Can I request shuichi x reader, friends to lovers troupe ? Like studying together in library and you could choose if you want it to be during game or before/after ! Thank you in advance and have a nice dayyy :))
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haihai!! I'm good, thanks for asking^^ super sorry for how long it took me to get to this request, motivation has been kicking me In the ass recently so it's probably gonna take me longer to get to every request. Plus school is restarting soon....anyways I locked in for this and I wrote so much. I'm super tired(no one's surprised) but I hope this is good anyway!!! Swear this request was literally made for me I love this trope and I love Shuichi so much this is a match made in heaven
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Prompt: Shuichi abruptly confesses to reader in the library after hiding his feelings for far too longꨄ︎
Pairing: Shuichi Saihara x gn!reader (I think)
Onshot, 2nd person pov!
This takes place after the killing game, friends to lovers and this is kinda corny probably oopsies I'm sorry
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After the killing game, the four survivors decided to stick together. After such a traumatic event, it was no suprise that the bond formed between you all was incredibly strong. All of you deciding to apply for college, although Maki and Himiko had to study something new entirely, since their ultimates weren't much help there, you and Shuichi both went in the direction your ultimates pulled you in. You were all in luck, seeing as Shuichi was your roommate and Maki and Himiko were roommates too.
With this, the four of you began a new life. Trying to forget about all the terrible things you had to endure. It was harder at times, but you were all there for eachother to ease the pain.
During the killing game, you and shuichi had been impossibly close. From start to finish, you stayed by his side and you believed in his detective skills. You always took his side, tried your best to help out, and even forced him to let you join his training session with Kaito and Maki once. Shuichi considered you his best friend. You were there for him when he needed you most, always. With you, he could finally believe in himself. Not just that, you were perfect. You always looked amazing, you were so skilled and talented, he couldn't believe you truely wanted to be his friend.
Whenever the two of you spent time apart, shuichi's thoughts would always come right back to you. He couldn't get the image of you out of his thoughts. Thinking about how he felt whenever you'd hold his hand or just touch him in general....that's just friendly right? He just felt friendly affection for you, there was nothing more. When you two would spend time together, he was suddenly more aware of how nice it was to hear you laugh...how beautiful your smile was...
For a detective, you'd expect him to figure out his feelings quickly, but that wasn't the case at all. He kept convincing himself that he only thought of you as a friend, nothing more. Maybe he was just trying to gaslight himself, not wanting to ruin the friendship with his feelings. It had to be that, right?
You came back to the dorms one day, sighing loudly as you dropped your bag on the floor. Running over to shuichi's end of the room, finding him looking over case files on his bed. The harsh look on his face immediately disappearing once he noticed you. You had exhaustion all over your face as you got in bed next to him. He always blushed when you got so close to him, but he swears his heart didn't usually beat THIS fast...maybe he really did have a crush- no, no that's absurd.
"I have an exam coming up soon and I don't understand a thing.." you sighed again, looking up at the ceiling in total despair. Shuichi wasn't all that knowledgable in most of the subjects you took, so offering his help was out of the question...well, not entirely, but he was certain he wouldn't be much help.
Your eyes suddenly lit up as you straightened your posture, looking like you had just came up with the greatest idea in the world, "Shuichi! Do you have any classes tomorrow?" You asked excitedly, he nodded, wondering where this was going.
"Only two in the morning. Why?" He tilted his head ever so slightly, wondering what you were gonna ask this time. You were quite unpredictable, really.
"Okay, that's fine! Can we study together tomorrow? I'll definitely be more motivated if you're around me.." you thought out loud, not realising this made shuichi's blush resurface. Did you really mean that? Ah, why did it matter if you did or didn't..he really needed to stop thinking these stupid thoughts.
The two of you ended up agreeing on the library, it was harder to get distracted there since it was pretty quiet and there wasn't much else you could do aside from studying. Shuichi found himself looking forward to it a lot more than he thought he would. It was just simple studying, there was nothing to be so excited about! When his class finished at 12:30, he'd head over to the library and the two of you would study for a few hours. That was it, there was nothing more to this.
Once the day finally came, shuichi made his way to the agreed meeting spot. He walked in, looking around and greeting the librarian politely. As he walked over to the tables people usually studied at, he spotted you, looking blankly at a paper with a pencil in your hand. Seemingly not understanding anything at all. He made his way over to you, sitting infront of you.
You jumped, then laughed a little when you noticed it was shuichi, he laughed in return, apologizing for scaring you. He was a really nice guy wasn't he? You'd been thinking that a lot lately. Shuichi was kind...he was very soft, too. Nothing like the nonchalant guys you were used to at your middle school. Though this isn't what you were supposed to be thinking about, you had your work to do!
You looked back at the document, reading everything carefully. The exam was going to be about how well you understood this, which was why you were quite worried for your grade. You looked over at shuichi, watching as the pretty boy analyzed his notes and rewrote them on a seperate piece of paper. You sat there, admiring him for a little. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for before he felt your gaze on him. He just looked up at you, too.
The way he moved his hair out of his face and hummed while looking at you, the way his eyes looked up into yours, the slight pink on his face...he really was pretty. You'd thought that for a while but it seemed to be hitting you harder now.
"Can you help me, please? I really don't understand. I can't memorize any of this.." you caved, sighing as the words slipped past your lips. It was a little embarassing to admit this. The last thing you wanted was shuichi thinking you were stupid. Though he didn't seemed to think that in the slightest, taking the document from you and reading it over. He tried to reexplain everything in different words, which surprisingly kind of helped you understand better.
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The two of you sat in almost complete silence for the next few hours. It was occasionally broken by a question, or just a small complaint from you. The two of you worked on your own things, though Shuichi ended up finishing before you. He had nothing left to do as he watched you scramble to understand, still, even after all this time. Although you did understand much better than before, it wasn't quite all there yet.
Shuichi got up, he grabbed everything he owned and came around the table, taking a seat next to you this time. He looked down at your document, then your notes, then back up at you. There was a very pale blush on his cheeks, almost not noticable at all.
"...do you still need help?" He spoke softly, his voice barely above a whisper. Usually, you'd have to speak as quietly as you could in a library, but this specific spot was for studying and people usually either brought friends or had their headphones in. That didn't mean you didn't have to keep your voice down though.
"..yeah, I mean, I get it more but...you explain really well. I feel like I'd actually understand if you helped me here." You admit, a small smile on your face. Shuichi nods in return, his gaze dropping back to the papers. He softly slid them away from you, bringing them closer to him so he could read. He pointed to some sentences, highlighting stuff for you and making sure to spend more time on the points you struggled on the most.
After around an hour of this, you finally understood everything. You thanked shuichi, over and over again. He Insisted it wasn't necessary with that flustered smile on his face. He was really cute. Really, really cute.
You pulled a small mirror out of your pencil case, looking at your reflexion. You sighed, taking time to fix your hair a little as you mumbled to yourself, "god, I look awful. This is what happens when you study too hard.."
Shuichi somehow heard you, shaking his head firmly. He got super serious all of a sudden, which wasn't something he did often. It was like this was some kind of final straw for him, "No, don't say that. You look lovely." It caught you off guard. Shuichi hadn't ever told you that before. Was it bad that you had wanted to hear it from him for a while? Maybe...
"You really think so...?" You looked over at him, his eyes softened immediately. You expected him to apologize or something, but he doubled down, much to your suprise. Not that you didn't want that, it was quite the opposite actually.
"Of course I do! You always look astonishing..it's not fair for someone to be so.. perfect, so ethereal." His voice dropped to a whisper a quarter of the way throughout that sentence. You stared at him dumbfounded, your face suddenly glowing bright red. Did he really think that...? How long has he thought that?
"Shuichi-"
"And it's not just your face that's pretty. You're so beautiful on both the inside and the outside. I can't even understand why someone like you spends time with someone like me.." he admits, cutting you off in the process. It was so unlike him to act like this, What was going on? Thankfully, he showed some of his usual traits, he looked unbelievable nervous.
"Shuichi, seriously what are-"
"I can't..I just cant—I really, really like you, (y/n)." His words were so soft, so quiet, it was almost impossible to hear him. He liked you huh, how? What kind of liking you? Platonically..or was this finally something more? You were quickly pulled out of your thoughts by shuichi's soft voice, if you didn't pay close attention you'd miss all of this.
"I can't ignore it anymore, please, I've liked you for a while now..." He admits again, you almost thought you could see tears in his eyes. You could hear the desperation in his tone, though he quickly shook his head, looking away.
"I'm sorry, please ignore that, I don't wanna ruin anything" Shuichi was going to keep rambling but you abruptly cut him off.
"No, no it's okay." There was that apology you were expecting. It just came much later than you thought it would. "Shuichi, I like you too. You're so kind, so thoughtful and so, so much more. There's no way I wouldn't reciprocate.." the words come out before you can process them. Seems like he wasn't the only one with an impulsive confession, huh?
"Oh." Shuichi said softly, he blinked quite a few times, maybe blinking back tears? You weren't sure, but the way his gorgeous eyelashes fluttered made you feel weaker, you had to ask. There was no going back now.
"Will you be my boyfriend, my dear Shuichi?" Your voice was just as quiet as his. A gentle whisper that only the two of you could hear, the smile that came on his face was priceless. You'd pay to see him look at you like that again.
"Of course I will...I'd love to." He seemed so utterly happy, what else was there to feel? For a second, he'd really thought that he messed everything up.
Though, in reality, he had you to himself now. He didn't have to worry about anything, about ruining your close friendship.. about getting rejected by someone who he found so perfect. It was so great to feel this way, he wishes these feelings would never go away.
Later that day, the two of you told Maki and Himiko about your new relationship, to which Maki deadpanned and immediately asked, "You guys only got together now?" When you nodded, confirming this wasn't a prank or a joke or something, you could see genuine suprise on her face.
"We really thought the two of you had been dating since the killing game.." Himiko added on, the look on her face similar to Maki's.
What the hell was wrong with them? You two obviously WEREN'T dating! You were just... very close friends. That's all...
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Huh, maybe it actually wasn't all that obvious.
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When I told y'all I locked in for this I was SERIOUS😻 writing this was so fun hehehe okay I really have to sleep
Hi sweet anon! I hope you enjoyed these headcanons and that this won't be your last time requesting here :>
I wasn't sure what a phantom thief was at first, but after research, all I can say is: I love the idea of it. Anyway-- phantom always makes me think of the phantom of the opera,,
𔘓 ? You're a Phantom Thief?? The ULTIMATE Phantom Thief?! I'm not really sure how this works, but wouldn't it be a bit... Scandalous for the ultimate detective to be dating the ultimate Phantom Thief?
𔘓 Then again, that would be a very interesting dynamic. Enemies to lovers, 200k words, slowburn with a happy ending
𔘓 Whenever there's a case about you, he tries not to interfere with it much. He instead talks with you about it. Oooor, he is able to figure it out himself and then asks if you did it.
𔘓 You unintentionally help expand his detective skills. And your phantom thief skills evolve as well. You're going toe to toe, playing some kind of cat and mouse type game.
𔘓 I take it back, this doesn't even have to be an enemies to lovers, it's just a very interesting dynamic ~
⬥ Wow, impressive
⬥ That is... Quite the talent to have.
⬥ He is impressed, don't get me wrong, but Amami ponders on the morality of it.
⬥ You explain to him your rules and boundaries, he understands it more now. But he's still worried. For your safety, that is.
⬥ Being the ultimate phantom thief can be dangerous. So, when you come back home, very late at night, you're met with Rantaro crossing his arms. He knows it a part of being a phantom thief, but that doesn't mean he can't worry.
⬥ See, the cool thing about Rantaro being an adventurer, is that you often go on trips to various places all over the world. Which makes it easier to keep your identity a secret. Once the ultimate phantom thief is in Japan, next thing you know, they're already far away in Poland. You see what I mean? Inconsistency in their 'last spotted' location makes it impossible to figure out where they're from.
⬥ Which means you and Rantaro can live a kinda-peaceful life, only kinda.
♛ Oh. Oh?
♛ This is giving Ouma so many ideas. You're joining D.I.C.E, right?... You're joining D.I.C.E
♛ You're so cool- he means uh, you're, cool, I guess
♛ Ouma invites you to various adventures with D.I.C.E and outings. You're an important part of their group now.
♛ He just really digs the whole phantom thief aesthetic and the general idea of it.
♛ You're partners in crime ~ but this time, like, actually in crime
/ don't actually commit crime, don't be like Ouma, kids /
♛ No, but like, if this were a bad cop good cop type situation, people would assume you're the bad one while Ouma's the good one. Oh are they in for a surprise. /though, neither of you are really bad
♛ After some time and consideration, he decides to join you on your missions. It starts off simple enough with being some part of your escape plan but develops into becoming your accomplice.
