#ryunosuke is trans here btw

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Even the port of Dover can be a magical place in the right hands (ALSO HAPPY WET MAN WEDNESDAY💥💥💥💥💥)

A little drabble (at least very broadly) inspired by this piece under the cut!

From an outsider's perspective, of course Asogi knew how it may have seemed to wait at Dover port for a ship that may well have a delayed arrival time, the weather as unpredictable as it was on this cold, dreary February morning.

Or… was it afternoon by now?

Whatever the case, leaving in such a hurry that he'd made such a stupid mistake as not even bringing an umbrella to see a man who ripped into him just a few months prior might seem silly at best and desperate at worst, but he wouldn't have it any other way. After all, there was no telling what the weather was like out at sea. Perhaps the winds had guided his partner's voyage well, and they'd get to reunite sooner than expected.

Thinking of that trial really wasn't easy for him. The events prior, even, had really made him aware of what a terrible beast he was capable of being, thirsting for revenge as a man lost in the desert would crave water (something Asogi himself was now flush with, as a matter of fact), fully intent on killing a man just for not telling him what he wanted to hear. And yet, still, Ryunosuke believed in him, and placed enough faith in him to actually speak his mind for once, just to ensure the vicious prosecutor across the court from him understood what a fool he was being. At that point, while many of his memories had returned to him, some of the more… delicate, points, had yet to see the light. He knew he had feelings deeper for Ryunosuke Naruhodo than he'd even believed himself capable of, but the why of it all didn't reveal itself until it was too late. But, once it did…

…well, he couldn't be blamed for using the better part of his stipend to send a telegraph across the sea, could he?

What he received in return, however, was radio silence, to be expected given his partner's financial status and very possible shock in response to such a raw admission of feelings.

So, he did the hardest thing he'd ever had to do: wait. Wait until a letter came in post for him, until he could get a yes or (perhaps more likely) no to the question of if his best friend needed him in quite the same way, could still even trust him after what he'd become.

…It took a few weeks, but the letter he got in response was something more than he'd ever let himself dare hope: "I feel the same. I'll be on my way to see you at first light. No matter how nasty you may believe yourself to be, I know you well enough to know you're a man well worth trusting once again."

Perhaps a slight paraphrasing of his exact words, but Kazuma had carried that letter in his breast pocket, right by his heart, every day since he'd received it. He'd checked with the sailors and ferrymen to learn when each ship from Japan would be arriving, and he'd come to port every day one was expected, even if rationally he knew the one he was waiting for would be much later. He couldn't risk his (now mutually) beloved partner getting an empty reception, after all.

Now, as he stood there this foggy February day watching the coastline, he knew well what the others in his new life in Great Britain may be thinking. He just didn't care.

And when he finally got to hold his partner in his arms, as drenched and soggy as he must've been against Ryunosuke's still relatively dry suit, he knew well that the waiting had been worth it. For him to know how deeply Kazuma was capable of malice but to still look into his eyes with such deep admiration, his hair speckled with just a few raindrops glistening in the fickle daylight, his own eyes shining with tears, well…

Kazuma would surely be foolish to see him as anything but the sunlight himself.

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A collection of TGAA/DGS doodles/sketches that I never did anything with :]

Let it be known that it's very possible I will continue some of these but I haven't posted anything in a bit and this is my blog so I can post whatever I want

asoryuu reunion of sorts because they're in love to me

2. growing older with someone + adopting your late father's hairstyle and facial hair (or trying to) because you respect him

3. um. this

4. something i intended to finish so hard but then I got scared because i'll have to redraw the flowers on Susato's kimono and I don't want to do that rn but. sisters :]

5. Herlock "mental illness haver" Sholmes, detective and new father and newly lost of his most trusted investigative partner

6. on a happier note, ginasusa :] they are very special to me and I think Susato is Definitely strong enough to carry Gina around so she should get to I think

let me know which of these if any you'd like to see finished 🫡 Noah live to serve