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Hakuba shuddered and made a soft sound. “I-I will…” there was no weight in the words, and his voice trembled a little, so most likely he wouldn’t.

He steps in further some, but otherwise doesn’t move. Nor is he touching Hakuba. At this point, he wanted to see how long Hakuba would last without resorting to physical touch himself.

’It’s always a game with you, isn’t it?’

A smirk rose up at the words that bubbled up from his memory.

Of course it is… Better than the alternative, tantei…

A slight tilt, and bit closer, just barely hovering away from his detective’s skin.

“Hmm… then…. why haven’t you?”