♡ = complimenting them --> ♒ = lying to them .
send one for my muse’s reaction to your muse —
One familiar with gathering information and known for always knowing the in’s and out’s of the city, Izaya was not one to often feel UNSETTLED, yet it was hard to deny the cold shiver that passed along the line of his spine, the tension that slid into the thin set of his shoulders when a familiar voice seemingly crawled across his skin. Same low baritone he had ALWAYS associated with the monster, but this time the words were drawn out, an odd purring undertone that was decidedly unwelcome and just enough for the broker to bite down on the first note of his initial mocking greeting.
Instead, crimson hues turned hard, a steady steel enforced under the weight of uncertainty and wariness when he took in the UNUSUAL attire that met his gaze, the oddly relaxed stature and CONFIDENCE that Shizuo was supposed to lack. His lips pursed briefly, turning so as to face the other a little more even as one hand slid “ innocently “ into one of the pockets of his jacket, long fingers tracing along the familiar shape of a switchblade.
Because despite the foolish FALSE recognition that resonated within the confines of his twisted mind, this was not Shizuo Heiwajima -- at least not the version he was familiar with.
