[Edit] Okay, new question. Hands up, people who like the pairing besides the fact that I write it ._.
%reluctantly puts hand up%
Just realized last night that I've done fanart of Hakuba/Kuroba that was kind of slashy without realizing it. In example: my Kaito Icon comes from a pic I doodled while writing a (no couple) Magic Kaito fic. It was accompanied by quite a few other doodles, which, in retrospect, are slashy-ish. I don't recall whether I had started reading SoG at the time or not, so hard to judge your influence... Only thing I can say is your fics made me realize more openly that I did like the couple. Why? I guess it has to do with the other choices: -Aoko is the canon coupling, she's sweet and lovable, and -Normal- (Ran may look alike, but she's just too perfect a person compared to Aoko). What makes her a great person to put Kaito with is that she can be his anchor to normalcy (mop wielding put aside.) Problem is, she and Kaito have been childhood friends since they were little, and, however much I like Canon, I can imagine very well the two considering themselves more like siblings, which would bring along a feeling of incest(?). Also, she kind of lacks the depth of personnality to be able to relate to Kaito's Kid identity. (IMHO) Love her loads though ^_^ -Akako is one of the only people I've seen in the manga make Hakuba blush. They make an interesting couple, what with Voodoo Queen and Science Nerd side of things. She fixates on Kid though, and I really have trouble picturing Those Two together. Kaito shows no interest whatsoever, they don't see magic the same way, and Akako is more like a spoilt child wanting her own way in her conquest of him... Don't have much against Hakuba-Koizumi though ô_ô hummm... -Shinichi is more or less a stranger to Kaito... Not part of the series really ^^; They're great work opponents, but I think they couldn't stand each other in real life... ^^;
-aaaand Hakuba. Hakuba is one of the very few who really tries to understand Kid/Kaito. He knows his secret but (like Akako) has no real proof (that hasn't been nullified). He's also one of the very few to always be one step behind him. Like others have said, he's more open to considering him as a human being (the why? question) and they look good together -^^- And, compared to Aoko and Akako, he's probably the person who can relate best to his Kid side (Akako, although having a second identity Class Top Model//Witch, is dismissed because of who she considers Kaito.) Hakuba has to be adaptable due to his dual nationality and frequent trips abroad. He is snarky and slightly 'posh' kid, but I guess it's as much his 'british' side as a defence. He's different and he knows it, like Kaito. And of course there's the healthy competition between them. Both are proud idiots sometimes. ^^;; Only problem is the fact his dad's an important cop, and he has his values of law, and Kaito is not likely to stop stealing that easily. The black ops are a point that can bring them together, fighting the bigger evil, I guess.
And it took me ages to find this topic again 9_9; ^^p
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[Edit] Okay, new question.
Hands up, people who like the pairing besides the fact that I write it ._.
%reluctantly puts hand up%
Just realized last night that I've done fanart of Hakuba/Kuroba that was kind of slashy without realizing it.
In example: my Kaito Icon comes from a pic I doodled while writing a (no couple) Magic Kaito fic. It was accompanied by quite a few other doodles, which, in retrospect, are slashy-ish.
I don't recall whether I had started reading SoG at the time or not, so hard to judge your influence... Only thing I can say is your fics made me realize more openly that I did like the couple.
Why?
I guess it has to do with the other choices:
-Aoko is the canon coupling, she's sweet and lovable, and -Normal- (Ran may look alike, but she's just too perfect a person compared to Aoko). What makes her a great person to put Kaito with is that she can be his anchor to normalcy (mop wielding put aside.) Problem is, she and Kaito have been childhood friends since they were little, and, however much I like Canon, I can imagine very well the two considering themselves more like siblings, which would bring along a feeling of incest(?). Also, she kind of lacks the depth of personnality to be able to relate to Kaito's Kid identity. (IMHO) Love her loads though ^_^
-Akako is one of the only people I've seen in the manga make Hakuba blush. They make an interesting couple, what with Voodoo Queen and Science Nerd side of things. She fixates on Kid though, and I really have trouble picturing Those Two together. Kaito shows no interest whatsoever, they don't see magic the same way, and Akako is more like a spoilt child wanting her own way in her conquest of him... Don't have much against Hakuba-Koizumi though ô_ô hummm...
-Shinichi is more or less a stranger to Kaito... Not part of the series really ^^; They're great work opponents, but I think they couldn't stand each other in real life... ^^;
-aaaand Hakuba. Hakuba is one of the very few who really tries to understand Kid/Kaito. He knows his secret but (like Akako) has no real proof (that hasn't been nullified). He's also one of the very few to always be one step behind him. Like others have said, he's more open to considering him as a human being (the why? question) and they look good together -^^-
And, compared to Aoko and Akako, he's probably the person who can relate best to his Kid side (Akako, although having a second identity Class Top Model//Witch, is dismissed because of who she considers Kaito.) Hakuba has to be adaptable due to his dual nationality and frequent trips abroad. He is snarky and slightly 'posh' kid, but I guess it's as much his 'british' side as a defence. He's different and he knows it, like Kaito. And of course there's the healthy competition between them. Both are proud idiots sometimes. ^^;; Only problem is the fact his dad's an important cop, and he has his values of law, and Kaito is not likely to stop stealing that easily. The black ops are a point that can bring them together, fighting the bigger evil, I guess.
And it took me ages to find this topic again 9_9;
^^p