Kaito yawned and lifted his head from the desk, stretching his arms out in front of him as he did, ears folding back against his he-
Wait. That didn’t sound or feel right.
He blinked and moved them around more, cautiously raising a hand to touch the top if his head. And met something warm and fuzzy.
…Did Akako do something to me in my sleep or something?
The ears picked up a noise coming from the door and he turned just in time to see Hakuba coming into the room. They went flat against his skull again and he backed up slightly in his seat, only to notice something else didn’t seem right. But this time, he didn’t check. He didn’t really have to. A black tail curled around him and flicked around some, clearly visible from the front, causing the magician to stare at it for a moment before his face turned a bit pink.
What the… why ears and a tail?
…Oh, right. Hakuba. He glanced back up at the detective, hoping he hadn’t seen yet. The ears would be hard to spot if they just stayed down…. now if he could just get the tail under his shirt…
There was only one word Hakuba could use to describe Kuroba currently, and that would be cute. The way his was nuzzling his arm like a sleepy cat, the way his voice cut off and slurred with tiredness. It made Hakuba’s fingers twitch more and before he could register what he was doing, he was sitting up in his chair and reaching out to gently slide gloved fingers back and forth, where ears met skull.
“I don’t know how you can be comfortable Kuroba-san, I do think the nurses office would be more suitable.” He spoke even as his fingers continued to scratch him behind the ears.
He watched lazily as Hakuba reached over, about to tilt his head back to follow the hand when the fingers began scratching that the base of his ears.
It felt great.
A soft smile made its way across Kaito’s face and he pushed slightly against the hand, trying to get the detective to scratch harder, eyes almost falling closed again. He just barely registered the other’s words, though they did sink in more than the last time, since he was slightly more awake now than he’d been a moment ago.
“Hmmmmmm…. would y’a go wi’ me?”
He’d only really be willing to move if it meant he could still get the rubbing on his ears at that point.
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