FAKE Double Drabble: Outranked

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Title: Outranked
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Ryo’s recent promotion means he now outranks Dee.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Rank’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
 
 


“I made detective before you did, and now somehow you outrank me,” Dee commented, leaning his chin on his hand as he stared across their back-to-back desks at his partner.

 
Ryo looked up from his paperwork. “Does it matter? I mean, it’s not really even a matter of rank, is it? You’re detective third grade, and I’m detective second grade. I just got bumped up a grade ahead of you. If it bothers you…”

 
“It doesn’t; you earned your promotion and I’m proud of you. The Chief would’a been a fool not to promote you, you’ve always been a way better cop than me.”
 

“Don’t talk like that, Dee. Most of what I know about being a detective I learned from you, so if I’m good enough at the job to earn a promotion, a lot of that’s down to you. It’ll be your turn next, you’ll see.”
 

“Not the way I play fast and loose with the rules. I’ll probably make second grade about the time you make captain.”

 
“You really have to stop putting yourself down.”
 

“I’m not, I’m just statin’ facts. Truth is, I don’t care if ya outrank me.” Dee leaned forward, grinning. “It’s incredibly sexy.

 
 
The End