it sounds so stupid but i’m shaking so much right now. i’m so scared and i’m terrified after the movie release and all the media going out. i’m beyond scared right now. gosho, Kaishin has been my lifeline and my support- my comfort ship for YEARS now. i can’t leave them, i never can- but because of this i’ve become so scared of talking about them to people, i’m scared of being cancelled or talked down to for being so attached to them as characters and especially as a ship. they helped me to get through some of my hardest times and now at my lowest again this happens. i feel like shit and again have to watch people bash them and state “isn’t it obvious” when every dcmk character resembles each other?
i love kaishin so much. i love kaito, i love shinichi.
detective and thief dynamic has always been my favourite…
they’re my comfort ship. i have no one to talk to, roleplay with or share my love for them to. it’s so lonely and this only made it worse. i don’t want to be delusional and say the movie isn’t canon or what not but please… if there’s anyone who’s still staying please reach out. again it’s so stupid but they’re my comfort and attachment and i’ve been crying for an hour straight because i’ll still love kaishin with all my heart. i thought i’d have enough time to reach out and gain friends from the ship and fandom but i guess not!
PSA reminder because people have threatened or tried to send death threats to Gosho for the latest reveal -
1) Be respectful and do not go after the author. It is their story, and the author is a real person who can get hurt while his characters are not.
2) Just because a ship is popular doesn't mean it's queerbaiting? Both Conan and Kaito have had established love interests for like..30 years. (You could argue that there were other implied flirtations or feelings - like Ai for Conan; Akako for Kaito; Sera slightly with Ran - THAT could be queerbaiting. But not between Kaito and Conan, at least clearly not intentionally.)
3) You can ship whatever you want! It doesn't matter; there's been a status quo and dynamic established for 30 years you can fall back on. This is one tiny reveal that clearly wasn't planned since the conception of these stories and you can choose to leave it out of your headcanons and works! Gosho can do whatever he wants with canon but the fandom is our space and we can do what we want in it (so long as we aren't harassing others, including Gosho!)
4) I think the movies are noncanon so you can legit pretend it doesn't exist