Tantei-kun

Fifteen

Learn the alphabet with Shinichi and Shiho.
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A drabble dump.

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Ascension

It's the way his eyes widen in surprise whenever she smiles that catches her off-guard.

They've been dating for over two months, known each other for what feels like decades. (In reality it's only four-ish years.) Shiho has his face memorized in her mind, all the dots and lines and curves perfectly instilled into her memory. It's the same for him, of course.

But then this.

She can see her smile reflected back on his thousand-shade blue eyes.

The warm feeling spreads out all over her and leaks into him. He moves closer, smiling now as well.

"I love you," he says, rubbing their noses together.

Shiho's in heaven, she's sure of it.

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Bathroom

There are two toothbrushes in Shinichi's bathroom. One of them is his and other belongs to Shiho. His girlfriend. His girlfriend. He still can't believe she said yes.

Well, it's more like he screamed his confession into the world and she shut him up by kissing him. Tiny details.

They're not technically living together. She keeps the apartment she once shared with her sister and he's currently staying at his childhood home for the time being. It's a huge mansion that the Kudos only occupy a handful of days a year.

Dust has settled into the corners, but Shiho's there to sweep all of them away. Literally and figuratively. Shinichi's back still aches from the clean-up they did weeks ago.

So, yes, he and Shiho aren't living together.

It's just that she has a toothbrush in his place and two drawers full of her clothes and copies of her favorite books in his bookshelf and a spare perfume bottle on his nightstand and—

They're not living together. Yet.

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Collaboration

Shiho's a private person, according to her peers. Apparently she's a hot topic among lunchtime gossip. People speculate who she was before becoming the youngest scientist in their company.

It's flattering, she supposes, all the rumours and assumptions. Sadly, they seem to focus on her love life the most.

If they asked her if she's dating anyone, she'd answer truthfully. There's no reason to hide it, the same way there's no reason to boast about it. (Like Shinichi definitely does.) But they don't, possibly out of fear.

A month into her work, the head scientist announces that a couple of detectives from the police department will ask their help in a case. They should cooperate to the fullest.

Shincihi arrives- along with his partner -and heads straight to her. "This is unprofessional, Shinichi," she deadpans as he gives her a bouquet of flowers.

"I was going to come to you, either way. We're tracking a twenty-year old lead on a cold case. Your boss tells me you're the perfect person for the job."

Shiho tuts. "It sounds like you doubted me."

"How could I? You're my perfect girlfriend!"

Cue the jaws of her co-workers falling on the ground.