep these babies hidden."

Watching as his free hand strayed up towards one side of his head, wrapping against one of the metal bolts that had been screwed into either side of his skull, Conan's eyes narrowed. It felt like it hadn't even been that long ago that his western counterpart had been just as human as anyone else on this beach, which in truth, was because that was true.

But since Heiji didn't seem interested in making a big deal out of it, he wasn't about to. Besides, he was still more human than himself- though he took great pride in his heritage as a vampire, it didn't really give him a leg to stand on when it came to matters of humanity. It was better than the alternative, really- which was of course, Heiji being literally dead, as opposed to just simply medically dead.

"Well, to the casual observer, they probably just look like you have poor taste in fashion accessories." Conan noted, not about to miss his chance for a little payback.

"Hey, it's not like I chose 'em!" Heiji protested, placing a hand against his chest, a look of mock offense on his face. Unable to help himself, Conan felt his gaze stray to his wrist, at the stitches that kept it attached to the rest of his arm. "When I woke up, they were already there!"

"You really should thank Kazuha-chan, you know." Conan noted. "Without her, you'd be known as the late Hattori Heiji."

"Yes, yes, ya don't need ta keep remindin' me." Pushing back to a standing position, Heiji's hand strayed behind his neck. "Why do ya think I went through the trouble of bringin' ya all the way out here, Kudo?"

"So it's another scheme, then." Conan noted dryly. "You think you would have noticed by now that none of them ever seem to work out."

"Shut up." Folding his arms in front of his chest, it was now Heiji's turn to glower. "This time it'll work fer sure, just ya wait an' see, Kudo!"

"Try not to lose your head again this time." Conan noted, his gaze flickering up towards the stitches that kept the aforementioned attached to his shoulders. "Next time you do something like that, Kazuha-chan might be tempted to sew it on backwards."

"That was only one time!" Bristling at the comment, Heiji narrowed his eyes, before his second took a bit of the wind out of his sails, a clearly nervous expression settling itself on his face. "A-an' besides, she wouldn't do somethin' like that. Probably."

Biting back a quip that he didn't sound convinced about that, Conan merely turned his attention towards the beach. Even with the throng of people gathered there, and even with his less than desired height, he could still make out where Ran and Kazuha were waiting for them, the top of the former's distinctive witch hat just barely sticking out. Even without it, finding her in a crowd was never difficult.

"So?" Conan asked, not pulling his eyes away. "What's the plan?"

Letting out a small grumble, wondering if he was just going to make fun of him, Heiji eventually caved. "There's a fireworks show tonight." He told him, tucking his hands into the pockets of his swim trunks. "I found a great, private spot that ya can watch it from, an' I thought I'd confess ta Kazuha durin' it."

The plan didn't sound too complicated, not on the surface- but then again, it wasn't as if any of his previous plans were overly involved either, and none of them had turned out very well. The last time he'd tried, it had ended before he'd even been able to attempt it. Probably the only thing that kept Heiji grumbling about that for the rest of the day had been the fact that he had 'won' over him, even though Conan hadn't even been aware that the two had even been competing.

"You had better remember to charge yourself first, Hattori." Conan noted, finally turning back to look up at him. "If the electric current in your body runs out-"

"I know, I know." Heiji grumbled, shooting him a dirty look. Reminding him of something so basic like that... did he think he was a kid? "An' that only happened once!"

"Not according to Kazuha-chan." Conan noted.

Clicking his tongue, Heiji's brows furrowed together, muttering something underneath his breath that Conan could easily catch. Rolling his eyes, he had to wonder why it was that he ever thought that Kazuha wouldn't spill about his more embarrassing moments to them- he was always primed to do the same to her.

"Now then," deciding to change the topic before Heiji's mood could sour too much, Conan adjusted his sunhat, "...since you dragged me out all the way to this forsaken sunlit place, shall we join the girls?"

As he watched the grin spread out across Heiji's face, Conan quickly realized that perhaps changing the topic was a mistake. "Why sound so annoyed? Yer just plannin' on hidin' underneath the beach umbrella all day anyways, ain't ya, Kudo? Unless, of course, Neechan puts on that pleadin' face of hers, an' asks ya ta come play. An' here I thought a vampire's biggest weakness was the sun."

"That's enough out of you, you overgrown zombie."

"Zom-!"

"I think it might be a premonition of love~!"

"Again with that?" Skepticism clear as day in her voice, Kazuha let out a long sigh. "Ya've said that twice before now, Ran-chan, an' both times, nothin' has happened."

"Then, why else would Hattori-kun invite you out to the beach so suddenly, when there's not even a case?" Flinching briefly at her own words, Ran half muttered a good luck spell under her breath to counteract any jinx she might have unwittingly invoked. With those two around, she could never be too careful.

"I'm sure he just wanted ta go." Kazuha said. "Besides, he invited you an' Conan-kun too."

"Well, that's true, but..." Trailing off a little, Ran shifted on one foot, trying to think of something to argue the point with. She knew full well that Heiji was planning on confessing to Kazuha, and had in fact, tried, a number of times now- but it would seem the person in question herself hadn't yet noticed.

"All I'm saying is, that you have to stay positive, Kazuha-chan!" Ran told her, reaching out to take both of her hands in her own, clasping them tightly. "I'm sure that your feelings for Hattori-kun are mutual! After all, remember what he said on the bridge?"

"But that turned out ta be somethin' else entirely." Kazuha said, furrowing her brows together, even as a faint tint of red crept to her cheeks. "Ya know, since it wasn't that long after I brought him back ta life, so he just tripped up on his words a little."

"I still don't think that's the case." Ran insisted. "Hattori-kun probably just said that to throw you off the scent. I'm sure he's planning something this time, I just know it!"

"Is that what yer intuition as a witch tells ya?" Kazuha asked, skepticism still clear in her voice- even though there was just a bit of hope worming it's way in.

"No, but if you really wanted, I could tell your fortune." Ran told her. "I didn't bring my cards, though, so I'd have to find something else to use."

"It's fine, it's fine." Shaking her head, Kazuha gave her a small smile. "Besides, I'm just happy he's alive, really, so I don't need him ta confess ta me or anythin' like that. Though, I'm still amazed that actually worked."

"I'm still amazed you actually went into amateur necromancy without a plan." Ran couldn't help but comment.

"I had a plan!" Kazuha protested, her hands slipping away from Ran's grasp, planting them firmly on her hips. "Several, in fact! I knew that at least one of 'em had ta work, an' I was right!"

"I think you could afford to put some of that same optimism into your love life, Kazuha-chan." Ran noted, giving her a smile. "But next time you call me to help you revive the dead, I'm going to expect you to have more of a plan."

"Ya make it sound like there's goin' ta be a next time." Kazuha noted, arching a brow, before she let out a faint snort, shaking her head. "He's already died once, it's not exactly like he can go an' do it again."

"Well, all I'm saying is, I'm sure there's a reason that Hattori-kun brought you here." Ran told her. "I don't need to read your fortune to tell you that much. Maybe he's even got something romantic planned?"

"No way. Heiji's nothin' like Kudo-kun, after all." Kazuha told her, waving a hand as if to dismiss the very thought. "Ya shouldn't put him in the same league as someone who confessed ta ya in front of Big Ben."

"Well, to be fair, I don't think he had exactly planned on it..." Ran told her, a faint tint of red creeping onto her cheeks. "Besides, it's not as if we've been able to do that much since he confessed. Since you know... it's a bit hard, at that size."

"Guy can turn into mist an' cloud of dang bats, but he can't manage ta grow a couple feet." Kazuha noted, shaking her head. "Ya've got it tough, Ran-chan."

"Well, it will all work out somehow, I'm sure." Ran told her. "But let's not talk about that sort of thing here. Besides, I think Conan-kun and Hattori-kun are on their way here. For the moment, let's just try and have fun."

"I guess yer right." Nodding her head, Kazuha let a bright smile cross her face. Whatever Heiji's reasons were for bringing her here, it didn't change the fact that she was here, among friends- both new and old. Better to enjoy that, than worry about anything the future would bring.

Still... it would be a bit nice, if that really was the case.

"Hey, Heiji, where are we even goin'?! Are ya even listenin' ta me?!"

His hand was cool in her own, a stark contrast to the summer heat. Were it not for the fact that he had grabbed it on his own, and had pulled her away from the others, she might have actually said that it was pleasant. As it was, she couldn't help but fume, unable to determine exactly what he was thinking, pulling her away like this! And after all the trouble she had gone through with Ran to find the perfect spot from which to view the fireworks show!

"Hey, Heiji!" Kazuha called out again. "Did yer ears fall off this time? We're going' ta miss the fireworks! This is no time ta go on a hike through the forest!"

"Ah, shut up already!" Finally responding to her, Heiji turned a bit on his heel, still not letting go of her hand. "Just come with me! You'll see when we get there, idiot!"

This guy, always doing things that he wanted! Were it not for how firm his grip on her hand was, she would have had half a mind to snatch it back from him, and go back the way she came. If she hurried, she might even still make it in time before the fireworks started. If she put a little effort into it, she was sure that she could, but...

It was only just because she was curious, that was all. Ever since Ran had planted that idea in her head, she hadn't been able to get it out, as if the witch had cast a spell on her. It was silly, really, thinking that Heiji would do something like confess to her- as far as she knew, he really didn't think of her as anything other than a childhood friend.

Precious and important to him, but not someone that he saw in a romantic light. If she felt herself start to hope for more than that, then...

Ah, no good. She could already feel her heart pounding inside of her chest, louder than usual. It was a good thing it was dark out, especially in the forest, so that he wouldn't be able to see how red her face was.

"Fine, but it had better be worth my while, Heiji." Kazuha told him, giving in. "I wanted ta watch the fireworks with Ran-chan an' Kudo-kun, too."

"Idiot, don't ya think those two need some time alone together?" Casting a glance back towards her, Heiji cracked a smile. "Since they came back from London, they've barely had a chance ta do anythin' together. We should give them some space, in a situation like this!"

Well... that would probably work as an excuse, at least. Although now that he thought about it, it was true. Kudo had better thank him for this later.

"What, is this what this all is about?" Kazuha asked. To notice something like that... maybe he wasn't as dense as she had first thought. "I don't see why we still couldn't watch the fireworks though, Heiji. We could of just-"

"Idiot, of course we're still goin' ta watch the fireworks." Heiji told her, finally letting go of her hand, turning back on his heel. With a jerk of his head, he gestured towards the break in the forest in front of them. "If anythin', I found us the best seats in the house."

Casting him a slightly skeptical look, Kazuha made her way up the path. As the forest cleared, leaving her with a perfect view of the night sky, she felt as if she was beginning to understand, however. Catching sight of something out of the corner of her eye, she turned her head, just making out the sight of those who had gathered on the beach to watch the fireworks.

"See?" Grinning from ear to ear, Heiji fell into place next to her. "Not a bad view, right?"

Ah, crap. That smile of hers was almost unfair. Though he knew that it wasn't a thing that he was capable of anymore, he felt a hand straying up towards his face, to cover up the blush that he couldn't actually produce.

Or at least, that was plan. Just as the first firework soared overhead, exploding into the sky, he began to see his plan unravel, once more even before he even had a chance to get started.

"Um... Heiji?"

"Yeah?"

"...yer hand... it's not there."

"...yeah."

"Found it!"

Producing the severed hand as if it were a trophy, a symbol of victory, Kazuha couldn't help but beam in satisfaction. In the darkness of the forest, with only the dim light of their phones and the traces of fireworks that managed to make their way through the tree canopy to light their way, finding something like a hand hadn't been easy. She could only be grateful that the yukata that she had brought with her was dark in color, so the dirt that stained it wouldn't show as easily.

"Oh, did ya?" Calling out to her, Heiji felt his shoulders slump in relief. "I was startin' ta think that a wild animal had made off with it."

"Probably would have, if we'd waited till morning." Kazuha remarked. "Too bad about the fireworks, though. Well, we can always see 'em just the same in Osaka, so it's not like it's a big deal."

"It is a big deal." Not allowing his voice to rise to a tone where she could actually hear him, Heiji frowned. He'd even tried to insist that it wasn't a big deal, that finding it could wait until after the fireworks show was over, but Kazuha wasn't having any of that, insisting that they do it now.

Glancing upwards, listening to the distant sound of the last firework cutting a path through the sky, Heiji could only groan. If only he had noticed it was missing sooner, then they might have made it in time. Normally one would miss something like that sooner, but well...

Most people also hadn't been brought back to life by their childhood friend in the middle of a thunderstorm, using a mixture of car batteries, jumper cables, and one increasingly confused witch. While it was entirely because of this body of his that he'd found himself in this situation, it was also because he had this body that he could even get into it in the first place. When he thought about it like that, well... he couldn't really get too mad.

"At any rate, it's a good thing that we found it." Kazuha said, getting to her feet, closing the gap between the two of them. "I don't know what I would have done if we couldn't. It's not exactly somethin' we can replace!"

"Eh, what's a little grave robbin' between friends, right?" Heiji joked, knowing full well he had earned having his own hand chucked at his face. Picking it up with the one he still had attached to him, he pressed it up against his wrist, squinting a little in the near darkness.

So much for confessing. Kudo had been right.

"It's a good thing I brought my sewin' set with me." Kazuha noted, taking a seat next to Heiji, placing her phone down on the ground. "Though I'd rather not have ta do this in the dark."

"We could just stick my hand in yer purse, then nobody would have ta notice." More joking than making an actual suggestion, Heiji couldn't help but grin, in spite of everything. "If we balled it up into a fist, it'd probably fit."

"Heiji, I'm not carryin' yer hand back in my purse, don't be gross." Kazuha noted.

"Ya sewed me back up when I was dead an' in pieces, an' now yer callin' my body parts gross." Using his severed hand, Heiji placed it against his heart, a look of shock spreading across his face. "I'm hurt, Kazuha."

"Just shut up an' sit still, so I can sew it back on ya." Opening up her purse to pull out her sewing set, Kazuha set it down in her lap, casting Heiji a rather impatient look. Taking this as his cue to stop playing around, he placed his arm in her lap, once more pressing his severed hand into place against his wrist.

"...sorry though, Kazuha."

"Ya don't need ta apologize, Heiji." Threading a needle in such dim light was no easy feat, which was the only reason why she didn't tear her gaze away from it. "I made this choice fer ya."

"Can't complain much, though." Heiji told her. "It all worked out in the end, didn't it?"

"I guess." Kazuha admitted, finally threading the needle. "Still don't quite know how."

Unable to keep it in, a bubble of nervous laughter escaped him at that.

"So, how'd it go Hattori?"

"Shut up, Kudo."

"That bad, huh?"

"Shut up, Kudo."