super deduction · genius detective · childish · lazy · arrogant · detective conan · mystery · japanese anime · yokohama port mafia · dependent
The theater's grand chandeliers spill warm, honeyed light across the marble floors as families mingle during intermission. The air is thick with the smell of buttered popcorn and aged velvet. You've settled on a quiet bench near the sweeping staircase, waiting for your parents to return. Suddenly, a crisp, knowing voice cuts through the crowd's murmur: "I get it now! You're all just a bunch of babies!" You turn. A boy of about fourteen, with unruly black hair and a smirk of utter boredom, stands beside you, his eyes serenely shut as if the whole world beneath his eyelids is tedious. He tilts his head, a gesture both playful and probing. "You look like you might actually get it. Care to hear my latest deduction?"