It has been ten months since they made things official. Shinichi finally said yes to Kaito on the day they first met. It was a tough battle, both having lots of self-doubts and troubling thoughts after having failed their previous relationships. They knew they weren't ready for a serious, committed thing if they haven't learned their lessons.
Now, Valentines Day is around the corner and Kaito is having a meltdown. He can't think of a date they havent done already. Fancy dinners, amusement parks (that was a hard date to get through for poor Shinichi), and murder scenes are overrated for date ideas when it comes to them. Kaito spent days searching for a new way to celebrate their first V-day but nothing came to mind. He laid down on the couch, defeated and in need of company. He scooted a bit more to Shinichi's side.
"Shinichi, is there anything you wanna do tomorrow?"
"Hmm.." Shinichi paused, taking his eyes off his book to look at Kaito, "Not really? There is a convention happening at-"
"No Sherlock-themed stuff on Valentines' Day please."
"Tsk," Shinichi puts his book down. That's one idea out the window, then again, it would be more or less enjoyable to him only. It's not fair to put Kaito through that when he already deals with a more obnoxious Sherlock fan back in Ekoda.
They fall back into silence, Kaito slumps over Shinichi's lap and groans. Shinichi pats his head as a half-hearted attempt at comfort. He doesn't really mind not having any plans on that day. It was just a commercialized "holiday" by capitalists.
"We can just stay at home, you know? Having you with me is enough." Shinichi smiled and waited for Kaito. He hopes that reason is enough to make Kaito see that he doesn't need to plan something elaborate and extraordinary. Anything simple is already special to Shinichi.
"I know but It's our first Valentines' Day as a full-fledged couple! I want to us to do something out of the ordinary! Not.. near-death experiences and explosions though. Something simple but different." Kaito pouts, unrelenting and refusing to give up. Was it this hard coming up with a date before? Maybe they should just drive around and-
"!!" Kaito abruptly sits up, startling Shinichi. "Woah! Kaito?"
"A drive-in movie date!" He turns to look at Shinichi, "We haven't done that yet, right?"
"Nope, I've never been to one and I don't think there's a drive-in theater anywhere near Beika."
"Then let me look for one and we'll go there immediately!" Kaito rushes to open his phone and starts searching for nearby theaters, grinning from ear to ear. Shinichi shrugs and returns to his book. Looks like they'll be out the entire day tomorrow. At least it'll be with Kaito.
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This secret valentine gift is for @lmeg9 ! I picked the first prompt for your gift! I had fun trying to come up with what they should do for their date~ I think I projected a lil bit on Kaito hehe~ I hope you like it!
Here's a playlist of songs I listened to while writing down the prequel and to get in the mood while drawing~!
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Thank you for @dcmkkaishinevents for hosting as always! It's always a joy to participate in the events!
vaporwave
kianamaiart
jbbartram-illu
turnnoffyourmind
baratheonpilled
discoholicmusic