#the fact that i call it hlitf edition as if i would bother doing this for any other title

[aqvarius]

do people know they’re dating? hlitf edition

goto: yes. everyone knows. even all the bodyguards know this. i genuinely believe everyone has known since year one. people knew before they even started dating so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i mean soma basically played matchmaker for them. 

kaga: they really tried to hide it until the announcement but everyone has known for a long time. as ishigami said, it was harder to pretend they didn’t know. when the rogue of public safety suddenly takes on a pet, you just know something is up. plus i bet you ayumu swung by kaga’s house once and saw the cherry tomato plant and gave him hell over it. 

ishigami: debatable. does everyone suspect it? yes. does anyone know for sure? not exactly. everyone knows the cyborg has a soft spot for her but they probably think he’s just stressing about whether or not to make things official with her or if he even knows what love is.

soma: hmmm not certain but everyone has placed bets on whether or not they are actually together. i swear everyone just thinks that she has a giant crush on him and he’s like  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i’m used to being loved by women and i treat all women politely. the vibe i get when they get teased is them bullying the mc for her ginormous crush (except goto who is v supportive of her crush) which is why they always tease her about soma’s usual type. but they are also always trying to suss out soma’s reactions bc they’re not quite sure. that’s why ayumu is always trying to taunt him about things, since soma is (1) a good liar and (2) treats other women around the same as he treats his mc, in the public eye at least. even when they walked in on the two of them holding each other, i think they might just see that as “lol typical soma!! always doing this and that with the ladies!!” but i also think that they know she’s at least special to him when he literally tore away from them to dash into a burning building to save her. 

shinonome: mostly not really but there’s no way that kaga doesn’t know. it’s common knowledge that she is ayumu’s gofer. soma has teased him plenty about her but i think the only person who knows for sure that they’re actually together is kaga since ayumu is great at keeping things under wraps. sometimes he barely acts like they’re in a relationship even when it’s just the two of them.

namba: [disclaimer i never read his adversaries] no...? or not quite. no one would dare to question the chief anyway but i think everyone just accepts that the chief does what the chief wants and he’s taken a cute little pet under his wing. 

kurosawa: no. and even if he announced it out loud to everyone, not a single person would believe him.