He turned back on him fire in his eyes. “What? I’m not taking the monocle back so don’t even try to push that on to me …”
The detective came to a full stop at that, heart pounding, eyes wild and cautious like a stag unsure if it should fight or flee the wolf before it.
“I’m not going to! But the other thing you said… I do! I DO want you, too.” Hakuba huffed, not quite standing down, but letting the anger dissipate. “And I have for… a very long… time, now… Kuroba-kun. And I…”
Hakuba looked down at the floor, defensive posture turning to more neutral, then submissive posture, awkwardly reaching up to rub the side of his neck.