Together they stood at the bottom of the stairs that led up to the detective agency. It was dark, cold, and snow flittered down around them, casting thin shadows before they joined the rest of their flock on every surface available. Hakuba tilted his head to regard her when she looked nervous, compulsively tucking loose strands of hair behind her ear, and gave a soft laugh. From around his neck, he uncoiled a significant length of striped scarf, which he stepped over to gently nest around Ran’s, tethering them together. 

This accomplished, he pulled off one of his mittens to tuck her hair for her, leaned in to kiss the tip of her nose – which was already getting  cold – and smiled.  “You’re perfect,“ he whispered, then offered his arm. "Shall we?”