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“I’m exhausted,” Shinichi begins as he throws himself onto his bed, looking at Hattori before letting out a sigh that was louder than he probably intended for it to be.
He and Hattori had a longer day than he expected, but being a detective comes with a lot of work, and he loves what he does, so he decides that in the end, it’s worth it.
“Ya did good today, Kudo,” Hattori replies, “think maybe I should reward ya with some kisses. If ya want.” Hattori says, looking at him with a small smile.
Shinichi nods, leaning in to kiss Hattori gently, smiling into the kiss once their lips meet. They share a short but sweet and gentle kiss, before Hattori pulls away, looking at Shinichi, taking his Shinichi’s hand into his own.
“Hey…Kudo,” he begins, “are ya okay? Ya haven’t been yerself lately…n’ it’s been worryin’ me. But, I don’t wanna force ya to talk, okay? I’m here whenever ya need me.” He flashes a smile that makes Shinichi’s heart skip a beat.
Shinichi’s heart melts at how Hattori genuinely looks and sounds concerned about him.
There indeed had been something on his mind. He’d been waiting for the right time to say it, it’s never easy to say it, but now that Hattori noticed something was bothering him, he thought maybe now is the time—
“There’s something that I never told you, Hattori,” Shinichi starts, voice shaking a bit.
“I’m a transgender man. It’s been really hard for me—Ran knows, my parents, and Kogoro, but…nevertheless dysphoria is difficult and well…I didn’t know how you would react once we started dating…”
“Kudo…ya know…I love ya know matter what, right? Yer my handsome boyfriend. I’m never going to make ya do anything ya don’t wanna do and aren’t comfortable with, I love ya with my whole heart.” Hattori says to him.
“Heiji…kiss me…please…”
Hattori kisses him gently, running his thumb over his cheek soothingly, and after a minute, he pulls away, kissing him on the forehead and laying beside him, taking his hand into his own, once more.
“I love you so much, Hattori. Thank you.”
“I love ya too, my handsome Meitantei.”