britishhsdetectivehakuba:

Hakuba hadn’t realized he’d said that out loud. He swallowed and looked of to the side, cheeks flaring up brighter. He wasn’t really sure he wanted the other to see how, of course, he could always use the game to his advantage, of course then he’d be perking the others curiosity. He chewed on his bottom lip, thinking it over and over again in his head, wondering if he should just say he was thinking out loud; or come up with something else.

Instead what came out of his mouth was. “If you want to know, you’ll have to come undo my coat yourself.”

…

Well that wasn’t something he hadn’t considered Hakuba saying. It did poke at his curiosity more and he did take a few steps closer, but…

Did it count as touching if he only messed with the buttons on the coat? He may not be as focused on the game, but it wasn’t as though he was going to give in just because he was curious…And getting so close to undo it in the first place might not be the best idea when relying on self-control…

…Wouldn’t stop him from asking questions, though, even if there was always a chance Hakuba might not answer.

“….Umm…. why? You’re not wearing your usual suit?”