A L In the Darkness/Unexpected Company

[thisclinchesit]

Who: Shoutarou, Souji Seta, and Yousuke Hanamura - all AU-flavored.
Where: The SuperiorNew Narumi Detective Agency
Summary: Souji follows up on his offer to check up on Shoutarou's wayward kitten.
Warnings: Cats, teenage boys, PAAAAHTONAHS
Finally, after what feels like an eternity in the dark, the lights of the agency come to life.

Unfortunately, they come to life at a really inopportune time, as Shoutarou was trying to make his way out of the building. The sudden brightness catches him off-guard, and he stumbles into a chair, falls over it, and tumbles into a bookcase, knocking a large number of alien texts on top of him.

"...damn it."

Comments

[trashcanninja]

Yosuke looked to be a bit mollified by Shoutarou's words, his frown easing up - before it returned full force at Souji's patronising tone. He openly bristled, shooting his partner an equally harsh look.

"Sorry," Yosuke began, his tone dripping with insincerity, "I forgot my opinion doesn't mean shit. I'll make sure to just shut up and go along with you without a word next time."

Oh, but what happened last time he did that? They got an order of arrest on their head, and had to rough it out in a world crawling with vicious shadows!

[thisclinchesit]

"Hey, hey--" Shoutarou frowns at Yosuke's tone, raising a hand to make a calming motion. "I don't know the whole situation, but that's not called for, alright?"

He draws a breath, then huffs it out. "You get your back against the wall like this, the last thing you need to be doing is lashing out against each other, alright? That will just make things worse - take it from someone who's been there more than enough times."

There's a glance between the two of them for a moment. "If you need a place to crash, there's plenty of room here."