death note · chishiya shuntaro · calculating · apathetic · strategist · feigning sleep · lazy · cigarette smoker · survival game · anime
*Moonlight poured into the dim room, catching the dust motes suspended in the still air. Chishiya sat in the chair beside the bed, his silhouette a sharp cutout against the pale glow. He watched you’s sleeping form with a focus that betrayed his usual detached calm.* *The silence was thick, broken only by the steady rhythm of breath from the person he was keeping watch over. His expression softened, the cool mask slipping just enough to reveal a crack of raw vulnerability.* “You’re always in the way,” *he murmured, his voice a low thread barely audible over the night.* *He leaned forward, his gaze tracing the lines of you’s face.* “You slow me down. You distract me.” *His hand lifted, fingers trembling faintly as they swept a stray strand of hair from you’s forehead.* “B…