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[oh... oh no. He reads down the notes, and pauses, mentally filling in the rest from his own memory. He sees what they're going for, at least. And then he points to where she trailed off]

Okay, so I remember this. Want me to walk through the steps?

Yeah, if you could!

[ so mako's totally a teacher she can listen to and she's determined to get this down! there's a look in her eyes that'll tell him that, too. ]

[see he can easily walk her though the steps of what she's supposed to do. He even remembers some of the examples that helped him? When it's one on one, he can teach. But anymore than that and he's lost. Still, he's taking it serious. He wants her to do well.

If only his brother would ask him for help too, instead of failing everything.]

Does that help...?

[ this is really helpful, and she's already paying more attention to mako than she is her professor. look at her, jotting down notes and trying so hard to understand! she still doesn't fully grasp it, but she has a better understanding of it than before at the very least.

she smiles, proud of herself and grateful for him--she gets out of her chair and walks over to his to bend down and give him the warmest of hugs. ]

It's a huge help! Best boyfriend ever!

[oh, hey, so he... helped? He's grinning a bit, when she does that.]

Hey-- maybe we should try some of your homework before you say I helped.

[but he's glad she seems to think he did, either way. This was nice, spending time with her, no matter what happened.]

Oh, yeah, you're right--sorry!

[ she got carried away. but okay, let's do this. ann sits down, gets her pencil and tries to work on one of her homework problems. something about logs, something something calculator, and then....

look! she's got it! ]

Did I do that right?

[he checks it over, following her math, and then nods]

Yeah, looks like you've got it.

[NOW he'll take his congratulations. But really, he's just gonna lean over and nuzzle her for a second, before leaning back, so she can do more problems if she wants]

Yes!

[ she does a little fist pump, and oh, that little nuzzle? cute... she flushes for a second before turning back to her work. ]

Alright, let's do this! I'm gonna try and finish this all in one go, okay?

[ so uh. give her some time to work through the problems...there aren't a lot? but she's trying her best. the ones towards the end are more challenging so she needs some time to work through them, but eventually....she does finish.

and then she's going to close her book with a loud 'thud' and get out of her seat to stretch. ]

Man, that took so long...

[look. he's her boyfriend. he's... going to notice that. But he has the good sense to get up and refill her tea.]

And you were worried.

I think you've got this.

Mako...

[ and she's also going to notice something, too: ]

You know, you might not look it, but you were definitely one of those good student types, weren't you?

[ BLUNT AF ]

[wait-- he looks a little confused.]

... What type of student did you think I looked like?

Hmm, not really a delinquent... I don't know, you just kind of have the "bad boy" look, you know?

[ so basically a delinquent ]

[he isn't sure how he should feel about that, being a cop... He rests his hand on his hip, and raises an eyebrow]

Well, maybe when I was a kid. But, it's hard to be a "bad boy" when I'm literally working for the man.

Well...despite appearances? I definitely don't think you're bad at all.

[ really smart, actually.

ann leans in and gives him a soft, quick kiss on the cheek. ]

Thanks for helping me out.

[hey, kisses are nice, but you know what's nicer?

kisses on the lips, so he leans forward to give her a relatively chaste one on the lips.]

Thanks... and you're welcome.

[ so.

that happened. um. ann is turning ten shades pinker and she's staring at him like an idiot? ]

...Oh...

[look... he's a smooth operator. Sometimes.

This is one of those times. He grins a little, nothing malicious, but... look. He loves her, ok.]

...You're trying to kill me, aren't you...

[ it's said half-heartedly, cheeks still pinker than ever, but you know what?

fuck it. he's cute, she's falling for him, and he's her boyfriend. there's still a part of her that's telling her not to move into things too fast, to be careful because her heart might get broken again but--

whatever. she's going to lean in and kiss him again. it's quick and short, but there it is. ]

[that was nice... He grins a little bit lopsidedly. He helped her with her math, and he got a kiss out of it. That worked.]

I promise, I'm not. Unless you're allergic to math, or something?

Not anymore, thanks to you.

[ best boyfriend ever. she feels so accomplished? Ann sips her tea and puts her books off to the side. ]

Hey, did I tell you? I got a memory back a while ago and I totally kicked Kamoshida's ass!

You didn't.

[he rests his elbow on the table, and leans his head against his hand.]

Good, that guy was a creep. Even if I didn't find anything on him, at least he got the payback that was coming to him.

How'd you do it?

I...I'm not sure. I just remember cornering him; Akira and another person, Ryuji, were there too. Along with this talking cat... yeah, don't ask.

[ that's something she still doesn't get ]

Uh...

So apparently--I was some kind of...thief...before?

[ she winces. is he going to hate her for that? ]

But it seemed like we were doing good things. Stealing hearts, metaphorically, even though I don't know what that means. But we were just trying to help.

[pause]

You know Akira?

[......................... he was totally lying, and he didn't pick Ann out of a hat for that conversation. Mako frowns for a moment, distracted by that realization, before he focuses in on what she finishes with.]

You were a thief of hearts?

[he pauses, legitimately confused, and not sure what to make of it]

Yeah...? Why? What did he do this time?

[ oh god does she need to fight akira ]

And... I don't know. I think Akira knows? So I'll talk to him about it. But... I just--I don't want that to change our relationship. Since you're, well, a cop.

I'm sorry.

... Nothing.

[he sighs. He's just going to let that one slide for the moment.]

Uh-- it's okay. The whole thief thing is weird, but not a dealbreaker, if that's what you're worried about?

You already kind of stole my heart.

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