[He absolutely would have learned how to truly pick an electronic lock. Good call, Shuichi.
He holds his breath when it seems like he might wake up, but doesn't let it back out until a few moments after he's been pulled in. When he does let it out, it's with a shudder, matching the soft and upset trembling that's settled into his body. This is nice...it's really nice. It's just Shuichi turning over and laying an arm over him, nothing big, but it's still really nice. It's still him doing that of his on volition, without Kokichi needing to ask. Which...yes, just means that he's probably imagining that Kaede's in bed with him, but...
Then again, it's that fact that also makes this painful. For a few beats his fingers just grip tighter to his shirt before letting go completely, the boy finally wrapping him in as much of an embrace as he can manage. The detective isn't particularly buff, but his arms aren't particularly long either, but it's enough for him. It's enough to just cling to him like this, blinking back more tears as his heart aches over the whole situation. Maybe this was a bad idea. Maybe he should have stayed in bed and just dealt with it there. Then again, he hasn't been making good choices or coming up with good ideas since he got to the station, so maybe he deserves this...]
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He holds his breath when it seems like he might wake up, but doesn't let it back out until a few moments after he's been pulled in. When he does let it out, it's with a shudder, matching the soft and upset trembling that's settled into his body. This is nice...it's really nice. It's just Shuichi turning over and laying an arm over him, nothing big, but it's still really nice. It's still him doing that of his on volition, without Kokichi needing to ask. Which...yes, just means that he's probably imagining that Kaede's in bed with him, but...
Then again, it's that fact that also makes this painful. For a few beats his fingers just grip tighter to his shirt before letting go completely, the boy finally wrapping him in as much of an embrace as he can manage. The detective isn't particularly buff, but his arms aren't particularly long either, but it's enough for him. It's enough to just cling to him like this, blinking back more tears as his heart aches over the whole situation. Maybe this was a bad idea. Maybe he should have stayed in bed and just dealt with it there. Then again, he hasn't been making good choices or coming up with good ideas since he got to the station, so maybe he deserves this...]