akaikujixyaku:

Feel free to… just root through my closet, I guess.. I don’t know how much help you’d like~

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Uuuuughhhhhuu this fuckin-

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You know what I just I quit

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Hakuba-sama, if I’m wearing this suit, you’re doing this tie for me because I swear to god I’m about to burn it.

“I would, ah, love to help you with your tie… just… hold on, here, it’s like this." 

Hakuba undoes all of the work that Emi has accomplished, pulls the tie off, shakes it, then starts fresh. Lay over the shoulders, slide up round the neck, measure to make sure that it’s even here and there, begin tying. Smooth, practiced hands. Trying very, very had to not think about this too much.

harajukuharuspex:

akaikujixyaku:

Oh dear.

But look at me.

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I’m kind of a babe.

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Ho-kay maybe a little a lot of babe 

Does Hakuba-san have any spare clothes for my best friend here?

“Why… yes, yes I do… have… some… spare clothes… Ah, you’re welcome to come… come over and raid my closet. Ah, I’m certain that I have some … clothing…. … items… that will suffice.." 

akaikujixyaku:

“Ahahahahaaa okay so I really do actually love sweet loving endearing non-breaky-hearty relationships, I super-duper-swear that up and down the walls, like, most of the outside drabbles I write are just shameless fluff or long-drawn, waxing romances. It just. Didn’t work out that way for you and my baby girl don’t remind me I still feel bad about that sometimes. And er. I use the word ‘flawless’ alot but I don’t mean it in the way that I guess it’s literally meant to be percieved. I meant you’re flawless… as a person. Human nature, in itself, is flawed, so nobody can be ‘perfect’ by definition, but they can be a perfect… character a balanced, and logical, and wonderful creation that I literally wrack myself for something to complain about, but all I find is love for them (however that love manifests itself is dependent on mood).”

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"But. Anyways. Yeah, I thought the time thing was kind of. Weirdly sexy. And so finite and unusual that it just became. Really really endearing. Or somethin’ like that, I don’t know.”

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“Ohmygoshwillyoureallyswooooonerooniesthankyouabillionyou’rethebest.”

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“I certainly will. Every ‘excessive’ and ‘unnecessary’ millisecond will be henceforth dedicated to you. Especially now that you’ve so perfectly explained ‘flawless’ in a way that I can actually agree upon. As I may have mentioned before, I’m a dedicated student to Humanism and the idea that, well… to put it simply, a person doesn’t have to be perfect – in the way that a given society will expect – to be their perfect self.”

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“I firmly believe that flaws are just as much an important part as a person’s strengths… that, yes, we should be striving to better ourselves, but only to be our better selves, not to match a blanket guideline that is impossible to achieve. Our individualism is so vastly important to who we are and how we interact with the world. Without it, there would be no beauty. No variety. No… no value in life." 

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"Dear, me, I’ve gone off an another idealistic soapbox, haven’t I? My apologies, Emi-kun-mun… this is a topic for which I have a great interest and passion. I appreciate, so much, that you and I are seem to be on the same page in that regard, and I will accept your compliments graciously and with great respect to your opinion.”

akaikujixyaku:

“…my darling, you flatter me. But I did really enjoy that appearance, deerstalker notwithstanding.”

“Saguruliostolopolous I don’t think you understand like, I was in love with you before I saw it, because I’d seen the Detective Koushien episode and all, and I’d seen the murder mansion, yada yada, but I mean.”

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“That episode. It just cemented every fibre of my being. I can’t make you understand how flawless you were- Sherlock Holmes has been my hero since I could form words, and you show up in a deerstalker and you’re reciting time down to miliseconds I-

uuuuuuugghhhuuuu.”

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"It is honestly so refreshing to hear that, my dear. I know that my mun feels similarly, which is why you two get along so famously, I imagine… that and your penchant for breaking hearts in the most painful, joyous ways imaginable. Though, I must confess that I am not ‘flawless,’ as you so generously granted… No one is infallible, not even myself. Perhaps especially not myself. ”

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“Ah, wait a moment… you… you enjoyed that I was reciting the times to such a degree? Most everyone else has repeatedly professed that such a thing was excessive and unnecessary, to the point where I have gone to great lengths to force my tongue to still when I get to them, whispering the trailing numbers only to myself. Had I but known…!”

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“From now on, when reading numbers to my colleagues, I will silence myself after the second mark and finish the numbers in my head… not to myself, my dearest Emi-kun-mun, but to you.

akaikujixyaku:

“Really?.. Well…”

“I s’pose if you’re fluent ‘s well, there oughtn’t be any harm continuin’ in English, but y’owe me not ta’laugh.”

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"I’m learnin’ Italian by book, ‘n by immersion. I find that th’best way t’really get a grasp ‘f how natives speak th’language is by watching their media, like tv shows ‘n interviews, or even th’news programs. Still, I’ve got a few books I’d be able t’lend ya, soon as y’feel like gettin’ started.”

”…Himura-kun… ah, Emi…“ The detective stared for a good moment before he shook his head, blinking. "Your… Your accent is simply enchanting, my dear miss Himura… I had no idea. I… Summer evenings spent next to sun-kissed peach trees and…" 

"Miss Himura, did you come here to seduce me or are you just teasing this poor British boy?”

akaikujixyaku:

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“Neeeh, you totally should, languages are just the best thing ever and they’re so beautiful, but you’ve certainly chosen one of my favorites as a third. French is just aaaaamaaaziiiing. I don’t know if it’s the most beautiful, I mean, there are some Arabic languages that are really stunning.”

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"…Uh I th-think I’ll stick to Japanese with you though, my French accent leaves something to be desired, and I’m certain if you heard my English you’d just find me perfectly ridiculous.

Maybe you could learn Italian with me that’d be fun you totally should I’m still studying that.”

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"Well, if you’re certain… though I can’t imagine your voice being anything but lovely, Himura-kun. As for Italian, I would love to take you up on that offer. How are you learning it? Classes at school? Private tutor? By book? Share your method and I will match and support.”

akaikujixyaku:

HAKUBA

How many languages do you speak.

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“Only three fluently; English, Japanese, and French. I’ve picked up a moderate amount of Spanish (mostly because of its similarity to French, being one of the romance languages), but I’d eventually like to learn many more…”

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“Incidentally… you’re more welcome to speak to me in French any time you’d like. I may even return it with sweet nothings in kind. French is the most beautiful spoken language, after all, and is best when used to accentuate that." 

DATE-O START! || akaikujixyaku

akaikujixyaku:

He had a very nice laugh- and hey! At least she was making him laugh.. right? Oh goodness it was hard to know what to do with herself in such an uncustomary atmosphere. (Nobody ever mentioned how hard dates were why). The tilted grin that settled on his features ran a flock of butterflies up her spine, her anxiousness slipping away for at least the moment.

“And I’m quite pleased, as well as impressed, that you were able to divine— no, deduce— My interest, Hakuba-sama. Reading the preferences of people is no small feat, least of all, I think, individuals like myself." She wasn’t quiet, persay, but she did little about making herself  available in conversations, doing her best to divert all attention away from the lady behind the steno-notepad.

His next question earned the slight lull of her head to one side, in curious contemplation over the inquiry, but with a smile remaining set on her soft, partially agape lips (just giving a peek at well-kept, painstakingly-braces-straightened teeth).

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"My favorite phase.. I think I’d have to go with the new moon, if I think about it, though it’s just barely inching out a waning crescent.”

“Ah! Perfect,” Hakuba said, once again laughing – soft, only a step above a chuckle. “More validation for myself, I must confess. Somehow I knew that you would have an answer. I’ve compiled a list of some of the most unique questions that I could think of, and I’m intent on stumping you. I do hope that you disappoint me by not disappointing me…”

Into the city, Hakuba paid far more attention to the road. Not that he’d been neglectful on the highway, but there were far more hazards on common roads than there were in one-direction traffic flumes. 

“And as for the museum, I’ll confess something there, as well… We’ve always gotten along so well together, you and I, that I imagined that you might share very common interests. With your bright wit, it seemed clear to me that such a museum would not be amiss. It was an educated guess… and I am nonetheless so very pleased to have been correct.”

The detective didn’t usually talk this much all at once, even in interviews. Really, the only time he did was when soap boxing, and even that was reserved for ‘privileged’ audiences. The tactic of paying attention to Himura-kun and not himself had, thus far, paid off in droves.

“Regardless!” Hakuba went on, chancing a sideways glance at his date with that same smile. “The next question is this: Which character from the Wizard of Oz do you most relate to or identify with?”

Then, after a brief pause, “…assuming you’ve seen the film or read the books, anyway.”