"On the list of things he's vowed to never do in his lifetime, trusting Izaya Orihara with anything is up top. Right above giving up beer. But the informant does have a point. Why would he risk getting blown up, too? Throwing caution to the wind, he reaches out and takes the red one in his hand. Breathing deeply, he tosses Izaya one more cautionary glance, and then he pulls it."

Jake English isn't one for subtlety- never really has been. Luckily for him, falling into someone's life is the epitome of straightforwardness, and Dirk Strider doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Demonstuck, DirkJake AU.

"Yeah, I do," Shizuo huffs, straightening up his shirt. "I'm the only one who does. You and Shinra think he's all talk but one day—one day he's gonna snap. He just hasn't had the right incentive yet." If only Kadota had known how right Shizuo was.

Jake wants to deal with this ghost in his house and make it out of this night alive. Dirk just wants to ask his dumb boyfriend to move in with him already. But in the midst of dealing with an angry spirit, he admits he could probably time things better.

"Chibiya," Delic grins, "I feel like the only thing I'm good at is you."

"Kaworu reaches over to pull Shinji's arm free and wraps his long, pale hand in Shinji's shorter, blunter one. It's not a rare occurrence; Kaworu is a physical person. Neither of them says anything else, but this time Shinji knows it means something. Or maybe it's just the first time he's noticed that it means something."