the problem with kuramaâs legacy is that it, mostly, pertains just to the amount of thefts heâd made. he was feared in the makai for his profession, wanted and hunted for his profession, and nothing aside from that. but youko kurama had been a cruel creature, someone that had ruthlessly cut down as many opponents as he had subordinates.Â
 he had been a vicious creature, a cold one. and he still was - he was still a fox that preferred to play with his food before devouring it, a practice that was evident during the early years of when he had run with the spirit worldâs detective.Â
 the kindness of shuichi had always hid his cold savagery, and for a while he thought he had it hidden. but hiei had known. he had always known, since the day they met when his human prison was only fourteen. hiei had seen through the act, the soft spoken but calculating boy that had faced off against him without fear, the boy that had dragged him home and healed his wounds without a second thought, it had all been a farce.
 hiei had had him pinned from the beginning and for that, heâs immensely grateful. because for all the imikoâs own savagery, he had a strict honor code and over the time of their friendship, that code had left impressions on kurama, leaving him a far better creature than he had been before.
 he couldnât - wouldnât give hiei all the credit, his pride was still much too big for that, but he was willing to give him enough for it.Â
 so because of that, because of that sense of respect and responsibility, and small sense of feeling indebted to him, kurama knows he has to be honest, or at least somewhat honest to him. because for all the teasing, the baiting, the jokes, he genuinely respected and cared for the younger youkai, and as much as he enjoyed the reactions of the other, he knew he could do better, that hiei deserved better.
 so, he sets no plan for once, he waits a gentle patience for him to return to the human world and his apartment. the near chaotic workload he balances - human and youkai - keeps him busy enough, that kurama can almost pretend heâs not counting the days. ( but he is. )
 the slow slide of the balcony door opening is a welcomed sound in the quiet of the apartment, and kurama does not perk his head up at the sound. instead, he carries on with pouring tea with calculated patience, waiting for the other to appear in the doorway.Â
  @lumitrs didnât ask for this but here you go.