From: starsandtildes	Date: March 31st, 2009 02:21 am (UTC)		(Link)
	I HAD TO DO GUMSHOE, I REALLY DID

Dear Mr. Nobutsuna,

My superior is a really great guy and I'd do anything for him. He's the only reason I still have my job after all these years, and even if he's cut my salary down so far I can't even pay my electric bill, we've got a special working relationship.

Trouble is, I'm not real good at letting people know I care, and when I try to show him how much he matters to me, he always gets impatient. What can I do?

	From: lady_nara	Date: April 30th, 2009 10:12 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: I HAD TO DO GUMSHOE, I REALLY DID

Dear Mr. Gumshoe,

You are fortunate to have found a person you deign worthy of serving, though less so in forming an attachment with someone who clearly takes you for granted.

If your superior becomes impatient with your attempts to convey your feelings, there could be several possible problems. It may be that he is a person who is uncomfortable with displays of emotional attachment, for example. If this is the case, your best bet is to wait him out. Something that you're doing must be working or he wouldn't have kept you around for so long. Time will increase his depencency on you and wear him down to your way of thinking.

Another possibility is that he is fully aware of your feelings, and disdains them as coming from an inferior. In such a scenario I would advise working to better yourself until your positions have been reversed. With the tables turned, chances are high that he will be inclined to view your friendly overtures with a more open mind. He would hardly have another choice, after all.

On the other hand, if it is as you suspect and your feelings are simply not reaching him at all, whether through your own clumsiness or his hardness of heart or head, the only solution is to be more aggressive. Some people's hearts cannot be touched without first being pried open. And he may also just be really dense to that sort of thing, especially if he isn't used to dealing with close relationships. So be clear about your intentions, and don't be afraid to act decisively.

Good luck,

Naoe Nobutsuna

	From: starsandtildes	Date: April 30th, 2009 06:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: I HAD TO DO GUMSHOE, I REALLY DID

The problem with Naoe is that he's Wrong Genre Savvy. The way he approaches his love for Kagetora would work in a BL manga, but he's in a shojo drama series where physically assaulting the one you love has serious consequences.

ETA: Also, Ace Attorney Investigations ("Gyakuten Kenji") is coming out next month in Japan and this winter here in America, and I know there is going to be so much Gumshoe being ridiculously adorable and helpful to Edgeworth. That'll crack him :D

Edited at 2009-04-30 06:43 pm (UTC)