#Lupin polygang if you will

[loopspoop]

Imagine, if you will, Goemon’s first time in the US. Everyone’s relaxing (or maybe mid heist, who knows?) and he sees a raccoon doing raccoon stuff. Of course he’s like “you have tanuki here in America????” because have you seen the raccoon dogs?? Super similar, super cute! Lupin’s laughing and trying to tell him it’s an entirely different animal but Goemon’s not buying it at all because it has to be a prank or something. Jigen tries chiming in that it is, in fact, an entirely different animal, it just looks similar, which Goemon half believes since it’s Jigen and he would be a little nicer and not prank him. This derails their entire evening and they have to teach him about common American animals to make sure he knows they’re serious about it not being a joke

[daftpatience]

the things im doing to lupin in my head

[tracklessreason]

Honestly comfortable with Lupin III being the last of his bloodline. Canonically he's got plenty of successors (there's a whole show about Lupin VIII that I think got scrapped), but it's poetic in a way that a family built on carrying on the legacy of their name would end because Lupin chose a real family. Not a kid to train up into the next master thief, not a nameless mistress who only serves as an incubator, no. He chooses Jigen, Fujiko, Goemon, and the funny little life they lead together. He's not interested in family as a continuation of a bloodline, but family as the people you choose to ride with, to die with, and maybe, just maybe, to live with. Going out in style is their thing. Maybe it won't be forever. That's their choice, now and always.

[sideshow-cellophane-blog]

Drunken Episode

"Goemon? Goemon, I," Lupin stumbled into the room, swaying enough so that the wine bottle in his hand knocked against the wall. "I-I need you. Now."

"What do you need?" He sighed and did not move from his seat on the ground. The meditation may have been interrupted but he wanted to resume it once this brief was over. "Who am I fighting and what's the pay?"

The thief dropped straight into his lap with a grunt. Lupin turned so he could wrap his legs and arms around Goemon's torso and buried his face in the crook of the other's neck. 

"Are we fighting your drunken loneliness?" He heard a sniff, and his arms wrapped around Lupin quickly as the sarcasm died on his tongue. "Lupin, what's wrong?"

"I just…I just love you so much!" His voice cracked. "You're so tall, amazing, handsome, talented…I love you. Your hair's so soft. You're sweet. You're amazing, and yo…you're family." His fingers curled into fists holding Goemon's shirt. "My family. I'm so happy that you're in my life. I love you and Jigen so much."

His fingers rubbed up and down Lupin's back nervously. "I love you too, Lupin."

"You do?" He sounded incredulous.

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?"

"You don't…Ya don't w-wanna kill me?"

"Not at the moment."

"I mean-"

"You are worth more to me alive. My heart has mourned heavily when I thought you were dead. I can no longer bear being the one to rid the world of your natural light."

 Goemon sighed as the other, who seemed to be emotionally unstable at the moment, shuddered and shook with sudden emotion. The empty bottle clunked on the ground and Goemon found himself supporting his partner as he sobbed into his shoulder and neck. One hand continued to rub Lupin's back while the other played with his hair, like Jigen would do to relax them both. The gunman was in town at the moment enjoying his free time, leaving the other two alone to their devices.

Within moments Lupin was audibly sobbing, and Goemon couldn't help but think that their most recent case had truly shaken him up. Or maybe it was a secret anniversary that had stirred this episode, as occasionally Lupin would get emotional over the very distant past and his blood family. Either way, Goemon was content to hold and comfort his partner. It was rare for him, or anyone, to see this side of Lupin. 

Their grips on each other were tight and appreciative.

[tacky-optic]

I've been cooking, folks. Grilling. Simmering. Boiling. Various other synonyms. About *JigZeni* of all things. My fixation ship just HAD to be a rarepair, didn't it?? I tried to condense pretty much all of my thoughts into one post and I might have gotten a *bit* carried away, oops. It's probably not THAT long, but still. I regret nothing.

- I imagine (in a general sense, headcanons aside, characters as base as can be) that if Lupin were to never make a move and continue with the coy "will we won't we" shit with Jigen and Zenigata, that they would get fed up to a point where they might attempt to seek solace with each other on a somewhat frequent basis.

It'd probably happen on accident at first; a chance meetup at a bar, the gang gets split up, Zeni has Jig cuffed in the back of a squad car just-another-day-of-the-week style, and one gets to talking while the other decides to humor for once. And I doubt either would be against chatting again after, and lord knows these two like their seedy bar trips, so why not let fate decide when?

- This can be to varying degrees of intimacy!! I love how all of the ships let you do that in some capacity, but JigZeni feels like one of the more flexible ones.

Whether it be as simple as complaining over drinks for a few hours or taking things a step further and heading back to some motel to "get it out of their systems" in "other" ways, ahem ahem.

Either way, they find that they enjoy the other's company and, to their abject horror, whatever weird friendship thing they've developed ends up turning into something genuine and (even worse) autonomous from Lupin.

Because what are they without him? What would they become?? They sure as hell don't know!! But hey, at least there's one other human being on this planet who GETS it.

- And I say that with relative confidence because I see Jigen and Zenigata being on the more (since a better word escapes me) *monogamous* side?? Like they put a lot of weight into a few singular relationships.

They have acquaintances, yes, but how many can they truly call a friend? How many can they trust, *beyond question*, to have their backs, to keep their secrets, to protect their lives, even?? Because trust is a big thing for these two!! Losing someone close hits them way harder than most, to a point where it's actively harmful and discourages them from pursuing anything concrete (also doesn't help that their luck with partners is absolute *shite* and things rarely ever end on a decent/ non-tragic note).

Jigen got SO lucky with Lupin. They ooze trust for each other, and the same goes for Goemon, too. And for a guy like Jigen, having not one but TWO whole-ass people he can depend on is absolutely WILD to him. They're all he needs, really. Zenigata still hasn't found something that concrete yet (on HIS side of the law, at least), and given the nature of the series and his role within it, there's an incredibly low likelihood he ever will.

But at least Jigen knows that pain. He's been there! He can relate! He can console! And Zenigata KNOWS it's legit because he's read, like, *so* many files about this guy. He's Lupin's not-that-much-better half ffs. Zenigata knows Jigen's Been Through It and the fact that Jigen even TRIES to relate despite his rough-ass persona really gets through to him in a way that no one else can.

- All of that baggage would bleed into why they're hesitant to blatantly pursue Lupin. Even though they know that Lupin CAN and WILL reciprocate (enthusiastically, even), Jigen and Zenigata, deep down, also know that he'd never be able to give "all of himself" to them like they are willing to for him.

Jigen is dissatisfied (probably even jealous) of Lupin and Fujiko's goings-on even though he knows it's a *consensual* sort of give-and-take, and you CANNOT tell me that Zenigata isn't the slightest bit jealous of Lupin's tight-knit camaraderie with his crew. "I could treat you so much better", "I wish I could have that attention all to myself" sorta vibes. Don't even get me STARTED on how the excluded party would feel about JigLup/ LuZeni, yeesh.

- Lupin loves them profoundly, no doubts there, but Lupin also loves *everyone*. Which basically turns into if they can't have all of *him*, then at least they can have all of *each other*, y'know??

Even if their friendship (or something more) lasting is impossible, at least they can pretend for a little while.

At least SOMEONE gets it, and that someone also happens to look pretty damn handsome in a fedora, too.

Plus Zenigata is Jigen's type. End of discussion.

now that you're down here in the trenches with me we can hold hands and enjoy overanalyzing hat trick together <3 <3

I DO wanna hear other people's thoughts, though! I can't help but think I'm missing SOMETHING despite writing them for so long (and there's only a handful of people out there who know I have been *writing them*, hooh boy). Hopefully I'll be able to get some of that stuff out there one of these days, but MAN am I a slow writer. Fingers crossed.

[male-duckk]

so i’m watching lupin iii: part 2 and im on episode 18 when this happens

ummm… zenigata why do you have a picture of the gang in their swimsuits??????? polygang/zenigata confirmed?????

[pink-nanowire]

I should do a doodle compilation of all the Lupin's i did so far, bc even if they are smol and ugly and silly, it's been years since I drew a guy THIS FUCKING MUCH. I have like. more than 20 lil doodles of him. Huh.

[fizzingwizard]

This past week I've had another rash of bots of the ~*adult content*~ variety. I've had to block at least 10 very obvious bots. Interestingly, not one of them followed my main blog, and they also avoided two of my three side blogs. They've only followed my third side blog, which is easily the most "conventionally manly" one (because it's not so secretly a Lupin III aesthetic blog xP). That's why there are occasional pictures of weapons and pretty (but fully dressed!) women. I don't reblog a lot of that sort of stuff because too much of it comes from blogs that are just too morally different from me. There are also pictures of men (because polygang!) and mostly it's travel pics and cars and stuff. Like I said, it's Lupin III. I envisioned it as photos the gang take while on their adventures.

The bots ignored my girly blogs this time around but went full throttle on the manly one. They've never done that before. Maybe they were always being worse with that kind of blog, but this is the first time they've also avoided the girly ones completely. Lol. It's kinda sad. They tried so hard to avoid following women who will report them and ended up... following women. Because gender doesn't fall in such neat little boxes and your bots have no idea who's behind the screen, no matter what you (a human) program them to believe...

Idk I just think it's funny that gender assumptions led to bots looking for men and finding block/report-happy me, who is definitely not a man, for the nth time anyway

[hylianane]

tag people you want to get to know better

tagged by: @fxllingout hello and thank youuu!!

last song: Lady Navigation by B’z (got curious about jrock and found it in a playlist… it fucking bangs, man, it’s so good)

currently watching: Lupin III: Part 1 (for a project), One Piece, Dungeon Meshi, Ranger Reject (beloved)

three ships: polygang (lupin iii), zolu (one piece), farcille (dungeon meshi)

favorite colors: red, yellow, purple, pink (fun to wear and color)

currently consuming: packet of bizcochos

first ship: probably Percabeth, though the first ship I read fanfic for is Solangelo, both from the PJO series

birthplace: Costa Rica

current location: My kitchen

relationship status: single and grateful

last movie: Lupin III: Goodbye Partner (not the best written Lupin film but it’s very sweet if you’re sweet on Jigen.)

currently working on: Well today I’m working on my final project of my Drawing II (i dont think thats how that name is translated) course! Not struggling at it but not exactly breezing by either, yknow

tagging: @kenshisblog @lovergirlnami @lamb200345567 @rowdyknives no pressure tho!

[formlessvoidbeast]

Jigen spotted their watcher before Lupin, because of course he did. Nothing ever got past him. He subtly tapped at the table—2 o'clock—but he didn't tense up. Not any more tense than he usually was in public, anyway, so it wasn't anyone who struck Jigen as dangerous. Lupin waved his hand, shooing an imaginary fly away from the last of their crêpes, the perfect excuse for looking up and around.

Beauty all but froze Lupin in place when his eyes met those of the young man watching them. He was a vision in delightfully short shorts and a very loose tanktop that showed off his arms and a delicious selection of side-pec, hair a thick river of pencil-thin locs cascading over his shoulders, soulful brown eyes, snub nose, rich brown skin absolutely luminous in the morning light.

The boy smiled, teeth a flash of white, and stepped up to the table. “May I join you?” he asked. His Dutch had the particular flavor of Aruba, picked up from rubbing shoulders with Papiamento, which was itself Portuguese dancing just a little bit to the left. There was a rainbow-stripe bracelet on his wrist.

“Of course, of course,” Lupin gushed. “A beauty like you can sit anywhere he wants.” Lupin's lap was not excluded from the available options.

Jigen stubbed out his cigarette and pushed a chair out for the boy with one foot. He tipped his hat back just slightly, the better to give him an appreciative up-and-down look and covering perfectly for the way he angled his body to give himself a faster draw.

Padparadscha is the Prize! You want a polygang heist fic intended to read like a (smutty) episode of the show, right? Where the 'girl of the week' is a boy (for Equality). Of course you do! [chapter 3] or [start from the beginning]

[morporkian-cryptid]

Fic author interview! Thank you @vampirenaomi for the tag! I'm a bit late to the party, sorry.

Tagging @crimetimesteadicam, @dandunn and @carriagelamp!

1 How many works do you have on AO3?

I have 48 works there, and there's a few (including my very first long fic and very first NaNoWriMo novel) that are only on Fanfiction.net.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

562,503 words total. To be honest, considering the amount of long fics I've written, I'm a little surprised it isn't higher, but also I'm bad at estimation.

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Treasures of time - JigLup one-shot, emotional angst with a happy ending (221 kudos)

Up in the mountains - JiGoe getting together (197 kudos)

In the middle Part 2 - Polygang getting together (150 kudos)

We are beginning - Goemon POV Polygang fluff drabble (140 kudos)

How to make a gunman snap - JigLup not-quite-porn-without-a-plot one-shot (133 kudos)

It's mostly one-shots and old-ish long fics, which I am a bit surprised about - but then again, they have had more time to collect kudos.

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do! Unless a comment is just two words and I don't know what to answer, I always reply, at least to say thank you.

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I don't really write angsty ending. The closest to an angsty ending would be Adieu (a Netflix Lupin alternate ending one-shot).

EDIT I forgot about my entire MorMor period skjlsjkldjkl so yeah my angstiest fic is Bang Bang, a MorMor post-Reichenbach one-shot based on the song by Nancy Sinatra.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

They all end well, so I can't really designate a specific one.

7. Do you write crossovers?

I've written I think one crossover ever, a Discworld/Harry Potter fic way back in the day. I'm not gonna link it because it was bad, but it's on my FFnet if you're interested and you can read French.

However I have a BUNCH of AUs that I haven't written up into fics: Lupin III/Discworld, Lupin III/Ewilan's Quest, and an ooooooold MorMor (or Mor4)/X-Men AU that I did write a couple of unpublished one-shots for.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

I haven't, thankfully!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I've written one smut scene several years ago, it was very difficult and awkward to do, but in retrospect I think the result was alright. I'm planning to try again. The past try and the upcoming one are both scenes in longer plotty fics, I've never written PWPs.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I've translated my own fics (usually from French to English)

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I haven't; but I did co-write half of an original novel with my best friend, and the possibility of finishing it isn't off the table.

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

LUPIN III POLYGANG. And all variations thereof.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I started a Lupin III Polygang soulmate AU fic, I really want to carry on with it because I love that specific soulmate concept, but I don't really have a plan for what's going to happen in it; and wouldn't you know it, it's waaaayy more difficult to write a soulmate AU fic for five people than for two.

15. What are your writing strengths?

I think dialogue and banter; when I get in the right frame of mind, it practically writes itself. I'm pretty good at writing pacing in action scenes I think.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

I tend to write looooooong paragraphs about character's feelings that kind of get out of hand.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I love doing it, and including foreign words, but I have to restrain myself otherwise my fics would be unreadable.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Discworld. I discovered fanfiction through a Discworld forum. Although to be honest, I think the first thing I ever wrote that qualified as fanfic was the begining and vague plot outline of a self-insert isekai next-gen story in the universe of Ewilan's Quest, my childhood favourite book series. Ewilan's Quest was a huge and formative part of my childhood, and the reason I wanted to become a writer as a kid. And Discworld was my favourite novel series after that, and it solidified my desire to write stories. Both series are still very dear to me; so it's unsurprising, and very fitting, that my introduction to fanfic and writing was these two fandoms.

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

I'd like to write a Zenigen fic, if I ever find a precise idea for it.

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

That tends to change a lot. Lately, it would be Become, a one-shot about Lupin's journey of finding out he's trans after meeting Jigen; and Hanafuda, my ongoing WIP, a JiGoe florist/tattooist AU where Jigen and Goemon both quit crime before they met and are trying to juggle between their new normal lives, their dark pasts, and what they really want out of life... and their pesky little feelings for each other.

[hixystix]

RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPS.

I was tagged by @coinin! Doing all the WIPs I haven't moved to inactive status yet:

Driven/Lupin III Crossover

Forgetting

Leave No Path Untaken

Polygang - Jigen

To Live Afresh

And these aren't fics to be posted, but attempts to write out bits of characters' backgrounds. I've only gotten started on two at the moment, but plan to do all the gang/Zenigata:

Jigen Background

Lupin Background

Skipping on tagging people 'cause I'm on vacation so hah!

[lemmmmmmmmmmonade]

Fandom people to get to know better!

ahhhh shit. tagged by @lilacchao, and i'm gonna drag uhhhhhhh @wondergamer101 into this.

Three Ships I Like:

Boostle (DC Comics): Hey fellas is it gay if you continuously travel back in time in order to make attempts to save your friends life, but it's futile due to being a canon event for the greater timeline.

PolyGang (Lupin III): I could be a coward and put only one individual LupGang ship but no. Fuck you.🖕.

DanBert (Re-Animator): Just watch Bride of Re-Animator

First Ship Ever:

At least from what I can remember... It was probably KiriBaku (BNHA). My tastes have grown since then.

Last Song You Heard:

JOOOOOOOOOOOOHN I'VE BEEN BAAAAD AND THEY'RE COMINNNNNN' AFTER MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Favorite Childhood Book:

In middle school I absolutely loved Spell & Spindle by Michelle Schusterman

Currently Reading:

I've been getting every month's Absolute Wonder Woman. Peak.

Currently Watching:

KAMEN RIDER GAVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

Currently Consuming:

I'm probably gonna make some tea in a little bit ngl

Currently Craving:

I could really go for some ice cream rn. Baskin Robbins cherry ice cream sounds sooooo fucking good right about now

[sideshow-cellophane-blog]

More tickle prompt requests! Polygang but mostly JigZeni/ZeniJig

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“Awfully cocky for someone in your position!”

"You're under arrest!" Zenigata insisted. He was furiously pulling at the myriad of handcuffs attached to his arms and legs, caught in a bed trap that Lupin had crudely installed. The trap served as an alarm system and clock, because Zenigata had started yelling as soon as he had awakened.

Anyone would if they woke up with their arms and legs trapped. His uniform had been completely removed when Goemon went to work cleaning and fixing their unconscious detective, but it sat folded neatly on a dresser in the room. He had his boxers, but his undershirt had been cut open hastily when they saw blood. Zenigata's left knee was in a brace and several scrapes on his torso were bandaged. 

"Careful Pops, you'll tear Goemon's bandaging," Jigen insisted. "Settle down."

The shrieking and thrashing paused, and Zenigata resembled a very angry (angey?) panting animal. "What is this?!"

"You were caught in some falling wreckage. We didn't think you had broken anything, but we couldn't leave you on the island," Jigen sat beside Zenigata on the bed. "Calm down, you're in no position to get aggressive on me."

These words served little purpose. Zenigata was giving him venom with a dark look. "Why am I tied up?!"

"Cuz' Lupin knew you'd wake up feeling violent and swinging. Your right bicep is bruised, your right knee was all twisted. Goemon fixed you up and Lupin made sure you wouldn't hurt yourself or arrest us when you woke up. Nothin' personal."

Zenigata slowed his breathing and seemed to relax somewhat. Now that the adrenaline was wearing off he could feel the throbbing in his leg. "Where are they?"

"Avenging you out there. We're on the mainland."

He fully relaxed at those words, and Jigen thought it almost cute how he melted back into the bed. "You gonna free me or what?"

"So you can try to arrest me?" Jigen laughed. "Not yet, Pops. Ready to take some painkillers? You need 'em?" He reached for the bottle on the nightstand and a glass of water.

"...Yeah," Now that he knew he couldn't do anything, and that they had cared for him in their own private way they usually did, Zenigata allowed Jigen to slip the pills into his mouth and take offered sips of water. Hopefully it would take the edge off of the throbbing in his leg. "So…"

"Yeah," Jigen chuckled. "Lemme check your bandages, see if you loosened them. I'm watching you till they get back. There's leftovers in the fridge but I can make you a sandwich or some fresh noodles if you want," As he spoke he moved his hands over Zenigata's braced leg, checking to make sure that it hadn't slipped or gotten caught in the sheets. He checked the skin above, tracing over it to make sure nothing was snagged and the brace wasn't too tight.

He looked up at Zenigata's silence to see a much softer, and slightly more nervous, expression. He paused. "What?"

Zenigata blinked and seemed to shake some unknown emotion off. "Nothing. I-I'm fine. I forgot you're the mother hen is all."

"Mother hen?" Jigen snorted as he resumed his check-up. He traced a scratch over Zenigata's thigh and it twitched. He grabbed some ointment from the nightstand and began to apply it to the missed wound. "Sorry . . . Yeah, I'd say Goemon is more like the hen. He's the calmest one. Or maybe we're just becoming more domestic in our old age, it's - what, am I tickling you?" The leg had begun to shake, and Jigen had to stop again. He smirked at Zenigata's nervous expression and shy grin he was definitely trying to push down and hide.

"J-just be more careful," He said weakly. 

"You go from a hundred to zero real quick, and vice versa," Jigen chuckled. "Emotional whiplash."

Zenigata opened his mouth to retort and shut it with a second thought. Jigen had moved up to a bandage just below his ribs, checking the surrounding area with gentle fingers that were too gentle. He couldn't help it. He had to squirm away with a soft giggle. "Let mehe move my arms down at leheast!"

"Stop moving you cocky bastard," Jigen laughed. "I'm making sure you're okay!" 

"You're tickling me!"

"Not on purpose!" He was laughing with Zenigata as his wandering hands checked each scratch, each bandage, also blatantly exploring his detective's body while he had him here. "Stop squirming, you're as bad as Lupin!" 

"I cahan't!"

Zenigata's torso was riddled with as many scars as Jigen had. It was normally Lupin's department to explore Zenigata's body, usually very drunkenly and hastily in the wee hours of those secret mornings and nights when no one was watching. Jigen and Goemon rarely got to spend any similar alone time together with their fifth partner. 

Jigen suddenly appreciated the time he had now with Zeni, and this rare opportunity. 

"S-stahahap!" Zenigata finally giggled out. "It tihihickles! Ihit tickles!" 

Jigen determined that the ticklish reactions meant that  Zenigata was ultimately fine. He had scratches and bruises and a twisted knee that would take several days and ice to heal, but he was fine. And that meant he didn't need to feel guilty about giving in to his innermost desire at this very moment.

"Ya know," He set his hand on Zenigata's belly, enjoying how it sucked in at his very innocent touch. "Goemon's been the only beefcake we've gotten to play with recently…" His hand circled around the navel, enjoying how it twitched and moved. "You haven't gotten to spend any time with us like this in what, months? We've missed you." He stopped moving, letting his fingers sit like the implication of his words.

Zenigata's eyes widened, and his face flushed at the poorly veiled flirting (and much more purposeful tickling). "I…You guys have been on the run," He said in a more somber tone. "Lupin hasn't let me catch up and Yata is up my ass making sure I don't …"

Do this with him.

It didn't need to be said out loud. Jigen's shoulders slumped. He retracted his playful hand in sudden embarrassment. "Yeah. He's been hard for us to keep up with recently too," He admitted. "Lupin always has everyone running after him. Not just you." His chest tightened.

Zenigata moved his hips, the handcuff chains rattling on his arms. "We've always said that. At least you have Goemon when Lupin is running around. I'm chasing him alone."

"Not always," Jigen answered a little too defensively. "We're split up doing our own jobs a lot. You just have eyes for Lupin alone, is all." He stood, playful demeanor entirely gone now. "I'll make you some noodles 'til he's back. Let you rest."

"No, hey," Zenigata called as he started to leave. "Jigen. Stop, come back! Don't leave like that. You know what I mean."

"We know you love him," Jigen turned back. His voice trembled. "But he'll pick you up, make you feel like the friggin' world is brighter than it is, and leave you rubbing your eyes an' picking up the pieces as he moves on to the next treasure."

"...We've had this conversation before. You're usually the one he leaves me for."

"He wants you chasing him." 

"And I love you guys too," He insisted. "Even if you're law-breaking bastards. We…We have each other when he's too far ahead."

Jigen sat back down on the bed with a hefty sigh. "He can be a bastard, huh? Guess I'm just as guilty about leaving you behind...." He brushed a knuckle over Zenigata's cheek. "Let's keep this about us?"

Zenigata flushed again and nodded. He had leaned into the touch.

"...Goemon and I love the chase too, you know. Having you here like this is really the best prize we could hope for, even if you can't be around peacefully all the time."

"You mean all tied up with nowhere to go? . . . There's a smile," Zenigata matched the small one appearing on Jigen's face. "You assholes better not tickle me the entire time I'm here."

"No? Even if you like it, beefcake?"

Zenigata's face flushed darker, and that spread to his ears. "Don't call me that!"

"Beefcake? You're built like one."

"Let me go and I'll show you where to put those words," His eyes twinkled. He was playful.

How rare was that?

"You're pretty cocky for someone in your position," Jigen repeated his earlier sentiment. He slid his fingers into the curve just below Zenigata's ribs, and he arched his back with a delighted cackle. "I think I'll keep you riiiiiiight here. Riiiiiiight here warming you up."

"Nohoho! Hehehey!"

"It isn't fair, but neither is how cute your smile is. Look at that. I might keep you to myself to teach you," He moved up the ribs, over a bandage, and straight into the armpits where Zenigata's worst spot was. He forgot how Lupin had learned that, but the gang all knew about the spot that got their detective going faster than tickling Lupin's neck did to him. "Teach you that I'm the one you should be chasing when Lupin is too far ahead. Anytime you need a drink, anytime you're lonely. Alright?"

Zenigata had fallen into snorting and cackling too hard and fast to respond. Bare skin tickles in his worst spot was undeniably the cruelest torture, and undoubtedly the fastest way to get him in a much better mood when it wasn't abused during one of Lupin's escapes. 

"You too far gone five seconds into some tickle torture or am I gonna hear a response?"

"ALRIGHT! AHALRIGHT!" 

"Alright what?"

"JIGEEEEEEEEN!" Hearing Zenigata roar his name like Lupin's made Jigen feel a lightness in his chest. He loved it. He forgot how his favorite detective could make him feel when Lupin wasn't their sole focus - especially when he was laughing and smiling so genuinely.

The handcuffs rattled hard, and Jigen squeezed the top two ribs as Zenigata lost his mind and twisted back and forth, and he had to stop because now a bandage really was loose. 

Chuckling together, Jigen patted it back down and gave Zenigata a kiss to the forehead. "First round's on me later, we'll cook and you'll heal."

It took Zenigata another few moments to regain his breath. He could not drop the wobbly smile. "My team'll be wondering where I am, I gotta make some calls," He rattled his trapped arms again.

Jigen hesitated, but complied. 

As soon as his arms were freed, Jigen was pulled into Zenigata's chest and his ribs were mercilessly attacked from either side. He was crushed in a very ticklish bear hug and, to keep Zenigata from being hurt anymore, had to hold off on his instincts to start throwing punches. 

"BAHASTAHAHARD!" 

"Now who's got the giggles?" Two fingers each dove between the middle ribs, and Jigen's face was (happily) buried in Zenigata's (beefy man boobs) chest as he laughed. "If this is the closest I'll get to arresting you then I'll take ihiHIHIihit!" 

Jigen had found himself again and was trying to pinch and grab the other's sides in desperate retaliation. 

It had turned into a tickle fight, which went on until Lupin and Goemon came back to find the two tangled in each other's limbs with bright smiles and lifted moods.

Jigen's clothes had also been thrown to the floor unlike the neatly folded uniform, with Zenigata's boxers that Lupin knew were still on when they left. The inspector had been completely freed of his bondage and Jigen had the sheets pulled up to his chest.

Lupin met their smiles with a look of pure hurt at the obvious betrayal. "You guys couldn't wait for us to get back?!"

"Are his bandages torn?" Goemon sighed and stepped up to check on his possibly ruined handiwork.

"Found his ticklish nipples," Jigen replied with a shrug. He exhaled cigarette smoke and plopped back down on the pillows, quite happy with how his afternoon had turned out.

Zenigata swatted at him as Lupin began to strip and complain that he should have stayed behind. Goemon tried to poke one nipple but was also slapped away.

"Ready for round two?" Lupin asked with a bright grin.

"You mean round four," Jigen cackled.

"Shaddup!" Zenigata almost slapped him again, but Lupin was already on top of him for round five.

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REALLY like that Kahlia legit just takes a bullet for Lupin once, the monkey man has truly found his equal in lack of self preservation 🙏 wedding vows be like "I already took a bullet for you and I'll do it again"

Honestly she probably would've taken a bullet for any of them, Lupin just happened to be the target at the time.

(she felt a sense of owing them a lot after they helped her with her family vault problems. Lia admires the hell out of the Lupin gang.) I feel like the whole gang + Zenigata have no self preservation and would take a bullet for him, maybe Fujiko to a lesser extent but queen shot a man for him in pt 1, what an icon, love her. WHILE recovering from a bullet wound herself.

(though that doesn't mean Lupin would want them to haha. I've seen character study deep dives in some good ass fics in those scenarios.)

At the same time the dumbass would vice versa take a bullet for any of them if the situation arose. I enjoy their comradery a lot and also a big polygang shipper.

It's kind of like a standard if someone is part of Lupin's gang/his friend that they would both take a bullet for him and have tried to kill him and or beat the crap out of him.

FUNNY ENOUGH, I can't see Kahlia and Lupin ever getting married. At least in the traditional sense. It's like how I can't see him getting a traditional sense of marriage with anyone.

Oh there have been jokes about her taking a bullet for him for sure, though.

(hell half the time he gets married is for heists)

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