Archive of Our Own

[The songs intro plays]
*Kaito is sitting, hands gloved, playing the piano. Its an empty theater, besides Akako sitting on the piano cover, hands red in preparation of magic as she summons a illusion of Hakuba Saguru onto the stage*

[A rustling noise, and a metal screech (akin to a door) plays]
*Hakuba (the real one) pokes his head in, surveys the scene, and closes the door behind him*

My sweetheart's piano is rat filled
*Kaito begins to play, a smug smile on his face*

And mine is infested with bugs
*he looks up, drawing one hand out of the glove, which continues to play on its own*

The music we make is unnatural
*The illusion Hakuba walks over and takes his hand, and he grins*

But it sounds just like falling in love
*Both gloves are now without hands and playing the piano for Kaito, as he leans into a waltz-ish dance with the illusion*

This butch, this butch, this butch, this butch
*with each 'butch' they do a step turn, until they are on center stage. Zoom out scene of Hakuba halfway down the isle of the theater, watching.*

She makes me go weak in the knees
*camera over Hakuba's shoulder, we see Illusion Hakuba dip Kaito, who's grinning still*

But I can't let her see me swoon
*camera is close on Kaito now, as he pulls himself back up and close to illusion Hakubas face*

Or else she will think I am weak
*He separates, turning and walking a few paces away from the illusion, who's following him*

Tomorrow we'll dig through the garbage
*Illusion Hakuba has stopped on the left of the screen, as Kaito strolls back towards the right*

And we'll fish out all kinds of neat trash
*He flicks his wrist and a gem appears in his hand. He tosses it behind him mindlessly to Illusion Hakuba's hands

And when we go back to my apartment
*He does a sudden turn, and an illusion cape, top hat, and monocle appear on his head. He holds himself open armed like a showman, staring down Illusion Hakuba.*

She'll probably kick my fucking ass
*The illusion rushes him and grabs his shirt, which he grins madly at. A visible gasp/intake of breath can be seen from Kaito. He enjoys the thrill.*

This butch, this butch, this butch, this butch
*The Illusion gives a huff, before letting go*

She makes me go weak in the knees
*he does another showman flaunt, the tophat vanishing*

But I can't let her see me swoon
*Kaito turns around smiling*

Or else she will think I am weak
*Now Hakuba is backstage, and he steps into the place the Illusion was with a small poof as the illusion dissipates*

I sing her songs in my garage
*Kaito turns around, as Hakuba takes a step forwards. In the lyrics pause, Kaito holds Hakuba in a close slow dance. They sway with the song. A shot on Hakuba's face finds him wide eyed.*

And make her fall in love with me
*The shot zooms in on Kaito's face (to parallel Hakubas shot), as he rests his head in Hakuba's shoulder with a sigh and soft smile.*

And once we're done, the sun is gone
*A zoom out shot of the two slow dancing*

We both just sit so nervously
*They slow, Kaito's hands drifting to Hakubas neck as he looks up slightly*

I talk real slow and speak real low
*He looks up, and begins to speak, but stops. His expression is bittersweet.*

Hoping she'll lean into me
*Kaito leans in for a second, head tilted to the side and pained expression. Hakuba looks down at him with concern as he begins to say Kaito's name*

And we just laugh 'cause what was that?
*Kaito pushes off him with a laugh, however pained it sounds, and holds his hand instead*

We can't take ourselves seriously
*He steps back and gives a bow to Hakuba, before returning too the piano. Hakuba looks conflicted.*

This butch, this butch, this butch, this butch
*Kaito's back at the piano, hands slipping back into his gloves. (Zoom in on Kaito's face) His expression is bittersweet again. (pan out) Hakuba has a hand extended.*

She makes me go weak in the knees
*Kaito sighs, still playing*

But I can't let her see me swoon
*He pauses, looking back at Hakuba as he plays. He makes eye contact.*

Or else she will think I am sweet
*He looks back down at his hands as he plays the final notes, slight blush on his face as he looks wistfully at the piano keys. Akako looks at Hakuba and smiles smugly. Hakuba is still looking at Kaito, wide eyed.*

-Fin-