(Well, guess it was too much to hope A-1 might put some sort of explanation for why Hakuba is calling and dropping Kid hinting… *sigh* Well, He’ll be in Dark Knight, at least…
Anyway, here’s week-late Hakuba in France screenshot icons~)
(Hair colour change confused me a bit… Did the sun have to shine in just the right place to get the brighter one, Hakuba?)
It was freezing and even Tokyo experienced some snow. Kaito loved snow, but unfortunately there was also a lot of ice on the street.
When the snowball hit him on the back of the neck, he flinched in surprise and also because some snow fell into the collar of his jacket, lost his footing on an icy patch of the sidewalk and with a yelp, landed on his behind.
For about three second he looked very confused and caught off guard, but then he quickly turned to see who had thrown the snowball. Maybe the ball had been thrown too hard, because… standing there was… himself? Another three seconds passed, while his brain decided what to do and then he quickly scrambled back to his feet while grabbing a hand full of white stuff on his own.
“I hope you know what you started!” He grinned, letting another second pass so the warning would reach the culprit and threw his finished snowball after him, crouching down to get more snow with glee.
This was probably turning into a full out war at some point, but he wasn’t the one to give up. Certainly not. This was perfect, he could anticipate what the other was thinking and the other way around, which made tactics basically… useless. In the end he was practically opting for just throwing it everywhere direct and indirect at random and wagering on who’s luck was more present at that very second.
In return of course he was also just betting on his reflexes and utterly random movements. Ditching, ducking, jumping and running with glee until he started slowly but certainly feelig a little tired and the panting became more laboured.
With a battle cry he tackled his other self down into the snow and stayed down, taking some time to just get air back into his lungs while snickering. “This was awesome!”
The magician wouldn’t hesitate to admit that the only good hit he’d gotten on his other self came from that first throw. The person who starts the fight does have the advantage there.Though it began to drag on a lot longer than the usual snowball battle due to not being able to hit each other aside from one or two completely random and lucky shots on both of their sides, no one could say the snowball fight wasn’t fun~
…Couldn’t say he’d seen his double’s sudden rush towards him coming, however. They may be the same person in one way, but they were still separate, else that first ball might not have made contact at all. They could still catch each other off guard… like now, with Kaito yelping as he hit the freezing ground, squirming a bit before putting his arms out to the sides in a huff, more than a little worn from the play himself. A grin soon made it’s way to his face, though, accompanied by a small laugh, at the energized comment.
“Yeah. it was~” The brunet paused before the grin widened, and he took some of the snow in one hand, bringing it around to his counterpart’s head before letting the arm fall back down, looking pleased. “We should do it again sometime~”
“A little to the left. Down a little. There.” Kaito slumped in relief. For all his flexibility, there were just some places that were a pain to reach.
Kaito tilted his head to the side as the fingers on his back started to roam again. That… That felt amazing.
“I’ll do you next, but-”
Kaito down! Kaito down!
He continued for a few minutes before the fingers stilled, and he leaned around the other to find his counterpart asleep. Laughing silently a little, he took off his cape and put it over the magician.
Well, might not have meant to do quite that much, but enjoy the reprieve, Kaito~
The last thing Conan wanted was to feel the thief picking at his hair like a monkey. He didn’t need to be groomed or preened, but there was no point in jerking away. KID was determined to help, and all the diminutive detective could do was reluctantly accept it.
Cheeks pink and head held still, he allowed his hair to be smoothed out. It still didn’t feel right, but it was better than the mess he had woken up with that morning. At least, it was until he felt it being mused up again.
“O—Oi!” Conan reached up and tried with his own hands to fix the mess KID had created, eyes narrowed venomously. “Do not make me look like you.”
“Aww, c’mon. Might be even more popular if you did~”
Kid grinned wide, largely ignoring the glare as he let the other fix the slight mess. Hey, at least there were less actual tangles, it should be easy enough to smooth out again, right?
The thief then paused and straightened, bringing a hand to his chin in thought.
It was freezing and even Tokyo experienced some snow. Kaito loved snow, but unfortunately there was also a lot of ice on the street.
When the snowball hit him on the back of the neck, he flinched in surprise and also because some snow fell into the collar of his jacket, lost his footing on an icy patch of the sidewalk and with a yelp, landed on his behind.
For about three second he looked very confused and caught off guard, but then he quickly turned to see who had thrown the snowball. Maybe the ball had been thrown too hard, because… standing there was… himself? Another three seconds passed, while his brain decided what to do and then he quickly scrambled back to his feet while grabbing a hand full of white stuff on his own.
“I hope you know what you started!” He grinned, letting another second pass so the warning would reach the culprit and threw his finished snowball after him, crouching down to get more snow with glee.
Kaito grinned when the white ball hit its mark, though may have felt some guilt at causing his other self to slip and fall, cringing when he did. Ice contained in a rink was bad enough, when scattered through the streets and sidewalks, it just made for an obstacle course where you hope no patches are hidden underneath seemingly innocent snow… Yeah, he’d had plenty of experiences with it already, but when his double turned to look, he blinked, pausing half a second at the warning before the mischievous smile came back and he stepped and turned to the side at the return fire.
“Oh, I think I know very well what I just started~ I just hope you’re prepared~” He threw back, keeping an eye on the other as he reached down to get a small handful of snow of his own.
♗:Your muse falling asleep with their head in my muse’s lap.
“Hey, me!” Kaito gently prodded the thief, upper body curled up in his lap. “Isn’t it uncomfortable to sleep with the hat on?”
Kid half opened his eyes, glancing up at his counterpart before simply tilting his head more to the side and allowed the hat to slide off his head before closing his eyes again. There, problem solved. But sleepy thief is sleepy, so no more poking, please and thank you. He had a long night.
“A little to the left. Down a little. There.” Kaito slumped in relief. For all his flexibility, there were just some places that were a pain to reach.
The thief focused on the area his other self indicated, gently, but firmly running his fingers along the area. Doing this sort of thing certainly wasn’t something he’d say no to for most people, but especially one who was essentially himself… And helping aside, he also enjoyed how relaxing it could be, for both of them. In fact, once the initial area seemed taken care of, the hand moved further out, scratching in small spirals and soon joined by the second hand on the opposite side.
My muse has been missing for several days. Send “Where were you?!?” For mine to suddenly show up at your muse’s doorstep, in rough shape.
Kaito flinched, just barely managing to stop himself from taking a step back, his gaze shamefully, guiltily, darting off to the side and towards the ground. Maybe this had been a bad idea after all. He knew there would be questions – of course there would be – but he’d hoped against hope and prayed that his other self would, at the very least…
…He wasn’t quite sure how to finish that. And, in all honesty, it didn’t really matter at the moment anyway, did it?
Swallowing thickly, he opened his mouth, then closed it again, hesitating, before glancing back up towards the thief again. And the expression that met Kaito only made the guilt and utter selfloathing grow to the point that he felt like he might just throw up.
“Ah, I…”
A thin, weary smile curved at the corners of his lips and a bloody hand selfconsciously tugged the equally bloody and dirty sleeve down his other arm and Kaito chuckled, quietly, tired indigo eyes flickering away once more.
“I went to buy chocolate and got lost on the way home…?”
He hummed, shooting his counterpart a slightly wider grin that almost mirrored the thief’s own. One step, two steps, three, closer, and he took the opportunity to casually swipe the other’s monocle, carefully placing it on the sink beside the hat.
“I hope you’re certain about that, robot-kun, or it’s going to turn into quite the shocking shower, y’know. For both of us.”
Not that it wasn’t already going to be rather shocking – or uncomfortable and awkward and emotionally draining and painful in so many ways of the word, but Kaito tried not to think about that.
At least, not right now.
Not when he could continue stalling his own undressing by curling his fingers around his double’s tie and idly pull it loose from around his neck.
"…Do you switch between red, pink and orange ties too, or is that just me?”
The thief blinked a couple of times at the sudden removal of his eyepiece, but he just smiled at the comments. It wasn’t as though he needed to worry much, considering the magician, of all people, would of course fall into his list of people who could take it off. It just… felt a bit strange to have someone else do it so casually, for once.
And the small surprises continued. Not as though he wasn’t okay with his double taking off more, but he’d placed the monocle removal as just something to go with the banter. Interesting choice of question, if more than a little random… His head still turned up slightly to consider it, though.
“Hmm… I guess I do. I don’t really plan on it or anything, but when you have more than one colour, the others are bound to get used at some point… Just depends on which one is out.”
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