{"id":2371,"date":"2014-10-25T09:05:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T09:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/2014\/10\/25\/terminal-affirmation-17\/"},"modified":"2014-10-25T09:05:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-25T09:05:01","slug":"terminal-affirmation-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archive.gabapple.com\/tumblr\/whiteknighthakuba\/index.php\/2014\/10\/25\/terminal-affirmation-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Terminal Affirmation"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Really long reply post from smokebombsandmirrors<\/a> w\/ backstory put behind cut for archival purposes:)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u201dHullo?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“Hey \u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Hey! Kuroba-kun, how are you doing? I\u2019m so sorry I missed you this morning\u2026 I suppose I was, ah, \/very\/ out of it\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n

Laughs. \u201cA little would be putting it mildly. You looked like you needed it though.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“It was nice. I haven\u2019t slept that well in a very long time.” Hesitation. “Did you sleep all right? I heard you left very early\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dYeah.\u201d Forced. Clears throat. \u201cI\u2019ve always been an early riser so don\u2019t worry about it. I slept fine. I had to go into Beika for a few things and didn\u2019t want to hit the rush. Sorry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“That\u2019s fine\u2026 I know you\u2019d intended to go home last night. Sorry that I kept you. Well, sorry, but not really sorry? I miss you already\u2026 at the risk of sounding clingy\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n

Smiles and chuckles. \u201cDon\u2019t worry about it and at the risk of sounding even more cheesy, I do too and kept thinking how I wish I had taken you tie shopping with me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“You went tie shopping?!”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I did. I needed to pick up a new one for my uniform and I found a few others that sort followed me out of the store.”<\/em>
“Ahhhh! But tie shopping is my favorite! That had to be done this \/morning\/? Really?” POUT.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Laughs. \u201cYou looked too cute sleeping I just didn\u2019t have the heart to wake you and besides I can always go again anytime. A gentleman can\u2019t have enough ties. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dIt\u2019s so true\u2026\u201d He sighs, meaning the \/ties\/ not that he\u2019s cute. \u201cNever, ever enough ties. Well. I hope that you found some good ones. I\u2019m still jealous, though. Did you\u2026 enjoy yourself last night?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Stares at his phone for a moment. \u2018did he really?\u2019 \u201cMore than you could ever know. We should do it again soon. With out the yelling and the suspicion. How about my place? I could cook for you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dI\u2019d like that. A lot, actually.\u201d A pause. \u201cI\u2019m leaving for London next week\u2026 Monday, actually.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“Ah \u2026” Silence. “So soon \u2026. I thought \u2026” I had a little more time.<\/em><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s\u2026 I\u2019ll becoming back before\u2026” How to explain this? “I\u2019m to take some tours\u2026 Mum wants to see me\u2026 but I\u2019ll be back before summer\u2019s out, at least for a little while\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n

“No, that\u2019s good. You\u2019re following your dream right?” Be supportive. “ Word of advice for you: Don\u2019t ever let your self hesitate. ” \u00a0It was the same wasn\u2019t it. Wether diving head first off roofs or making life changing decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201d\u2026I suppose.\u201d He sighs. \u201cI\u2019d love to see you again before I go, though\u2026 and, ah\u2026 I really will come back, either way\u2026 finish moving my things..\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dIts a promise then. Just call and say when you want to meet again.\u201d a long pause. \u201cI\u201d don\u2019t want you to go. \u201cI\u2019m going to miss you \u2026. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dI\u2019m going to miss you, too\u2026\u201d Dammit. \u201cAh\u2026 hey, you could see me at the airport\u2026 I\u2019ll email my itinerary\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201d \u2026. Thanks.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“Kuroba-kun\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dI\u2019ll be back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dYou better. Hakuba?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dYes?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201dI like you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A pause, letting that sink in. \u201cI like you, too.\u201d Nuances included.<\/em><\/p>\n

Smiles stupidly. \u201cSo~ When I cook for you what do you want?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“What do you know how to cook~? I enjoy most foods\u2026 \u2026 \u2026 except duck.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Then I guess I\u2019ll have to make that~ ”<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“They\u2019re a lot of work~”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Not too much and besides it\u2019ll be worth \u00a0it to see your happy face”<\/p>\n

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“Oh god, you\u2019re good to me.”<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“If you keep being so sweet I\u2019ll come to expect it though, you realize\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He laughs. \u201cGod, you\u2019re cute. I\u2019m sorry, I should have\u2026 realized before, you know? About the both of us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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“That we both.. liked each other.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“We weren\u2019t exactly nice to each other. The whole thing was kind of like two territorial dogs.” Laughs<\/p>\n

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“And yet\u2026 and yet I couldn\u2019t get enough of you. Somehow. I\u2019m glad.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Gods I am the same. Exactly the same.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“And now we\u2019re dating.” He sounds so happy.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Not just that, Hakuba, we\u2019re also friends."\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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"Yes, true.” Pause. Frown. “I wish I wasn\u2019t going\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“I \u2026 don\u2019t want you to leave either but you have to go.\u00a0<\/em>
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"All right.” He sighs. “Thank you\u2026”<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Laughs. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to worry too much but thank you. I\u2019m probably going to send shots of the heists you may miss. Gods I\u2019m really going to miss you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“I hope you do\u2026 send me updates, lots of them\u2026 we can talk and text, right? You won\u2019t mind too much?”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Of course not! Send me as much as you want and I\u2019ll do the same! I want tons of photos too! ”<\/p>\n

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“I\u2019m all right, Kuroba-kun, I just\u2026 god, I wish I\u2019d come to you sooner\u2026 but perhaps some maturity was needed to be to be gained, first\u2026"\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“I\u2019m sorry that I\u2019m leaving so soon\u2026 mum booked the flight for me since she said I was just\u2026 floundering\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Hakuba its okay., trust me I can understand willful mothers.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“They are and I love them for it.” Laughs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Even though mine is making me come home so soon?”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“You should go see your mother regardless of anything else going on.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“It\u2019ll be fine.” Amused.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“You sound so casual about it~ I\u2019m your boyfriend, you know!"\u00a0He\u2019s amused, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“\u2026it feels like it\u2019s been so much longer.” He laughs, helplessly.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Little laugh. \u201c\u2026Could it be kismet~?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“H-hey now! You\u2019re being such a tease! Stop that\u2026 stop right now~”<\/p>\n

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“Why? Are you blushing?~ ”<\/p>\n

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“God of COURSE I am! And you know that I am!"\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“I was right. That really is a beautiful color.” He grinned and hooked a hand behind his head.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“No, it\u2019s not. Don\u2019t you start that, Kuroba-kun.” He sticks his tongue out. So mature. “Anyway, we\u2019ll have to have that dinner when I get back\u2026 hopefully I won\u2019t be there too long\u2026 it\u2019s not as though Oxford\u2019s terribly far from London, after all\u2026”<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Of course. I\u2019d date you if you turned out to be fat and bald. You being insanely attractive is a special bonus~ "\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hakuba laughs a little more. \u201cWell, it\u2019s true! You\u2019re incredibly handsome. I\u2019ve always thought so.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Hurrah! Good.” Little, sheepish smile. “\u2026I wish I could sneak away to see you.”<\/p>\n

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“Why don\u2019t you? Your window opens up to the ground, You can always say that your just going for a walk~ ”<\/p>\n

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Kaito considered himself lucky, extremely lucky. Yet when it came to Hakuba he always seemed a little down and out. Their impulsed dinner date was one of those times. Hakuba did make it inside and they got to share a steamy kiss that made Kaito\u2019s toe curls and belly warm but the detective\u2019s phone went off and he was dragged onto a case. What about, Kaito didn\u2019t know. So he was left sending the other off like some sappy wife waving a white handkerchief hoping that the other was going to come home safely.\u00a0<\/div>\n
That was the last time he had actually spoken to the detective.The nightmares had come on fast and hard leaving him with the littlest amount of sleep over the three days. He was panicked and worried and desperately wanted to go find Hakuba himself. Sunday came as did the first texts he received from him.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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[text] Kuroba:<\/strong>‘on foot\u2026’<\/p>\n

[text] Kuroba:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>‘culprits found bolt hole’<\/p>\n

[text] Kuroba:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>‘in pursuit’<\/p>\n

[text] Kuroba:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>‘firefight brb’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The last text came and he wanted to faint with worry. He didn\u2019t move from his phone for hours till it finally rang and Hakuba spoke to him. He remember the apology from the detective came first then, the questions, the blind terror at him getting hurt then the relief, the sweet relief that everything was fine and Hakuba was safe and alive. The migraine had started to subside after that and he as able to let the detective go to bed so he could get a few hours of sleep before his flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Monday morning arrived and Kaito was sitting at a cafe in the Tokyo airport. His phone lit up and started to sing out\u00a0Undisclosed Desires by the Muse.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Morning, my detective.” He answered sweetly and kept the exhaustion out of his voice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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