#halfghost!shuichi

[reading-between-truth-and-lies]

Making a little link page here for important post for people to find! Please follow the #plot tag for all main plot info. ~Mod kokichi.

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Kokichi

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Shuichi

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Kuro 

[reading-between-truth-and-lies]

(Have A little snippet of what is now considered a past conversation between Kokichi and Shuichi. It’s the night before Kokichi started going to class. If anyone wants me to do snippets of Kokichi meeting each character for the first time just send in an ask!  ~Mod Kokichi)

Shuichi steps into his room, another long day of classes and nosy friends behind him. He sighs exhaustively and sits on the edge of his bed, hunching over. A moment of quiet passes as the detective relaxes enough to find his words. "Tomorrow is supposed to be the first day you'll be joining me in my classes... How are you feeling?" He doesn't bother addressing the kitsune by name, there was simply no need. Shuichi knew the other was there and awake.

Kokichi poked his head and upper body out of the void. he crossed his arms against the floor, resting his his chin on his arms as he looked at the detective. “You know when you talk like that people are gonna think you talk to yourself Shu~” He smirked then shrugged his shoulders. “What’s there to worry about? It’s not like I am being graded like you losers.” 

The Kitsune moved to put a finger to his chin tilting his head in a thinking motion. “Now that I think about it... I have never gone to a school before.” He then moved his finger to right above his lip with a smirk. “I mean when the orphanage found me they tried but I never went~ It sounded soooooo boring and I had better things to devote my time too. Besides I learned everything I know from my fellow kids, the streets and my past animal pals.”

The detective sighs, "Some people already think that." It was a slight exaggeration, collage pupils have probably never thought that. Shuichi continues, "Ah- but, you haven't been around more then a few people for a long time now, right? Just as long as you're prepared for that..."

Shuichi finds the energy to shuffle through his briefcase to pull out a notebook, he finally looks in the kitsune's general direction as the male extends it towards Kokichi. "I-I can give you a run-down of my classes as we move between them tomorrow, but I wrote them all down in this; what you do with the notebook is up to you." And then, rather hesitantly adds "S-some of these might uhm, interest you, as scary as the idea sounds..."

Kokichi pursed his lips slightly before lowering his ears slightly letting a bit of his true feelings. "Y-You want honesty? I really don't know. Guess I am a little worried. Maybe. It has been awhile..."

Seeing the notebook held out to him the kitsune crawled out of his little hole to sit right in front of Shuichi. He took the note book and looked it over. It was just a plain red notebook. Nothing really special about it.

Opening it he looked at what the detective wrote. He already saw few classes that sounded interesting enough to keep his attention. "A quick run down tomorrow might help. Maybe." He spoke without looking up from what he was reading.

Shuichi nods, "Y-yeah." The kitsune seemed to be placing some amount of trust in him and that sort of jumpstarted the detective's anxiety, but damnit now is not the time!

He finds his eyes drifting down to the other's hands, mindlessly looking at them, "Let me know if you need to step out of a class for a bit. My professor's already know you'll be with me a-and that you're, um... Different, i-in this case." Shuichi can't help but grimace at his use of the word different. And now, clean up the verbal mess you just made-

"They don't know anything more though, so don't worry about that, okay?" The detective back-peddles. "S-sorry, im probably not doing a good job of preparing you..." He sighs, lowering his gaze to the floor, resting his face in a hand.

Kokichi nodded "Okay. I know. They told me that all the professors know I'm not an actual student here. But to treat me like I was one unless you stepped in or something goes wrong with- No, Encase the bird comes. I always have to deal with the bird. Noone else should have too."

Kokichi panicked slightly seeing the other get depressed suddenly. "H-Hey, Your doing fine! This is new to you just as much as its new to me. B-But I guess you are helping. Maybe..."

"The bird..." The words carry like lead on his tongue, but Shuichi nods slowly. Just keep going along with it. "Y-yeah. I'll do my best, Oma-kun." He gives a small grin he hopes is encouraging. The male glances over to the small clock and the grin fades, "I'll- no, we'll need to be up by 7:30..." The detective yawns softly.

Kokichi nodded and gave a faint smile. He looked at the time and winced slightly. "If that's the case then sleep is needed." He crawled back over to his void to slide back into it. Luckily he was already in his sleep wear: a galaxy themed shirt stolen from Kaito.

Shuichi nods and stands once the kitsune was back in the void, changing out of his day clothes and throwing on an old T-shirt. He grunts, laying down on his bed; thoughts continuing to spin in his head. If he's going to be by me now, then I should just... "Uhm... K-kokichi-kun?" The male tries out casually addressing the other.

Kokichi froze in his void at hearing Shuichi use his actual name. A small blush dusting his cheeks. He just calls out from inside the void, voice muffled and slightly distorted "Yes Shu?"

"Goodnight"

"...Yea, N-Night shu!"

[reading-between-truth-and-lies]

Heres a drabble for you all taking place after our kitsune got his modified phone from Miu and Shuichi obtained Kirigiri's file , intitled:

Conflict

part 1 of 2(?)

What's in the folder? I need to see the file- let me look at the file!

The consistent pounding in the detective’s head the rest of the day made sitting through his classes a slog.

Thank you Kirigiri-san, I'm now much closer to losing it entirely...

Hey-

No.

Yes?

I’m not doing this.

Of course, if she was to be believed, there truly was an emergency his sensei had to resolve. And Shuichi knows damn well not to look a gift-horse in the mouth.

His knee bounces when he isn't paying attention to it.

As soon as his last class was out for the day, he's texting Kaito while speaking to the kitsune. "Can you go to the study group with Kaito-kun? This case demands my full attention. S-sooner rather then later."

Kokichi blinked but pouted. “No fair! You get to skip class but I can’t! I only have to be in these stupid things so I am not locked up 24/7.” He crossed his arms over his chest looking up at the detective with a raised eyebrow. “If you get to go back to the dorm then I should too.” He moved to be looking at his nails with his arms still crossed. “Besides I have stuff I would rather be doing back at the dorm as well.”

“Kokichi-kun I-” Shuichi knows arguing like this would only be pointless and shuts his mouth for a moment. He mulls over his words while back-spacing on the text he was about to shoot Kaito. Finally, the detective sighs, shoulders sagging “Please?... I... Don’t work with others around.” The male eyes the floor, “... If you want t-to back to the dorm, that’s okay. But then I’ll walk to the library and use a quiet study room...” Those small rooms were sound-proof, and being able to cover over the windows looking out on the rest of the library was a nice plus.

Kokichi wondered why he was so addiment about this. It was just some stupid case... He most likely wouldn’t even be paying attention to him. He had things to do. He huffs slightly tapping his foot slightly but letting out a sigh. “Fine. Whatever. As long as I can go back to the dorm. Where you go is none of my concern right now. I just want to be in the void for a while that’s all.”

He exhales out of his nose, looking back at his phone. It wouldn’t work, not long enough for the kitsune anyway. And yet, the detective grins faintly. “O-okay. Uhm. N-new plan-” Shuichi sucks in a breath of air, texting the werewolf anew “I’ll stay at the dorm but Kaito-kun will join us- or, well, you mostly.”

Why not request Loony to come back as well? It might cheer up the rascal and be a distraction while so I can do my work from the comfort of my room?

Kokichi only pursed his lips. “So no matter what I chose I won’t be allowed into the void.” He chewed on his bottom lip for second before realizing something. “Don’t call Momota. I’ll just go into the bathroom or something. I have work to do and I can’t have Momo-chan distracting me. If you want to be alone in your room fine but I also have things to do you know. This ain’t all about you and your stupid case.” He pulled his phone out scanning it as he spoke. “Can we please come to some sort of decision. I for one need to get back to the dorm and if we can’t I am going back by myself”

I’ve screwed up. I need to fix this now.

The pounding in Shuichi’s head was unbearable, the added pain in his chest surely wasn’t helping to positively influence this situation at all. “I-I’ll just go to the library, then. H-how’s that? Then we can b-both be alone.”

I shou*dn’t le* *his ha*p*** *to*

The detective slides his phone away into his pocket, mind frying with a blank facial expression “I’ll... let one of you know when ‘m done.” In a last ditch attempt to just get out of this, the male just nods and walks off with his briefcase in hand.

Kokichi blinks at his behavior. He’s acting just as desperate as he was. He’s hiding something. Something that Kaito has to know about. He was really worried and pissed. 

The kitsune would have gone after him and demand what was wrong with him but his phone started going off signaling a phone call. “Shit.” He waited too long. He really hadn’t thought Shuichi would fight him so hard on this. 

He answered the phone heading back to the room not caring if he was over herd at the moment. “Give me a sec I am not at the secure location. Ran into some unexpected bumps. I will be secure in a moment. Do. Not. Do anything till I call back.” He switch to leader mode the second he answered the call. All other thoughts gone as he hit the end button then took off back to the dorm. 

The detective’s ears pick up the first few words from Kokichi’s apparent phone call but simply carries on. He won’t remember what little he heard, what will stick like glue was the tone Shuichi heard from the kitsune for a moment. A few more steps and he can’t hold his solid form any more and disappears. Without a body and without Kokichi, his mind slowly clears up a little. Which was worse, honestly. 

[reading-between-truth-and-lies]

🎩 for both Shuichi and Kokichi

Send an emoji to ask my muse an unhinged question

🎩 - I think you should go on a dinner date with the babadook. don’t be shy, just give it a try. eat some pie and look up at the sky. if it won’t fly then, heh, goodbye.

Kokichi grins. “Sure! why not? He sounds like fun!”

Shuichi grimices, "I haven't seen the movie yet but I feel confident in saying that I will absolutely not go on a 'date' with that creature. A-and 'goodbye'? Wha..."