Some romantic Baccano! ficlets. They're so short that I don't know if they could really stand on their own, so they're together here. More may come into existence, or they may not.
The first chapter is for a kiss meme by dA user Insanity-24-7. The prompt was "War's End Kiss," which is that famous photo of the sailor kissing the nurse. I wasn't sure for a while what couple to use for this kiss. Then I thought, "Well, I bet Claire would be the type to do this." And then I remembered reading on that photo's Wikipedia page that the guy in the photo was going around kissing every girl in sight, so... yep, ClairexChane it is.
"I'm home!" rang out Claire's voice as the door opened. Chane came to the door to welcome him back, but she was taken by surprise when he spontaneously pulled her into his arms, swept her torso backwards so far that a lesser woman might have lost her balance, and kissed her enthusiastically. As his lips pressed against hers, she lifted her index finger to trace letters against his shoulder:
Job went well?
"Beautifully." He pulled her upright again. "Couldn't have been better. But I missed you."
Chane nodded in agreement, and then it was her turn to draw him into an embrace. Hers was gentler; she rested her head on his shoulder, smiling. He made a contented hum.
"I love you, Chane."
Again, she nodded, and mouthed I love you too like kisses against his throat.