The Phantom Thief of Hearts || Saiouma Phantom Thief AU

Epilouge

Chapter contains smoking.

One year later...

The former phantom thief lit a cigarette as he laid on the pullout couch in his and his boyfriend's somewhat dingy New York City apartment. Said boyfriend- the detective- laid with his head (and hickey covered neck) positioned on the smaller boy's chest, listening to his heartbeat, and the puffs of smoke that Kokichi exhaled. All the lights in the house were off- it was very late at night- and candlelight illuminated the room. The boys were on a mini at-home date. Shuichi sat up slightly to cuddle up to Kokichi, who had turned a movie on for the two. He tapped his cigarette gently on the ashtray before taking another long drag and blowing the smoke into Shuichi's face.
"Kokiii-" Shuichi said, coughing slightly before kissing him on the cheek affectionately.
Shuichi pulled a blanket over the two of them. Everything in their apartment now reeked of cigarette smoke because Kokichi was too lazy to smoke outside. But their cluttered, smoke-smelling apartment with flimsy furniture felt like home, and it was.
"Want a hit?" Kokichi offered.
Shuichi didn't smoke, but he did take a small hit from Kokichi's cigarettes on the rare occasion it was offered.
He brought it up to his lips and took a hit, breathing it out into Kokichi's face as revenge.
"Heeey!" Kokichi called out to him and grabbed his cigarette back just as the doorbell rang. The pizza had arrived.
Shuichi got up and opened the door, since Kokichi was in nothing but boxers and Shuichi's shirt, which was practically falling down the shoulders of the small boy.
"Thank you," Shuichi told the pizza deliverer as he took the box and shut the door. He set it onto the table.
"Baby you have to eat," he told Kokichi.
"It can wait," the boy replied, taking another hit, "Come here and cuddleee-"
"Okay okay," Shuichi said, slipping back under the blanket and cuddling up against Kokichi. The boys began actually paying attention to the movie.
They successfully ran away to New York City around one year ago, and once they felt settled with their new lives- changing their names, getting new jobs, and moving into an apartment together- they officially started dating. The two were content with their lives- Kokichi began attending online university while Shuichi got a job as a detective for a different law firm with his new identity. They were happy, and looked forward to their future with each other further down the road- especially because their one year anniversary was in about a week. To celebrate, they planned on meeting up with D.I.C.E. to have a little party, since the entirety of the "organization" has been relocated to America.
There was a kiss scene in the movie the boys were watching, so naturally, Kokichi turned Shuichi's chin towards him, and passionately kissed him to match the energy. Shuichi kissed back, smiling into the kiss as he felt Kokichi's tongue explore his mouth.
They pulled away, a small string of saliva connecting their mouthes, both smiling.
And although Kokichi would never admit it, Shuichi wasn't the only one who had his heart stolen.
Because in reality, Shuichi had Kokichi's heart from day one.

The end.

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