General Shuichi Saihara Dating Headcanons
You've gotta be very careful with him! He gets flustered very easily!
No, seriously. Even something as simple as hand-holding can leave him red in the face and stammering over his words if he's not used to it.
But once he is, he prefers to be touching you at all times. He's seen a lot of tragedy and death, due to his career choice, so he always worries for the worst and tries to protect you with everything he has. He doesn't want that same fate to befall you. He's worried that if he takes his eyes off of you for even a second, something horrible could happen and you could be ripped away from him forever.
Lets you hog the blankets at night and/or cuddle up to him however you see fit. He likes cuddling you and he likes that you trust him to protect you while you sleep!
When it comes to dates... He is so anxious. He worries about everything, from whether or not you'll like the flowers he bought for you to whether or not he picked a place that was too casual/fancy.
Please reassure him. Please. He deserves it.
If you ever go on a date and see a game, such as at a carnival, he will literally spend all the money he has in his wallet at the time trying and possibly failing to win you something.
He knows how low the likelihood of winning is, and he knows that you love him, but he wants to be seen as someone who can provide for you, so he's definitely more than pleased to see the happy look on your face if and when he succeeds.
Although he loves to protect and care for you, sometimes he needs that care returned, too!
Sometimes, he has really hard days at work. His boss is on his ass, his coworkers boss him around even though he's the Ultimate Detective, and overall, it just feels like his life is falling apart.
On these days, he usually just tackles you wherever you are, and lays in your arms until he passes out. He just wants to forget, and you help him do that. He sees you as the most comforting figure in his life. Treasure that.
Although he doesn't have much of an opinion on kids —if you want them, you can have them, and if not, you don't have to— he definitely wants at least two cats!
You probably end up with four cats, each named after something that reminds him of one of his friends.
Symphony for Kaede, Luna for Kaito, Sparky for Kiibo, and Blade for Maki. Those are people he considers his closest friends, and he would be remiss if he didn't try to honor them in some way. They make him happy, so something that reminds him of those pleasant memories is sure to do the same.
His favorite nicknames for you are "Jellybean" and "Petal". To him, they're sentimental without being cliche. You remind him of a petal, soft and delicate, but also sweet like a jellybean.
He's honestly the easiest person in the world to please, he never wants to see you upset or unhappy. All you have to do is flash a smile his way and it's like he fell head-over-heels again.
Shuichi has a big sweet tooth! If you two ever have a big fight, the easiest thing to do is just to hand him a box of cookies and watch him snuggle up to your side on the couch. He'll offer you his cookies, though, he's not mean. >:T
Sometimes, when he's stressed, he likes it when you play with his hair. Braid it, put it in ponytails, style it, put hairclips in it, he doesn't care. Just touch his hair. :>
Makeouts are a very common thing with you two! Not for any particular reason, and it usually doesn't escalate, but because Shuichi likes to feel close to you.
He isn't the most fond of PDA. He'll try occasionally for you, but no more than hand-holding and maaaaaaybe one kiss per day or else he'll malfunction.
And by that, I mean that he'll be roughly the same shade as Mahiru's hair-
If you can tolerate his friends, he loves you even more for that. They're not normal in terms of personality, but they're his friends, regardless. No matter how weird. Not all of them are easy to deal with, like Kokichi, Angie, and Miu. And if you can handle them without snapping? He's going to marry you, he's convinced you're a saint.
As for your future? He does envision one of two things: either a quiet little future with the two of you in a small community with a safe neighborhood, maybe some pets, definitely a garden... or a life with multiple kids, whether biological or adopted, where you have a happy family.
He's so anxious about meeting your parents/you meeting his uncle. He has so many thoughts running through his head. What if they don't like me? What if they don't approve of us being together? Will S/O leave me to appease their parents? Would I be banned from seeing them again?
Somebody help him, he's teetering on the verge of a panic attack.
Your parents absolutely love him— How can they not? He's sweet, he's gentle, he's kind, he has a stable job, he clearly loves you with all his heart...
And vice versa! His uncle thinks you're amazing and a perfect fit for his nephew.
A cute couples' activity that he likes to do with you is baking! Partially for his own sweet tooth, and partially because the mess-ups are adorable. Flour everywhere? No problem, you both can clean it later!
Don't like sweets? Cooking is a suitable alternative! And he knows some damn good recipes he can make at any given time. All you have to do is ask, and he's already in the kitchen to make it for you.
You two alternate between chores. Some days he cooks and you clean, and some days you cook and he cleans. If one of you happens to be ill, then the other takes over both until they feel better because y'all are wholesome and sweet like that. 😌
Speaking of! Shuichi gets colds really easily and has bad pollen allergies, and it would mean the absolute world to him if you took care of him while he's sick.
"Shuichi, eat the soup! It'll make you feel better to get something warm in your belly!"
After a while, you manage to get him to eat it, don't worry. He isn't very fussy when he's sick, anyway.
He buys you gifts a lot! Usually, nothing huge, just little trinkets he happens to see while he's out that remind him of you. Mostly Starbursts.
You- You get Starbursts a lot...
Overall, a very healthy and sweet relationship with an equally sweet man who wants the very best for you, no matter the circumstances of anything else!
He loves you so much, someone help him-
