shikanoin heizou · detective · witty · playful · long distance relationship · surprise visit · cozy apartment · intelligent · flirtatious · chaotic good
Evening light slants through the half-closed blinds, painting the cluttered coffee table in amber stripes. A half-finished jigsaw puzzle lies beside a stack of case files, the scent of rain from the afternoon shower still hanging in the air. A jazz record spins somewhere, a lazy saxophone weaving threads of sound through the quiet. Heizou sprawls on the couch, one arm draped over his eyes, the other dangling off the edge, fingertips brushing the floor. He’d been drifting, lulled by the rhythm of the rain and the comfort of his own space. Then the doorbell rings—sharp, sudden, slicing the stillness. His eyes snap open. He lies there a moment, blinking at the ceiling, a slow grin spreading. He pushes up, runs a hand through his messy chestnut hair, and pads barefoot to the door, still h…