“It’s so rare to see you crack a joke.”
“My life is in pieces and I solve murder cases,” Shinichi replies, closing his eyes. “There isn’t usually much to joke about, KID.”
“Touché.”
Shinichi is depressing (chp. 1)
a study in scarlette by kittebasu (AO3)
Case Closed (Meitantei Conan) – Mature – Kudou Shinichi/Kuroba Kaito
#Alternate Universe #Canon Divergence #Major Illness #Needles #Violence #Blood and Gore #Not Really Character Death #Friends to Lovers #Murder Mystery #Mild Sexual Content #Gunshot Wounds #Crossdressing #Canon Pseudo-Science
There are people who want to live forever, and then there is Shinichi, who just wants to live a little longer than this.
Note: This is a restricted story and requires an AO3 account in order to read
what’s the point of teaching yourself how to bookbind if you’re NOT going to bind your middle school comfort fics? i’m an iwaoi girly till the day i die <3 real ones know this fic by heart @whyiskisehere
Here's a playlist of songs that remind of crossfire, either lyrically or musically. It's my small love letter to this story and to kitten's writing. This story made me feel a lot of things I haven't felt that strongly pretty much ever, and I'm really thankful that I found it in the point in my life that I did.
I've described my reasons for picking each song here, but please don't look if you don't want spoilers, since plot events will be referenced!
BEGINNING (PINING AND FIRST LOVE)
Mostly sappy love songs with a bit of sadness to them.
I Never Planned on You/Don't Come a-Knocking - Jeremy Jordan (Newsies Original Broadway Cast)
Cynical boy gives in to all of his sappy feelings!! I'm here for this in general, and especially for Miyuki
So Close - Jon McLaughlin
Absolutely one of my favorite songs of all time. Terribly tender and terribly sad.
You Are In Love - Travis Atreo (Taylor Swift cover)
One of my favorite parts of crossfire is watching Miyuki slowly, slowly admit his feelings to himself!
Helpless - Phillipa Soo (Hamilton Original Broadway Cast)
Fallin' in love wheeeeeee
So This Is Love - Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas (Cinderella)
Can't Help Falling in Love - Ingrid Michaelson
I also like the twentyonepilots version and of course the original :)
MIDDLE (SEPARATION)
Bite the Hand - boygenius
"I can't love you how you want me to"
Not This Day - Stick and Poke
Oh boy this song used to make me cry buckets after my first breakup. It revolves around a breakup that is terribly difficult, but is seen as the right thing to do.
Rivers and Roads - The Head and the Heart
Our Apartment - Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties
Sweater Song - Hedley
I Won't Give Up - Washington University Stereotypes (a cappella cover of Jason Mraz)
Warm warm warm voices!
Your Old Coat - Paperwork
The first song I ever saved to Spotify! In particular, the lines "such big plans we had," "so this is all I that have left, your old clothes and your old desk," and "this house is far too cold to be a home, there's a certain kind of silence that these walls have never known" really lined up with my experience of the period where Miyuki's alone in San Francisco
Dear Jamie…Sincerely Me - Hellogoodbye
Following the trend, one of my oldest and most treasured songs. All about trying to send someone your feelings over a long distance, like the boys do with their plants.
END (LOVE)
I See the Light - Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi (from Tangled)
The thing I love most about their relationship is how warm it is, and warm is my favorite word to describe this song. It's also, y'know, about someone/something you never thought you could or would have, and how it changes your life.
Finding Something to Do - Hellogoodbye
"as long as there's something to see, I'll see it with you"
SAWAMURA
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Crossfire!Sawamura would do, and does do, absolutely anything to make Miyuki feel loved, and it's so lovely.
Hanshin Tigers no Uta - Yuuji Koseki and Meisterbrass Quartet
I couldn't find Rokko Oroshi in cheer-song format on Spotify, but I thought Sawamura might like this version too.
MIYUKI
I Don't Like Love Songs, But I Like You - Stick and Poke
Miyuki's not good at saying "I love you" in a normal way, and that's one of the things I love most about crossfire. You really get to feel his love and care, even through his insults and his poking and his prodding! I often get annoyed with Miyuki's personality when it feels like he's going to far, but crossfire!miyuki is like? Annoying and obnoxious in a really lovely way which I don't know how to describe
I Wanna Get Better - Bleachers
Sawamura is a catalyst for Miyuki to "get better" and make positive changes in so many areas of his life
BONUS
Here are all the songs that don't really fit in musically, but the lyrics relate in some way that I found amusing!
Legally Blonde - Legally Blonde OST
Feeling forced to leave because of a situation out of your control. Also, just Emmett singing "cuz you know that I'm so much in love" .
October - Eric Whitacre
To me, this song has always been about the changing of the seasons, both good and bad. Warm, beautiful, a little overwhelming.
Stronger than You - Estelle (from Steven Universe)
Miyuki! And! Eijun! Are stronger ! Together !
I hope you enjoy this playlist! crossfire means a lot to me, and I think that snuck its way into the fact that a lot of my favorite songs now remind me of crossfire, or vice versa.
Idk if i'm remembering correctly but in Kittebasu's crossfire, there was this scene wherein Eijun tied Miyuki's hair up, and I've always wanted to draw that soo... since it's holyweek and no classes, I had the time.
commission by @viria (commission info here) of the selfie miyuki and sawamura took in crossfire by @whyiskisehere. i really love that fic to death lol.
The best way to celebrate Christmas is reading A Study In Scarlette because the fic itself is a gift. I’ve said it before, it’s been about a year since I read it for the first time but this fic is still the best fic I’ve ever read. You might have seen my post praising this fic and it stills stands because it’s an amazing fic. I love everything about it. For those who haven’t seen my post well i really recommend you go read this fic. It’s a bit long but so worth it.
