— 11/4 8:02 a.m. KYOTO —
“OK Automotive. That’s a boring name. Shouldn’t it be great automotive or super automotive?” Rin squints at the sign. “Why’d they name it okay?”
Yukio tilts his notepad at the plaque on the wall. “The founder was Otsuka Kenji. That could be why.”
“Huh.”
The guy with green hair they talked to earlier comes jogging back with another guy. “Hey, sorry to keep you waiting. This here’s Kobayashi. Here’s some phone numbers of guys you might want to ask too,” he says, casually passing Rin a bunch of chicken scratch on a paper towel. “They’re not working today. If you all want to chat over here, that’s great. Just don’t block the entrance.” He gives Kobayashi’s back a firm pat and flounces back off to wherever.
“Morning,” Kobayashi booms. “I’m Kobayashi Satoru. Daisuke-san was my close friend.”
Yukio blinks in that startled, rabbit-like manner he does every once in a while, when he runs into a rare human that’s way taller than him. “Thank you. I’m Okumura Yukio, and this is my colleague, Okumura Rin. We’d like to ask you some questions about Tamura-san. Please, have a seat,” he says motioning smoothly at the bench.
He doesn’t sit down next to Kobayashi though, so Rin doesn’t either. Maybe it’s just so they don’t have to crane up at the guy.
Kobayashi is huge and buff, with a kink in his nose probably from being punched. It looks pretty cool. He’s kind of old, but not that old. Rin can’t really tell with all the facial hair.
Yukio goes through some of the same questions as with that Ishida lady from yesterday. Kobayashi tells them a lot about Tamura’s hobbies—fishing, collecting stamps, and drinking—but in the end, he doesn’t mention anything interesting. He doesn’t know the handwriting in the notebook, and he doesn’t know Nakamura or Matsumoto.
It puts Yukio in a foul mood. They head back to their hotel and make calls to all of Tamura’s coworkers on the paper towel. After that, Yukio spends some time inspecting the meager information they gathered while Rin eats snacks. Matsumoto’s notebook sits open on the table between them, basking in Kyoto’s morning sunshine.
The weird thing about Matsumoto’s notebook is that the first half of the notes are in her handwriting. The latter half is a scribbly cursive list of materials, written in thin black pen. That summoning circle was drawn too. Only Matsumoto’s fingerprints were found on the notebook.
“Wait.” Rin sets both hands on the table. “What if whoever wrote this wore gloves? Then, they wouldn’t leave fingerprints.”
Yukio doesn’t look up. “Yes. They would have worn gloves.”
Rin frowns, slouching back in his chair. “Well, maybe we can check Nakamura and Tamura’s belongings. We might find something like this.”
“That could be good.” Yukio runs his fingers over his watch, but he’s still staring at the wall.
Rin busies himself by checking his emails. Shura hasn’t sent him any updates on the… incident in Athens. It’s probably not going well either.
He scrolls through some news headlines on his phone. A celebrity Renzou likes was fined for tax evasion. There will be a lunar eclipse visible in a few days. A new drug to treat colon cancer has been approved.
“What if,” Yukio begins, “we need to be faster than this?”
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Shinsou needs you to look at him so bad but also can't keep eye contact with you at all
Whore. Vying for your attention like a child only not being able to handle it cuz he's really just a baby deep down.
And you already know he can give the most dangerous pair of bedroom eyes if he really wants to, just has never liked someone as much as he likes you to actually want to use them seriously.
I feel like it's funny because, before you start dating, you think the reason he can't look you in the eye is just because he's aloof and doesn't care, but after you start, it's frustrating because it's so intimate and lovely and he still can't bring himself to do it! Despite always needing to be in your vicinity or up in your business, turning away the second you acknowledge him.
Getting-all-flustered-ass when you pay attention to him like he's not staring/glaring down everyone else... Yes, I would be kinda Pissed.
(It's really just because he's shy. Being all sexy and intimidating to keep people from thinking they can get all close to him.
The first time you go to the club together as a couple, you catch him giving sexy eyes to a guy chatting him up, and the second you walk over to confront him about it, he's melting under your gaze and ignoring the other person altogether... embarrassed and squirmy at the thought of you being mad at him but needing you to know it's just because he loves you so.
He just can't help it!!! And now the stranger is mad that you got him so easily... bamboozled.)
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THE ROBOT BOI IS MY FAVORITE. Speak about him!!!!
Zane!!! He’s my fave too actually! Such a sweetheart. Anyways I have so so many silly vore thoughts about him here we go. So in cannon he can definitely eat, which means he’s got a stomach and I’m putting his friends in there. His insides are all soft and made of light blue glowy silicon that’s perfect for hanging out in, and he’s genuinely always down to let his friends chill inside whenever they want. To be perfectly honest he probably doesn’t even see it as something weird in the slightest. His stomach is practically just a storage pocket at this point so for him, he doesn’t even consider putting someone in there even eating. Just, holding. Also the back of his mouth glows very pretty blue as well, but he can change the color if he wants. Sometimes he’ll change it to colors he knows are his friends’ favorites. He’s also got full control over his stomach so he can tell exactly who is who inside and pin or mess with them if he wants. He can even section off parts of his stomach if he wants to cause sometimes his friends will start roughhousing and he doesn’t always appreciate it.
Zane is the sort of person to eat his friends if they’re stressed out and need a place to calm down. The soothing blue glow coupled with the soft whirring of his insides, comforting computer like warmth, and snug hold of his stomach walls mean Zane’s stomach is the perfect place to hide away from everything for a bit. Not to mention he really is quite fond of the soft little movements inside and feeling like he can protect his friends in such a secure manner.
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@tenacquity continued from here! ((hghhhgng these two are immediately tOO CUTE I'M DYING T~T))
It took longer than he'd thought for Kazuma to finish his work for the afternoon. Scarcely a week had passed since the corruption in Great Britain's own government had been laid out to bear. In the wake of Lord Stronghart's detainment, the staff of the Old Bailey were understandably flustered, thus both himself and his mentor had been busier than in the last three months combined—despite (or, perhaps because of) their involvement in that very trial.
But this was where Kazuma's title of "apprentice" paid off. With Lord van Zieks away attending to other matters, the instant he completed his tasks from that morning, he was finally free to indulge in the distraction who'd been pacing the Prosecutor's Office.
Ryunosuke's squeak and subsequent grousing was met with a fond chuckle. "If I did that, I wouldn't get the pleasure of startling you," he teased. Loosening his arms enough to let the other man turn, Kazuma's hands settled at his waist once they faced each other.
"Wouldn't you? Hm, somehow I doubt that." Gloved thumbs traced idle circles at the rise of Ryunosuke's hips, a soft smile adorning his mouth. This whirlwind of a week had left time for criminally few moments like this. Now that he had the chance, it would be equally criminal not to relish having Ryunosuke in his arms again.
"Not to worry: I've finished my duties for today. Though, if I'm ready to leave, well...that's another story entirely." Ducking his head down, his lips danced featherlight along the curve of a handsome jaw. A chosen spot of skin shadowed just beneath was bestowed with a soft kiss.
"Not when I've got you all to myself in here."
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to those of you leaving comments on my work
i see you! i love you! this isn’t my main so i can’t respond but i love you 😭
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