After a troublesome and traumatic past, (Y/N) (L/N) joins the Armed Detective Agency as well as operating a part-time job at their family's nearby cafe. After dealing with everyone's shenanigans for countless months, (Y/N) seems to expect their life...
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Akutagawa sat up straight on the bed he barely ever used. In the same room was Gin. She was in a different bed next to his, but she couldn't fall asleep either.
"Hey, Ryu, you should get some sleep now," she murmured. The fact that she was half-asleep was extraordinarily clear in her voice.
"It's not possible for me to sleep," Akutagawa replied. He wanted to end the conversation there, but Gin wasn't going to allow that.
"Admit it, Ryu, you're in love." He did not expect to hear those words from her mouth at that moment to say the very least. But now, he had to accept the fact that he liked you.
"Emotions work in funny ways, Gin. But it doesn't make me weak. I won't let it bring me down. I refuse to accept something so utterly stupid be my downfall," he grumbled.
Gin looked down, deciding that the ground was a better place to look at than her brother at the moment. She turned to leave, but before she could, Akutagawa spoke up.
"You know... you should get your emotions in check too, Gin. There must be a reason why you accepted Chuuya's request to make a funeral for them."
She turned around in an instant, determined to defend her emotions. "What are you talking about? You know I hardly even know them," she retorted. A small blush on her cheeks was proof of her actual hidden feelings.
"I feel the same way, but I think deep down you know it's true." Akutagawa grimaced and sighed, "I recommend doing what I did. Accept it, but don't let it weaken you. Don't let them hold you back. Only humans make mistakes like that."
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You walked up to your desk, looking at the bouquet you had gotten from Yosano that you had to put down so quickly. The moment you left the infirmary, you quickly set it on the desk before leaving. You decided you could take the flowers and decorate your cafe with them. But when you picked them up, you saw a small box of truffles and candy hearts and a small note.
When you opened up the box, you were immediately overcome with a delicious smell. It was obviously originally a box of eight chocolates, but now there were only six. The final two spots had two little candy hearts to make up for it.
The first candy heart was a lime color. On the treat, you could make out the words "new you". The second candy heart was pink and had the words "ever after" on it.
Plopping one of the truffles into your mouth, you picked up the small note and read it to yourself. It went as followed:
My dear Mochi,
Welcome back!
I'm sure whatever you've been through has been extremely confusing, but I'm glad you're finally back safe and sound. In all honesty, most of us thought you were dead.
