A scenario where Shinra suddenly turns lovestruck for Simon...? 8D
It must be some sort of weird spell, right? That had to be it. Celty doesn’t understand it otherwise. Shinra’s clingy-ness had been irritating for a while, but at some point it did become endearing to her. Coming home to an apartment that was Shinra-less gave her anxiety that she didn’t need.
Looking around the apartment, there didn’t seem to be any signs of struggle. Going back to the door, she inspected it and was pretty sure that their locks hadn’t been tampered with. But Shinra usually let her know if he left their home, and it was making Celty think about all the worst scenarios that could happen.
Though she doesn’t like it, the first person she thinks to ask is Izaya.
[ I need a favor... ] [[ Oh? What a rare treat! What do you want with little old me? ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ ]]
[ Drop the cutesy act, this is serious..! ]
[[ You think its cute! ヽ(o＾▽＾o)ノ]]
If Celty had eyes, she would be rolling them.
[ Do you know where Shinra is? ]
Celty doesn’t like that it takes a little longer to reply to this question.
[[ I’m not his keeper you know, that’s your job... (￢_￢;) ]] [[ But in any case, I do know where he is, but I’m afraid you’re probably not going to like it. ]]
Celty is about to type her reply, but she receives one more message before she can.
It is a series of pictures. The first one is outside of Russia Sushi, the next one is at the entrance, the one that follows is inside the restaurant. The next and last one, Celty isn’t sure what to make of it...
Its a picture of Shinra leaning over the sushi bar towards Simon with the most lovestruck expression on his face. Simon in the picture doesn’t seem to be bothered by it and is wearing the same happy expression that he always has.
Izaya sends her one more image. Its a selfie of himself, with Shinra and Simon in the background. This time, Shinra has bodily climbed over the sushi bar and has his arms wrapped around Simon’s midsection, cuddling him as if he were some sort of oversized teddy bear. Simon this time looks a little bit uncomfortable, his hands going down to Shinra’s armpits presumably to pick him up and put him back in his seat. Behind Simon, Celty shivers at the glare that Dennis is directing towards Shinra.
[ Keep him there. I’m on my way. ]
[[ Doesn’t seem like he wants to leave! But I’ll stay to see what happens ┬┴┬┴┤･ω･)ﾉ ]]
When Celty arrives at the scene of the crime, she has a hard time grasping the situation.
Simon looks at a loss, quite literally keeping Shinra at arms length as the doctor struggles to bridge the gap between them. Usually Russia Sushi is packed at this time of night but due to the current circumstance, they had to close shop early. Simon couldn’t work, and Shinra kept making weird outbursts of love and made people around them uncomfortable.
Dennis and Izaya are sitting across from each other at the sushi bar. Dennis looks more than unhappy, and Izaya is sipping a drink from a straw like a child so enthralled by what he’s watching.
[ What’s going on??!?? ] Celty types, holding her phone out to Simon for him to read.
“I do not understand either,” Simon says with a despondent shake of his head. “Thought he was showing appreciation. I also appreciate in kind. But I think this is too much...”
“Too much?” Shinra echoes in disbelief. “What do you mean, too much! I haven’t even showed you the poem I wrote!”
“When did you have time to write a poem?” Izaya asks from the bar, highly amused. He had never seen Shinra like this before, towards someone who wasn’t Celty.
Shinra grins, tapping the side of his temple. “It’s all up here. It’s a work in progress, but I think it would be three pages long by now!”
“That’s much to say, in very little time...” Simon comments. He looked very visibly uncomfortable. “Его голова витает в облаках, не так ли?” (His head is in the clouds, isn’t it?)
“Может быть, он действительно сумасшедший... Не то чтобы я думала, что тебя трудно любить, Самия.” (Maybe he is insane... Not that it’s hard to love you, Simon.) Dennis says with a shake of his head. He pours a shot of vodka for himself, then offers another glass to Izaya.
Izaya looks at the glass, then shrugs. He downs his glass at the same time as Dennis, as an act of solidarity. “Извините, но это нормально для Шинра.” (Sorry to say, but this is normal for Shinra).
[ I’m so sorry about this!! ] Celty shows to Simon. And, quick like she always is, with the side of her hand she hits the back of Shinra’s neck hard enough to knock him unconscious. The doctor goes limp in Simons arms.
“Oh, such relief...!” Simon says with the biggest sigh any of them had ever heard from him. “So strange of him to act in such a way!”
Celty nods her helmet, scooping up Shinra into her arms as if he weighed nothing. With one of her shadow tendrils holding her phone, she types her reply for Simon. [ I don’t know what could have gotten over him! ] She doesn’t mention that there was a pang of irritation in her heart. Shinra would get an earful from her when he was awake again.
