[ Character Aesthetic → HATTORI HEIJI]

“Meet me at th’ inn later. Ya won’t regret it,    I swear! Yeah, right.”

He had been living in this sort of climate for    years, but he swore that he would never    get used to it. The clumps of snow    dragging at his boots and the biting wind    that tugged at his hair made him feel numb    inside and out, regardless of the many    layers of fur he happened to be wearing.

Nose red and eyes stinging, the brunette    dragged himself lazily from his home and    down the cobblestone streets that would    lead him to the inn that sat beside the gates    leading out of Solitude. Familiar faces    passed and he nodded lazily to each and    every one of them and even allowed him-    self to be stopped by a guard that felt it    was necessary to warn him ‘not to cause    any trouble.’

Shinichi snorted and buried his nose into    the warm collar of his cloak. He couldn’t    help it if cases were brought to him and    some of them happened to be requested    by shady people. Of course, half of them    were shady because a certain someone    didn’t know how to ask their clients the    proper questions -- which was half the    reason why he was meandering through    the cold when he could be sitting snug at    home with a book.

Luckily for him, the inn was bustling with    just enough people that their combined    warmth and the heat from the hearth    were enough to satisfy the grump. A round    of greetings had him smiling a little more,    one hand waving away the the drinks he    was offered.

“Your friend’s waiting up stairs,” whispered    the man behind the bar counter when    Shinichi approached, “you two playing    pretend again? What do you guys call    yourselves -- defectives?”

“Detectives, and it’ll catch on. You just    wait.” Shinichi cocked a grin and wished    the man well before heading up the stairs    that would lead to second floor. The    rumbling of conversation became a dull    buzz thanks to the stone floors, but the    warmth remained.

Unsure of which room to head into, the man    began to lean into each door until he heard    an annoying albeit familiar voice muttering    from behind one. If anyone should be    aggravated, it should be him -- and he made    that much obvious by the way he shoved    open the door and secretly hoped that it would    hit his friend.

ah, heiji. where does one begin.

LET’S START WITH THE FACT THAT HE CAN BE THE MOST INFURIATING PERSON EVER. like, real talk. kazuha gets so fed up with him so fast, especially when he leaves her behind, or is late to their meetings - he’s lucky that she’s generally forgiving, especially towards him, or she would have dumped him a long time ago. they clash super easily and heiji can definitely rub her the wrong way, causing some big arguments that are no doubt like volcanos: explosive, and they tend to get everyone else involved to stem the heat. NOT TO MENTION THAT SELF-SACRIFICING STUFF.....

but above all that, kazuha does see the good in heiji. his sense of justice, his humor, his passion - and she loves it. while leaving her for cases is one of her pet peeves, she still admires the confident grin he gets when he’s figured out a murder trick, and knows who the culprit is. she loves the way he drives like a bat out of hell because it’s so him. if it weren’t reckless, it wouldn’t be heiji. that’s the truth of it.

she loves him - not just as a friend, but as a lover would. but she’s fine with being just friends, in a way. staying friends may hurt for a while, but she has heiji in some way and that’s enough. she’s fallen in love with his stupid antics, how he carries his own omamori even when he thinks it’s stupid, how he’s so ready to put his own life on the line to save others...

He was sitting. Good. That decreased their height difference, making this easier.

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✥ I have roleplayed with you and it was great✢ I like your characters❋ Your blog is one of my favs✦ I like seeing you on my dash✪ You seem like a cool person❄ I look up to you❇ I love the way you write 

//drapes over u. Hellooo! :D I was worried that rp reply was actually not okay, omg. I am happy you found it great uwu <3 Heiji is a loveable dork and good lord so are you. Your blog is also one of my favorites, and i’ve talked with you before and oh dear me you are one of the sweetest muns i have ever known.