Clover: Hattori’s uncle his family disowned, in prison…
Gab: they can bond over their sad sad lives
Gab: and subsequent emotional issues
Clover nodnods ;__;
Gab: poor boys
Clover: This means this Hattori has a thing for Shinichi =x
Gab: ;__; poor poor Heiji
Gab: they can lament over how attractive Shinichi is
Clover: Hahahaha
Hattori: ….So we’re stranded on an island, sittin’ by a campfire an’ talkin’ about boys.
Hakuba SIGHS
How very sad.
Hattori: Ones? More’n one for you?
Hakuba: I fall in ‘love’ every other day, it seems… but very few stick… … and those who do… one, specifically, is so far out of my league…
DEEP LONGING SIGH
Hattori raises a brow, curious
Hakuba: Brilliant… absolutely brilliant. Obnoxious, too, but in a very charming way. An ego the size of an elephant with a heart to match. Suave… clever… able to outwit anything that’s thrown at him…
Hakuba: Hmm…? Oh. No, no… though I suppose Kudo-san does fit those qualities, too…
Not that I know Kudo-san personally, alas..
Hattori grins a bit more
Gab: (Shinichi: OI!)
Clover: Hahahaha XD Sorry Shinichi it’strue
Gab: LOL
Gab: (Shinichi: I’d like to direct you to the /Desperate Revival/ arc where I accidentally seduced the poor girl at the elevator to prove a point…)
Gab: aha
Clover: MORE LIKE LUCKY GIRL
Gab: TRUTH
Clover: PREVAILS
Gab: ….LOL
Hakuba: Well… mine is certainly suave.
And oh-so-sexy…
Hattori: Why’s he outta your league? He royalty or somethin’?
Hakuba shakes his head
As a person, I mean… and as a professional. Who I am is in direct opposition of what he stands for.
Hattori: Opposition of what he stands for? But you’re a detective- a good one. Ya stand for the law an’ order an’ doin’ the right thing as a professional. How could he be against that? …..

Hakuba: By… being wonderful, I suppose… charming… and I’ve had the opportunity to observe him in his normal, daily life… once you know a piece of his motivations, what seems selfish turns to self-sacrifice…
Hattori: Nah, I understand.
waves his hand lightly before sitting back more and looking at the campfire
Well if he’s close ta your age an’ involved in difficult stuff, why not just be there for him? I dunno ’bout you, but if I had a lot of that complicated stuff goin’ on, it’d help ta have someone on your side who understands the law an’ can help protect him. Maybe he jus’ needs ta know he can trust ya?
the detective shrugged gently
I don’t know the story, so I can’t say for sure. An… yeah. Kudo’s friendship means a lot ta me.
Clover: Means so much to him it’s insane <3